Are you a Photoshop beginner? If so, the new Photoshop for Beginners forum is bound to be of help. Its a place to ask questions, learn the basics about Photoshop, and find answers from patient, knowledgeable people. Check it out and let me know what you think.
How do you crop an image in Illustrator? You don’t have to crop the image in Photoshop or Lightroom before you place it in your Illustrator file. There are a few different ways to crop in Illustrator but these two new videos give you some best practices for cropping. In one, Adobe’s Erica Larson shows how to crop with an opacity mask and in the other she shows you how to crop with a clipping mask:
Check out this new video tour of Photoshop Touch by Adobe intern, Sharon Huang. In just about 3 minutes you’ll get an introduction to tools and features as well as a primer on selections and layers. Its everything you need to know to get started creating a photo collage in Photoshop Touch.
This wonderful illustration was created by Adobe intern Kendall Plant using Adobe Ideas and Adobe Illustrator. Learn how to create a sketch in Ideas, clean it up and add colors, then import it into Illustrator and refine it further. Check out the 3-part video series to master this illustration workflow.
Adobe has created something very handy for those of you who are trying to get up and running with Photoshop Touch. Their new Photoshop Touch Quick Start Guide gives a quick overview of the UI, toolbar, selections, and layers. Its just enough to get you started quickly. It is also a very handy reference for those of us who may have forgotten how to use a certain tool or feature. Give it a try!
Play LevelUp for Photoshop, a new gamification approach to learning. Not only will you improve your image editing skills, but you may even win prizes. Download the free game. For more information, see the LevelUp for Photoshop Facebook page.
You might have a lot of questions about the Creative Cloud. If so, a good place to start is the Creative Cloud Forum. You’ll find videos, FAQs, and community experts who can answers all your questions. Also, check out the Creative Cloud YouTube channel for more videos. The Creative Cloud Team blog will have regular updates and information.
