# Photoshop in a Day (Self-Paced)

Canonical URL: <https://www.creativelive.com/classes/photoshop-in-a-day-self-paced>

## Overview

Photoshop is one of the most powerful creative tools around, and this course gets you comfortable with the essentials quickly. You'll learn how to remove unwanted elements from photos, make selections, correct colors, and save files for both print and web, picking up the practical skills to start editing photos and building graphics with confidence.

It's a great fit if you use Photoshop occasionally and want a focused, no-nonsense introduction to the program. If you're looking to go further, our Adobe Photoshop Course Online goes deeper into the software, and if you're working toward building a portfolio, our Graphic Design Certification Program is worth a look.

## What you'll learn

- Retouch and clean up photos to get results that look polished and professional
- Adjust color, brightness, and contrast to make your images really pop
- Design graphics tailored for social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram
- Combine photos, text, and graphics to create logos and other eye-catching visuals
- Straighten and crop photos for a clean, intentional composition
- Use selections to zero in on specific parts of an image and edit with precision
- Save your files in the right formats for both web and print use

## Curriculum

### Section 1

#### Getting Started

- Zooming
- Scrolling
- Getting around
- Tools
- Copying & pasting

#### Photo Retouching

- Spot Healing Brush
- Content-Aware Fill

#### Cropping Photos

- Cropping Photos
- Straightening Photos
- Straightening a Layer

#### Creating Graphics: Combing Photos, Text, & Graphics

- Adding Type
- Smart Objects
- Importing Vector Graphics (Such as Logos)
- Type Anti-Aliasing

### Section 2

#### Replacing Backgrounds

- Select Subject
- Select and Mask
- Image compositing

#### Blend Modes & Opacity

- Blend Modes
- Opacity
- Placing & Editing Smart Objects

#### Color Correction Using Color Balance

- Creating adjustment layers for color correction
- Adjusting color balance
- Adjusting brightness/contrast

#### Color Correction Using Curves

- Color correction with a Curves adjustment layer
- Adjusting brightness and contrast with Curves
- Setting white, black, & mid points

#### Preparing Digital Photos for Print

- Viewing/setting image size
- Resampling pros & cons
- Saving as PSD
- Saving as TIFF

#### Exporting Files for Web/Digital

- Resizing images for the web/digital
- Reducing image size with resampling
- Exporting an optimized JPEG
- Exporting a transparent PNG

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $425