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Software Training: Adobe Photoshop CS6 Prof. Michael Brown (Adobe Certified)

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Photoshop is the most powerful image editing software available today — used by photographers and graphic artists for image enhancement and editing, print and web design, and digital art. Adobe Certified Photoshop Instructor Michael Brown is ready to teach you everything learned over his 25 year career applied to the newest CS6 version of Photoshop. His vast experience in real world photography and imaging gives him the ability to present Photoshop from a practical user's point of view suitable for beginner through advanced students. His course will also guide you through how to professionally edit your images, teach you the basics of creating eye catching graphics designs, and show you how to create and modify impressive videos. Professor Brown is a multiple award-winning commercial photographer and digital artist with over 25 years of real world experience in the advertising industry. He is also an Adobe Certified Photoshop Instructor and has been teaching and training students in Photoshop for over 5 years.

Table of Contents

Section 1: Introduction

  Introduction To Photoshop 14:46
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:09 
   Learning Photoshop 0:51 
    Key To Learning Photoshop 0:52 
   Four Categories of Photoshop 1:39 
    Selections 1:40 
    Corrections 2:23 
    Retouching 2:40 
    Manipulation 3:15 
   Bridge, Camera RAW, and Photoshop Overview 3:46 
    Bridge 3:47 
    Camera RAW 4:26 
    Photoshop 5:03 
   Example: Editing an Image 5:30 
    Working In Bridge 5:36 
    Working In Camera RAW 7:19 
    Working In Photoshop 9:15 
    Shadows & Highlights Adjustment 10:02 
    Cropping & Canvas Size Adjustment 10:49 
    Noise Adjustment 12:24 
   Lesson Summary 14:02 
  The Importance of Quality 17:46
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   The Mantra of Quality 2:07 
    The Mantra of Quality 2:08 
   Setting Up Your Camera 3:50 
    Setting Up Your Camera For JPEG & RAW 3:51 
    Camera Image Quality and Image Size Screenshots 5:55 
   Some Tips on Taking Quality Photos 8:28 
    Fill The Frame & Compose your Shot Tightly In The Monitor 8:53 
    Example 1: Taking Quality Photos 9:20 
    Example 2: Taking Quality Photos 10:28 
    Example 3: Taking Quality Photos 10:53 
    Check Your Focus 11:46 
    Be Careful of Camera Shake 13:06 
    Make Sure That You Get The Best Exposure 14:24 
    Shoot Multiple Angles and Focal Lengths 15:14 
    Shoot Several Shots of a Scene If You Can 17:10 
  Light & Color 15:27
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   A Simple Lesson in Light & Color 1:07 
    What is Light? 1:08 
    Brightness 1:19 
    Color 2:26 
    Transmitted Light vs. Reflected Light 3:01 
    Transmitted Light is Additive 4:34 
    Reflected Light is Subtractive 6:23 
    Why Is This Important In Photoshop? 7:16 
   Color Spaces 7:48 
    Visible Spectrum of Color 8:12 
    ProPhoto RGB 8:42 
    Adobe RGB 9:58 
    sRGB 10:40 
    CMYK 11:34 
    Set Camera to Adobe RGB and Photoshop Default to Adobe RGB 13:10 
    RGB vs. CMYK 14:11 
  White Balance and Monitor Calibration 17:34
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   White Balance 0:55 
    What is White Balance? 0:56 
    White Balance Preset In Your Camera 1:53 
   Example: White Balance 3:09 
    Daylight 4:06 
    Tungsten 4:36 
    Shade 5:33 
   How Does White Balance Apply in Photoshop? 6:56 
    Camera RAW & Temperature Slider 6:57 
   Monitor Calibration 8:39 
    Monitor Calibration 8:40 
    Calibrating Your Monitor Overview 9:32 
    A Basic Color Monitor Calibration Method 10:51 
    A Basic Method for Calibrating to a Printer 13:25 
   Lesson Summary 17:03 

