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Adobe Photoshop: Absolute Beginner to Creator (Video Course) Ages 9-18

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Ages 9-14

Self-Paced Course

In this course learners will go from absolute beginner to creating a collage or a scrapbook page using their own digital photos.

Lisa O.

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(117 reviews)

4 pre-recorded lessons

4 weeks of teacher support

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What's included

4 pre-recorded lessons

4 weeks

of teacher support

1 year access

to the content

Homework

1 hour per week. There isn’t any homework other than the learners enjoying meandering around the program as they learn new and exciting things about this incredible program. Hopefully, they will be excited enough to create a collage, scrapbook page or holiday card with their new learned knowledge by the last day!

Class Experience

In this course learners will go from absolute beginner to creating a collage or a scrapbook page using their own digital photos.

Photoshop isn’t an intuitive program so I’ve broken it down so learners can at least run this program by the end of 8 classes. By no means will learners master Photoshop in only 8 classes but they will have a great foundation for future study.

This is one of the best investments you can make for your learner’s future. It’s an invaluable tool to have in their adulting toolbox and the industry standard in the workplace.

Honestly, It’s best to have a graphics tablet for intricate work in Photoshop but they can manage through this course with a mouse.

I'll be using a Windows computer and Photoshop 2022. I use tools that the new Photoshop will have so don't freak out that it's not the newer version.

It's really the same for a Mac as well but instead of hitting the CTRL key they hit the little flower symbol.

5 hours of content using a Windows computer. It's really the same for a Mac as well but instead of hitting the CTRL key they hit the little flower symbol.

Links to two videos will be provided each week for 4 weeks.

Week 1:
Class 1 (video length 35:37)
Intro to the work space
General settings
Custom work spaces
Making a file
Saving files
Opening files

Class 2 (video length 21:30)
Photo resolution and pixels
Photo cropping
Enlarging photos

Week 2:
Class 3 (video length 33:07):
Layers palette intro

Class 4 (video length part 1 22:15 and part two 35:06):
Text
Shapes
Brushes

Week 3:
Class 5 (video length 32:35)
Importing photos into a file
Color correction
Black and white conversion

Day 6 (video length 39:04 ):
Editing photos
Extract an object from a photo

Week 4:
Class 7(video length 41:43):
Masks
Importing photos into a mask

Class 8 (video length 54:37)
Final project will be a one page collage, scrapbook or holiday page that they create themselves.

#creative

Learning Goals

In this course learners will go from absolute beginner to creating a collage or a scrapbook page using their own digital photos.

Syllabus

4 Lessons

over 4 Weeks

Lesson 1:

Week 1

 Class 1 (video length 35:37)
Intro to the work space 
General settings
Custom work spaces 
Making a file
Saving files
Opening files  

Class 2 (video length 21:30)  
Photo resolution and pixels 
Photo cropping
Enlarging photos

Lesson 2:

Week 2

 Class 3 (video length 33:07):
Layers palette intro

Class 4 (video length part 1 22:15 and part two 35:06): 
Text
Shapes

Lesson 3:

Week 3

 Class 5 (video length 32:35)
Importing photos into a file
Color correction
Black and white conversion

Day 6 (video length 39:04 ): 
Editing photos  
Extract an object from a photo

Lesson 4:

Week 4

 Class 7(video length 41:43): 
Masks
Importing photos into a mask 

Class 8 (video length 54:37)
Final project will be a one page collage, scrapbook or holiday page that they create themselves.

Other Details

Parental Guidance

Parents, you may need to help your learner acquire access to Adobe Photoshop either through an older program or a new subscription. There is a free first month available to students on the Adobe website . No other program will be taught or can be substituted in this course so they definitely cannot complete this course without this program, so please don't ask me for a substitute program. https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html?sdid=1SQHD8RP&mv=search&ef_id=CjwKCAjwgb6IBhAREiwAgMYKRuUDwlAcMZwPYFAa7a6k2FJBO2Wj6hj6CZjKXD7T6eCjpOxGj6TqeBoCf_kQAvD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!377775847177!e!!g!!photoshop%20download%20student

Supply List

Learners will need access to Adobe Photoshop either through an older program or a new subscription. There is a free first month available to students on the Adobe website. No other program will be taught or can be substituted in this course so they definitely cannot complete this course without this program. They also need a mouse. A graphics table is great to have but they can manage with only a mouse.

