Lesson 1 - Keyboard and Toolbar Shortcuts
- Customizing toolbars
- Customizing keyboard shortcuts
- Overview of fundamental keyboard shortcuts
Lesson 2 - Advanced Layer management
- Filtering layers by element
- Searching layers
- Color coding layers
- Grouping layers
- Merging layers
- Blending Modes
Lesson 3 - Blending modes
- What is a Blending Mode?
- Usage for Blending Modes
- Usage inside of Layers panel and Effects
Lesson 4 - Layer Comps
- What is a Layer Comp? Why use them?
- Creating Layer Comps
- Editing Layer Comps
- Updating Layer Comps
- Exporting to PSD/PDF/JPEG
Lesson 5 - Drawing Vectors
- Overview of Vector images
- Using Shapes
- Using Pen Tool
- Using the Direct Selection Tool
- Creating a Clipping Mask using vector
- Applying Color
- Using the Properties Panel
Lesson 6 - Advanced Type Techniques
- Make text into Shapes
- Change font style with pen tool
- Use for clipping mask
- Create Outlines
- 3D text
Lesson 7 - Advanced Adjustment Layers
- Curves
- Levels
- Black and White
- Selective Color
- Gradient Maps
Lesson 8 - Advanced selection (use golden retriever) – Smart Radius/Select and Mask
- Select and Mask
- Smart Radius
- Color Range
- Selecting Hair
- Using Pen Tool for selection
- Use Path Panel for selection
- Save Selection
Lesson 9 - Colorizing BW images
Lesson 10 - Displacement Maps
Lesson 11 - Advanced Filters
- Create Trees, Frames, Clouds and Fire
- Polarized, Wave and extrusion to create “Japanese Sun”
- Vanishing Point Filter
- Camera RAW
- Blur (create depth of field)
- Filter gallery
- Vanishing point with 3D text
- Liquify
Lesson 12 - Intro to Actions
- Using Actions to automate tasks
- Use Photoshop’s preset Actions
- Create your own Actions
Lesson 13 - Creating an Animated GIF
- Frame by frame animation
- Use the Timeline
