Rock Out with Photoshop
A little skill and creativity are all it takes to make AWESOME images in Photoshop.
If you're interested in digital design, Photoshop is the one tool you need to understand-- the one that can do absolutely anything.
In this program, you'll learn the fundamentals of using Photoshop and many practical techniques that you can immediately apply to improve your design work. You'll meet Mark Lassoff, a master instructor whose been using Photoshop since version one to create impressive compositions. He'll take you step-by-step through each process and procedure to help you understand EXACTLY what Photoshop is doing and how to get outstanding results.
With each new season of Photoshop, you'll get videos, projects, and support materials to help you further master this vital tool.
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Creating a Dramatic Image
Using Photoshop, you'll become familiar with the Photoshop interface as you create a dramatic image. You'll select the subject of the image, change the background to grayscale, make color adjustments and, finally, crop the image for dramatic effect.
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Course Welcome
Mark welcomes you to the Rocking Out with Photoshop Course and tells you what to expect.
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How to Export a Photoshop Image for the Web
Learn how to export your work from Photoshop so it can be displayed in a web browser.
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How to Adjust Image Resolution in Photoshop
Every image is comprised of a series of dots. The density of those dots is known as "resolution". You'll lean how to adjust image resolution in this video.
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How to Adjust the Size of your Canvas in Photoshop
You will learn how to adjust the size of the canvas containing an image in Photoshop.
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How to Crop an Image in Photoshop
You will learn how to use the crop tool to resize images in Photoshop
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How to Straighten and Crop an Image in Photoshop
A crooked image can be fixed. In this video, Mark will show you how to straighten a crooked image and then crop it in Photoshop.
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How to Crop for a Specific Frame Size in Photoshop
Sometimes you need to make an image a specific size for framing. In this video, you'll learn how to crop to specific frame size in Photoshop
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How to fix levels in a greyscale image
Mark will show you how to set the levels in a greyscale image and enhance the image quality.
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How to automatically fix colors in Photoshop
You will learn how to use Photoshop's built-in tools to automatically fix colors in Photoshop
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Understanding Color Modes in Photoshop
Photoshop has different color modes for different types of work. In this video, Mark will explain the color modes and when to use them.
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How to Adjust Shadows and Highlights in an Image
You can make images more interesting by adjusting the shadows (dark areas) and highlights (lighter areas) in an image. Mark will show you the Shadows and Highlights tools in this video.
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How to Adjust Shadows and Highlights in an Image
You can make images more interesting by adjusting the shadows (dark areas) and highlights (lighter areas) in an image. Mark will show you the Shadows and Highlights tools in this video.
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Activity: Corrective and Creative Color Adjustments in Photoshop
In this activity, you'll correct a discolored image in Photoshop. You'll then change the coloration of an image for dramatic effect.
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How to Add Text to an Image in Photoshop
In this video, Mark will show you how to add text to an image in Photoshop
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How to make Typographical Adjustments to Text in Photoshop
You'll learn how to make traditional typographical adjustments to text in this video. You will be able to adjust typeface, size, leading, kerning, and type style in Photoshop.
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Working with Long Columns of Text in Photoshop
In this video, you'll learn to work with longer text passages in Photoshop.
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How to Change the Shape of Text in Photoshop
Mark introduces you to the tools that allow you to change the shape of text in Photoshop.
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How to Add Simple Effects to Text in Photoshop
The layer palette has a number of built-in effects that you can use with text in Photoshop.
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How to Warp Text and Place Text on a Line or Circle in Photoshop
You can get text to follow a line or a circle in Photoshop. In this video, Mark will show you how.
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Activity: Creative Typography (How to Create a Magazine Cover in Photoshop)
In this activity, you'll use creative typography to create a cool magazine cover in Photoshop.
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How to Use the Layer Palette in Photoshop
The layer palette is, perhaps, the most important tool available in Photoshop to manipulate and move image pixels. In this video, Mark will introduce this important tool.
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How to Composite Images with the Layer Palette In Photoshop
The layer palette is used to composite images by isolating sets of pixels on various layers. Mark demonstrates in this video.
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How to Create Drop Shadows in Photoshop
Drop shadows add depth to image elements and are a popular effect. You'll learn how to properly apply drop shadows in this video.