Photoshop 101
Photoshop 101
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It's so great to have you here!
Girl Develop It is here to provide affordable and accessible programs to learn software through mentorship and hands-on instruction.
Some "rules"
- We are here for you!
- Every question is important
- Help each other
- Have fun(!)
Well, hello there!
I'm happy to have you here.
Let's take a few minutes and get to know each other.
Raise your hand if this is your first GDI class.
- Who are you?
- Why are you checking Photoshop out?
- If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be (ignoring concerns about nutritional balance)?
I'm happy to have you here.
Topics for Today
- Why Photoshop, anyway?
- Tools, Panels, and Settings
- Working with Photos
- Creative Adjustments
- Layers & Layer Comps
- Saving and optimizing FTW!
What to expect
- This is a short survey of a very complex, multi-use program
- I hope it'll give you a better sense of the features and applications
- I don't know everything, and neither will you
- Have fun! Bang around and mess with features! Ask questions!
Why Photoshop?
Photoshop was originally created as a photo editing program, hence the name.
It is expensive ($$$). However, it's an industry standard and is widely used, and thus hard to completely break away from.
Popular upstart - Sketch!
Raster vs. Vector
Raster:
- Dot-based
- Dots = pixels (sometimes)
- Cannot resize without quality loss
- GIF, JPG, PNG
- Photoshop
Vector:
- Math-based (!)
- Uses geometry to create graphics (!)
- Infinitely resize while maintaining quality
- SVG
- Illustrator
Workspaces, units & tools
New Files
New Files
- Web default is a good starting point
- Make sure you're using pixels
- Dimensions 2x the final display size
- Resolution 72 pixels/ inch is (still) great
- RGB color
- Background white or transparent
Preferences
Under the Photoshop menu.
- Interface Settings
- Units & Rulers
- Guides & Grid
- Panels (Type, Layers, Slicing)
- Units & Rulers
- Guides & Grid
Workspaces
are...
Saved arrangements of:
- tools
- tool panels
- keyboard shortcuts
- menus
Roll your own!
(In the Window menu)
might include...
- Type
- Character panel
- Paragraph panel
- Layers panel
- Slice
- Select
- Eyedropper
might look like...
Switching through defaults as well as my custom workspace
Creating and working with actual FILES!
Starting from Scratch!
- Sike, don't do it
- Grid systems (960, 1140, various other templates)
- Preset sizes (social media)
Let's Do This!
Files...
Organization
- Name things clearly
- Group and group some more
Slicing, saving and optimizing
- Maintaining key file information
- Save for web
- Extract assets
- Optimizing
Questions?
Feedback Pls!
Please visit
http://bit.ly/ps-classto submit your feedback about this class. It's anonymous and I really really really appreciate it.