Adobe Photoshop for Beginners: Effects and Techniques

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In this Guided Project, you will:

Apply smart filters to an image.

Incorporate color effects to an image.

Upscale an image for high-resolution printing.

1 hour 25 minutes
Beginner
No download needed
Split-screen video
English
Desktop only

This guided project is for people interested in image editing, photography, and graphic design. In this project-based course, you will learn how to make an image, make a smart object to apply smart filters to an image, incorporate color effects to an image, and upscale an image for high-resolution printing. To achieve this, we will work through navigating the Adobe Photoshop software, learn how to make an image a smart object to be able to apply smart filters, incorporate color effects, and learn how to prepare and upscale an image for high-resolution printing. This project is unique because it will help you start from zero with the Adobe Photoshop software and familiarize yourself with editing images in Adobe Photoshop. In order to be successful in this project, you will need basic computer skills and an account with Adobe to utilize their software for the tasks.

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Skills you will develop

  • Photography

  • Photo Enhancement

  • Color Grading

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Editing

Learn step-by-step

In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:

  1. Learn to make an image a smart object to apply smart filters.

  2. Incorporate color effects to an image.

  3. Apply different color effects to an image.

  4. Upscale images for high-resolution printing.

  5. Prepare images for export to send to print.

  6. Apply smart filters, color effects, and up-scale an image for high-resolution printing.

How Guided Projects work

Your workspace is a cloud desktop right in your browser, no download required

In a split-screen video, your instructor guides you step-by-step

Frequently Asked Questions

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At the top of the page, you can press on the experience level for this Guided Project to view any knowledge prerequisites. For every level of Guided Project, your instructor will walk you through step-by-step.

Yes, everything you need to complete your Guided Project will be available in a cloud desktop that is available in your browser.

You'll learn by doing through completing tasks in a split-screen environment directly in your browser. On the left side of the screen, you'll complete the task in your workspace. On the right side of the screen, you'll watch an instructor walk you through the project, step-by-step.