Section 2: Workspace

  The Workspace 20:17
   Intro 0:00 
   The Work Space 0:15 
    Application Frame 0:16 
    The New Interface 2:22 
    The Tool Bar 4:28 
    The Options Bar 7:31 
    The Menu Bar 8:38 
    The Panels 9:16 
    Mini Bridge and Video Timeline 11:20 
    The Document Window 12:39 
    Arranging Documents 16:15 
    Customizing Your Workspace 17:33 
   Lesson Summary 19:27 
  The Tool Bar & Essential Shortcuts 14:16
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   Essential Key Commands in Photoshop 0:43 
   Photoshop Tools - Defined 1:40 
   Photoshop CS6 Tools & Tool Shortcut Key 2:14 
    Photoshop CS6 Tools & Tool Shortcut Key: Overview 2:15 
    Move Tool 2:51 
    Hand Tool 3:04 
    Marquee Tool 3:26 
    Lasso Tool 3:42 
    Quick Selection Tool & Magic Wand Tool 4:11 
    Crop Tool 4:41 
    Perspective Crop Tool & Slice Tool 7:32 
    Color Sampler & Eyedropper Tool 8:09 
    Healing Brush Tool 9:14 
    Brush/Pencil Tool 9:28 
    Clone/Pattern Stamp Tool 9:37 
    History Brush Tool 9:52 
    Eraser Tool 10:07 
    Gradient 10:16 
    Blur/Sharpen/Smudge Tool 10:23 
    Dodge/Burn/ Sponge Tool 10:31 
    Pen Tool 10:43 
    Text Tool 10:50 
    Path Selection Tool 11:03 
    Shape Tool 11:09 
    Hand & Rotate View Tool 11:37 
    Zoom Tool 11:57 
    Quick Mask 13:01 
    Screen Mode 13:17 
  The Menu Bar 17:00
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   File 0:34 
    New 0:50 
    Open 1:05 
    Browse in Bridge and Mini Bridge 1:14 
    Open as Smart Objects 1:33 
    Open Recent 1:56 
    Close, Close All, Close and Go to Bridge… 2:55 
    Save, Save As, and Save for Web 3:22 
    Place, Import, Export 4:00 
    Automate 4:09 
    Scripts 5:21 
   Edit 6:18 
    Undo, Step Forward, and Step Backward 6:19 
    Cut, Copy, Paste, and Paste Special 6:47 
    Fill and Stroke 7:10 
    Content-Award Scale & Puppet Warp 7:17 
    Free Transform and Transform 7:29 
    Color Settings & Keyboard Shortcuts 7:50 
   Image 8:27 
    Mode 8:30 
    Adjustments 9:07 
   Layer 10:08 
    Layer 10:09 
   Type 10:31 
    Type 10:32 
   Filter 11:24 
    Filter 11:25 
   View 12:04 
    Proof Setup & Colors 12:11 
    Rulers 12:46 
    Show Grid & Guides 13:04 
    Show Pixel Grid 13:58 
   Window 14:57 
    Window 14:58 
   Help 15:27 
    Help 15:28 
  Setting Preferences 18:36
   Intro 0:00 
   Setting Preferences: General 0:21 
    Color Picker, HUD Color Picker, and Image Interpolation 0:22 
    Auto-Update Open Documents, Beep When Done, and Dynamic Color Sliders 1:54 
    Export Clipboard 2:27 
    Use Shift Key for Tool Switch 2:40 
    Resize Image During Place 3:15 
    Animated Zoom 3:51 
    Zoom Resizes Windows 4:30 
    Zoom with Scroll Wheel & Zoom Clicked Point to Center 5:01 
    Flick Panning 5:33 
    Vary Round Brush Hardness Based on HUD Vertical Movement 5:49 
    Place or Drag Raster Images as Smart Objects 6:06 
   Setting Preferences: Interface 6:33 
    Appearance 6:44 
    Options 7:08 
   Setting Preferences: File Handling 7:44 
    File Saving Options 7:45 
    File Compatibility 9:40 
    Camera Raw Preferences 10:34 
   Setting Preferences: Performance 12:35 
    Memory Usage 12:36 
    History & Cache 13:36 
    Graphics Processor Settings 14:05 
   Setting Preferences: Cursors 14:36 
    Painting Cursors 14:37 
    Other Cursors & Brush Preview 15:29 
   Setting Preferences: Transparency & Gamut 15:41 
    Transparency Settings 15:42 
    Gamut Warning 15:54 
   Setting Preferences: Units & Rulers 16:36 
    Units & Rulers 16:37 
   Setting Preferences: Guides, Grid & Slices 16:50 
    Guides, Grid and Slices 16:51 
   Setting Preferences: Plug-in & Type 17:52 
    Plug-in & Type 17:53 

