Ps training. How to work in Photoshop CS6: for beginners
Good day, dear readers. I don’t want to say platitudes, but knowledge of Photoshop opens up incredible opportunities for those who decide to master it. However, in this program, you can do both very cool things and complete trash. It all depends on the learning strategy.
Let me give you a small analogy. Watch this video, at least skip ahead.
It was made in the same program in which Deadpool, Avatar, and any modern film were created. Why did I suddenly remember in the article about photographs? Because we're talking about about Adobe products, only in the first case it is Premier Pro, and in the second it is Photoshop.
In both of these programs you can make cool projects, or you can do what you just saw. And it’s not about the capabilities of the tools we use. Complete slag is being created even now. That’s why, not for the first time, I want to touch on Photoshop for dummies - step by step instructions for beginners. I will tell you how to learn to use Photoshop 100%. Shall we get started?
Preparation and what knowledge can give you
Why do you want to learn Photoshop? There can be many answers and only one is worth actually doing it. Now I'm talking about making money on your own skills. If you are thinking about having fun for yourself, then all you have to do is open https://photoshop-master.ru/lessons , choose a level for beginners, “Working with photos” and watch a few videos, you won’t be able to do more. Yes, in principle, it is not necessary.
There are decent video tutorials and text manuals here. Choose what exactly you want to master today and you’re done. Get to know.
But what will you achieve? Entertain yourself with a new hobby, but after a week or two, throw it all away. You will learn some tricks, learn how to implement several effects and that’s it. You cannot create anything of your own.
You will miss out on a lot. Meanwhile, such a picture, made in Photoshop for a specific order, costs around 500 - 1,000 rubles in the worst case scenario.
Such a website (this is just a drawing of it) will cost the customer from 5,000 to 10,000 rubles. How lucky. Creation time: well, a maximum of a week, and only if you pick your nose most of the time.
It is very difficult to name specific prices and times, since a lot depends not only on knowledge of the program, but also on the portfolio and the ability to find orders. For example, on this site https://kwork.ru all projects cost 500 rubles.
And on www.weblancer.net prices depend on the project, the generosity of the client and the ability of the contractor to negotiate.
Am I interested in you? Then your preparation is almost complete. I recommend that you somehow focus on the ultimate goal: the desire to earn money. Only thanks to him you will be able not to give up everything at the rudimentary level and actually reach the final.
I don’t know how to help you more specifically... try registering on these sites and viewing orders. You may not know how to do anything yet, but perhaps, seeing prices and what customers want from a designer, you will have an incentive to continue learning. This is important. Support yourself.
It's time to get started
For some simple tasks Even I often use the online version of Photoshop: www.pixlr.com . You can also get acquainted with the program online. It is in Russian, you just need to select the desired language in the language panel.
The version is very stripped down, so I don’t recommend spending more than one or two days on it, although it’s better to immediately download Photoshop from the official website and not bother with unnecessary movements.
enjoy official version the program has become quite profitable. The developers do not care much about protection from pirates, and in Russia Photoshop can be downloaded for free on every corner.
Naturally, this program is most often filled with viruses, since it is incredibly popular. Think a hundred times before you download. Why be afraid and bother with reinstalling the system when the official website provides the opportunity to use its product for only 300 rubles per month.
Moreover, you are given the opportunity not only to use Photoshop, but also Lightroom. Interesting thing, which is used by professional photographers. But it’s too early to talk about this.
Let's get started
Once you have the program, I recommend downloading the course “100 video lessons to improve your skills” . Don't think, I'm not crazy. I remember that you are newbies. Nevertheless, the first lessons should be interesting for you. If you start learning about tools now, the learning will cause nothing but fatigue and negative emotions. Something else is needed.
Why this course? I recently learned in one of the skill development courses for bloggers interesting thing which he uses huge amount"teachers" on the Internet. The author advised that when creating a training video or article, keep silent about any details, thereby motivating readers to leave comments.
Let’s say you “forget” to write how to create a layer, although this is an important detail, or you don’t tell us that you need to use a certain keyboard shortcut somewhere. A beginner will not understand how to perform the trick and will ask at the bottom of the article. This advice caused a wave of negativity in me. It became more clear why the Runet is so... bad.
