We’ll start off by covering how to create and save new documents as well as how we can navigate around inside them. We'll then take a look at two of the most basic tools for digital painting being the brush tool and eraser tool so you begin creating artwork right away. After that, you’ll learn about several other features such as layers, selections and masks that will add a new dimension to your digital painting experience. And to wrap up this project, we'll go over one possible workflow for painting a digital image.

It can safely be said that Photoshop is truly the backbone of the computer graphics industry. From video games to movies and every area in between, I would estimate that Photoshop is the most commonly used application by working professionals in any creative field. Now learning how to use a program like Photoshop can seem like a daunting task, I completely understand. Let me assure you of this, throughout this course, my goal is to teach you the tools, concepts and workflows you will need to succeed with Photoshop. Not only this, but I will break them down so that they are easy to understand. We will dive in and learn about every key area, providing you with a solid foundation. It’s important to me that you not only learn the basics of Photoshop but that you also develop good habits when it comes to this truly amazing application.

We will begin by taking a quick tour around the user interface learning the location of important tools and panels. Next, we will learn how we can create and manage layers in Photoshop. From here we will dive into some of the most commonly used tools for digital painting, learning where they are and how they work. After spending some time learning how to select and store colors, we will jump right into setting up a composition with a sketch where we will discover the difference between resizing and resampling our artwork. Next we will take a glimpse into the painting process by first blocking in some color and then blending it together. Along the way, we will learn how to create custom brushes and patterns as well as how we can utilize these to paint textures. We will wrap things up by learning about layer masks and what we can be on the look out for to make our textures more believable.

We will start off by covering resizing and re-sampling images. We will then take a look at correcting the color and tone of an image so you begin learning non-destructive ways of doing both. After that, you will learn to make specific pixel selections. And to wrap up this project, we will go over how to remove unwanted information from our images. This series of step-by-step videos were developed with artists new to Photoshop in mind so we will be moving at a steady, easy-to-follow pace making sure you understand terms and basic techniques.

This course is geared toward users who are new to Photoshop and so we'll focus on building good habits and having fun using the software. This series of lessons is aimed at being short, to the point, and something you can go through quickly. Our goal is to not force a lot of terms and processing on you but to present some fun projects that you can follow along with and use to grow your confidence.

Using Photoshop CS4 Extended, we now have the ability to paint textures directly onto our 3D mesh, allowing us to significantly streamline the texturing process. Through these lessons, we will discuss concepts such as painting textures directly onto your 3D mesh, projecting 2D details onto your geometry, painting and exporting multiple maps, as well as discussing many other texturing tools now found in Photoshop CS4. With these new features, we no longer have to jump back and fourth between multiple applications to see the result of our texturing. And with the ability to paint directly on our 3D geometry, we can create textures much faster, and with much higher precision.

Popular highlights include: Tool Overview; Palette Overview; Print / Web / Design Workflows; Non-Destructive Workflow; Managing Multi-layer Documents; Creating Effects; Restoring Photographs; Enhancing Photographs; Color Adjustments and Correction; Utilizing Automation Scripts; Creating Actions; Building Web Galleries; Using Photomerge; Using Bridge; Working with Camera Raw Images; Compressing Images for Web; Working with Smart Objects & Smart Filters; Importing Adobe Illustrator Files.

Tips / Tricks: 1) If you double-click on the slice with the slice tool, you will bring up the slice options for that particular slice. This is where you can add a URL or many other options. 2) The slice tool can divide the image into many different pieces, letting you control the compression of each slice and create effects like rollovers or animations using Fireworks.

Tips / Tricks The Auto Select Layer option will take the top most layer and move it when you click and drag. Be careful, because this can cause unexpected movements. Show Bounding Box can be a real time-saver, because it lets you free transform a layer by just clicking on the layer and using the Bounding Box handles to resize, rotate or position the layer.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Select the tool and click on the image to zoom in. Select the tool and Alt + Click on the image to zoom out. Zoom into an area by clicking and dragging. Double clicking on the zoom tool will re-zoom the image to be 100%.