Section 3: Adobe Bridge

  Adobe Bridge Overview 18:13
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   The Basic Interface 0:53 
    Starting Adobe Bridge 0:54 
    General Tab 1:52 
   The Panels 3:50 
    The Panels 3:51 
   The Tools Bar 6:35 
    Navigation Tool 6:43 
    Favorites 7:20 
    Recent Files 7:33 
    Boomerang 7:48 
    Get Photos from Camera & Refines 8:17 
    Open in Camera Raw & Output 9:28 
    Thumbnail Qualities 9:56 
    Sorting Files 10:50 
    Workspace Layout 11:09 
    Filmstrip 11:32 
    Metadata 12:05 
    Output 12:15 
   Menu Bar 13:20 
    Menu Bar 13:21 
   Content View Controls 13:48 
    Content View Controls 13:49 
   Customizing the Workspace 15:25 
    Customizing the Workspace 15:26 
   Lesson Summary 17:19 
  Importing, Sorting, and Rating 22:22
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:09 
   Preferences 0:32 
    Accessing Preferences 1:00 
    Appearance 1:13 
    Behavior 1:34 
    Favorite Items 2:00 
    Metadata 2:28 
   Menu Bar 3:14 
    File 3:15 
    Edit 4:04 
    View 4:48 
    Stacks and Label 5:33 
    Window 7:22 
   Importing Images 7:39 
    Getting Images 7:40 
    Selecting Specific Files 8:35 
    Save Options 11:17 
    Advanced Options 12:33 
    Apply Metadata 13:25 
   Editing & Rating 14:28 
    Editing & Rating 14:29 
   Filtering 20:34 
    Filtering 20:35 
   Lesson Summary 21:17 
  Getting Organized 13:09
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Getting Organized 0:32 
    Stacks 0:33 
    Favorites 3:08 
    Collections 4:48 
    Keywords & Search by Filtering 7:07 
   Summary 11:00 
  Creating PDF's and Web Photo Galleries 8:49
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:05 
   Creating PDF's 0:32 
    Getting Started 0:33 
    Output & Document 0:57 
    Layout & Overlays 2:28 
    Header 3:22 
   Web Photo Galleries 5:10 
    Getting Started 5:11 
    Output & Appearance 5:30 
    Create Gallery: Upload Location & Saving 7:05 
  Adobe Bridge Summary 11:18
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:15 
   Summary of Principal Features in Adobe Bridge 0:27 
    The Bridge Workspace is Customizable 0:28 
    Downloading Images From a Camera Directly to Bridge 1:55 
    Sorting, Labeling, and Rating Images 3:01 
    Filter Panel 4:20 
    Favorites Panel 5:21 
    Navigation 7:51 
    Keywords and Metadata 8:19 
    Creating PDF's and Web Photo Galleries 10:17 

Section 4: Camera RAW

  Camera RAW 11:44
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:43 
   What is RAW & Camera RAW? 1:02 
    JPEG 1:03 
    RAW 3:30 
    Camera RAW 4:17 
   Camera RAW 5:20 
    Choosing Your Files 5:21 
    Camera RAW Workspace 6:07 
    JPEG vs. RAW 7:08 
  Camera RAW, Part 2 22:40
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:19 
   Why Use Camera RAW? 0:35 
    Why Use Camera RAW? 0:36 
    Why Bother With Photoshop? 1:16 
    Why Bother With Camera RAW? 2:03 
   A Quick Look at The Tool Bar and Tools 2:52 
    Getting Started in Camera RAW 2:53 
    Save Image, Open Image, and Done 3:50 
    A Quick Look at The Tool Bar and Tools 5:06 
   Basic Panel 8:18 
    Temperature Slider & Tint 8:19 
    Exposure 9:54 
    Highlights & Contrast 10:23 
    Whites and Blacks 11:14 
    Clarity 11:21 
    Vibrant and Saturation 12:13 
   Lens Corrections 13:25 
    Enable Lens Profile Corrections 13:56 
    Color Tab 15:34 
   Split Toning 18:10 
    Split Toning 18:11 
   Noise Reduction 18:39 
    Detail Panel 19:59 
    Noise Reduction 20:23 
   Tone Curve 21:36 
    Tone Curve 21:45 

