Lesson Info
25. Using the Shape Tool
Lessons
Introduction To Adobe Photoshop
04:05 2Bridge vs. Lightroom
06:39 3Tour of Photoshop Interface
18:21 4Overview of Bridge Workspace
07:42 5Overview of Lightroom Workspace
11:21 6Lightroom Preferences - Saving Documents
08:19 7How To Use Camera Raw in Adobe Photoshop 2020
05:10 8Overview of Basic Adjustment Sliders
13:09Developing Raw Images
30:33 10Editing with the Effects and HLS Tabs
09:12 11How to Save Images
03:37 12Using the Transform Tool
04:48 13Making Selections in Adobe Photoshop 2020
06:03 14Selection Tools
05:55 15Combining Selection Tools
07:37 16Using Automated Selection Tools
17:34 17Quick Mask Mode
05:07 18Select Menu Essentials
21:28 19Using Layers in Adobe Photoshop 2020
13:00 20Align Active Layers
07:29 21Creating a New Layer
06:15 22Creating a Clipping Mask
03:02 23Using Effects on Layers
11:24 24Using Adjustment Layers
16:44 25Using the Shape Tool
04:39 26Create a Layer Mask Using the Selection Tool
04:39 27Masking Multiple Images Together
15:15 28Using Layer Masks to Remove People
10:50 29Using Layer Masks to Replace Sky
10:04 30Adding Texture to Images
09:11 31Layering to Create Realistic Depth
05:35 32Adjustment Layers in Adobe Photoshop 2020
05:29 33Optimizing Grayscale with Levels
10:59 34Adjusting Levels with a Histogram
03:37 35Understanding Curves
06:18 36Editing an Image Using Curves
18:41 37Editing with Shadows/Highlights Adjustment
07:19 38Dodge and Burn Using Quick Mask Mode
07:14 39Editing with Blending Modes
08:04 40Color Theory
05:59 41Curves for Color
16:52 42Hue and Saturation Adjustments
08:59 43Isolating Colors Using Hue/Saturation Adjustment
13:33 44Match Colors Using Numbers
16:59 45Adjusting Skin Tones
05:25 46Retouching Essentials In Adobe Camera Raw
10:52 47Retouching with the Spot Healing Brush
07:53 48Retouching with the Clone Stamp
06:51 49Retouching with the Healing Brush
04:34 50Retouching Using Multiple Retouching Tools
13:07 51Extending an Edge with Content Aware
03:42 52Clone Between Documents
13:19 53Crop Tool
10:07 54Frame Tool
02:59 55Eye Dropper and Color Sampler Tools
08:14 56Paint Brush Tools
13:33 57History Brush Tool
06:27 58Eraser and Gradient Tools
03:06 59Brush Flow and Opacity Settings
04:17 60Blur and Shape Tools
11:06 61Dissolve Mode
09:24 62Multiply Mode
15:29 63Screen Mode
14:08 64Hard Light Mode
14:54 65Hue, Saturation, and Color Modes
11:31 66Smart Filters
11:32 67High Pass Filter
13:40 68Blur Filter
05:59 69Filter Gallery
07:42 70Adaptive Wide Angle Filter
04:43 71Combing Filters and Features
04:45 72Select and Mask
20:04 73Manually Select and Mask
08:08 74Creating a Clean Background
21:19 75Changing the Background
13:34 76Smart Object Overview
08:37 77Nested Smart Objects
09:55 78Scale and Warp Smart Objects
09:08 79Replace Contents
06:55 80Raw Smart Objects
10:20 81Multiple Instances of a Smart Object
12:59 82Creating a Mockup Using Smart Objects
05:42 83Panoramas
13:15 84HDR
11:20 85Focus Stacking
04:02 86Time-lapse
11:18 87Light Painting Composite
08:05 88Remove Moire Patterns
06:11 89Remove Similar Objects At Once
09:52 90Remove Objects Across an Entire Image
05:46 91Replace a Repeating Pattern
06:50 92Clone from Multiple Areas Using the Clone Source Panel
10:27 93Remove an Object with a Complex Background
07:49 94Frequency Separation to Remove Staining and Blemishes
12:27 95Warping
11:03 96Liquify
14:02 97Puppet Warp
12:52 98Displacement Map
10:36 99Polar Coordinates
07:19 100Organize Your Layers
11:02 101Layer Styles: Bevel and Emboss
02:59 102Layer Style: Knockout Deep
12:34 103Blending Options: Blend if
13:18 104Blending Options: Colorize Black and White Image
06:27 105Layer Comps
08:30 106Black-Only Shadows
06:07 107Create a Content Aware Fill Action
08:46 108Create a Desaturate Edges Action
07:42 109Create an Antique Color Action
13:52 110Create a Contour Map Action
10:20 111Faux Sunset Action
07:20 112Photo Credit Action
05:54 113Create Sharable Actions
07:31 114Common Troubleshooting Issues Part 1
10:23 115Common Troubleshooting Issues Part 2
07:57 116Image Compatibility with Lightroom
03:29 117Scratch Disk Is Full
06:02 118Preview Thumbnail
02:10Lesson Info
Using the Shape Tool
