Photoshop CS2/3/4/5 Beginner Class

Introduction to Photoshop

Instructor: Andrea Gold (ask a question)

Level: Beginner/Introductory

Requirements: Photoshop CS2, CS3, CS4, or CS5

Class begins the first Wednesday of every month.

This class is also a prerequisite class for my Intermediate Photoshop Class.

This class will run for 4 weeks with 3 lessons per week.  The class runs every month and starts on the first Wednesday of every month.  The class is designed to give you a strong foundation and understanding of the basics of Photoshop.  The class will be held in a private forum at GDS. I will be available to help you throughout the entire class to help you through the course. Each lesson will be distributed in pdf format and will include step by step instructions and pictures for easy learning. Simple homework will also be assigned for each lesson to practice the techniques we are learning. General topics covered for this class will include the following:

Creating and working with image files
Image color modes and their purposes
Image and canvas size
The tool
Important tools
The palette well
Important palettes
The color picker
Layer styles
Text options and palettes
Text paths and shapes
The tool preset picker
The preset manager
Basic gradients
Actions
Paths
Basic photo adjustments
Adjustment layers
Layer masks
Warp
Liquify
Basic filters
Changing colors
Saving your layouts for the web
Scratch disks and other memory issues
Working with guides
Basic quality techniques
Creating your own brushes, patterns, and shapes
Ribbons, brads, and eyelets
Paper basics

This outline is just a BASIC outline of what we will be covering in this class. There are many more features and techniques we will also be learning.

*** Please note, all GoDigitalClasses are non-refundable.