Challenge: Create a pile of fresh fruit by combining multiple images. Try importing your composite into Lightroom for finishing touches.
Get the starter file here: https://bit.ly/psdcc3-1-1
Join your host each morning at 9:00am PT to learn how to approach each challenge using Photoshop. Complete 9 challenges by Friday, March 12th and you’ll be on your way to sharpening your skills. Get your questions answered, see what the community is creating and get feedback on your work!
To sign up and get started, go to: https://www.behance.net/challenge/photoshop
Today we show you how to use both automatic and manual techniques to select a subject in Photoshop. Which method is better? You’ll have to watch to find out! (Just kidding, the answer is that both are great, especially when used together.) Learn how to use Select Subject, the Pen Tool, Channels, the Brush Tool, and a free custom Photoshop Brush to make accurate selections and cutouts in just a few minutes.
Download the Sample Image, PSD & Custom Photoshop Brush:
https://phlearn.com/faster-selections-photoshop-yt00
Learn how to animate your company’s logo to make it stand out. In this follow along lab, motion designer Eran Stern will guide you through the process of animating a multilayered Illustrator file in After Effects. You’ll use 3D layers, camera and light tools to make the logo animation pop. You’ll also create a packshot animan by applying text animation presets and effects. Expand your skill set by learning some After Effects animation basics. In Part 2 of this three part lab, you’ll take your logo further with lighting effects and animation.
Specifically, you will learn how to:
• Add a camera, lights, shadows and reflections
• Animate layers using keyframes and parenting
• Work with the graph editor
To download the session files, go to the related page on Discover: https://creativecloud.adobe.com/cc/discover/article/introduction-to-logo-and-text-animation-in-after-effects-part-2.
Adobe Creative Cloud gives you the world’s best creative apps so you can turn your brightest ideas into your greatest work across your desktop and mobile devices.
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