Learn Adobe Photoshop and Camera Raw from layers and selections to retouching, compositing and AI tools, applied to a real brand.
Graphic Design Diploma – Module 3: Adobe Photoshop + Camera Raw. Part of the Master Graphic Design Diploma by Up Academy, and also available as a standalone course.
Course Curriculum
| 0. Starter Brand Kit | |||
| 0.1 Starter Brand Kit – work on a ready brand Details | FREE | 00:05:00 | |
| 1. Digital Image Essentials | |||
| 1.1 Pixels, resolution and image size Details | 00:04:00 | ||
| 1.2 Raster vs. vector Details | 00:03:00 | ||
| 1.3 Color modes: RGB, CMYK, Grayscale Details | 00:04:00 | ||
| 1.4 File formats: PSD, JPG, PNG, TIFF, PDF Details | 00:04:00 | ||
| 2. Photoshop Interface Essentials | |||
| 2.1 Workspace and panels Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 2.2 The toolbar tour Details | 00:04:00 | ||
| 2.3 Custom workspaces Details | 00:04:00 | ||
| 2.4 Essential shortcuts Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 3. Documents & Navigation | |||
| 3.1 New document presets: print, social, web Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 3.2 Zoom, hand tool and rotate view Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 3.3 Artboards Details | 00:04:00 | ||
| 4. Working with Layers | |||
| 4.1 Layer basics: create, order, lock Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 4.2 Groups and organizing layers Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 4.3 Opacity vs. fill Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 4.4 Smart Objects Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 4.5 Why work non-destructively Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| Assignment 1 Details | 2, 00:00 | ||
| 5. Transformation | |||
| 5.1 Free Transform: scale and rotate Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 5.2 Skew and distort Details | 00:04:00 | ||
| 5.3 Perspective Details | 00:04:00 | ||
| 5.4 Warp Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 5.5 Transform shortcuts and precision Details | 00:04:00 | ||
| 5.6 Content-Aware Scale Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 6. Shapes & Type | |||
| 6.1 Shape layers Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 6.2 Pen tool basics Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 6.3 Point type Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 6.4 Paragraph type Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 6.5 Character and paragraph panels Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 6.6 Arabic text settings Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 7. Selections & Layer Masks | |||
| 7.1 Marquee and Lasso Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 7.2 Quick Selection and Object Selection Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 7.3 Select Subject Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 7.4 Select and Mask: edges Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 7.5 Select and Mask: hair Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 7.6 Layer masks Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 7.7 Clipping masks Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 7.8 Layer masks vs. clipping masks in practice Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 7.9 Refining masks Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| Assignment 2 Details | 00:00 | ||
| 8. Camera Raw | |||
| 8.1 Opening and saving images in Camera Raw Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 8.2 Exposure and contrast Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 8.3 White balance Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 8.4 Color adjustments Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 8.5 Tonal adjustments Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 8.6 Sharpening Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 8.7 Noise reduction Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 8.8 Local adjustments Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 8.9 AI masks: sky, subject, background Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 8.10 Presets Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 8.11 Batch editing (automating Camera Raw) Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 9. Tone & Color Correction | |||
| 9.1 Levels Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 9.2 Curves Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 9.3 Hue/Saturation Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 9.4 Color Balance Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 9.5 Matching colors between photos Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 9.6 Color grading a brand photo set Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| Assignment 3 Details | 00:00 | ||
| 10. Retouching Essentials | |||
| 10.1 Spot Healing and Healing Brush Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 10.2 Clone Stamp Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 10.3 Patch tool Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 10.4 Remove tool Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 10.5 Product retouching: cleaning Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 10.6 Product retouching: shadows Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 10.7 Product retouching: reflections Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| Assignment 4 Details | 00:00 | ||
| 11. Blend Modes & Layer Styles | |||
| 11.1 Blend modes: darken and lighten groups Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 11.2 Blend modes: contrast and color groups Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 11.3 Blend modes in practice Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 11.4 Drop shadow and stroke Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 11.5 Gradient overlay and other styles Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 12. Combining Multiple Images (Composite) | |||
| 12.1 Planning a composite: light Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 12.2 Perspective and scale in composites Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 12.3 Matching color Details | 00:05:00 | ||
| 12.4 Masking the elements Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 12.5 Blending edges Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 12.6 Shadows and lighting Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 12.7 Final color grade Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 12.8 Key visual: layout Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 12.9 Key visual: type and brand elements Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 12.10 Key visual: post and story versions Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 13. AI in Photoshop (Firefly) | |||
| 13.1 Generative Fill: adding objects Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 13.2 Generative Fill: removing objects Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 13.3 Generative Expand Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 13.4 Expanding for different ratios Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 13.5 Generate Image Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 13.6 Generate Background Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 13.7 Neural Filters Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 13.8 AI ethics: copyright and client approval Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 13.9 When not to use AI images Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 14. Filters & Mockups | |||
| 14.1 Essential filters Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 14.2 Creative filters Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 14.3 Smart Object mockups Details | 00:08:00 | ||
| 14.4 Presenting your work with mockups Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 15. Saving, Exporting & Printing | |||
| 15.1 Export As Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 15.2 Save for Web Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| 15.3 Preparing files for print Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| 15.4 Print checklist Details | 00:06:00 | ||
| Extra lessons from the previous course | |||
| Color panels in Photoshop Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Swatch panel Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Crop Tool Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Perspective Crop Tool Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Eyedropper Tool and Color Sampler Tool Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Ruler, Note, and Count Tools Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Brush Tool Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Pencil Tool Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Color Replacement Tool Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Mixer Brush Tool Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| The History Brush Tool Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Art History Brush tool Details | 00:00:00 | ||
| Gradient and Paint Bucket Details | 00:00:00 | ||
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