Section 5: Photoshop Basics

  Categories 11:28
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   The Four Basic Categories in Photoshop 2:10 
    The Four Basic Categories in Photoshop Overview 2:36 
    Selection 3:01 
    Correction 4:14 
    Retouch 4:47 
    Manipulation 5:31 
   Some Important Tools and Valuable Shortcuts 6:23 
    Hand Tool 6:30 
    Move Tool 7:21 
    Zoom Tool 1 7:56 
    Zoom Tool 2 8:39 
    Zoom Tool 3 9:13 
    Quick Mask 9:38 
    Gradient Tool 10:58 
  File Formats 9:37
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   The Primary File Formats in Photoshop 0:41 
    PSD 1:10 
    TIFF 3:09 
    JPEG 4:20 
    PNG 5:55 
    GIF 6:22 
    PDF 7:01 
    DNG 7:37 
  Image Size, Canvas Size, & Resolution 20:54
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   Image Size & Resolution 0:49 
    Pixel Dimensions & Document Size 1:31 
   Canvas Size 13:48 
    Canvas Size 13:49 
  Saving Your Images 17:18
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   Saving Your Images 0:27 
    Save & Save As 0:28 
    Save in Background and Auto Save 6:04 
    Save for Web 8:27 
  Cropping & Straightening 13:59
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Correcting for Lens Distortion and Camera Vignetting 0:50 
    Correcting for Lens Distortion and Camera Vignetting 0:51 
   Straightening Horizons 4:06 
    Straightening Horizons 4:07 
   The New Interface & Cropping 6:20 
    The New Interface & Cropping 6:21 
   Perspective Cropping 10:10 
    Perspective Cropping 10:11 
  Brushes 28:03
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:08 
   Basic Brushes 2:17 
    Introduction to Basic Brushes 2:18 
    Brush Control Panel 3:47 
    Brush Control Panel: Mode 4:19 
    Brush Control Panel: Opacity 5:04 
    Brush Control Panel: Pressure 5:11 
    Brush Control Panel: Flow 6:44 
    Brush Control Panel: Airbrush Control 7:46 
   Brush Sizing Shortcuts 8:54 
    Adjusting Brush Size and Hardness Shortcuts 8:55 
   Bush Controls 11:54 
    Brush Controls 11:55 
   Types of Brushes 16:25 
    Bristle Brushes 16:26 
    Erodible Tip Brushes 17:54 
    Air Brushes 19:18 
    Mixer Brushes 22:25 
    How to Make a Custom Basic Brush 25:02 
  Sharpening Methods 18:03
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Sharpening Terms 1:58 
    Amount 2:11 
    Radius 3:06 
    Threshold 3:44 
   Sharpening Methods 4:29 
    Sharpen 4:30 
    Sharpen More 5:42 
    Sharpened Edges 6:53 
    Smart Sharpen 9:04 
    Unsharp Mask 11:08 
    High Pass Sharpening 12:48 
  Exposure & Color, Part 1 18:43
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   Exposure and Color Overview 0:29 
    The Mantra & The Controls 0:30 
    Auto Exposure & Color Controls 0:59 
    Manual Exposure Controls 1:46 
    Color Controls 2:21 
   Adjustment Demonstration 1 3:20 
    Curves & Auto Color Correction Options 4:37 
    Brightness/Contrast 7:47 
    Levels 8:36 
    More On Curves 10:15 
   Adjustment Demonstration 2 13:26 
    Using Curves 14:02 
   Adjustment Demonstration 3 16:10 
    Using Curves 16:18 
   Lesson Summary 18:12 
  Exposure & Color, Part 2 26:00
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Demonstration 1: More on Curves and Levels 2:19 
    Levels 2:52 
    Curves 5:54 
   Demonstration 2: More on Curves and Level 8:11 
    Curves 8:12 
   Demonstration 3: Shadows & Highlights 11:09 
    Overview 11:10 
    Shadow and Highlights 12:16 
   Demonstration 4: Hue/Saturation and Vibrance 15:46 
    Hue/ Saturation 15:47 
    Vibrance 20:06 
   Demonstration 5: Color Balance 22:52 
    Color Balance 24:09 
  Exposure & Color, Part 3 21:04
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Demonstration 1: Exposure and Color Correction 2:20 
    Images Overview 2:23 
    Correction In Camera RAW 4:59 
    Correction Using Color Balance 8:43 
   Demonstration 2: Exposure and Color Correction 13:40 
    Correction Overview 13:41 
    Shadow/Highlights 15:04 
    Curves 16:38 
    Vibrance 17:21 
    Hue/Saturation 17:49 
    Back to Curves 19:19 
    Images Comparison 19:38 
  Gradients 24:05
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   The Paint Bucket & Gradient Tool 0:37 
    The Paint Bucket Tool 0:38 
    The Gradient Tool 3:20 
   The Gradient Editor 10:07 
    The Gradient Editor 10:08 
   The Gradient Map Feature 16:26 
    The Gradient Map Feature 16:27 
   The Gradient Mask 20:55 
    The Gradient Mask 20:56 
   Lesson Summary 23:13 
  The Transform Tools 20:05
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Transform Tools: Overview 0:21 
    Introduction to the Transform Tools 0:22 
    Scale 2:16 
    Skew 3:57 
    Distort 4:34 
    Perspective 5:00 
    Warp 5:38 
   Scale & Skew 6:45 
    Scale & Skew Demonstration 6:46 
   Distort 8:39 
    Distort Demonstration 8:40 
   Perspective 12:38 
    Perspective Demonstration 12:39 
    Warp Demonstration 13:35 
    Adaptive Wide Angle 14:28 
   Puppet Warp 15:46 
    Puppet Warp Demonstration 15:47 
  Actions 16:17
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   The Actions Panel 1:30 
    The Actions Panel 1:31 
   Preset Actions 3:11 
    Wood Frame 3:12 
    Sepia Toning 4:34 
    Molten Lead 4:43 
    Gradient Map 5:13 
   Creating An Action 6:05 
    Creating An Action Demonstration 1 6:06 
    Creating An Action Demonstration 2 8:33 
   The Batch Command 12:30 
    The Batch Command 12:31 
   Lesson Summary 15:22 

