Author, Photographer and Pro Educator, Dan Moughamian is a master of Adobe Photoshop with over 15 years of experience. Dan also has years of experience working with Adobe production apps like Premiere Pro, After Effects and Encore...
There are many ways to accomplish a given task in Photoshop; so what makes one technique faster or better than another? In this course, you find out by tapping into Dan's many years of Photoshop experience. There is something here for everyone!
First, dive into several important techniques for customizing your brush tools and painting your photo canvas with creative effects. Next, learn some of the most powerful ways to manipulate layers and have fun experimenting with popular Photoshop blend modes and layer effects! There's even a section on how to make selections and layer masks more accurately and efficiently.
You also get a close look at some of the more powerful retouching options in Photoshop CC. For instance, you learn how to retain some of the original character of your photo by using the History Brush as well as how to create simple visual effects with the Puppet Warp command. You even learn how to use a Bezier path to remove unwanted lines from your images!
Dan finishes the course with a close look at useful techniques for creating Black & White photos, exporting high quality photos for the web, and some easy tips to make Photoshop CC work more efficiently for you.
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Outline
Section 1: Section 1: Important Painting Tools & Tips
I never knew anything like Content Aware Scale option was available. And I literally experimented with a couple of images that I had in my collection. However, my only disappointment being - the option to 'reduce' was not shown. I wish it was also shared in this lesson instead of being stated as 'just as you increased the scale, you can also reduce the scale'. My challenge is - I am not the brightest one in the room. So for me it was a disappointment that this couldn't have been shown. That's the only reason I gave this lesson a 4 out 5. Otherwise - this lesson deserves a 5 out of 5. I hope this option can be shown as a demo some place.
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Loy Machedo wrote on December 10, 2017
This is the first time I am discovering about a function called Puppet Wrap and the creative options you can use with regards to the distort function. Its really a thrill to know that there yet another tool I can use for my creativity.
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Loy Machedo wrote on December 3, 2017
I liked the variety and the options the trainer gave me on new concepts like the Color Jitter & Color Dynamics. Even though I have been using photoshop for many years now - this is the 1st time I can to know such an option existed.
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JC Veille wrote on December 13, 2015
Another winner course. Very difficult concepts broken down into simple and short videos. Great Job Dave!
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Dominic wrote on January 30, 2015
It is a very condensed collection of tips. Short and easy to follow. Nice.
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Mr Taylor wrote on November 4, 2013
This was a nice tutorial I am new to photoshop and I can now understand more how to work efficiently with layers in my projects.