47 Graphic Design Projects for Photoshop {Beginners to Advanced}
Chris P., GIMP, Photoshop, Photography + Lightroom
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Lessons in This Class
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What You're Going To Learn In This Class
2:31
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PROJECT 01 - Brightness
5:07
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PROJECT 02 - How To Edit with Levels
10:22
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PROJECT 03 - How To Edit with Curves
6:22
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PROJECT 04 - How To Adjust Colors
6:31
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PROJECT 05 - Fix Color Casts
9:26
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PROJECT 06 - Convert To B&W
3:27
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PROJECT 07 - Creative Edits With the Photo Filter
4:42
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PROJECT 08 - Cinematic Effect
5:21
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PROJECT 09 - Master Layer Masks
7:26
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PROJECT 10 - Create Basic Shapes
8:17
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PROJECT 11 - Create Custom Shapes
7:32
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PROJECT 12 - Text 101
8:24
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PROJECT 13 - Text on a Path
11:20
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PROJECT 14 - Wrap Paragraph Text
10:35
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PROJECT 15 - Text in a Shape
9:03
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PROJECT 16 - Align 101
14:17
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PROJECT 17 - Align Headlines for a Flyer
13:44
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PROJECT 18 - Blending Mode Color Accent
17:25
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PROJECT 19 - Remove Background
4:01
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PROJECT 20 - Old School Blending Mode
11:35
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PROJECT 21 - Change Color of An Outfit
5:02
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PROJECT 22 - Master Layer Styles
13:56
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PROJECT 23 - Create a Magazine Cover
11:34
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PROJECT 24 - Typography Design 101
9:34
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PROJECT 25 - Monitor Mockup
3:43
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PROJECT 26 - Discover Liquify
11:27
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PROJECT 27 - T-shirt Mockup
6:23
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PROJECT 28 - Discover the Filter Gallery
7:12
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PROJECT 29 - Filter Gallery 2
4:26
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PROJECT 30 - Create a Lens Flare
10:00
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PROJECT 31 - Motion Blur Effect
6:49
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PROJECT 32 - Crop 101
10:42
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PROJECT 33 - Extended Crop
3:39
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PROJECT 34 - Discover Select Subject
10:19
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PROJECT 35 - Remove Objects
11:03
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PROJECT 36 - Mountains Text Effect
3:56
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PROJECT 37 - Stretch Effect
3:56
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PROJECT 38 - Instagram Effect
3:37
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PROJECT 39 - Anaglyph Effect
2:44
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PROJECT 40 - 1970 Vintage Effect
8:26
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PROJECT 41 - Tilt Shift Effect
5:25
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PROJECT 42 - Watercolor Effect
12:00
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PROJECT 43 - Retro Auto Ad
15:03
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PROJECT 44 - Product Box
22:51
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PROJECT 45 - Create Your Logo
4:07
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PROJECT 46 - Create Your Business Card
8:51
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PROJECT 47 - Build Your Portfolio
7:25
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About This Class
47 Graphic Design Projects for Photoshop Beginners
Yes, you'll learn Photoshop and graphic design by doing. This Photoshop course will teach you how to use Adobe Photoshop & graphic design by doing actual, practical, real-world graphic design projects!
This is the largest graphic design for beginners' course on this platform in terms of the number of projects. Once you complete this class you'll have 40+ different graphic designs for your portfolio!
Oh, and I'll share my pro tips for starting your graphic design freelance business by creating your logo, business card, and getting your 40+ designs on a free online portfolio site... to share and network your skills as a graphic designer!!
If you're ready to jumpstart your graphic design career I'm here to help you achieve your dream. Let's do it! To get started click on the "Add to Cart" button (to the right or bottom - depending on your device).
If you're still not quite sure if this course is for you... read on...
Here is the full list of EVERYTHING you'll learn with this course and ALL 40+ graphic design for beginners projects...
