Photoshop for Traditional Artists

Release date:2020

Author:Chris Legaspi

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Table of Contents

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.

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

3. Part 3 – Editing Reference 2 The Selection Tool and Grouping Layers 3 The Transform Tool 4 Levels, Hue-Saturation, and Color Balance 5 Creating Sharpness and Contrast 6 Assignment 7 Chris Approach to the Assignment 1 8 Chris Approach to the Assignment 2 9 Chris Approach to the Assignment 3

4. Part 4 – Editing Slides 02 Review of Hot Keys and Cropping 03 Image Resolution-Sizing 04 Upres-ing and Formatting for the Web 05 Advanced Image Adjustments 06 Repairing Your Slides 07 Assignment 08 Chris Approach to Assignment 1 09 Chris Approach to Assignment 2 10 Chris Approach to Assignment 1

5. Part 5 – Composition from Scratch 02 Review – Shortcuts, Tools, and DPI 03 Making Vector Frames for Thumbnails 04 Making Frames with the Marquee Tool and Other Canvas Creation Tips 05 masking Custom Brushes 06 Adjusting Values with Hue-Sat Tool and Arranging Drafts on Layers 07 Adding Tone – Paint Bucket, Magic Wand, Saving Selection, Gradation Tool 08 Clipping Masks 09 Final Touches 10 Assignment 1 – Skull Assignment 02 – Editing Variations of Existing Artwork

6. Part 6 – Compositions in Color 2 Quick Review and Three Ways to Work With Color in Photoshop 3 Using Photoshop to Mimic Traditional Painting 4 Using Blending Modes 5 Using Adjustment Layers 6 Chris Creates a Color Comp Based on Photo Reference

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