My Beginners Guide to Photoshop for Creatives

A Step-by-Step Journey Through Photoshop Essentials, Powered by "YouTube University"

👋 - It’s 2024 and I know many people are looking to dip their toes into the creative space, without putting in the tireless hours of attending classes and taking up course work.

Luckily, YouTube University has an abundance of content that can easily transform you into the graphic designer you want to be (I know it did for me!).

For years, young creatives have constantly asked for a list of tutorials that will help them get started with learning Photoshop.

In this guide, I put together a list of all the topics and YouTube tutorials I believe will help you succeed as a graphic designer. This includes an aggregation videos I myself watched through the years (from some of my favorite Photoshop ambassadors) as well as videos I wish I watched when I first started my journey:

🌅 Table of Contents

• Mastering Layers in Photoshop

• The 6 MUST-KNOW Tools

• The Science Behind Blending Modes

• Adjustment Layers and Panel Windows

• Keyboard Shortcuts

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🗃️ Layers

• How to Use Layers in Photoshop

• The Concept of Layers

• What Are Layers?

• Why Are Layers So Important?

• Merging Layers

• Layer Visibility

• Smart Filter

• Layer Group

• Clipping Mask

• Raster Layers

• Smart Object

• Adjustment Layer

• Shape and Text Layers

Layer Masks

• What Are Layer Masks?

• Why Use A Layer Mask?

• Non-Destructive Abilities

Smart Objects

Clipping Masks

🛠️ Tools

The Move Tool

The Brush Tool

The Text Tool

Layers Panel

History Panel / Undo & Redo

Transform

Selection Tools

• Ways to Make Selections

• Lasso & Polygonal Lasso Tool

• Quick Selection Tool

• Select Subject

• Select and Mask

• Contract

• Expand

• Feather

How to Cut Out a Person FAST with Select & Mask

Blending Modes

The Science of All 27 Blend Modes in Photoshop!

🪟 Panels

Adjustments Panel

• Hue Saturation

• Curves

• Levels

• Selective Color

History Panel

• History Panel | Photoshop CC Tutorial

Properties Panel

• Adobe Photoshop Properties Explained

Camera Raw

• Intro to Camera Raw

Layer Styles/Blending Options

• How To Use Layer Styles In Photoshop

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

• Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts (Diagram)

🃏 Misc.

• How to Circle Crop Images in Photoshop

• How to Match Color Between Images in Photoshop

• How to Color Tone Using Gradient Maps

• Adobe Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts (Diagram)

• Sliced Head Manipulation - Photoshop CC Tutorial

• Suicide Squad 3D Text Effect - Photoshop CC

• Realistic Neon Light Effect in Photoshop

• The Difference Between Vibrance and Saturation in Photoshop

• How to put ANY subject through the leaves EASILY in Photoshop

• How to Create a Loading Circle Animation in Adobe Photoshop

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