Introducing Photoshop: Design

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Free Online Course: Introducing Photoshop: Design provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4-5 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Introducing Photoshop: Design is taught by Deke McClelland.

Overview
  • Quickly learn how to use Photoshop for everyday design tasks—combining text and artwork, replacing backgrounds, and more.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    1. The Image File
    • Opening images
    • Getting around an image
    • Understanding selections and layers
    2. Selecting an Image
    • Using the marquee tools
    • Free-form and straight-sided selections
    • Selecting areas of color
    • Deselecting and History
    • Refining selected edges
    3. Working with Layers
    • Three ways to make a layer
    • Blending layers
    • Cleaning up art with an adjustment layer
    • Scaling and rotating
    • Duplicating a series of layers
    • Recoloring art with an adjustment layer
    • Moving a layer into a new background
    4. Type and Effects
    • Creating and formatting type
    • Drop shadow and Fill Opacity
    • Carving letters with Bevel & Emboss
    • Creating a type effect from a photographic element
    5. Paint and Pen
    • Working with the Brush tool
    • Creating and using custom brushes
    • Painting inside a selection
    • Adding gradients and patterns
    • Drawing with the Pen tool
    • Stroking a brushstroke along a path
    6. Layer Masks and Shape Layers
    • Using a layer mask
    • Drawing vector-based shapes
    • Turning a shape into a vector mask
    • Creating clipping masks
    7. Smart Objects and Filters
    • Placing an image as a Smart Object
    • Applying a dynamic Smart Filter
    • Creating a Smart Filter effect
    • Adding shadows to line art
    8. Saving for Print and Web
    • Saving a layered PSD file
    • Saving TIFF and PNG images
    • Saving an image for web and online
    Conclusion
    • Next steps