3Adobe Photoshop is a very powerful and versatile image editing/graphics creation application that is the industry standard in its category. Though Photoshop’s interface is intuitive enough for an absolute beginner to learn basic image editing tasks such as cropping and resizing, to be able to fully master and utilize all of its tools takes a considerable amount of time.

In these exercises we will be  honing in on your Photoshop skills to help you be able to create spectacular compositions.  On this page, you’ll find the basic Photoshop tutorials for getting started with Photoshop.

Introducing the Layer Panels Tutorials

• 1. Organize Your Layer Efficiently
• 2. Photoshop Layers
• 3. Be Creative with Blending Modes

The Power of Adjustment Layers

• 1. The Power of Adjustment Layers
• 2. Basic Fixes With A Levels Layers
• 3. Master Curves In Photoshop
• 4. Selective Hue-Saturation Tweaks
• 5. Convert Color Photo to Mono
• 6. Adjustment Layer Masks in Action

Add Effects in Layer Styles Tutorials

• Add Effects with Layer Styles

The Selection Tool Tutorials

• 1. The Selection Tools
• 2. Coloring Line Art
• 3. More Advanced Selections
• 4. Replace a Background

Introducing Layer Mask Tutorials

• 1. Introducing Layer Masks
• 2. Make Better Layer Masks

Transform Tutorials

•  1. Transform Tools
• 2. Perspective Transformations

Master The Pen Tool Tutorials

• 1. Master the Pen Too
• 2. Create Basic Line Art from Your Photos
• 3. Become a Master of the Pen Tool

The Crop Tool

• The Crop Tool -rule of Thirds

Filter Gallery Tutorials

• 1. Add Creative Effects to Your Photos
• 2. Apply Editable Filter Effects

Enhance a Video Clip Tutorial

•  Enhance a Video Clip

The Introduction to Photoshop Activity Map Intro To Photoshop -Animation will help guide you in taking notes through the tutorials.

You will use the below image during the Introduction to Photoshop Activities.

Go to “Matisse” Shared Folders on your desktop > Intro to 2d Animation Folder  and then drag and drop the PS Tutorial Images onto your desktop.