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New to Photoshop? No worries, you'll start off learning the essentials of Photoshop: Layers, Layer Masks, and Adjustment Layers. All 3 are essential for being a creative graphic designer.... and you'll use all 3 continuously throughout the class. Once completed, you'll have mastered these Layer types.
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Also, for Photoshop beginners, you'll learn how to set your resolution for web and print graphic design projects, the difference between RGB and CMYK, how to create custom-sized documents, how to work with multiple files by arranging multiple files side-by-side, and more. All things graphic designers should know!
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 1 - 9: How to properly edit your photos like a pro. Your first 9 projects will consist of learning new skills for editing images. These are essentials skills for increasing your income and improving your clients' designs.
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 10 - 11: Next, the fun begins! That is if you weren't having fun already. :) Shapes. Basic shapes & creative shapes. Essentials for containing text, photo frames, balancing designs, leading readers, and much more. You'll learn how to create shapes and more for balanced graphic design projects.
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 12 - 15: Let's add some context to your graphic design layouts! Text. Learn how to add it and use it in Photoshop. We'll go beyond the mere traditional text layout (which you'll still learn about). Learn how to wrap text around a shape and put text inside of shapes... all in Photoshop!
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 16 - 17: For professional graphic design work you must know how to properly align your layers! If not, your designs will look sloppy. We can't have any of that! So... you'll learn how to use the alignment tool, in Photoshop, to precisely align your content.
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 18 - 21: Take your Photoshop & graphic design skills to the next level by applying Blending Modes for creative results. Learn how to add color accents, quickly and easily remove white or black backgrounds, add textures, change colors, and more!
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 22 - 24: It's now time to spice up your text and shapes with Layer Styles... drop shadows, bevels & emboss, strokes, overlays, and more, oh my!
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 25 - 27: Transform & Distort. 2 new skills all graphic design (ers) should know! You'll learn how to place graphics on products to create mockups. Not sure what the word "mockup" means. You'll find out in this class... and many more terms you should know as a graphic designer.
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 28 - 31: Time to up your creativity and skills with Photoshop Filters. Filters are a great way to help you achieve your creative vision. Create graphic design projects that will help your portfolio stand out from the overcrowded graphic design community. You'll learn how to create an old-school, retro ad with a '60's vibe, how to create natural-looking lens flare, how to create a soft-elegant glow, and much more.
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 32 - 33: Cropping is more than just, well, cropping. Learn creative techniques for using this often overlooked Photoshop tool. Once you're done with this section you'll take your graphic design portfolio up a notch or two.
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 34 - 37: Selection tools, in Photoshop, can help make your job easier by separating foregrounds and backgrounds, removing unwanted objects/subjects, and even being creative, and much more. You'll learn my 2 favorite selection tools and how to use them to perfect your graphic design portfolio.
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 38 - 41: Learn how to create some of the most popular visual effects in Photoshop. Then, take that knowledge to create your own graphic design project for your portfolio.
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 42 - 43: You'll learn how to install custom brushes in Photoshop, created by other artists, to use in your own artwork. Then, you'll work on 2 new creative graphic design projects with these brushes. First, you'll take an ordinary photo and transform it into a watercolor painting... it's easier than it sounds. Then, you'll create a retro vintage auto ad with the brushes and with a lot of the tools learned thus far!
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Photoshop Graphic Design Project 44: This is my favorite project! Just when you thought there was nothing more to learn in Photoshop you'll be blown away with the tips and techniques in this project. This is by far the most advanced graphic design project (in this Photoshop Essentials course) and once completed you'll have a masterpiece for your portfolio!
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 45 - 46: Now it's time to take all the knowledge you've gained and put your new-found Photoshop skills to work. Oh, and it's time to start promoting yourself as a graphic designer too! How? By creating YOUR logo and business cards. Pro tips and more included in projects 45 and 46
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Photoshop Graphic Design Projects 47: Ok, congratulations on making it this far! Let's start sharing your creative genius with the world. How? By creating not one but two free online portfolios! You can't expect to work as a graphic designer if you don't have a portfolio to show potential clients. Let's take all the projects you've done (in this Photoshop Essentials Graphic Design class) and put them online... I'll share with you where and how.