Section 6: Selections

  Introduction to Selections 24:41
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Introduction to Selections 1:28 
    Apps and Plug-ins for Photo Correction 1:29 
    Introduction to Selections 5:26 
    The Principal Selection Tools: Marquee 7:39 
    The Principal Selection Tools: Lasso 8:15 
    The Principal Selection Tools: Quick Selection and Magic Wand 8:42 
    The Principal Selection Tools: The Pen Tool 9:09 
    The Principal Selection Tools: Quick Masks & Layer Masks 9:33 
    Panels: Refine Edge 12:04 
    Panels: Mask Panel 12:50 
    Panels: Channels 13:07 
    Panels: Paths 13:25 
    Functions: Feather 13:36 
    Functions: Calculation 14:19 
   Selections Demonstration 1: Scenery 15:08 
   Selections Demonstration 2: Car 20:04 
   Selections Demonstration 3: People 22:51 
   Lesson Summary 24:06 
  Selection, Part 1 19:32
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Marquee Tool 2:44 
    Marquee Tool (Rectangular and Oval) 2:45 
   Lasso Tool 7:07 
    Lasso Tool (Freehand and Polygonal) 7:08 
   Quick Selection Tool 10:28 
    Quick Selection Tool 10:29 
   Magic Wand Tool 11:38 
    The Magic Wand Tool 11:39 
   Demonstration 1: Scenery 13:44 
   Demonstration 2: Flower 15:10 
    Quick Mask 16:12 
   Brief Look At The Magnetic Lasso Tool 17:50 
   Lesson Summary 18:56 
  Selection, Part 2 31:29
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Basic Selection Shortcuts 1:24 
    Basic Selection Shortcuts 1:25 
   Demonstration 1 4:50 
    Magic Wand Tool 6:10 
    The Quick Selection Tool 6:38 
    The Polygonal Lasso Tool 7:26 
    Saving and Loading Selection 11:25 
    Free Hand Lasso Tool Correction 12:54 
    Painting in Quick Mask to Adjust a Selection 15:49 
    Image Adjustments 17:45 
   Demonstration 2 20:50 
    Painting in Quick Mask & Adjusting the Image 20:51 
   Lesson Summary 30:46 
  Feather 13:24
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   What is Feather? 0:53 
   Demonstration 1: Fixing the Water 1:26 
   Demonstration 2: Feather Sample 4:32 
   Demonstration 3: Fixing the Cove 6:42 
  Refining Selection Edges 31:28
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Demonstration 1: Scenery 1:42 
    Recapping The Use of Feather 1:43 
    Refine Edge 4:30 
   Demonstration 2: Flower 10:00 
    Selection of The Flower 10:01 
    Preparing The Selection for Cutting Out an Image for Composition 14:01 
   Demonstration 3: Scenery 19:02 
    Selection: Grow and Similar 19:03 
    Edge Detection and Refine Radius Tool 22:21 
   Lesson Summary 29:52 
  Pen Tool, Part 1 25:33
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   The Pen Tool 2:11 
    Free Form Pen Tool 2:24 
    Convert Point Tool 5:10 
    Pen Tool: Shape & Path 7:13 
    Making Selection With The Pen Tool 8:05 
   Demonstration 1: Car 18:22 
    Using The Pen Tool to Make Selection Around a Car 18:23 
   Pen Tool Summary 22:46 
   Practice Assignment 23:26 
  Pen Tool, Part 2 26:08
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:08 
   The Pen Tool Recap 0:27 
   The Pen Tool - Part 2: Working With Points On A Path 2:11 
    Adjusting a Point For a Sharp Corner 2:51 
    Activate and Non-Active Points 5:01 
    Activating a Point(s) & Moving a Point 5:55 
    Deleting Single and Multiple Points 8:43 
    Demonstration 1: Automobile 10:17 
    Adding a Point 11:35 
    More On Deleting Single and Multiple Points 14:45 
    How Far Apart to Place Points to Make a Path 16:08 
    Saving a Path 21:35 
    Filling or Stroking a Path 23:02 
   Lesson Summary 25:48 
  Alpha Channels & Calculations 20:07
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   Demonstration 1: Scenery 1:43 
    Alpha Channels: What Are They & How to Use Them 1:44 
   Demonstration 2: Car 8:05 
    Working With Alpha Channels 8:06 
    Introduction to Calculations 13:15 
   Demonstration 3: People 14:54 
    More On Alpha Channels & Calculations 14:55 
   Lesson Summary 19:35 

