With a global look at viewing, moving around, and manipulating an image, work through a series of examples on creating specific selections within your composition. Compare the marquee and ellipse tools for broad quick selections. Contrast those with the organic control of the lasso tool and geometric precision of the polygon and magnetic lasso tools. Begin to leverage the power of Photoshop’s semi automated tools, applying quick selections with the magic wand and quick selections tools.
Compare cropping versus scaling an image. Evaluate cropping in a non-destructive workflow. Consider cropping as a means to manage project file sizes. Utilize the straighten tool to correct horizon lines within the constraint of cropping. Leverage the power of content aware, expanding the boundari...
With a variety of selection methods in hand, develop an automated selection process for clean, precise, and fast results. Leverage the power of Photoshop using select subject, to quickly isolate exactly what you want with a click of a button. Using color range and focus, apply a strategic method ...
Dive into the native Photoshop paint brush toolset. Learn to adjust color, saturation, hue and brush size. Compare and contrast opacity and flow settings, as well as your ability to control your paint strokes, to refine your command and control of the tool. With a solid foundation for using the p...