New to Photoshop and looking for an introduction to commonly-used features of this powerful design program? This free, one-hour presentation helps you build a foundation for using Photoshop and understand basic design terminology.

1. Photoshop for Beginners
With Wes Holing, TechSoup
December 10, 2015

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Presenter
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Wes Holing
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About TechSoup

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9. What Do You Want to
Learn?

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Meet the Interface
“I am prepared to meet anyone,
but whether anyone is prepared for
the great ordeal of meeting me is
another matter.”
—Mark Twain
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Meet the Interface
Menu
Tools
Panels
Options

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Canvas and Image
“In the beginning the Universe was
created. This has made a lot of
people very angry and been widely
regarded as a bad move.”
—Douglas Adams
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Color Modes
“I used to be Snow White, but I
drifted.”
—Mae West
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RGB CMYK
Color Modes
Used for screens Used for printing

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Adjusting an Image
“Every person is responsible for
his own looks after 40.”
—Abraham Lincoln
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Adjusting an Image
• Brightness: Overall lightness or darkness of image
• Contrast: Difference in brightness between parts of image

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Adjusting an Image
• Tint, tone, and shade
• Tint:
• Add white
• Lightens
• Desaturates
• Tone:
• Add black and white (gray)
• Lightens and darkens
• Saturates and desaturates
• Shade:
• Add black
• Darkens
• Saturates
Shade
Tone
Tint
Hue

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Adjusting an Image
Image > Auto Tone
• Makes lightest colors white and darkest colors black
• Use when image colors and contrast appear flat
Image > Auto Contrast
• Makes highlights appear lighter and shadows appear darker
• Use when light and dark values appear flat
Image > Auto Color
• Balances color based on image’s shadows, midtones, and highlights
• Use when colors in image skew in one direction

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Saving an Image
“One half of me is yours, the other
half yours—Mine own, I would say.
But if mine, then yours, and so all
yours.”
—Portia, The
Merchant of Venice
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Saving an Image
File > Save
• Save as Photoshop file (layers) or flat, high-quality image
• Use when original version needed later or when printing
File > (Legacy) > Save for Web (and Devices)
• Save as JPEG, GIF, PNG
• Use when saving for use online

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Conclusion
“There are no facts, only
interpretations.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche
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Resources
Learn
• Adobe: Adobe Photoshop CC
• Vandelay Design: Learn Photoshop Basics
• Lifehacker: Learn the Basics of Photoshop
Images
• Pixabay: Free, high-quality images
• The Noun Project: Icons for everything
• Creative Commons search: All CC-licensed images

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Credits
Dog, slide X: Image: 825545 / CC0
Camera, slide X: Image: Republica / CC0

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Questions?

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