Section 7: Layers, Layer Masks, & Composites

  Layers & Adjustment Layers 22:10
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Layers Basics & The Layer Panel 1:46 
    Layers Basics & The Layer Panel 1:47 
    Organize Layers 10:16 
    Layer Style 12:06 
    Add Layer Mask 12:27 
    Adjustment Layers 13:32 
   Adjustment Layers - Why & How 16:46 
    Example: Using Adjustment Layers 16:47 
   Lesson Summary 21:34 
  Layers & Adjustment Layers, Part 2 21:24
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   Unlocking The Background Layer & Linking Layers 0:30 
    Unlocking The Background Layer 0:31 
    Linking Layers 3:36 
   Adjustment Layers & Layer Masks 7:15 
    Adjustment Layers & Layer Masks 7:16 
   Masks vs. Alpha Channels 17:18 
    Mask vs. Alpha Channels 17:19 
  Layers & Masks Examples 16:29
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Layers, Masks & Adjustments 1:04 
    Making The Selection, Layers, and Mask 1:05 
    Adjustments: Cove & Ocean 6:42 
    Adjustments: Sky 12:06 
    Adjustments: Land 13:44 
  Layer Composites, Part 1 26:04
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Seeing Digitally & Selecting Your Composite Elements 1:24 
    Seeing Digitally 1:25 
    Selecting Your Composite Elements: Size, Lighting, Perspective, and Color Match 3:57 
   Creating a Composite 10:10 
    Creating a Flawless Element Edge 10:11 
    Moving a Layer From One File to Another 18:15 
    Changing the Color 23:39 
   Lesson Summary 24:45 
  Composites Part 2 24:06
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   Creating The Composite 2:21 
    Images Overview 2:22 
    Sharpening The Image 5:08 
    Moving & Placing Layers 6:45 
    Retouching The Wall 9:28 
    Retouching The Wall Under The Flowers 12:24 
    Adding Shadow With The Burn Tool 14:58 
    Adding The Lawnmower 17:24 
   Lesson Summary 23:38 

Section 8: Retouching

  Basic Retouching: Tools & Techniques 28:56
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   The Basic Retouching Tools and How to Properly Use Them: Demonstration 1 2:39 
    Image Overview 2:40 
    Rubber Stamp Tool 4:04 
    Spot Healing Brush Tool 15:18 
   The Basic Retouching Tools and How to Properly Use Them: Demonstration 2 19:36 
    Healing Brush, Spot Healing Brush, and Rubber Stamp 19:37 
    Patch Tool 24:30 
   Lesson Summary 27:34 
  Content Aware Functions 23:10
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Content Aware Fill 1:39 
    Using the Content Aware Fill 1:40 
   Content Aware Move 8:10 
    Using the Content Aware Move 8:11 
   Content Aware Scale 11:30 
    Content Aware Scale: Demonstration 1 11:31 
    Content Aware Scale: Demonstration 2 15:06 
   Content Aware Extend 17:30 
    Content Aware Extend: Demonstration 1 17:31 
    Content Aware Extend: Demonstration 2 20:05 
   Lesson Summary 21:34 
  Retouching People: Part 1 21:33
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Retouching People: Part 1 1:36 
    Retouching The Skin 1:37 
    Retouching Around The Eyes 6:01 
    Retouching The Eyes 12:06 
    Body Contouring: Chest 17:33 
    More On Retouching The Skin 20:12 
  Retouching People: Part 2 24:25
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Retouching People: Part 2 1:29 
    Retouching The Lips 2:30 
    Retouching The Teeth 8:55 
    More On Retouching The Lips 11:43 
    Body Contouring: Face 13:40 
    Advanced Techniques For Retouching Skin 17:33 
  Retouching People: Part 3 20:28
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:09 
   Advanced Techniques For Retouching Portraits 0:59 
    Advanced Techniques For Retouching Portraits: Part 1 1:00 
    Advanced Techniques For Retouching Portraits: Part 2 8:14 
   Retouching Hair 14:02 
    Retouching Hair: Part 1 14:03 
    Retouching Hair: Part 2 15:55 