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html?sdid=1SQHD8RP&mv=search&ef_id=CjwKCAjwgb6IBhAREiwAgMYKRuUDwlAcMZwPYFAa7a6k2FJBO2Wj6hj6CZjKXD7T6eCjpOxGj6TqeBoCf_kQAvD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!377775847177!e!!g!!photoshop%20download%20student

They will also need a good mouse or a graphic tablet that is already set up and ready to go with Photoshop.

Do I have to buy a graphics tablet for my learner? Can they use their ipad and Apple pen for a graphics tablet.

To answer your questions I'm going to list two videos about this very topic from two of my favorite Photoshop artists. I spent a lot of hours in Photoshop before I got my first graphics tablet but I wish now that I would have purchased it way sooner than I did!

There is a version of Photoshop for the ipad but it's a bit limited and I'm teaching the full version that's been around for 30 years.

In this video though he's showing the big version but how to use it on the tablet and a mac (not sure if it will work for pc or not) and utilizing "The Cloud".

Message me and I'll send you two very good videos answering these 2 questions.

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Meet the teacher

Lisa O.

Joined May, 2020

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Teacher expertise and credentials

Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Bob Jones University

Nothing more rewarding, as an educator, than to see faces light up with joy after accomplishing something they thought was much too difficult to accomplish! 

Sometimes, a learner needs to be gently nudged beyond what they think they can do. Tears and frustration sometimes follow but are usually just an outburst of fear and a ploy for me to let them give up. 

Because of my years of one-on-one teaching experiences, as a teacher (and the mother of two), I feel I’ve mastered the crucial teaching finesse of helping learners through their learning fears.

As a seasoned learner and educator (and never a brick and mortar teacher) my super power is creating a fun, patient, loving and safe atmosphere for students of all ages. 

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Because of my passion for learning, home education and teaching, I committed and took the ultimate plunge and educated my own two children (son and daughter) at home from the time they were born (they were never in day care) until they both started in an early middle college. 

Early middle college is where students take a high school along with a combined schedule with real college classes all on a technical college campus.  Both started taking real college classes at age 14, both finished a bachelor degree by age 21 and graduated with honors.    

At age 16, I was hired for my first official job, at my local music store to teach private piano lessons.  I taught many students in my two years there and then I went on to earn my B.S. in Music Education.  Since then, I've taught private piano lessons over the years to folks from ages 4-84. 

For 3.5 years I was with VIPKid and  taught 5,922  one on one, twenty five minute, online, immersion English lessons to 1680 different Chinese children ages 3-16. 

For 4 semesters, I was one of around 150 elite teachers, hand picked out of over 160,000 teachers to be allowed to teach classrooms full of rural Chinese students in a live online session.  That was super fun! 

Currently, I’m a “Master” piano and voice instructor at my local Music & Arts store and at a booming dance and music studio, as well as teaching lessons in my own home.

I'm extremely busy 56 year old and in high demand, teaching all of my talents and hobbies. 

Over my life, as a curious and hard working "multipotentialite", I've definitely not been afraid to push myself constantly, at every age, to learn new and exciting things.

Classically trained pianist
Black belt in Tae-kwon-do
Adobe Photoshop artist
Seamstress
Cake decorator 

…are just some of my hobbies. 

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Thank you for enrolling in any of my courses and for all of the heart warming public feedback.  Your words keep me motivated and encouraged.   

Parents, please understand that teachers keep less than 50% of the actual listed price here on Outschool after their -30% fee on ALL of our income is taken out as well, as our self employment taxes, supplies, internet connection etc. etc. etc.

My prices are set according to the time, attention, energy, love and patience that I bring every single minute while teaching or messaging your learner. 

Learn to Love to Learn! 


Lisa O.