whenever I use things like the shape tool, which we haven't used, that I might as well down here is our shape tool. Let's say I want on the lips that means a oval or circle. I can click and drag like this, and with default settings, it's gonna create a brand new layer to put it on. I use the text tool. Same thing will happen so often times you have to go out of your way to not work with layers. If we don't want to work with layers, you can always merge things together That was choosing Merge layers from layer menu. So let's see what I might want to work on this. We just have a circle, but it looks pretty flat. Let's make it look like it stands out. I'm gonna create a brand new empty layer by clicking on the new layer icon. The bottom of my layers panel. I'll grab my paintbrush and I'm gonna choose black to paint with. I'll use a soft edged brush that's really big, and I'm just gonna paint some shading on top of the circle. Well, I want that shading toe only show up where the circle is ...
well on. I do the same thing we did to get a photograph to show up inside our text, which is layer create clipping mask. Then it only shows up inside the layer that's underneath. It's too dark. Well, that's when you go to the top of your layers panel and you have opacity and I can lighten it up. Then I could repeat that process, create a brand new layer, maybe change the color and painting with toe white. And now add a little highlight in there. It's too bright, so I lower the opacity, and I think I can see extending beyond the circle. So I go to the layer menu in Create clipping Mask. Now it can't go any further. And if I use my move tool, I can reposition both of those layers. I could move this one up here, try to put the highlight where I think it's best I can work in the layer that's underneath by clicking on it, movin around. It would be just right with both of them. I can adjust the rapacity control how much they show up, so now you can see how I can add a little bit more dimension to something and by using layers its most versatile. If I were to put all this paint on a single layer that I wouldn't be able to reposition that highlights separate from the shadow that's there to make this have more control. I wouldn't be able to adjust the opacity of the shady part separate from the highlight, and so it's really convenient to be able to work with separate layers. But if they ever get in your way, just select all the pieces that you think should be one part. Go to the layer menu in choose merge layers that will combine them together into a single layer. Finally, there is one other command you'll want to know about because there's a command that's very similar to merge layers. It's under the layer menu, and it's called Flatten Image. What the heck does it dio flatten? Image is going to throw away any layers that have their eyeballs turn off. So if I hide that circle that we made, it's going to end up being thrown away. When I end up flattening the image, then it's going to merge together all the layers that were currently visible so that when it's done, all we're gonna have is a layer called background, and you could think of that is finalizing your image. That's what happens if you ever choose Save As and you save this in a file format that does not support layers like JPEG file format. Also, when you choose save as there's just a check box within the save, as dialogue called layers. And if you ever wanted to flatten an image so you give it to somebody else and they don't have the pieces it was made out of, you could turn off that check box that was called layers in what you'd be saving out would not contain those layers, but to have the most versatility choose. Undo there and I'd keep my layers. If you want to keep your layers when you save your file, save it. Neither Photoshopped file format or tiff. There is no quality difference between those two choices. I personally used tiff Onley because the maximum file size you can create a tiff file is twice his biggest photo shop. So if you run into a really complex document, it might complain that you went above the maximum that a Photoshopped file format could be, and if so, you'd have to switch to Tiff. So I just used Tiff to begin with, but there's no quality difference.
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Highly recommended if you want to take your Photoshop skills to the next level. Ben Willmore is clear, concise, and professional. He also has a good speaking voice that is not distracting but also keeps you engaged. Lastly, I would recommend that as you become more advanced, increasing the speed of the video (one of the options given on the menu)...especially if you've gone through the course once before and maybe want to watch it again. The double speed is very efficient as you become more advanced in Photoshop. Thanks for the help Ben!
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