CreativeTechs Tips

In the third week of our 10-week Photoshop course, Jason focused on selection basics. I think this class really showed the unique style Jason brings to teaching Photoshop. In the words of one participant, “I’m just floored! And I thought I knew all about selections! Thanks!”

Here is the essence of our experimental business model: Free live webinars that are open to everyone worldwide (up to our 1,000 limit). And we sell the downloads afterwards for a small fee:

Purchase: Photoshop Wk 1 – Basics ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 2 – Layers ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 3 – Selection Basics ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 4 – Advanced Selections ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 5 – Layer Masks ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 6 – Pen Tool ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 7 – Brush Tools ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 8 – Retouching ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Bonus – Color Management Theory ($15)

Purchase: Special: Pre-purchase all 10-Weeks ($60 Special. See Note Below)

Note: The discount price for the 10-Week download bundle will be creeping up by $5 each week for the remaining weeks of our course. So, next week it will be $60, and then $65 the week after.

The cost of each week’s download includes a 1-hour QuickTime movie of that week’s class, along with a PDF handout, and up to 1-hour of extra audience Q&A. We’re offering a special prepurchase discount of the full 10-weeks. You’ll be able to download the PDF handout on the day of class, and a recording of each completed class about 4 days later.

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In the second week of our 10-week Photoshop course, Jason focused on the fundamentals of using Photoshop Layers. This was a terrific class! This topic is my personal favorite.

Here is the essence of our experimental business model: Free live webinars that are open to everyone worldwide (up to our 1,000 limit). And we sell the downloads afterwards for a small fee:

Purchase: Photoshop Wk 1 – Basics ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 2 – Layers ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 3 – Selection Basics ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 4 – Advanced Selections ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 5 – Layer Masks ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 6 – Pen Tool ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 7 – Brush Tools ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 8 – Retouching ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Bonus – Color Management Theory ($15)

Purchase: Special: Pre-purchase all 10-Weeks ($60 Special. See Note Below)

Note: The discount price for the 10-Week download bundle will be creeping up by $5 each week for the remaining weeks of our course. So, next week it will be $60, and then $65 the week after.

The cost of each week’s download includes a 1-hour QuickTime movie of that week’s class, along with a PDF handout, and up to 1-hour of extra audience Q&A. We’re offering a special prepurchase discount of the full 10-weeks. You’ll be able to download the PDF handout on the day of class, and a recording of each completed class about 4 days later.

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Wow. We had a fantastic Photoshop class today!

Today we experimented with adding a live Twitter chatroom for webinar participants to interact with each other during the workshop. That was a lot of fun, and in the process #creativetechs ended up becoming a trending topic on Twitter’s search page.

That’s largely thanks to an extended Twitter conversation about bacon. Which ended up spilling out into the live classroom. (Don’t worry, that will become clear once we get some video clips posted.)

Today was a LOT of fun. Thanks to everyone in person and online who joined us. Read the Full Tip »

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We’ve been getting a lot of email from people who missed the first week of our 10-Week Photoshop Course. They want to know if they can still participate in the remaining 9 weeks. Well, enrollment is still open! Sign up for the weekly email webinar notification email list here:

Sign-up here: Photoshop CS4 Course Enrollment.

Our webinar system support 1,000 people at a time, so once you’ve signed up, arrive a bit early. It is first-come, first-served for those weekly webinar slots.

This Thurday, Jason Hoppe digs into Week 2: Photoshop Layers. A solid understanding of layers is a crucial foundation for mastering most other advanced Photoshop techniques. This is a fast-paced, fun, and important topic.

We hope to see you in Seattle tomorrow.

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We’re experimenting with a unique business model for our training: Free live webinars that are open to anyone worldwide. We make our money selling the downloads afterwards.

We captured an excellent recording of Jason’s Photoshop Week 1: Basics. If you missed out, you can download the full 1 hour recording, along with a 7 page PDF handout.

Purchase: Photoshop Wk 1 – Basics ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 2 – Layers ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 3 – Selection Basics ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 4 – Advanced Selections ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 5 – Layer Masks ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 6 – Pen Tool ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 7 – Brush Tools ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Wk 8 – Retouching ($15)
Purchase: Photoshop Bonus – Color Management Theory ($15)

Purchase: Special: Pre-purchase all 10-Weeks ($60 Special. See Note Below)

Note: The discount price for the 10-Week download bundle will be creeping up by $5 each week for the remaining weeks of our course. So, next week it will be $60, and then $65 the week after.

The cost of each week’s download includes a 1-hour QuickTime movie of that week’s class, along with a PDF handout, and up to 1-hour of extra audience Q&A. We’re offering a special prepurchase discount of the full 10-weeks. You’ll be able to download the PDF handout on the day of class, and a recording of each completed class about 4 days later.

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Here is a quick, easy way to add a centered guide to any Photoshop document:

Choose View > New Guide, and enter a position of 50%.

That’s it. Want to mark the center of your document? Repeat the process twice with both horizontal and vertical guides. This technique works for all percentages, so if you want a guide at 1/3 the width of your image, just enter a percentage of 33%.

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This 5-minute clip comes from the Q&A portion of the first week of Jason Hoppe’s 10-Week Photoshop Course. This clip includes an assortment of tips inspired by audience questions. Including how to quickly reset dialog boxes, a shortcut for moving type boxes, quickly scrolling through fonts, setting precise guides, and shortcuts for zooming.

Free Photoshop CS4 Course Enrollment.

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This 5-minute clip comes from the first week of Jason Hoppe’s 10-Week Photoshop Course. Keyboard shortcuts are very important. In this clip, Jason walks you through how to customize the shortcuts for Photoshop’s menus, tools, and palettes.

Free Photoshop CS4 Course Enrollment.

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On February 26, CreativeTechs kicked off the first class of our free 10-week Photoshop Course. This 9 minute video provides an overview to that webinar format and details about the upcoming Photoshop classes.

Free Photoshop CS4 Course Enrollment.

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We just sent out the webinar confirmation emails for Week 1 of our Free Photoshop Course. If you enrolled for this worldwide training experiment, that email should arrive in your inbox today.

If you have not enrolled yet, now is the time to do so. Sign-up here:

Free Photoshop CS4 Course Enrollment.

And yes, you can pass this offer along to friends, or even post it on your blog. Help spread the word. The first of 10 classes starts this Thursday.

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