Photoshop Top 40 with Deke McClelland

Photoshop Top 40 with Deke McClelland

Author: lynda.com Language: English Episodes: 46
Ever opened Photoshop and felt a bit lost in the sheer volume of panels and menus? You're not alone. That's where Photoshop Top 40 with Deke McClelland comes in. Instead of another sprawling tutorial series, imaging expert Deke McClelland distills the entire application down to its absolute essentials. This podcast isn't about every single button; it's a curated list of the forty most powerful features, from crucial tools and hidden commands to foundational concepts that change how you approach an image. Master these, and you truly grasp the program's core. Each episode focuses on one of these key elements, breaking it down with clear explanations. You'll hear why Deke, an award-winning author, considers each feature indispensable, often with practical examples of how it fits into a real-world workflow. The goal is efficiency and understanding, moving you from following steps to knowing why you're taking them. Originally from lynda.com, this series also includes a special look at the top new features from Photoshop CS5, serving as a great snapshot of the software's evolution. It's a focused, authoritative tour of what really matters in Photoshop.
Episodes
Photoshop Feature #26: Dodge and Burn [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:41
Photoshop offers two tools that paint with luminance: The dodge tool paints in brightness, the burn tool paints in darkness. Crazy useful, and they've gotten so much better in Photoshop CS4.
Photoshop Feature #27: The Crop Tool [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:42
Since the first daguerreotype, photographers have cropped their images to hone in on the details that matter most. The crop tool does that, as well as straighten and more. Check it out.
Photoshop Feature #28: Hue/ Saturation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:22
Hue/Saturation not only spins colors and intensity values, it lets you modify one color independently of all others. And it does so in such a credible way, you would never know it was there. Perfection.
Photoshop Feature #29: Liquify [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:31
The Liquify filter lets you paint in distortions, so you can perform digital nips and tucks. You can slim people down, edit their posture, and make them look their absolute best. See how in this video.
Photoshop Feature #30: Actions [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:25
The Actions palette lets you record your work so you never have to do it again. Plus, you can build up complex visual effects and share them with others, as Deke demonstrates in this jaw-dropping video.
Photoshop Feature #31: The Brush Tool [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:27
The modest brush tool is one of the deepest, most versatile tools in Photoshop. It's not only a terrific painting tool, but it is also invaluable for masking, as this video demonstrates.
Photoshop Feature #32: The Pen Tool [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:35
Many folks select images in Photoshop with the likes of the Quick Select and Magic Wand tools. Highly automated, but these tools rarely work accurately. Experts use the Pen tool. Using the Pen tool is an art form worth l…
Photoshop Feature #33: Calculations [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:36
One of the oldest, most abstruse, downright incomprehensible commands in Photoshop, Calculations lets you merge two channels to create a new alpha channel. Learn it: It's the backbone of masking.
Photoshop Feature #34: Save for Web and Devices [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:56
If you're creating Web graphics, then there's no substitute for Save for Web and Devices. It disposes of non-essential data, reduces file sizes to their absolute minimum, and converts the image to sRGB, the color space o…
Photoshop Feature #35: Refine Edge [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:19
Photoshop offers lots of tools for automating selections, but two stand out from the pack: The first, Refine Edge, lets you modify your selection using five different parameters and preview the results in five different…