It became very disappointing for novice users, for whom the authors of publications put a spoke in their wheels. But, back to the course, besides what you will find here full information, so it will also be detailed, since the level of “professionalism” of those who want to improve their skills is different.
Here you can easily learn how to work like a professional, see how projects are completed and learn some very cool techniques.
IN "100 Lessons" very clear structure. You can find a lesson on a topic that interests you right now. Today I wanted to process it, tomorrow I started retouching, and on the third day I created a postcard.
There is no need to force yourself and do step by step what you don’t want. The main thing is that learning brings you pleasure and is not associated with torment. It was not a mockery of one's own willpower.
This course will be very useful even for beginners. You will understand a lot and motivate yourself to practice, but without knowing the tools, you will never learn to create something of your own. But you can only work according to specific schemes.
Detailed study and independent work
Along with these lessons, I recommend that you download « Basic course» . From it you will learn what layers are, why this or that tool is needed, what is in all the program panels, and so on. This course, without additional, interesting lessons, you will get bored quickly. Only a few will reach the end; it is too much “academic” knowledge to acquire. Just like at school. But you can't do without them.
What distinguishes a specialist from any other person? Everyone faces difficult problems, but a professional always has several ways in his head to solve any problem. This only happens because the specialist has more “unbearably boring” knowledge.
With these two courses you will be able to reach incredible heights. Tired of it special features– you entertained yourself with an interesting practical lesson, you feel that you are ready to understand the basics and quickly began to do so. There is no need to go anywhere or look for anything.
Both courses will cost a small amount, but once you pay the money, you'll want to see it all through to make the investment worthwhile. And this will happen after the first project, which you can easily do, the links to which I gave you at the beginning.
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Quite often, PC users strive to learn new programs in order to be able to design images to their taste and even earn income. One of the most complex and powerful graphical tools is Adobe Photoshop. How to use it, where to start - all this will be described below.
Interface, tools and menus
First you need to run installed program. It is recommended for a beginner to go through the menu (horizontal at the top) and study the tools located on the left. To find out what the icon is and what it does, you need to move the cursor. A tooltip should appear. If you left-click on a tool, for example, “Fill”, it will be active. At the same time, settings will appear under the horizontal menu at the top of the screen. Experienced users almost always set the desired tool parameters.
You should pay attention to the triangle in the lower right corner of some tools. If you click on the mouse right button, then additional options will open.
Now we should talk about the menu in Adobe Photoshop, how to use it when working with photographs and drawings. First you need to go to the "File" menu to open existing image for editing, or create new document. In the same menu there is a function for saving the work done.
The remaining items located after “File” and before “Help” relate directly to working on the image.
First steps in work
It's worth starting to learn the program using an existing photograph. To do this, go to the “File” menu, click “Open” and find the desired picture. Once it is added, you can start working.
A small window with tabs will appear to the right of the image. When working, you almost always need the “Layers” tab, since all actions on the image take place there.
At this moment, every beginner asks the question:
- how to use Photoshop (Adobe Photoshop);
- why I can’t work with the picture;
- Is it possible to correct errors if they appear during work?
The second question should be answered immediately: by default open image locked, that is, it has To turn it into a layer (that is, unlock it), you need to double-click the mouse button in the window on the right on the image and the “Background” inscription in the “Layers” tab. Now you can work.
Why are layers needed?
To understand how to use Adobe Photoshop, it's worth understanding layers. The fact is that they can serve both as a backup image (“create a duplicate layer”) in case of unsuccessful actions with the photo, and as an area for applying new effects. For example, you need to make an inscription for a wedding photo and an image of translucent doves and hearts. In this case, you need to create a new layer above the main photo and activate it. Next, you can either insert a new image with doves, or draw using the Brush and Pencil tools located on the left side of the toolbar.
Layers can be made transparent or translucent. To explain their meaning, you should imagine a real photograph lying on the table. Next, translucent or transparent paper with a print is applied to it. So the main photo is Layer 1, and the transparent paper with the design is Layer 2.
