Photoshop for Traditional Artists

On August 5, 2020

Author:Chris Legaspi

Release date:2020

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Course URL:https://www.nma.art/courses/photoshop-for-traditional-artists-with-chris-legaspi/

Photoshop for Traditional Artists
It’s impossible to be an artist today without hearing about the image creation and editing software Adobe Photoshop. If you’ve never learned how to use this powerful creative tool, Chris Legaspi is here to help! In this course, Chris will assume nothing and teach you everything you need to know to leverage photoshop for your own artistic purposes, with step-by-step demonstrations and assignments.

Curriculum

1. Photoshop for Traditional Artists | Part 1: Setting up Photoshop With Chris Legaspi
In this series, instructor Chris Legaspi shows you how to use Adobe Photoshop as an artist. This series will be extremely helpful if you have been wondering how to use your traditional artistic skills in a digital medium, but don’t exactly know where to begin.

2. Photoshop for Traditional Artists | Part 2: The 5 Major Tools With Chris Legaspi
In this series, instructor Chris Legaspi shows you how to use Adobe Photoshop as an artist. This second lesson in the series will go over what Chris refers to as, “The 5 Major Tools.” These include: Layers, Keyboard Shortcuts, Custom Brushes, Selection Tools, and Images Adjustments.

3. Photoshop for Traditional Artists | Part 3: Editing Reference With Chris Legaspi
In this series, instructor Chris Legaspi shows you how to use Adobe Photoshop as an artist. This third lesson in the series will go over editing photos– a valuable tool not only for photographers, but for artists to improve their photo reference to draw and paint from.

4. Photoshop for Traditional Artists | Part 4: Editing Slides With Chris Legaspi
In this series, instructor Chris Legaspi shows you how to use Adobe Photoshop as an artist. This fourth lesson in the series will go over editing slides of your own work. Chris will show you how you can take an average photo of your artwork and optimize it to its full potential.

5. Photoshop for Traditional Artists | Part 5: Composition from Scratch With Chris Legaspi
In this series, instructor Chris Legaspi shows you how to use Adobe Photoshop as an artist. In the fifth lesson of the series, Chris shows you how to create your own compositions using custom brushes and thumbnail frames. He goes over the gradient, paint bucket, marquee, hue/saturation, and vector shape tools.

6. Photoshop for Traditional Artists | Part 6: Compositions in Color With Chris Legaspi
In this series, instructor Chris Legaspi shows you how to use Adobe Photoshop as an artist. This series will be extremely helpful if you have been wondering how to use your traditional artistic skills in a digital medium, but don’t exactly know where to begin.

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1. Part 1 – Setting up Photoshop
2 Chossing the Right Hardware and Software
3 Setting Up Photoshop
4 Setting Up Your Workspace
5 Layers
6 Brushes
7 Colors and History
Assignment and Lesson Wrap-up

2. Part 2 – The 5 Major Tools
02 Introduction to the 5 Major Tools
03 Layers
04 Undo-Keyboard Shortcuts
05 Brushes
06 Selection Tools
07 Image Adjustments
08 Assignment
09 Chris Approach to the Assignment – Part 1
10 Chris Approach to the Assignment – Part 2