
Adobe Photoshop Advanced Artistry
by Jayse Hansen
Start the free chapterVirtual Training Company author Jayse Hansen takes users through advanced aspects of Adobe Photoshop as it relates to fine art, commercial art, etc. He teaches users new advanced retouching and tone enhancement techniques. Learn subtle techniques for color correction, as well as more dramatic techniques for creating illusions intended to fool the eye. Learn to manipulate tone and create metal, stone, and porcelain skin textures with ease. Traditional photographic techniques such as creating cross-processed, chroma key, or infrared looks are all covered. To start learning today, simply click on one of the movie topics below.
Course content
Introduction10 lessons
Utilities10 lessons
- Useful Things: Basics for Your Machine1:521 credit or ad
- PS Preferences6:401 credit or ad
- Super Simple Essential Shortcuts1:271 credit or ad
- Must know PS Shortcuts2:221 credit or ad
- Navigation Shortcuts2:091 credit or ad
- Imaging Shortcuts4:521 credit or ad
- Tool Shortcuts1:271 credit or ad
- Workspace Shortcuts0:581 credit or ad
- Shortcuts: Quick Review1:441 credit or ad
- Setting Up Your Workspace4:571 credit or ad
Retouching17 lessons
- Pro Techniques4:311 credit or ad
- Assessing the Image6:141 credit or ad
- Analyzing the Histogram5:111 credit or ad
- Analyze Texture, Contrast and Lighting3:581 credit or ad
- Analyze the Focus: Examples5:371 credit or ad
- Contrast Controls3:491 credit or ad
- Explanation: Levels of Contrast2:341 credit or ad
- Using Levels5:151 credit or ad
- Levels with Adjustment Layer Masks5:171 credit or ad
- Using Curves6:311 credit or ad
- Enhancing Color: Color Casts4:351 credit or ad
- Advanced Saturation-Avoiding .jpg Artifacts4:251 credit or ad
- Using the Healing Brush5:201 credit or ad
- Using the Patch Tool6:411 credit or ad
- Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 17:551 credit or ad
- Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 24:411 credit or ad
- Reducing Red-Eye1:591 credit or ad
Focus and Center Of Interest Adjustments4 lessons
Fine Art Tone6 lessons
Fine Art Photographic Effects6 lessons
Fine Art People Skin Techniques8 lessons
- Perfect Skin2:431 credit or ad
- Dramatic Glowing/Radiant Skin3:561 credit or ad
- Metal Skin pt. 11:231 credit or ad
- Metal Skin pt. 25:271 credit or ad
- Metal Skin pt. 33:131 credit or ad
- Using Displacement Maps5:171 credit or ad
- Infared/Translucent Skin pt. 13:491 credit or ad
- Infared/Translucent Skin pt. 23:591 credit or ad
Fine Art Landscapes-Atmosphere Techniques6 lessons
- Enhancing Skies pt. 14:141 credit or ad
- Enhancing Skies pt. 26:061 credit or ad
- Adding Skies from Other Photos6:501 credit or ad
- Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 14:331 credit or ad
- Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 25:531 credit or ad
- Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 31:471 credit or ad
Natural Media Art Techniques16 lessons
- Art History Brush pt. 15:271 credit or ad
- Art History Brush pt. 26:441 credit or ad
- Art History Brush pt. 35:331 credit or ad
- History Brush1:541 credit or ad
- More Art History Brush pt. 16:421 credit or ad
- More Art History Brush pt. 27:491 credit or ad
- More Art History Brush pt. 31:271 credit or ad
- Creating a Hand Drawn Look pt. 17:181 credit or ad
- Creating a Hand Drawn Look pt. 23:391 credit or ad
- Watercolor pt. 13:351 credit or ad
- Watercolor pt. 23:571 credit or ad
- Vector Illustration-Pop Art Look5:031 credit or ad
- Logo Look5:071 credit or ad
- Hand-Tinting: Painting in Color Mode pt. 17:461 credit or ad