Effects and colors
Working with color and effects should be done using horizontal menu or in the right window (Layers and Properties tab). It should be noted that for a beginner there is no difference in how to use Adobe Photoshop CS6 or other versions. Almost any generation of Photoshop is suitable for learning the program. The same applies to color modes, filter galleries, actions with images (for example, mirror image, rotate, move).
Is Adobe Photoshop difficult?
Beginners often ask: is it difficult to master the program? It is impossible to answer unequivocally. You need to understand why a person needs this tool. Let's say you often need to make minor adjustments, for example:
- trim,
- mirror,
- make an inscription
- discolor.
IN in this case It is enough to understand how to use Adobe Photoshop. But if you want to become a professional, learn how to make fabulous pictures from ordinary photographs, then you will need perseverance, a lot of time for training, including studying color theory.
Nuances often arise on forums, when watching training videos, where participants ask how to use Adobe Photoshop CC, how it differs from SC6. Don't let anyone be confused by the last two characters, which indicate the version of Photoshop. Both versions have everything for applying simple operations with pictures necessary tools, they are located in the same places.
Let's open the photo of the girl. Let's make a copy of the layer - to do this, just like in other lessons, press the key combination Ctrl+J. This should always be done before any modification of the photo in order to preserve the main original photo in its original form.
From correct location A lot depends on the objects in the photograph. If objects are located at random, the picture can no longer be called high-quality. The easiest way to compare objects is to draw a straight line along which the objects in the photo will be located.
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Any photographer knows that if you open the aperture as wide as possible, the photo will turn out blurry, thereby highlighting the subject. In some cases, it is not possible to open the aperture as much as possible. This most often depends on the background, which is close to the subject. However, this can be easily fixed in Photoshop if you only know the basics of masks and layers.
Do you want to cut out an object and place it on a different background? Then today you'll learn about four selection methods, each ideal for a different type of image. In Adobe Photoshop, the developers have tried to pay sufficient attention to the selection tools, some of which can be used even by a beginner, while others have more complex settings that you will have to tinker with.
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Add this page to your bookmarks so you don’t lose the table of contents and consistently study article after article, learning more and more new techniques for working in Photoshop.
But what will you learn in these lessons?
- 1 Getting started in Photoshop - quick selection and fill
Here you will get acquainted with the program interface, find out what the main interface elements are for, learn how to create documents and save them, and master selecting areas on the canvas. Also from the lesson you will understand how to fill areas with color, and you will understand the principles of working with the program. After mastering the information, you will learn to perform simple steps and you can independently explore other editor tools.
- 2 Layers and text
All Photoshop images are built on layers. This is why editing in the program is so convenient. The lesson will tell you what layers are, why they are needed and how to work with them. In addition, it describes techniques for creating and processing inscriptions, as well as moving objects located on the canvas. After completing this lesson, processing multilayer documents will not be a problem for you.
- 3 Filters
You will get acquainted with a huge library of picture-changing scripts. The editor's filters can not only give the finished image a particular effect, but even create new objects and frame the photo.
- 4 Working with images
The article provides the basics for processing existing graphic files. Editing multiple images at once, moving objects from one picture to another, resizing and deleting unnecessary parts- here is just an incomplete list of lesson topics.
- 5 Transformation
The lesson will teach you how to scale image elements, change proportions, tilt, distort and deform them
- 6 Drawing - brush and pencil
The first in a series of articles talking about tools for creating your own masterpieces. For a long time now computer technology have evolved to the point that they can simulate drawing on paper. You will learn to create using a virtual pencil and brush - sketches and watercolor paintings can now be easily drawn and distributed on electronic media, making an unlimited number of copies and without worrying about the safety of your work.
- 7 Drawing - shapes
Creating objects by hand is one thing, but accuracy and speed are sometimes paramount. The lesson talks about tools with which you can create perfectly smooth images in just a few clicks. geometric shapes specified sizes. From a simple square to an ellipse, a star, and even a musical note, the article covers everything.
- 8 Drawing - outlines and bitmaps
You will remember once and for all how a vector differs from a raster, what the pros and cons of both approaches are, and you will also learn why shape contours are needed in Photoshop and what the pixel mode does.
