Photoshop Tutorials

Hi Everyone!

Today I'll be posting 3 Photoshop tutorials meant for beginners. Let's get right into it!

Tutorial #1: Learn Photoshop in 5 Minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAmSB5MQxOo

I like this tutorial because it's a short and sweet way to get your bearings in Photoshop when you're first starting out. In the tutorial he shows you some of the basic effects you can use when editing an image, adding in text, as well as saving your work. This is perfect for complete beginners that are new to using the software.

Tutorial #2: Photoshop Basics - The Fundamentals of Photoshop for Beginners

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M0LLrJVbQU

This tutorial is a lot longer than the first one for beginners that want to go into a little more depth. In this tutorial she goes over all of the basics, including layers, masks, blend modes, and a few other fun tools to use. I definitely learned a lot from this video so it's worth checking out!

Tutorial #3: EVERY Tool in the Toolbar Explained and Demonstrated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cQT1ZgvgGI

This tutorial is great if you have some free time, as this is the longest tutorial on this list. He goes over every single tool bar and demonstrates their uses and how to go about using them. I don't think I'm able to list all of the tools he goes over because the list is just too long! If you're a beginner starting out this is the perfect video to watch to understand the fundamental tools used in the Photoshop software.

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Portfolio

Artists Statement: After becoming more comfortable working with InDesign, I was able to create a personalized portfolio containing all of the projects we've done throughout the semester. For reference, the first slide is above and the last slide ends with the business cards. This portfolio encompasses all of the hard work I've put in throughout this semester, and I couldn't be more proud of myself. Looking back on it, I didn't even realize how many projects we've actually done! I used a green color scheme, featuring a light green as the background with dark green, grey, and black as alternate colors. I can't wait to show this portfolio to my friends and family to show off all of my projects!

Tag Brush

Artists Statement: Tag Brush was a very fun and creative assignment to work on. I was able to experiment with the various layers available to use and see what looked best with my logo. While complex, this assignment gave me great knowledge as to how to create a brush in Photoshop. Above is my basic B/W brush, and then to the left are my colorized ones. This brush worked great when adding my own personal touch to further assignments, almost like an artists signature. I'll definitely be using the skills I learned in this section for future projects and brush creations!

BW to Color

Artist Statement: For my black and white to color photoshop project I decided to use three different types of color schemes; Square, Triad, and Analogous. I really like pinkish-purple colors and I think my favorite scheme in this project was probably the analogous. I was able to utilize the quick selection tool to outline multiple sections of my image including my shirt, shorts, hair, the wall behind me, the reflection on the water, the lights, and as an added bonus, the moon! Having a white shirt on definitely helped the colors on my shirt pop a bit more than the rest of the image since it was taken at night time. Overall, I really enjoyed working on this project and I think photoshop is my new favorite software that we've used so far!

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