- Hand-Tinting: Painting in Color Mode pt. 26:311 credit or ad
- Hand-Tinting: Adjustment Layers7:361 credit or ad
Grain And Noise10 lessons
- Adding Gaussian Grain to an Image pt. 15:381 credit or ad
- Adding Gaussian Grain to an Image pt. 21:311 credit or ad
- Reducing Grain-Discussion3:381 credit or ad
- Reducing Chroma and Luminance Grain pt. 13:511 credit or ad
- Reducing Chroma and Luminance Grain pt. 23:251 credit or ad
- Using Edge Masks: Digital Deluxe Actions pt. 12:311 credit or ad
- Using Edge Masks: Digital Deluxe Actions pt. 24:241 credit or ad
- Reducing .jpg Artifacts pt. 16:381 credit or ad
- Reducing .jpg Artifacts pt. 21:431 credit or ad
- Eliminating Pixel Burn or Hot Pixels1:131 credit or ad
Special Effects6 lessons
Photographic Edges And Borders4 lessons
Fine Art Typography12 lessons
- Why Typography?1:451 credit or ad
- Basics of Typography5:131 credit or ad
- Kerning4:161 credit or ad
- Tracking1:051 credit or ad
- Baseline1:231 credit or ad
- Pixel Type5:161 credit or ad
- Alignment3:201 credit or ad
- Where to Find Fonts3:401 credit or ad
- Shortcuts for Type in Photoshop pt. 16:251 credit or ad
- Shortcuts for Type in Photoshop pt. 24:311 credit or ad
- Books for Typography2:221 credit or ad
- Guidelines for Designing with Type6:491 credit or ad
Compositing-Bringing Images Together10 lessons
- Examples5:051 credit or ad
- Basic Composite Techniques pt. 15:551 credit or ad
- Basic Composite Techniques pt. 25:131 credit or ad
- Details: Layer Masks and Selections pt. 16:511 credit or ad
- Details: Layer Masks and Selections pt. 26:381 credit or ad
- Details: Layer Masks and Selections pt. 33:201 credit or ad
- Clipping Groups2:591 credit or ad
- Adding Line Art pt. 16:391 credit or ad
- Adding Line Art pt. 20:221 credit or ad
- Placing Graphics5:211 credit or ad
Project Case Studies22 lessons
- AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 16:331 credit or ad
- AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 26:531 credit or ad
- AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 34:511 credit or ad
- AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 45:041 credit or ad
- AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 53:241 credit or ad
- Art & Science-Postcard pt. 15:111 credit or ad
- Art & Science-Postcard pt. 24:391 credit or ad
- Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 16:021 credit or ad
- Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 26:091 credit or ad
- Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 34:531 credit or ad
- Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 46:371 credit or ad
- Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 57:011 credit or ad
- Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 63:371 credit or ad
- GhostDream-Richard Glasband pt. 12:391 credit or ad
- GhostDream-Richard Glasband pt. 24:531 credit or ad
- GhostDream-Richard Glasband pt. 33:491 credit or ad
- Ghost Dream-My Variation4:141 credit or ad
- Vegas Ho-Brando Murry pt. 14:281 credit or ad
- Vegas Ho-Brando Murry pt. 24:301 credit or ad
- Metal-Gurl-by Jayse pt. 14:561 credit or ad
- Metal-Gurl-by Jayse pt. 25:281 credit or ad
- Metal-Gurl-by Jayse pt. 34:181 credit or ad
Appendix8 lessons
- Personal Printing Prefs3:301 credit or ad
- Alternative Printing Options3:291 credit or ad
- Taking Your Work to Service Bureaus2:431 credit or ad
- Large Format Printing Basics5:111 credit or ad
- Mac vs. Windows Gamma3:351 credit or ad
- Where To Go From Here0:241 credit or ad
- Favorite Tutorial Links2:231 credit or ad
- The End!1:241 credit or ad