- 9 Drawing - Pen tool
Continuing to work with contours, we study the tools of the Pen group. Purpose, method of application, description of parameters, and as a result you will learn to draw atypical contours and create complex geometric objects.
- 10 Drawing - Magnetic pen tool
The Magnetic mode of the Freehand tool has become so popular that it is called the Magnetic Pen, although there is no such separate tool in Photoshop. What this function allows you to do, why users love it so much and how it will help you personally - read the article.
- 11 Image Retouching Tools
To use these editor functions for the Internet, you don’t need to be a layout designer, a designer, a webmaster, or anyone at all. It is enough to be an active user social networks. How to make your face more beautiful, remove moles and freckles? How to process an old scanned photo so that the colors become brighter, and scratches, stains and specks of dust are not so noticeable? How to carefully cut an object, move it or clone it? Where is the tool that will help you remove the red-eye effect from a photograph in just a couple of minutes? Find answers to these and other questions in the article.
- 12 Image correction tools
You already know so much that learning new tools is not a problem. All I had to do was make a review describing the possibilities to improve the quality of pictures - lighten where it is too dark, darken where it is overexposed, blur and add sharpness, mix and smear colors. All in all, additional information How else to make an image better is waiting for you in the lesson.
The pinnacle of creativity for the web is drawing website templates. When you have mastered most of the tools and have enough skills to draw dividers with shapes, buttons for menus, logos, and beautiful inscriptions, nothing prevents you from creating a good, complex layout. The article explains what it consists of standard template, describes the principle of creation, and also teaches how to cut the layout using tools previously unfamiliar to you.
Having paid attention to each of the lessons, analyzing practical examples and experimenting on your own, as you master the course you will go from beginner to advanced user of Photoshop and will be able to go deeper into it yourself by switching to new level mastery, and a strong and reliable foundation laid by a series of our articles will help you in this.
Good day, dear readers. Do you seriously want to learn how to work in Photoshop and hope that you will succeed? Hundreds of people every day, inspired by video miracles in three-minute videos, open this program and forget about it a week later.
“At school they teach and teach, but here, in adult life, they pile on!” - a quote from a Soviet cartoon appears in my head. After a week, everything is forgotten, the person begins to think that he already knows how to do everything and how much further, you still won’t be able to apply it anywhere.
As a rule, all this knowledge remains unfulfilled by useless talents No. 7463. Why do you think that you will succeed? Well, by at least, you still haven’t stopped reading this article and that’s already good. This means you are partly a realist, this is wonderful, which means we have something to talk about. Then, let's find out how to work with Photoshop, or rather, from which side it is better to approach it, so as not to give up everything halfway.
How not to stop there
Motivation is the most important thing in life, especially for beginners in learning anything. You can start writing a book and quit after a month, leave cross-stitching after a week, as a rule, people forget about the work of creating websites after about six months. Why is this happening? Initially, the wrong approach to the matter.
You must constantly work on your own motivation. How to do this? First of all, let's find out what you want from Photoshop?
Play and edit a couple of your own photos?
Don't even bother with training. Find tutorials on YouTube for dummies or dig into Photoshop yourself, at random. These are the kind of interesting designs you can get when working with just a few buttons.
Which ones exactly? "Image" in top panel tools. Special attention pay attention to corrections. There are a lot of gizmos here that can surprise your friends and diversify your leisure time.
Some of the most interesting tools here, in my opinion, are “Curves” and “Richness”.
You will also definitely like the “Filter Gallery”.
You don't even have to download the program itself and spend money on it. There is a wonderful online service with a program in Russian ( https://editor.0lik.ru ), it is less functional when it comes to work, but is ideal as a toy. In addition, you can work with it for free. Create.
You tried it, got interested and want to move on
Wait. It’s too early to work with layers and other advanced functions. First, decide why you need it, otherwise you’ll just waste time.
If you don’t mind the days, weeks, months, that’s good, but when you start one thing, don’t finish it, take on a second or third, then in the end you get nothing.
How many more roads do you have to go to make real money from your hobby? Don't you really need this? Many people take on something stupid and create something incredible, earning millions from the project. And in the end, you will remain the person who knows a little more than others in each area.
How can you make money through Photoshop?
