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Basics of Photoshop in 35 mins (for Absolute Beginners) (Udemy.com)

Learn Photoshop quickly with this easy-to-follow course and start your Photoshop journey.

4.7
718 reviews

Created by: Abdul Ahad Ghafoori

Last updated June 2020

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Based on the ratings of 718 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in June 2020. No course pays to be reviewed.

Abdul Ahad Ghafoori's course is a 36-minute tour of Photoshop split into 15 short lectures across seven sections. It covers the interface, saving and exporting for web and print, layers and masks, selection tools, transform and crop, and one brief lecture on skin retouching. Nothing assumes prior knowledge, and exercise files come with each chapter. It is a quick first look, not something that turns a newcomer into a working designer.

Reviewers like the pace and the voice. One says the instructor talks clearly, another praises his effort, several say they came away with the basics straight, and one even used it as a recap after a longer class. The criticism is consistent too. About 55 of 718 ratings are one or two stars, and those reviewers say it is too short, has little hands-on practice, and promised more than beginner material. One happy reviewer wanted the brush tools covered.

The last update was June 2020, so menus and screens may differ a little from the current version of Photoshop. About 76 percent of the reviews are four or five stars, from a base of roughly 25,000 students. It is a fair pick if an hour is all you have and the goal is to stop feeling lost in the interface. If you want projects, color or retouching depth, choose a longer course.

Best forTotal beginners with under an hour who want a first tour of layers, selections and cropping.
Skip it ifYou want brushes, color work or real project practice, or expect anything past the basics.

Pros

  • Short enough to finish in one sitting: 15 lectures and about 34 minutes of video
  • Exercise files for each chapter let beginners practice on the instructor's own images
  • Instructor speaks clearly and moves at a slow, steady pace, reviewers say
  • Covers layers, masks, selections, cropping and export for web and print

Cons

  • Retouching gets a single two-minute lecture, so skin fixing is only touched on
  • Low-star reviewers call it too short, with little hands-on work
  • Last updated June 2020, and one reviewer wanted more on the brush tools
Good basic course, covered plenty yet remain brief. Would recommend that information about the brush tools be expanded upon.
Jose Boncan, a student

Beginner level fits: no Photoshop experience needed, only a copy of the app to follow along.

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What you will learn

  • A decent understanding of Photoshop
  • How to Save and Export images for web and print
  • Layer Properties, Layers Panel and Layer Mask
  • Perfect your selections with Selection Tools
  • Transform, resize and crop images
  • Fix skin issues with Photoshop's enhanced retouching tools.

Course content

7 sections · 15 lectures · 34 min of video

  1. 1Introduction 1 free preview1 lecture · 1 min
  2. 2Get Started 2 free previews4 lectures · 11 min
  3. 3Layers3 lectures · 7 min
  4. 4Selections3 lectures · 7 min
  5. 5Transform and Crop 1 free preview2 lectures · 5 min
  6. 6Retouch1 lecture · 2 min
  7. 7Conclusion 1 free preview1 lecture · 1 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Beginners who want to learn Photoshop and get paid for it.
  • Those who are occupied and can not find enough time to take a full-length course.

What you need before you start

  • Any version of Adobe Photoshop
  • No prior knowledge of Photoshop is required

How it compares

Against the other 188 rated Udemy courses in Photoshop on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 89% of them
  • Reviews718#48 of 189 by number of reviews
  • Length0.6 hoursshorter than 99% of them
  • Last updatedJune 2020more recently than 52% of them

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Course Description

Want to learn Photoshop but don’t know where to start from?

This course is well designed and prepared to make you a decent Photoshop user. All the course contents and examples are wisely chosen and each chapter is explained using the step-by-step method to better fit your needs. The initial chapters are basics and further chapters are explained in more details without making things overcomplicated. To help you follow along with the lectures, exercise files are included in each chapter.

If you are looking for a faster way to learn Photoshop then you are in the right place. This course is designed to be quick and easy thus it only teaches the basics of Photoshop and  it best fits those who are preoccupied and can’t take a full-length course.

