School of Photoshop

Learn Photoshop. Free.

Ready to take that big leap into the world of Photoshop? It may seem really intimidating at first, which is why we've put together the School of Photoshop Tutorial series. With the help of these structured lessons, you'll be a master of Photoshop in no time!

Getting Started in Photoshop

Photoshop’s interface can be a confusing place to first time users. This lesson will show you what’s what, and how to navigate through the behemoth which is Photoshop.

Using Palettes in Photoshop

In Photoshop, palettes are used to help modify and monitor your documents. An understanding of how to use, organize, and adjust palettes is essential in learning how to use Photoshop.

Photoshop’s Toolbox

In this lesson, you’ll be introduced to Adobe Photoshop Toolbox, and a lot of the tools it has to offer. A solid understanding of the tools showcased in this tutorial will lead to better comprehension of Photoshop in general.

Working with Layers in Photoshop

In Photoshop, layers are used to work on individual parts of an image while not affecting other parts. You might say layers are like transparency papers stacked on top of each other which can be repositioned and separately drawn on.

The Selection Tools

The selection tools are used to facilitate the process of making selections of shapes, colors, and objects inside of Photoshop, and positioning them in the working image area. With tools like the magnetic lasso and magic wand, Photoshop packs a powerful array of selection gadgets!

Retouch and Healing Tools

Photoshop offers a large selection of tools and features for retouching photographs and images. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use the common touch-up tools.

Photoshop’s Painting Tools

In Photoshop, the painting tools are used to paint strokes, and fill areas with color or with colors that blend together. Knowing how to use the paint tools is a must for any artist who wishes to use Photoshop.

Drawing and Type Tools

The Drawing and Type tools are used to create vector graphics, as well as set type inside of documents. While Photoshop is not really considered a vector graphic editor, it is possible to create vector based shapes and elements that can be resized without losing quality!

Use Transform to Scale and Rotate in Photoshop

Using Transform in Photoshop

In Photoshop, Transform is used to scale, rotate, skew, and just distort the perspective of any graphic you’re working with in general. This tutorial will teach you how to use Transform to adjust your images.

Create a Simple Flyer using Adobe Photoshop

Test: Create a Simple Flyer

Before continuing on to grades 9-12 or School of Photoshop, test your skills with this assigned tutorial. We’ll review basic skills covered in Pre-School through the 8th grade! Do not complete the 8th grade until you’ve completed this successfully!

Saving Images for the Web

Learn the different forms of image compression, and about saving images for distribution through the web. It’s essential that you understand the importance of file compression and quality when working with images on the web, making this an invaluable lesson!

Using Filters in Photoshop

Filters allow you to quickly add effects to your layers and selections in Photoshop. In this lesson, we’ll explore the use of filters, and go over some of the more common types used in graphic design.

Layer Styles and Effects

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to create your own Layer Styles with special effects. Layer styles allow you to quickly edit contents of individual layers with the ability to easily edit or remove added effects.

Grade 10 Coming Soon!