Tips / Tricks: SHIFT + click and drag to add to the selection. Subtract from the selection by pressing ALT + click and drag. If you press shift as you click and drag the marquee will become a perfect square/circle.

Tips / Tricks: Fine tune your selection but changing the amount of tolerance in the option bar. A higher tolerance will create a larger selection. To add to your selection, press shift as you click your mouse again and you will add those colors to your selection. To remove colors from your selection, press alt as you click on those colors and you will subtract from your selection.

Photoshop CS3 Extended introduces the ability to use all your favorite Photoshop editing tools and workflows on video files. Anyone who is familiar with After Effects will feel immediately at home editing video in Photoshop CS3 Extended. You can even work with image sequences directly rendered out of your 3D program. Topics covered in this tutorial: Bringing in quick time movies; Opening an image sequence; Using the layer palette; Animating opacity and mask; Editing frame by frame ; Adding a drop shadow. To learn more about Photoshop check out HDRI Workflow with Maya and Photoshop, a fundamental guide to learning high dynamic range imaging.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Learning how to efficiently use the Analysis menu; Setting a custom scale; Recording measurements; Creating intelligent labels; Exporting our data into a text file; Using the Ruler tool. For a complete overview of Photoshop check out Introduction to Photoshop CS3, a comprehensive guide to learning a non-destructive workflow and creative techniques that can be used for print, web, and design.

3D Layers, a feature introduced in Photoshop CS3 Extended, are extremely useful for editing textures. The 3D layers system automatically updates the model's texture every time you save it. This means you don't have to export the texture and switch programs to see the result in 3D!

Using 3D files is a new feature of Photoshop CS3 Extended. Many aspects of a 3D layer are editable, such as the position, rotation, scale, or even lighting. Photoshop can also display the vertices or a wireframe of the model. It is even possible to import animation data!

