Adobe Photoshop Basics

Going Beyond the Basics

If you've completed lessons 1 through 8, Congratulations! You should now have a thorough understanding of the basics of Photoshop! (Continued below...)

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Interactive Classroom Visit the forum to post your questions and comments. • Beyond the Basics

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Where do I go from here?
With a solid handle on the basics, you now have what it takes to move on to the next level. At this point you should be experimenting on your own and combining the skills you learned in each lesson to make your Photoshop work as efficient as possible.

When I envisioned this course, I had planned to include two additional lessons that went beyond the basics somewhat to take you into the next level. I had also planned a final exam. Due to a partial change in focus for this site, I am not able to complete these additional lessons in the foreseeable future. However, I will most definitely continue to provide ongoing Photoshop tutorials and helpful resources thorough this site, so all is not lost.

To compensate for the canceled lessons and final exam, I would like to point you resources that can help you move to the next level, and offer some suggestions on what to study next. Clicking the links below will take you to search results or specific pages on this site where you can continue to explore these topics on your own.

• Suggested Topics to Study
  • Unsharp Mask
  • Curves
  • Levels
  • Extract Command
  • Paths and the Pen Tool
  • Using Actions
  • Batch Processing
  • Adjustment Layers
  • Animation, Rollovers, Slicing in ImageReady
  • Photoshop Tutorials from your Guide
• Suggested Reading Materials
  Look for these books at your favorite bookseller, or through this site's Photoshop book recommendations.
  • Photoshop Studio Techniques by Ben Willmore
  • Photoshop Classroom in a Book by Adobe Press
  • Photoshop Restoration & Retouching by Katrin Eisman
• Final Exam
  For those of you who were looking forward to a final exam, perhaps my Photoshop quiz will be a suitable substitute.

I wish you all continued success in your Photoshop learning journey!

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