Section 9: Filters and Blends

  Basic Filters & Blend Modes 18:26
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   Basic Filters 0:36 
    Basic Filters Overview 0:37 
    Filter Gallery 1:48 
    Filter Gallery: Plastic Wrap 3:11 
    Filter Gallery: Texturizer 4:17 
   Blend Modes 5:40 
    Blend Modes Overview 5:41 
    Dissolve 6:06 
    Darken & Darken Color 6:55 
    Lighten 7:26 
    Hue, Saturation, Color and Luminosity 8:12 
   Demonstration 1: Lighting Effects Filter 8:41 
    Preparing The Image 8:42 
    Adding Lens Flare 9:31 
    Filter: Render Lighting Effects 9:51 
    Adding Another Lighting Effects Filter 11:38 
    Adding Lighting Effects Filter To The Background 13:13 
   Demonstration 2: More On Filters & Blend Modes 14:40 
    Blend Modes Demonstration 14:41 
    Oil Paint Filters Demonstration 15:56 
   Lesson Summary 18:06 
  Blur Filters 25:12
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Blur & More Blur 0:54 
    Blur: Average 0:55 
    Blur 1:46 
    Blur More 2:41 
   Gaussian Blur 3:18 
    Gaussian Blur 3:19 
   Box, Lens, and Shape Blur 4:42 
    Box Blur 4:43 
    Lens Blur 6:38 
    Shape Blur 7:50 
   Motion and Radial Blur 8:39 
    Motion Blur 8:40 
    Radial Blur 9:05 
   Smart and Surface Blur 10:04 
    Smart Blur 10:05 
    Surface Blur 11:39 
   The New Blur Gallery 14:05 
    Tilt/Shift Blur: Demonstration 1 14:33 
    Tilt/Shift Blur: Demonstration 2 17:26 
    Field Blur 19:05 
    Iris Blur 22:16 
  The Liquify Filter 16:17
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:16 
   Demonstration 1: Using the Liquify Filter 0:34 
    Introduction to The Liquify Filter 0:35 
    The Liquify Filter Workspace and Tools Overview 1:50 
    The Push Tool 3:38 
    The Pucker Tool 3:48 
    The Bloat Tool 4:02 
    Adjusting the Face 4:15 
    Adjusting the Eyes 6:32 
    Adjusting the Body 9:24 
   Demonstration 2: Using the Liquify Filter 11:41 
    Adjusting the Image 11:42 
    Using The Mask Tools in the Liquify Filter 13:12 
  Vanishing Point Filter 18:45
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Retouching In Perspective 0:28 
    Vanishing Point Filter 0:29 
   3D Compositing 6:44 
    Step 1: 3D Compositing Overview 6:45 
    Step 2: Creating a Plane With The Vanishing Point Filter 9:35 
    Step 3: Pasting and Editing The Image 11:26 
    Step 4: Blend Mode 15:19 

Section 10: Text

  Using Text In Photoshop 31:49
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Using Text In Photoshop 2:50 
    Type Tools Overview 2:51 
    Vertical Type Tool Demonstration 3:31 
    Character and Paragraph Type Panels 3:51 
   Linear Text 4:37 
    Font, Font Style, and Font Size 8:09 
    Leading 10:40 
    Tracking 11:59 
    Kerning 12:35 
    Letter Height & Width Distortion 15:45 
    Text Color 16:31 
    Character Adjustments 17:22 
   Paragraph Text 19:07 
    Alignment & Justification 19:11 
    Indent 23:08 
    Add Space 23:35 
   Put Type In Photograph 24:20 
    Put Type In Photograph 24:21 
   Guides and Grids 26:26 
    Guides and Grids 26:27 
  Manipulating Text 13:58
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:06 
   Manipulating Text 0:36 
    Warping Text 0:37 
    Rasterize & Free Transform 3:26 
    Clipping Paths 5:40 
    Type Effects: Bevel & Emboss 7:53 
    Type Effects: Drop Shadow 10:06 
    Type Effects: Pattern Overlay 11:17 
    Type Effects: Stroke 12:47 
   Lesson Summary 12:58 
  More Text Effects 16:31
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Type On A Path 0:36 
    Creating A Path 0:37 
    Texts On A Path & How To Modify Them 1:48 
   Chrome Type 6:58 
    Step 1: Getting Started 6:59 
    Step 2: Rasterizing & Gradient 9:20 
    Step 3: Bevel & Emboss 10:45 
    Step 4: Merge Layer 11:10 
    Step 5: Curves Adjustment Layer 11:54 
    Step 6: Adding Color 13:54 
    Chrome Type Summary 14:43 
   Lesson Summary 15:56 