Topics covered in this tutorial: Using Panoramas to photograph large spaces; Learning how to automatically align and blend images into a seamless panorama; Utilizing the Photomerge command. To learn more about Photoshop check out HDRI Workflow with Maya and Photoshop, a fundamental guide to high dynamic range imaging.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Defining and naming Variables; Different image alignment methods; Setting up the Excel document for reading from Photoshop; Time saving tips for creating Excel spreadsheets; Importing the Data Set back into Photoshop; Exporting the images through Imageready. To learn more about Photoshop check out HDRI Workflow with XSI and Photoshop, a fundamental guide to high dynamic range imaging.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Learning how to preserve areas of our image; Scaling the built-in skin time preservation system; Implementing the Content Aware Scale; Resizing our image. To learn more about Photoshop check out HDRI Workflow with Maya and Photoshop, a fundamental guide to learning high dynamic range imaging.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Understanding that the Hand Tool is a utility; Learning that the Move Tool repositions the pixels; Using short cuts to activate tools. For a complete overview of Photoshop check out Introduction to Photoshop CS3, a comprehensive guide to learning a non-destructive workflow and creative techniques that can be used for print, web, and design.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Utilizing the Airbrush tool; Learning how to sue the shortcut keys; Loading and saving brushes. Gain a complete understanding of Photoshop with Principles of Photoshop CS, a detailed overview to creatively using Adobe Photoshop.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Taking control of the Blur tool; Learning how to soften our image; Creating subtle effects; Change the strength of the Blur tool. Discover a comprehensive resource to learning Photoshop with Introduction to Photoshop CS3, a comprehensive guide to learning a non-destructive workflow and creative techniques that can be used for print, web, and design.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Learning how to adjust the exposure ; Darkening our image; Bringing out detail in our image. For more information on Photoshop check out HDRI Workflow with XSI and Photoshop, a fundamental guide to high dynamic range imaging.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Learning how to set the resolution for the cropped image; Activating the Perspective option to reposition points; Utilizing the Crop tool; Adjusting the presets. For a complete overview of Photoshop check out Introduction to Photoshop CS3, a comprehensive guide to learning a non-destructive workflow and creative techniques that can be used for print, web, and design.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Exploring and activating the Dodge tool; Brightening our image ; Learning about shadows, mid-tones, and highlights. Gain a complete understanding of Photoshop with Principles of Photoshop CS, a detailed overview to creatively using Adobe Photoshop.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Learning how to use and not use the Eraser tool; Changing our background layer into a normal layer; Adding a layer mask. Discover a comprehensive resource to learning Photoshop with Introduction to Photoshop CS3, a comprehensive guide to learning a non-destructive workflow and creative techniques that can be used for print, web, and design.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Creating different types of gradient patterns very quickly; Using pre-built gradients; Learning about the transparency feature. For more information on Photoshop check out HDRI Workflow with XSI and Photoshop, a fundamental guide to high dynamic range imaging.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Utilizing the Spot Healing Brush tool; Learning how to use Healing Brush tool; Understanding the options within the Patch tool; Fixing areas and blemishes. Learn more about Photoshop with HDRI Workflow with Maya and Photoshop, a fundamental guide to learning high dynamic range imaging.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Learning to paint in time; Gaining control of editing our image; Increasing saturation ; Using a Gaussian blur; Creating Snapshots. To learn more about Photoshop check out HDRI Workflow with Maya and Photoshop, a fundamental guide to learning high dynamic range imaging.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Contracting and blurring a selection; Editing the lighting effects; Applying a Gaussian blur; Choking pixels and tightening up our image; Learning how to use channels; Implementing a drop shadow. For a complete overview of Photoshop check out Introduction to Photoshop CS3, a comprehensive guide to learning a non-destructive workflow and creative techniques that can be used for print, web, and design.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Using a combination of simple filters; Duplicating and rasterizing layers; Utilizing the Wind Filter; Changing the orientation of the canvas; Adding and changing color to our burst effect. Gain a complete understanding of Photoshop with Principles of Photoshop CS, a detailed overview to creatively using Adobe Photoshop.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Learning how to soften our edits; Warping the mesh; Shirting pixels; Reconstructing our image. Discover a comprehensive resource to learning Photoshop with Introduction to Photoshop CS3, a comprehensive guide to learning a non-destructive workflow and creative techniques that can be used for print, web, and design.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Learning a workflow to creating Halftone Effects; Utilizing the Desaturated feature; Duplicating the background; Using the Black and White palette; Inverting our image; Painting on our layer mask. For more information on Photoshop check out HDRI Workflow with XSI and Photoshop, a fundamental guide to high dynamic range imaging.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Using the Trim feature; Reverting back to our original image; Cropping our image based off of transparent pixels; Learning how to isolate our image . Learn more about Photoshop with HDRI Workflow with Maya and Photoshop, a fundamental guide to learning high dynamic range imaging.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Creating our own custom patterns; Learning the different tools to mask out our image; Simulating horizontal scan lines; Using an adjustment layer and fill. To learn more about Photoshop check out HDRI Workflow with Maya and Photoshop, a fundamental guide to learning high dynamic range imaging.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Adding a Photo Filter Adjustment layer ; Changing the temperature of the image; Brining out details with shadows and highlights. For a complete overview of Photoshop check out Introduction to Photoshop CS3, a comprehensive guide to learning a non-destructive workflow and creative techniques that can be used for print, web, and design.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Sampling surrounding areas; Recreating pixels; Utilizing the Spot Healing Brush tool; Proximity matching and creating textures. Gain a complete understanding of Photoshop with Principles of Photoshop CS, a detailed overview to creatively using Adobe Photoshop.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Taking pixels and cloning them where we paint; Learning about the Aligned feature; Utilizing the Close Source palette; Saving presets. To learn more about Photoshop check out HDRI Workflow with XSI and Photoshop, a fundamental guide to high dynamic range imaging.

Topics covered in this tutorial: Loading a color library; Utilizing the Color Sampler tool; Learning how to use the Color Picker; Accessing different colors. To learn more about Photoshop check out HDRI Workflow with Maya and Photoshop, a fundamental guide to learning high dynamic range imaging.