What you will learn:

This course covers the basics of Photoshop, and its chapters are as follows:

Getting Started: In this chapter, I will introduce you to Photoshop and its interface, you will learn how to create a new document, open, save, and export files for web and print. And you will master some tips and tools to use Photoshop more efficiently.

Layers: This chapter covers anything you need to know about layers. You will learn how to use the Layers Panel, Layer Mask and other useful layer properties.

Selections: By completing this chapter you will be able to select and modify objects using Photoshop’s enhanced selection tools such as, the Marquee Selection Tools, Lasso Tools, Magic Wand, Quick Selection Tool, and newly introduced Object Selection Tool.

Transform and Crop: This chapter will teach you how to transform, resize, crop and straighten images.

Retouching: And in the final chapter, you will learn how to retouch and remove skin issues using Photoshop’s powerful healing tools.

About the Instructor:

My name is Abdul Ahad and I am an IT Expert as well as a Professional Designer, I started my journey working as a freelancer and managed to work on several projects. And I am here to share all those experiences with you. By being self-taught, I know all the necessities and requirements that an instructor needs to be able to provide quality courses.


By completing this course, you will have a decent understanding of Photoshop, and you will also have a sound foundation of Photoshop to build upon.
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Instructor Details

Abdul Ahad Ghafoori

I am an IT Expert and Professional Designer with many years of experience.

I started my career as a Freelancer and completed many projects. By being self-taught, I know all the necessities and requirements that an instructor needs to be able to provide quality courses.

My courses are designed to learn Easily and Quickly. I keep it simple, the initial chapters of the courses are basics and then I have gone deep in details in further chapters without making things overcomplicated. Each course is explained using the step-by-step method to better fit the student's needs. Most of my courses are short in length, which better suits those who can't find enough time to take a full-length course.

I love to help others by providing quality courses and sharing the knowledge and experience that I have gained throughout the years. Give me your time and attention, I am making sure you won't be disappointed.

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By Revanth on 8/27/2020

This course provides you the basic exposure on how you edit a photo using Ps and explained all the common tools. You also get images for each section that tutor is working up on. So, that you can work on once you finished viewing that section.

By Axe De on 6/13/2020

Abdul put a lot of effort into the coaching, and I learned many things as a complete beginner. Good quick course on getting an overview of PS.

By Jose Boncan on 6/8/2020

Good basic course, covered plenty yet remain brief. Would recommend that information about the brush tools be expanded upon.

By Maha Mohamed Anwar Attia Khattab on 6/7/2020

it is a good quick course about photoshop you can take to build basic information i take this course after a more detailed one just to recap my information thank you

By Sahil Shaikh on 6/6/2020

I am really enjoying this course. I think it is well planed and easy to follow.

By Kenneth Tey on 6/6/2020

Tools for Photoshop is well explained in details and example as well. If you want to edit photo using Photoshop this course is recommended.

By Md Rasadul Bari on 6/4/2020

Thank you for your learning. Any body can learn because It's easy to learn. I hope next time you will be give a big lesson to learn everything...

By Kwamhenah Drew on 6/4/2020

Yh it was a good lecture, and the breakdown of the process is really interesting. I wanted to learn the tools tools after the save and export lecture tho

By Nourine Abdelsalam on 6/4/2020

it gives me more information about the tools and how to use the photoshop

By Shubhrajyoti Dey on 6/4/2020

It is very good for quick start. One will get basic concepts but if want depth knowledge then you should refer other courses but getting basic concepts this course gives a lot.

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Basics of Photoshop in 35 mins (for Absolute Beginners)
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  • Video Duration: icon 36 mins
  • Price: $39.99
  • Provider: icon Udemy
  • Updated: icon June 2020
  • Level: Beginner Beginner
  • Language: icon English
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  • Lectures:15 in 7 sections
  • Students:25,200
  • Subtitles:1 language
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