Section 11: Cool Features

  Colorize and Black & White Conversion 13:16
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Demonstration 1: Colorize 0:32 
    Colorize 7:30 
   Demonstration 2: Black & White Conversion 7:40 
    Black & White Conversion Using Hue/Saturation 7:41 
    Black & White Conversion Using Grayscale 8:51 
    Black & White Conversion Using Black & White Adjustment 9:30 
   Demonstration 3: Black & White Conversion 11:25 
    Black & White Adjustment 11:26 
  Panorama 22:06
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   Shooting For The Panorama 0:50 
    Hold The Camera Steady 0:51 
    Overlap Your Images 1:36 
    Use The Same Exposure 2:02 
    Use The Same Zoom 2:44 
    Apply The Same Correction to Each Image 3:03 
   Scenic 3:25 
    Correct Way To Shoot a Panorama 3:26 
   Creating A Panorama In Photoshop 5:42 
    Adjusting The Images 6:22 
    Lining Up The Images 8:21 
    Photomerge Overview 10:02 
    Photomerge: Auto 12:34 
    Photomerge: Auto & Geometric Distortion Correction 15:36 
    Photomerge: Spherical 17:10 
    Photomerge: Collage 18:18 
    Photomerge: Reposition 19:20 
    Panorama Images Conclusion 20:10 
  HDR 20:32
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   High Dynamic Range (HDR) Overview 0:21 
    HDR Overview 0:22 
   How To Shoot HDR 2:49 
    How To Shoot HDR 2:50 
   Processing HDR in Photoshop 7:09 
    Merge Files to HDR Pro 7:10 
    Exposure Value (EV) 9:21 
    Looking at The Image 10:08 
    Mode: 8 bit, 16 bit, and 32 bit 11:49 
    Highlight Compression, Exposure and Gamma, Local Adaptation, and Equalize Histogram 13:00 
    Preset: Photorealistic 13:46 
    Preset: Scott5 14:25 
    Custom Preset: Edge Glow 15:25 
    Custom Preset: Tone and Detail 17:02 
    Custom Preset: Advanced & Curve 17:48 
    Final Result 18:41 
  Photo Frame Effect 21:27
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:08 
   Preparing Your Image 0:44 
    Gradient Overlay & Blend Mode 0:45 
    Layer Mask & Curves Adjustment 6:35 
    Merging Effects 13:07 
   Creating The 3D Frame 17:00 
    Step 1: Canvas Size 17:01 
    Step 2: Inner Shadow 18:08 
    Step 3: Sign The Image 19:49 
   Lesson Summary 20:49 
  Creating & Editing Video 26:19
   Intro 0:00 
   Lesson Overview 0:07 
   The Video Workspace Overview 1:44 
    The Video Workspace Overview 1:45 
   Creating & Editing Video Demonstration 6:46 
    Importing Media 6:47 
    Organizing & Editing Your Clips 7:48 
    Adding Transitions 14:54 
    Using Adjustment Layers to Modify Clips 16:57 
    Adding Still Images 19:10 
    Adding a Soundtrack 20:28 
    Rendering Your Video 21:23 
   Lesson Summary 22:14 
   Final Edited Video 24:37 

Section 12: Course Summary

  Course Summary 6:38
   Intro 0:00 
   Photoshop Course Summary 0:11 
    Photoshop Course Summary 0:12 
    Image Adjustments Review 2:11 
    Custom Shapes Review 5:19 
    Final Tip 6:03 

Duration: 19 hours, 21 minutes

Number of Lessons: 59

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By Austin RotherNovember 3, 2013
What an awesome course.  
I have some great notes to go by but it really helped just doing examples along with you.  

Thank you for a great class~!
By Ali KeshavarzFebruary 11, 2013
Hi Michael,

I just finished this course and I learned a lot , thank you for this beautiful on line class. i really appreciate and again thank you very much.

Ali
By evelyn SadovskyJanuary 5, 2013
When I was changing screen modes , I could not move my photo around on the screen with my cursor. Also in the "float all" mode,I was able to move around only the only front file.
Is there a disabled cursor feature somewhere I need to change?
Thank you
By Ali KeshavarzJanuary 4, 2013
your on classes are great, and helpful thank you very much
By Ali KeshavarzJanuary 4, 2013
the name of the layer is different with these three meted, i assume the functionality is the same, (via copy or background copy i.e.) Am I right?

Thank you
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