- Sell cool photographs of your own production through photo banks.
- Create your own page and offer photo processing services.
- Create illustrations for books, of which there are about a million now in print.
- Make logos for companies.
- Web design.
Don't believe that someone will actually pay for this? Pfft, don't doubt it. You can find a bunch of offers on the Weblancer website ( https://weblancer.net ).
Don't worry that you don't have enough strength or experience. Take more time to complete the project and less money so that the complaints against you are not too serious. You can always justify your own actions later: “What did you want for 1,000 rubles? If you don’t like it, don’t take it, I completed the work on time, and it’s up to you to decide whether to refuse or take the results.”
You're a newbie and that's great. Keep your ambitions to yourself as long as possible. Professionals can charge at least 5,000 rubles for a corporate identity. Don't think about big money while studying while you gain experience. Over time, good orders will come and then you will be able to set your own prices with full responsibility. In the meantime, set yourself tasks and solve them through educational articles and videos, of which there are a million on the Internet.
Start creating projects as early as possible. Make them for yourself, create projects for any money. No one will know how much you were paid, but you will have an excellent portfolio. Over time, you will learn to cope with tasks faster, which means you will be able to complete more orders.
Ambition is very strong and you want to earn a lot of money
If you are observed to be hardworking and have an impressive capacity for work, then you need to make money from it and start doing it as soon as possible. There is a lot of money in design. For good project they can pay about 80,000 for a website, 30,000 for a corporate identity, 1,000 for a cool illustration. But to get that kind of money and find clients you have to really try.
Of course, you can’t get by with training videos, articles, or the random method. It will take the real thing vocational training. You will need to understand the intricacies of art, quickly learn the wisdom of business, see how specialists work, what they use when creating, study, so to speak, the business to the maximum and do it quickly.
Talent alone is not enough; experience is also needed. No matter what industry you start working in, you need to grow into a professional. We don't have time for this yet! If you are very hardworking, that means you are ambitious, and if your earnings don’t go well, you will, again, abandon what you started without completing it. You need to do everything to ensure that others, and especially customers, like the work you do.
I recommend you the course of Zinaida Lukyanova ( https://photoshop-master.org/disc15 ). It costs about two and a half thousand rubles and provides everything you need for work. All knowledge in 18 hours. It won't be a day before you reach a good level. Of course, you will have to improve it, but at least you will know the basics. Then it’s a matter of technique; all that remains is to look for your options. No one will tell you where to put this or that element, but you will know how this can be done and will not waste time on technical side. It’s not difficult to figure it out; if you’ve already seen how a master uses this or that tool, you’ll be able to pick up a lot of useful tricks.
You will know specifically what can be done in Photoshop and what you can do, and therefore you will be able to find quick ways creation. Why spend an hour perfectly highlighting a shape if you can quickly and easily insert it into another object?
Which Photoshop to choose
Naturally, in this case it will not be enough online versions. It is only interesting as a toy. On your own you can install your own gradients, brushes, stamps, fonts. By the way, in last time I managed to download as many as 4,000 options. Take a look at some of them. Can you imagine how they simplify the life of a designer?
Naturally, you can install them on any version. By the way, let's talk about software. First came Photoshop CS5, this version is slightly less functional compared to latest version CS6.
And the coolest one is CC 2015. I have it. Of course, it is better for a designer to choose this one. There are a bunch of additional features that you probably won't need. For example, support for 3D printing. But what does she do to you? Does it make you feel bad? There is and there is. But in addition to this, you benefit from smart sharpening, perspective deformation, and improved layer correction. CC just can’t dance!
Don't think that you won't understand such a cool version or that it will be more difficult. All Photoshops are basically the same. It's just there somewhere additional features and buttons that you are not required to use. But what are the options? latest versions perform a little better. For example, they add glow or sharpness.
Learn one Photoshop - you will understand all the others. The main thing is to understand the logic of the developers, and understanding further will not be difficult at all.
Finally, I’ll leave you with a motivational video, where would you be without them? It's cool, they turn a girl into a robot. Great, by the way, if you remove the acceleration, I think it took him from two to eight hours to work. Agree, not so much. Just a day, and this is the result:
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