Lynda - Introducing Photoshop: Design with Deke McClelland

Although learning Adobe Photoshop from square one can seem daunting, this course gives you exactly the knowledge you need to get started creating practical everyday graphic designs with no prior Photoshop knowledge required. Acclaimed Photoshop instructor Deke McClelland quickly introduces you to the core Photoshop features you?ll need to create your first Photoshop design projects, focusing only on those features designers use most often.

Topics include:

Selecting and extracting images from their backgrounds

Building design compositions with layers

Adding effects with layer styles and blend modes

Using, formatting, and stylizing type in your design

Painting with the Brush tool

Drawing with the Pen tool

Basic masking techniques for creating quality compositions

Saving your designs for print and the web