Hands-on Class Project
47 graphic design projects in all!
Click here to download the class photos to use as you learn. Please note, this file is HUGE! Over 600MB, and may take a few minutes or much longer to download. It depends on your internet speed.
Oh, and I've also included a PDF that summarizes everything you learn and instructions for completing the projects. Click here to download.
Project: Upload your favorite design. Here's how...
How to Upload Your Project
- Navigate to the Project submission form by clicking on the Projects & Resources tab
- Click on the green button, to the right, that says: "Create Project"
- Give your project a name
- If you have any questions or comments about the project provide it below the name of your project
- Upload a JPG file of your completed project
- Once you've provided all the info click on the "Publish" button (top right)
PROJECT 01
- Find an image to enhance or use the provided example photo used in the tutorial
- Adjust the Brightness and/or Contrast with the Adjustment Layer
- Create a new document to place the before/after side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects (see instructions above)
PROJECT 02
- Find an image to enhance or use the provided example photo used in the tutorial
- Apply the Levels Adjustment Layer to make your image pop
- Create a new document to place the before/after side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 03
- Find an image to enhance or use the provided example photo used in the tutorial
- Apply a Curves Adjustment Layer to make your image pop
- Create a new document to place the before/after side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 04
- Find an image to enhance or use the provided example photo used in the tutorial
- Use Vibrance, Hue, and/or Saturation (Adjustment Layer) to adjust the colors
- Create a new document to place the before/after side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 05
- Find an image to enhance or use the provided example photo used in the tutorial
- Apply the Color Balance Adjustment Layer
- Create a new document to place the before/after side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 06
- Find an image to enhance or use the provided example photo used in the tutorial
- Apply the B&W Adjustment Layer and alter each channel for best results
- Create a new document to place the before/after side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 07
- Find an image to enhance or use the provided example photo used in the tutorial
- Apply the Photo Filter Adjustment Tool and tweak to your liking
- Create a new document to place the before/after side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 08
- Find an image with strong, directional lighting for best results or use the provided image
- Apply a Color Lookup Adjustment layer to create your signature look
- Create a new document to place the before/after side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 09
- Find an image to enhance or use the provided example photo used in the tutorial
- Apply a Layer Mask and paint on/off your edits based on your creative vision
- Create a new document to place the before/after side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 10
- Find an image to add your shapes to. Something that has some negative space to balance out the subject and the shapes (similar to my example). Or use the image provided
- Create a shape or two for containing text
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 11
- Find an image to enhance or use the provided example photo used in the tutorial
- Customize your shape based on your creative vision
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 12
- Find an image with some open space to add some text or use the provided example photo used in the tutorial. Or use the image provided.
- Choose a font of your choice and add a simple headline
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 13
- Best to find a separate photo vs. what was used in project 11. Or use the image provided.
- Create a new custom shape and place your text on a path
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 14
- Find an image with a round shape or use the one provided
- Create a path and add some paragraphs to wrap around the path
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 15
- Find an image with some negative space for your text or use the one provided
- Create a path from a shape of your choice and place content inside
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 16
- Create a new flier from scratch to practice what you’ve learned thus far: shapes, text, etc..
- Align all the elements
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 17
- Find an image with some negative space or use the one provided
- Create new custom shapes and align layers inside
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 18
- Find a new image with some negative space and/or texture. Plus, a “product” image. Or use the ones provided.
- Arrange and align the elements over a shape
- Apply a blend mode to the layers as needed to complete your creative vision
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 19
- Find an image with a light colored background and a logo with a white or black background. Or use the one provided.
- Center the logo in the negative space and remove the background with the blend mode
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 20
- Find an image with a product to promote and a texture to overlay. Or use the files provided.
- Add some text, the texture and apply a blend mode to the layer (s)
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 21
- Find a fashion image, with some color, to change with the Hue blending mode or use the one provided.
- Create a new document and duplicate the image 3 or 4 times. Place them side-by-side.
- Change the color for each image
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 22
- Create a new document with shapes and text
- Apply layer styles to each layer
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 23
- Find a fashion style image for your cover mag or use the one provided
- Apply layer styles and align layers
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 24
- Create a new document for your typographic design
- Style each layer with layer styles of your choice
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 25
- Find an image of a TV. or monitor or use the one provided
- Replace the screen with a new image
- Put the original image, the replacement image and your updated image in a new document
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 26
- Find an image with a shoe and a logo to add to it. Or use the one provided.
- Use the tools you learned to add the logo to the shoe (or other product)
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 27
- Find an image with blank t-shirt or use the one provided
- Add your typographic design, you created from project 24, to the t-shirt
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 28
- Find an image to enhance or use the one provided
- Apply a Filter Gallery filter of your choice and add some text
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 29
- Find an image to enhance or use the one provided
- Apply a Filter Gallery filter of your choice and add some text
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 30
- Find an image to enhance or use the one provided
- Apply the lens flare filter, some text and style the photo
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 31
- Find an image to enhance or use the one provided
- Apply the motion blur filter, some text and style the photo
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 32
- Find an image to improve the composition or to create space for your content. Or use the one provided
- Crop, add some text and enhance your photo
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 33
- Find an image with a background with little detail or use the one provided
- Expand the background and add some text
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 34
- Find a new image of a subject to remove from the background or use the one provided
- Use the Subject Select tool to select your subject.
- Use the quick mask mode to fine tune the selection and place on a new layer
- Add some text and style as needed
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 35
- Find an image with some objects that can be removed for your content or use the one provided
- Use the Patch Tool to remove the objects, expand the background and add some text
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 36
- Find a landscape photo to place some text behind or use the one provided
- Use the Subject Select tool and place your subject on a new layer
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 37
- Find an image that will allow you to weave between some text or use the one provided
- Use a layer mask to remove content as needed
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 38
- Find an image of a model or use the one provided
- Apply adjustment layers to create your retro Instagram effect
- Create a new document to put the before/after images side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 39
- Find an image of a model or use the one provided
- Duplicate the background layer, adjust the color channels and shift the top layer
- Create a new document to put the before/after images side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 40
- Find an old style looking photo or use the one provided
- Apply the effects as described in the tutorial
- Create a new document to put the before/after images side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 41
- Find an image of a landscape or cityscape. For best results find an image that was shot higher vs. the overall scene. Or use the one provided.
- Make a selection in the Quick Mask mode and apply a lens blur
- Create a new document to put the before/after images side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 42
- Find an image to convert to watercolor. Try to find something with negative space for content or use the one provided
- Apply the effects as described in the tutorial
- Create a new document to put the before/after images side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 43
- Find an image of an auto. The type of auto is dependent on your vision for this project. For a retro ad, find a car that has a lot of history. For a more modern ad, find a car that is newer. Or use the one provided.
- Apply the techniques learned in this tutorial and throughout this course to complete your vision.
- Create a new document to put the before/after images side-by-side
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 44
- Use the dimensions provided to create the two sides and the cover (pre Smart Object) in a new document
- Add your own graphic for the cover and your logo (from project 45) or something else for the left side.
- Add shadows and gradients to add depth
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 45
- Decide on a name for your graphic design freelance business
- Decide on whether you want a simple logo with just your name or something more complex
- Get inspiration from other graphic designers, if needed
- Save your logo as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 46
- Download your “template” from your printer of choice
- Design the card
- Save your project as a JPG file and upload to the class projects
PROJECT 47
- Take a screenshot of your portfolio and upload to the class projects
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