Matt Garrett - Photoshop Masterclass (with bonuses)

If like me you pay outsourcers for graphics then generally they do a great job, however, sometimes we need graphics fast & what we have in mind is not always what’s delivered – that leaves you with a choice of either using a sub standard graphic or waiting for a corrected version to arrive. In doing so we miss opportunities & sabotage our own success. If like myself you have already looked at other Photoshop courses then you’ll probably realise that most are about covering every Photoshop function created in detail & none focused on key functions from which you can build core knowledge – who has $300 spare & 7 full days spare to listen to some guy with a monotone voice drone on about "adaptive wide angles" …. really? I just wanted to know the day to day stuff that’s useful – the rest can be easily built upon.

I Now Make Graphics Faster Than It Takes To Write an Email…

One of the biggest boosts in sales for me personally came after I started managing my own graphics in house. This was only possible with fast class lessons from my graphics expert who taught me the essentials & a few useful tricks. While I still send bulk jobs to outsourcers, nowadays I do many graphics jobs myself as it’s quicker for me to make a graphic than to email an outsourcer.

Create/Edit Professional Headers, Ads, Visuals, & Retouch Photos in Minutes

This product is not about frying your brain with yet more useless knowledge. It’s about learning the foundation skills required to get the job done fast. By the time you have completed this course you’ll have the skills & tools required to make great graphics & the core design knowledge you can easily build upon.

Course 1 – Photoshop Essentials
Video 01 – File Types.mp4
Video 02 – Using Images.mp4
Video 03 – Image Cleaning.mp4
Video 04 – Colour Retouching.mp4
Video 05 – Creating Headers.mp4
Video 06 – Gradients-Layers Intro.mp4
Video 07 – Text & Paragraphs.mp4
Video 08 – Layer Styles.mp4
Video 09 – Shapes.mp4
Video 10 – Preset Styles.mp4
Video 11 – Advanced Gradients.mp4
Video 12 – Patterns.mp4
Video 13 – Brushes.mp4
Video 14 – Actions-Reflections.mp4
Video 15 – Organising Layers.mp4

Course 2 – Photoshop Masterclass
Video 16 – Workflow Actions.mp4
Video 17 – Essential Actions.mp4
Video 18 – Smart Objects.mp4
Video 19 – Clipping Masks.mp4
Video 20 – Resources.mp4
Video 21 – Graphics & HTML.mp4
Video 22 – Saving Presets.mp4


Course 1 - Photoshop Essentials
Video #1 – File Types
Learn about file formats, why these are important & what format to save your file as for each specific purpose.
SPEED UP YOUR SITES WITH RIGHT IMAGE TYPES


Video #2 – Using Images
This coves image rights of use & where to get royalty free stock photos
THE LEGALS OF IMAGE USE


Video #3 – Image Cleaning
This covers the tools you need to do basic image cleaning & background removals
TRANSPARENT IMAGE PREPARATION


Video #4 – Colour Retouching
Want to change the colour of your image or even brighten it up – this lesson covers the tools you need.
CHANGING LAYER COLOURS & SATURATION


Video #5 – Creating Headers
This lesson goes through measuring graphics, creating files, creating a background layer & setting the colour using colour sampling.
CREATING A GRAPHIC – THE BASICS


ideo #6 – Gradients/Layers Intro
This lesson is a basic introduction to gradients + moving, rotating resizing & ordering layers – the foundation of graphic design.
WORKING WITH LAYERS


Video #7 – Text & Paragraphs
This lesson is about creating text layers & making the text fit nicely in your graphic by using vertical & horizontal character spacing
MAKING TEXT & GETTING IT TO FIT


Video #8 – Layer Styles
One of the most common things you’ll do in Photoshop is to use layer styles to create nice effects on objects & text – we go through how this works
MAKE IT LOOK PRETTY!


Video #9 – Shapes
No one draws stuff freehand nowadays – designers use the custom shape tool to create flawless scalable objects fast. Lesson also covers how to load new shapes into the shapes palette.
MAKING SHAPES


Video #10 – Preset Styles
You can do all the hard work making layer styles or you can use some great ready styles by using the styles palette.
USING STYLE PRESETS


Video #11 – Advanced Gradients
This lesson goes through more advanced usage of gradients to give you more control over the way your your graphic looks + how to add more gradients into the palette.
ADVANCED GRADIENTS & FALSE HORIZONS


Video #12 – Patterns
Any layer can be overlaid by a preset pattern – this tutorial goes through how this works & how to load new patterns.
ADDING PATTERNS


Video #13 – Brushes
This is a basic introduction to brushes & the brushes palette which is used to add nice effects to your graphic + how to add new brushes to the palette.
ADDING EFFECTS


Video #14 – Actions/Reflections
Actions are recordings of user inputs – some effects require many user inputs which can be recorded & played back to replicate the effect – we show you how quickly you can make a reflection using an action.
GET PHOTOSHOP TO DO THE WORK FOR YOU


Video #15 – Organising Layers
Making more complex graphics results in dozens of layers which become hard to locate – this is how to organise your layers better!
LAYER HOUSEKEEPING


Course 2 - Photoshop Masterclass

Video #16 – Workflow Actions
This is an action that makes common tasks faster by either activating keystrokes to do a common task or playing the action.
STOP DOING NEEDLESS REPETITIVE TASKS


Video #17 – Essential Actions
We’ve compiled some of the best essential actions for you that will make your life a whole lot easier when making graphics. (See Bonus Section Below)
THE ACTION KIT YOU REALLY NEED


Video #18 – Smart Objects
This a neat function of Photoshop which allows linked layers to open in a separate ‘flat’ layer – allowing you to edit graphics such as 3D mock-ups – changing and saving the smart ‘flat’ layer will automatically change the 3D mock-up master file (See Bonus Section for Smart Object Templates included)
MAKE COVERS, MOCKUPS & 3D VISUALS


Video #19 – Clipping Masks
A clipping mask uses the layer below as a mask which hides anything that sticks out over the lower layer – so if you for example have a rectangular photo in a layer above and a circle in a layer below & if you create a clipping mask on the photo layer – you’ll get a circular photo.
MAKE A PHOTO OR FLAT DESIGN FIT OVER A SHAPE


Video #20 – Resources
There’s a whole pile of free resources you should know about when playing with design – this will walk you though some of the best sites.
ESSENTIAL PHOTOSHOP RESOURCES


Video #21 – Graphics & HTML
This is a bonus from an upcoming product which will be launched in November 2013 – this is a file from WPCheat – our most successful prelaunch product – enjoy!
USING GRAPHICS & HTML TOGETHER


Video #22 – Saving Presets
Over time you’ll create various gradients, styles, actions & collect various patterns, shapes & brushes – it’s important to save these as a Photoshop crashes can easily wipe your stuff – we’ll show you how it’s done.
KEEP YOUR TOOLS SAFE