zoerooney/gdi-photoshop-101

Photoshop 101

Photoshop 101

Materials for Photoshop 101, developed by Zoe Rooney for Girl Develop It Philadelphia.

The course is meant to be taught in a single 2 hour workshop.

Suggested course description is below:

Do you want to learn how to get started using Photoshop to do basic photo editing and to design simple graphics for the web?

Photoshop is one of the most popular photo editing tools and web design tools out there. In this beginner workshop, you'll learn about essential options, tools, and simple techniques for working with photos and graphics.

We will cover:

• Document basics including dimensions and resolution

• The Photoshop interface, from windows and workspaces to all those different tools and menu options (focusing on those used most frequently in a web workflow)

• Organizing files with layers, layer groups and layer comps

• Basic techniques for working with photos and graphics

Required Software: Photoshop (NOT Photoshop Elements or other limited versions of the software - those do not have the same tools or capabilities)

With a free Creative Cloud membership, you can download a 30-day trial version of Photoshop - https://creative.adobe.com/plans - just make sure you've downloaded and opened prior to the class so you're certain it's fully installed and working on your computer. Photoshop can take a long time to download so don't wait until the last minute!

Accessing the Course Materials

1. First, download the zip file of all materials in this repository using the Download Zip button on the right side of the screen:
   

2. Open the zip file on your computer. In the folder, there is an /example-files/ folder with example files and extra images.

3. To view the slideshow, open the index.html file in your web browser. The easiest way to navigate the slides is with your keyboard arrow keys.

4. To grab a full sample PSD for practice (we'll look at this file during class as well), go to this Dribble page and look for the download here link.