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Introduction to Photoshop CS with Greg Pizzi

Introduction to Photoshop CS is a series of video-based training tutorials on all aspects of Adobe's Photoshop. Greg
Pizzi takes you through a variety of techniques and best practices when using Photoshop.

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Course Outline

Lesson 1 - Workspace & Preferences

Welcome Screen
Workspace (Mac)
Workspace (Win)
Preferences pt.1
Preferences pt.2
Keyboard Shortcuts
Viewing the Rulers
Guides and the Grid

Lesson 2 - Working with Documents

New Documents
Opening Images
Saving Files
Navigation
The Move Tool

Lesson 3 - Making Selections

Marquee Tools
Magic Wand Tool
Lasso Tools
Crop Tool
Quick Mask Mode

Lesson 4 - Painting Tools

Brush Tool
Brush Pallette
Pencil Tool
Dodge, Burn, Sponge Tools
Eraser Tools

Lesson 5 - Touch-Up Tools

Healing Tools
Replace Color
Blur, Sharpen, Smudge
Stamp Tools
Color Samplers

Lesson 6 - History, Gradients, and Notes

History Brush & Pallette
Art History Brush
Gradients
Notes

Lesson 7 - Vector Tools

Type Tools
Warp Text
Type Mask Tool
Pen Tool pt.1
Pen Tool pt.2
Shape Tools

Lesson 8 - Layers and Palettes

Layers pt.1
Layers pt.2
Blending Modes
Layers Compositions
Channels Palette
Swatches Palette
Paths Palette
Histogram

Lesson 9 - Transform Tools

Rotate Command
Transform Commands
Free Transform
Resize Images
Resize Assistant
Resize Canvas

Lesson 10 - Image Adjustments: Part 1

Introduction to Adjustments
Levels Command
Curves Adjustment
Color Balance
Brightness and Contrast
Automatic Commands
Hue / Saturation
Desaturate

Lesson 11 - Image Adjustments: Part 2

Replace Color
Selective Color
Match Color
Channel Mixer
Shadows and Highlights
Invert Equalize
Photo Filter
Threshold
Posterize
Gradient Map
Variations

Lesson 12 - Sharpen and Blur Filters

Sharpen Filters
Unsharp Mask
Blur Filters
Gaussian Blur
Lens Blur

Lesson 13 - Working With Filters

Filter Gallery
Noise Filters
Clouds Filter
Lens Flare
Lighting Effects
Extract Command
Liquify Command

Lesson 14 - The File Browser

File Browser: Part 1
File Browser: Part 2
Contact Sheet
Photo Merge
Picture Package

Lesson 15 - Layer Effects

Drop Shadow
Bevel and Emboss
Copy Effects
Clipping Mask

Lesson 16 - Automation

Introduction
Applying Actions
Actions & File Browser
Creating Actions
Adding to an Action
Droplet