Photoshop
Links
- Selfies and Photoshop for Inspired Classroom Projects —See projects where students use photos of themselves to meet curriculum standards or motivate writing experiences.
- See the samples of students using photos of themselves in projects.
- Photoshop in Motion—A page with step-by-step instructions for animated GIFs (including making cinemagraphs) and doing video editing & creation on the Photoshop Timeline.
- Compositing Images in Photoshop—ideas for the skills that will help you make great composite images.
- Adobe’s great training tutorials for all experience levels
Video Tutorials for Photoshop Concepts
To view full-screen, click the icon in the lower right corner, and then ESC when finished. Most tutorials were recorded in Photoshop CC, but some were recorded in Photoshop Elements and included here since the concepts apply to nearly any version of Photoshop.
Get to know the Photoshop Workspace
Photoshop Navigation and Image Views
Photoshop Selection Tools
Green Screen Selections and Combining Images
Photoshop Layers and Combining Images
Text in Photoshop with Cool Effects
Partial Color Image
Adjustment Layers
Activities and Projects
Fill Type (or any Layer Object) with a Photo Using a Clipping Mask
Use the Clone Stamp Tool to Become Another Person, Animal or Thing
This video was originally created in Photoshop Elements, but it works the same way in Photoshop. Wording of menu commands may be slightly different but the concepts are the same. Here’s what the final image could look like (video below):
Photo Mosaic
This video was originally created in Photoshop Elements, but it works the same way in Photoshop. Wording of menu commands may be slightly different but the concepts are the same. Download simple step-by-step instructions here as a PDF.
Here’s what the final project looks like (video below):
Image Collage
Use layers and layer masks to create a collage effect in Photoshop.
Starburst Effect with Motion Blur
Turn a plain background into lighting effects with bling! Here’s what the final image would look like (video below):
Photo of Text
Lines of text give the illusion that they create an image in this project for Photoshop. Here’s what the final project could look like (video below):
Links to more projects
Put yourself on a book cover—A recording of a 30-minute webinar on Photoshop Elements, but concepts apply to Photoshop CC.
Make the book cover look 3D—The follow-up to the webinar video above that shows how to make the book cover look three dimensional. The result looks something like this:
Sara Martin’s “This is It!” activity—This link takes you to the activity directions at the Adobe Education Exchange, accessed with your free Adobe ID. It’s created in Photoshop Elements, but the concepts apply to Photoshop CC. Here’s what the activity looks like:
Sara Martin’s “Annoying Orange” activity—This link takes you to the activity directions at the Adobe Education Exchange, accessed with your free Adobe ID. It’s created in Photoshop Elements, but the concepts apply to Photoshop CC. Here’s what the activity looks like:
