Opening, Editing & Saving in Photoshop | Day 2

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In day 2 of 30 Days of Photoshop we break down how to open, edit, and save your work. Learn how to open any image file in Photoshop, make changes, and then save it out as both a PSD (a layered file) and a JPEG (for the web and social media).

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[TheeMrShtinker]

If you have trouble with the magic wand tool and selecting the sky, turn on the sample all layers at the top of the screen.

[jaybaer]

look at us people learning a new skill, let's all do our

[houdaamaly]

you're a literal blessing to Youtube and people who want to get into graphic designing and editing. I feel like Photoshop learning will never die down and the number of people reaching out to your content will never cease to grow over the years.Thanks a bunch <3

[-m]

I learned Photoshop over 20 years ago, but took this course to familiarize myself with the newer version. I'm only two days in and absolutely loving it. Thank you to everyone at PHLEARN for this amazing content.

[bicu]

TO ANYONE HAVING TROUBLE SAVING THEIR PHOTO AS A JPEG HERE IS THE SOLUTION: step 1: at the top of your screen click on “Layers” and go to the very bottom. There you should see an option that says “Flatten Image”. Step 2: at the top of your screen click on “File” and then click on the option that says “Save as”. You should then finally see an option that allows you to save in other formats as well as JPEG. I hope this helped someone

[houstoninternationalmedia]

You guys at Phlearn are so smart to come up with this. I literally look forward to your videos everyday now. 28 more days to go!

[brandonmikeal]

One of my favorite tips, in regards to zooming into the image, is that you can set your preferences to use the mouse scroll wheel for zooming instead of relying on keyboard shortcuts. Definitely bumps up your editing speed/efficiency


Just go to the edit -> preferences -> general (shortcut: Ctrl+K) -> Tools -> check the box for 'zoom with Scroll Wheel'

[shinaerazo]

I have absolutely hated the thought of using photoshop. But as an artist it keeps popping up. Ive taken Photoshop classes only to feel even more confused than before. I was so glad I found this youtube channel and this 30 day challenge!! Just on day 2 I feel more at ease and very comfortable with the software. Aaron you absolutely nail it! Your explanations are so simple, clear, precise, well put and it's easy to see everything you are doing and to keep up. Thank you thank you thank you for this!! I never thought I'd say this but after starting this 30 day challenge I'm actually excited to do each daily challenge and actually use photoshop! So thanks again!

[carlmeibergen]

I enjoy your calm, positive energy. Thank you for this series. I do wish it had been available when I was first getting started with PS. I always come away with a new tip or technique from your videos.

[aparnarajanala]

I always thought photoshop isn't my cup of tea. BUT YOU PROVED ME WRONG.. I FOLLOWED ALL ALONG AND DID EVERYTHING THAT YOU SHOWED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! the marathon starts today and hopefully I will be able to do the editing all by myself without depending on anyone thank you so much

I cannot thank you enough...

[emilyhesketh]

I have wanted to learn photoshop for about 15 years now, but every time I downloaded it, it seemed so daunting. These videos are so well explained and easy to digest! I can't thank you enough @PHLEARN!

[neonangelhs]

I can't believe this series is free! I thought I knew a fair amount about Photoshop, but even on day two I'm astounded at how much I didn't know or was doing incorrectly. Thank you SO much for this program!

[Missbagpipernorthwest]

I've been following your channel for about a year and enjoy your straightforward approach without all the "whattups peeps" and so forth. I've used PS for 19 months and have so much to learn. In lesson one, I learned something I had been wondering about for a while! Wow....28 more days to go! Thank you so much!!!

[overkil]

I can't believe this is for free!!
And people still pay Huge amounts of money to learn the same thing!!
Thank you so much

[HyprRam]

Freaking love how your videos are easy and straight forward. Best way to learn about photoshop. I have no background in editing so your videos have helped me a lot. Can’t wait for the rest of these tutorials 🙌🏼

[iceorbz]

These guys are just simply awesome. What a natural instructor he is! Easy to follow along. I hope we cover more of the options that get selected at the top of each tools later (like the 5x5 sample size for magic wand)

[PhilipLaBarbera]

It's always interesting to see other people's workflow in PS. I've done all of this a thousand times and I still learned a lot.

[armycarriage]

I had trouble with the Selection range step but it was addressed by making sure that the Selection Preview is set to Grayscale the same way in his settings. Excellent Tutorial!

[walsonmboentuba]

I have not met anyone on YouTube who does Photoshop tutorials better! NONE. Thank you.

[randypittser]

Photoshop has always been a mystery to me. Aaron's instructions and presentation are superb. After just 2 days, I already know more than I did after struggling for a loonnggg time. Thanks Aaron. Great program. Looking forward to completing the entire series....!