Design and Creativity

Adobe Photoshop Basic Course

Teaches: Luis Alarcon - Art director and freelance graphic designer

  • Basic
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Online course description

In this basic Adobe Photoshop course, you will learn to know and use the most used photo editing and retouching software in the world, in an intuitive and organized way to improve your photos and create your own digital compositions. You will start by getting to know the program and adapting it to your needs, the interface, the workspace, the keyboard shortcuts, the tools and the main techniques used in this software as well as the concept of what a digital image is. Finally, we will cover the basic handling of layers for photo correction through adjustments and image cropping through selection. At the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to develop a learning project (optional).

What will I learn?

You will learn the work interface, the concept of digital image and its various applications, as well as the process of editing an image using the tools and techniques of the program.

Who is it aimed at?

General public, interested in photo editing

Requirements

None

Adobe Photoshop Basic course content

  • Module 1Firststeps in Photoshop

    3 Capsules 00:16:33

    • Capsule 1: Teacher's presentation
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    • Capsule 2: First steps in Photoshop
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    • Capsule 3: Productivity and Keyboard Shortcuts
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  • Module 2Thedigital image

    3 Capsules 00:17:55

    • Capsule 1: What is a digital image?
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    • Capsule 2: Image resolution
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    • Capsule 3: Image dimensions
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  • Module 3Image selectionand drawing

    3 Capsules 00:28:48

    • Capsule 1: Selections and tools
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    • Capsule 2: Tools for drawing and retouching
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    • Capsule 3: Vector shape tools
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  • Module 4Layers

    3 Capsules 00:32:56

    • Capsule 1: Basic handling of layers
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    • Capsule 2: Layered photo correction
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    • Capsule 3: Layer masks
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  • Module 5Photoshop Panels

    3 Capsules 00:25:58

    • Capsule 1: Properties and color panel
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    • Capsule 2: History panel
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    • Capsule 3: Text and style panel
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Final examTo obtain your course pass certificate, you will have 2 attempts per day to pass a multiple-choice exam with more than 70%.

About our expert

Luis Alarcon Adobe Photoshop Basic course instructor

Luis Alarcon

Freelance art director and graphic designer

Luis Alarcón Cheuquepal, of Chilean origin (and resident in Lima - Peru) has a vast and recognized experience in design, digital photo editing and graphic development of websites and teaching in the career of graphic design.

He has a degree in Advertising Graphic Design (1995), has an Adobe Photoshop Certified Expert and is a specialist in image post-production. He is currently director and teacher in his own company dedicated to the formation and training of new young values in the world of graphic design in "Luis Alarcón, courses and workshops for creatives". 

Since 2000 he has alternated between design and teaching in different institutions and companies related to the field of graphic design, animation, web design, digital graphics, 3d image editing, among which are: Wunderman, Toulouse Lautrec, ISIL Instituto San Ignacio de Loyola, Area 51, Magia Digital, Academia Mac Peru, IPAD Instituto Peruano de Arte y Diseño, among others.

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