Learn the essentials of Adobe Photoshop in this 1-Day hands-on workshop. Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard for image editing, compositing, and enhancement. Key tools and features of Adobe Photoshop will be covered including working with documents, customizing the interface, editing photos, cropping and transforming images, making detailed selections, working with layers and masks, retouching photos, using Smart Objects and adjustment layers to apply non-destructive modifications, working with with type, and applying layer effects.
Topics Covered
- Bitmap Imaging Fundamentals
- Understanding Resolution & File Formats
- Selections Techniques
- Image Transformations
- Layer Management
- Masking & Compositing Techniques
- Working with Shapes
- Using Smart Objects
- Image Adjustment & Color Correction
- Image Enhancement & Retouching
- Filters & Creative Effects
- Transparency & Blending Modes
- Typography and Working with Text
- Camera Raw Fundamentals
- Exporting Images For Web, Print, Photography
BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP
Bring your own laptop with any version of the software installed. Each student works on their own laptop with course materials provided by the instructor at the start of class.
FREE FOLLOW UP SESSION
All Plexus Creative workshops include a complimentary 15-minute Zoom session to answer questions relating to workshop exercises. Follow up sessions can be booked within thirty days of workshop date.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Laura (she/they) is a New York City based multimedia artist. Her award winning projects incorporate a variety of tools and techniques including digital imaging, motion graphics, animation, video, interactivity, AI, 3D, and sound. She has taught new media art courses and studio practice workshops at Stanford University and numerous arts institutions and was a National Endowment of the Arts Digital Arts Fellow. For over two decades, she has provided creative technology training and consulting to clients including Apple, Spotify, Etsy, The New Museum, The New York Times, BET, Chanel, Havas Media, and numerous independent artists and designers.