Photoshop CC 2018 Essential Skills

Introduction

Photoshop is the industry-standard photo editing program from Adobe. This booklet is designed to introduce you to the essential skills you need to get started using Photoshop. These instructions were created using Photoshop CC 2018 for Windows; the Mac OS X version is similar.

Learning Objectives

After completing the instructions in this booklet, you will be able to:

• Recognize Photoshop terminology
• Locate tools, panels, bars, and windows in the workspace
• Learn how to crop, rotate, straighten, and adjust an image
• Discover non-destructive editing techniques using layers
• Create and edit text or shapes
• Repair images using various techniques
• Use the history panel to undo any changes made to the image
• Save files in different formats

Learning the Photoshop CC 2018 Essential Skills

"Photoshop CC 2018 Essential Skills Tutorial" is a guide to using Adobe Photoshop CC 2018, a popular image editing software. The tutorial covers the following topics:

1. Interface and workspace overview
2. Basic image editing (e.g. crop, resize, color correction)
3. Layers and masks
4. Selections and transformations
5. Retouching and healing
6. Image manipulation and compositing
7. Text and type manipulation
8. Graphic design elements (e.g. shapes, brushes, vector tools)
9. Exporting and printing images

The tutorial provides a comprehensive overview of the essential skills and techniques needed to effectively use Photoshop CC 2018 for image editing and graphic design.