Course Description

Graphic Design is currently one of the most highly demanded skills in the freelancing marketplace. With more companies going online every day, the demand for Graphic Designers is ever increasing. In this course, we will teach you how to use Adobe Photoshop to create industry-standard designs that will help you get freelancing jobs easily.



With this knowledge you’ll be able to:

  • Work with industry-standard Adobe Photoshop

  • Create Business Cards

  • Design flyers, posters, banners, etc

  • Do photo editing and retouching

  • Design graphic for social media posts

  • Design your professional resume


Prerequisites and requirements:

  • Basic understanding of the English language

  • Computer and Internet Connection 

  • Access to Adobe Photoshop

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to Coderstrust

    • C0.01: Welcome to your learning journey!

    • C0.02: What is Coderstrust?

    • C0.03: Coderstrust & You

    • C0.04: Join our Community

    • C0.05: Setting goals

    • C0.06: How it works: Assignments

    • C0.07: How it works: Quiz
  • 2

    Chapter 1: Introduction

    • C1.01 - Introduction

    • C1.02 - Examples of some students' works
  • 3

    Chapter 2: Basics of Photoshop

    • C2.01 - How to buy Photoshop

    • C2.02 - Photoshop interface overview

    • C2.03 - Workspace and Panels

    • C2.04 - Creating and Saving Files
  • 4

    Chapter 3 - Introduction to Photoshop Tools

    • C3.01 - Move and Artboard Tools

    • C3.02 - Marquee Tools

    • C3.03 - Lasso & Selection Tools

    • C3.04 - Crop and Slice Tool

    • C3.05 - OIther Tools - Part 1

    • C3.06 - OIther Tools - Part 2

    • C3.07 - OIther Tools - Part 3

    • C3.08 - OIther Tools - Part 4

    • C3.09 - OIther Tools - Part 5
  • 5

    Chapter 4 - Working with the Layers Panel

    • C4.01 - Introduction to the Layers Panel

    • C4.02 - Aligning layers

    • C4.03 - Grouping layers

    • C4.04 - Layer Styles and Adjustments
  • 6

    Chapter 5 - Working with Selection Tools

    • C5.01 - Background Removal

    • C5.02 - Refining your selection
  • 7

    Chapter 6 - Working with Text

    • C6.01 - Introduction to the Type Tool

    • C6.02 -Type Tool extras

    • C6.03 -Text Warping

    • C6.04 - Get your text to follow any path
  • 8

    Chapter 7 - Shapes

    • C7.01 - Introduction to the Shape Tools - Part 1

    • C7.02 - Introduction to the Shape Tools - Part 2

    • C7.03 -Creating custom shapes with the Pen Tool

    • C7.04 -Adding gradients and styles
  • 9

    Chapter 8- Adjustments

    • C8.01 - Brightness & Contrast

    • C8.02 - Levels & Curves

    • C8.03 - Exposure, Offset and Gamma

    • C8.04 - Vibrance & Saturation

    • C8.05 -Using Hue & Saturation to change colors

    • C8.06 -Color Balance

    • C8.07 - Black & White

    • C8.08 - Photo Filter & Channel Mixer
  • 10

    Chapter 9 - Business Card Design

    • C9.01 - Setting up the document

    • C9.02 - Design Research

    • C9.03 - Creating the shapes

    • C9.04 - Logo placement

    • C9.05 - Working with text

    • C9.06 -Icons

    • C9.07 -Refining the design

    • C9.08 - Creating the back side

    • C9.09 - Mockup

    • Assignment: Business Card Design

    • Assignment Form (Don't Forget to Press Submit)
  • 11

    Chapter 10 - Social Media Design

    • C10.01 -Design Research

    • C10.02 -Creating the design

    • Assignment: Social Media Design

    • Assignment Form (Don't Forget to Press Submit)
  • 12

    Chapter 11 - Design Your Resume

    • C11.01 - Introduction to Resume Design

    • C11.02 - Setting up the layout

    • C11.03 - Designing the Resume - Part 1

    • C11.04 - Designing the Resume - Part 2

    • C11.05 - Refining the design

    • C11.06 - A bit more complex design

    • Assignment: Design Your Resume

    • Assignment Form (Don't Forget to Press Submit)
  • 13

    Chapter 12 - Conclusion

    • One Last Step: Verification

    • Where to go from here

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