Photoshop CS2 For Beginners

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Running Time: 3hrs 23 minutes (203.03 Minutes)
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New to Photoshop? No problems, look no further. Shane Goldberg takes you by the hand on a journey through the sometimes hard to understand and navigate world of Photoshop.

In only a few minutes everything starts to click as you see how to set up Photoshop the like a pro … master the pen tool (which will make you a more effective designer and photo editor … become proficient at working with Layers, Image formats, and so much more. Plus, of course, a handful of photo editing techniques with Levels and Curves training thrown in for good measure!

Techniques Covered

Getting Started
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Photoshop for ‘Beginners’:	2:18 min
Navigating Around Photoshop:	3:36 min
Setting Your PSD Preferences:	6:28 min
The Workspace:	4:21 min
Where to for Help (Adobe Help):	2:02 min
The Options Bar:	2:23 min
Undoing Mistakes:	2:18 min
History Palette to Undo Mistakes:	3:11 min
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The Tool Palette Basics
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Tools Palette – Part 1:	7:38 min
Tools Palette – Part 2:	7:53 min
Pen Tool Overview:	2:54 min
Pen Tool & Shape Layers:	4:39 min
Pen Tool and curves:	5:39 min
Pen Tool and curves part II:	4:19 min
Pen Tool in Action!:	6:24 min
Pen Tool Made Easy:	3:18 min
Clone Stamp Tool:	9:28 min
The Airbrush Tool:	2:30 min
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Image Fundamentals
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File Formats, TIFF, PSD, JPG, GIF:	5:20 min
Image Resolution – Part 1:	2:18 min
Image Resolution – Part 2:	4:32 min
Resizing Images:	9:02 min
Pixelation:	3:39 min
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Layers
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Layers as Building Blocks:	5:20 min
What are Layers & How do they work:	4:34 min
Adding & Deleting Layers:	5:10 min
Unlocking the Background Layer:	1:02 min
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Adjustment Layers & Layer Masks
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What are Adjustment Layers:	4:01 min
Editing with Adjustment Layer Masks:	4:36 min
Why & When to use them:	1:31 min
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Photo Editing
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Golden Rule of Photo Editing:	2:50 min
Cropping Your Images:	5:20 min
Adding a Border by Cropping:	2:18 min
Hue / Saturation Dialogue Explained:	4:32 min
Quick & Easy Color Adjustments:	7:38 min
Navigator Palette:	7:53 min
Info Palette:	4:20 min
Histogram Palette:	2:18 min
Cool Border Effects:	4:32 min
Cool Border Effects 2:	2:36 min
Photo Restoration Made Easy:	9:01 min
Photoshop Filters – Hand Painted Images:	5:08 min
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Levels and Curves
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Understanding Levels:	6:51 min
Levels to Correct White Balance:	1:39 min
Understanding Curves:	5:32 min
Curves in Action!:	6:11 min

About The Expert

Shane Goldberg:

Shane Goldberg has been kicking butt and taking names in the Photoshop and design field for more than a decade. First as an award winning professional Compositor / Graphic Pre-press Tradesman back in the early 90’s. And then … as an Internationally acclaimed Photoshop trainer and Adobe Certified Expert.

His unique teaching style and down-to-earth approach to Photoshop has not only earned him the reputation as one of the “very best” Photoshop trainers on the web … but … has helped catapult many of his students from beginner (or average Photoshop users) to professional Photoshop users, graphic designers and even highly sought after Professional Photographers in a very short space of time.