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Adobe Creative Cloud Collection multimedia design software helps you create visually rich, engaging content for virtually any media.- Official Adobe Tutorials Learn from the creators themselves, at your own pace!
- Photoshop CC 2018 One-on-One: Fundamentals A comprehensive and extensive overview of all the functions and features Photoshop CC provides to you.
- How to Add a Colored Background to a Portrait Add stunning and unique backgrounds to your photos with this short tutorial!
- How to Use Vector Masks in Photoshop A breakdown of the purpose and usage of vector masks in Photoshop.
- How to Create Knockout Text or Shape Effects Learn how to create a unique and eye-popping graphics for your text!
- Official Adobe Tutorials Learn from the creators themselves, at your own pace!
- InDesign Quick Start Learn the basics of Adobe InDesign in this short course!
- Designing a Creative Resume Want to pop out to employers? Make your own unique resume!
- InDesign Essential Training (2019) Dive in to an advanced overview of all things in InDesign 2019!
- Designing a Poster From blank canvas to final product, design and build a poster for publication!
- Official Adobe Tutorials Learn from the creators themselves, at your own pace!
- Adobe Premiere Pro CC Beginner Tutorial: Intro Guide to the Basics A breakdown of how to work within Adobe Premiere Pro.
- 5 Stylish Video Transitions Effects for your Vlogs & Films Spruce up your videos with these simple effects!
- How to Color Correct in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (Basic Correction + Lumetri Scopes Tutorial) Understanding Lumetri and color correction inside Premiere Pro.
- Green Screen Techniques for Photography and DSLR Video Learn how to shoot against a green screen and editing with it in post-production.
- Quick Green Screen Tutorial Adobe Premiere Pro CC A very quick tutorial on how to work with green screen on Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
- Introduction to Video Dialogue Editing Create a better workflow for dialogue-based scenes to edit.
- Introduction to Video Color Correction Want to make your footage pop? Want to create a mood for your project? Color correction helps you accomplish this!
- Official Adobe Tutorials Learn from the creators themselves, at your own pace!
- Quick Start Guide to Illustrator Get started with this basic tutorial for understanding Adobe Illustrator.
- Illustrator Essentials Training This comprehensive overview of Adobe Illustrator will go over nearly every feature of Illustrator.
- An Introduction to Graphic Design Learn some of the basics of design and skills to create beautiful graphics.
- Illustrator for Non-Illustrators In this course you will learn the fundamentals of drawing—specifically, digital drawing—by taking you through how to work with Adobe Illustrator.
- Official Adobe Tutorials Learn from the creators themselves, at your own pace!
- Lightroom Classic Overview This extensive series will go over everything Lightroom Classic can do for you!
- An Explanation on Color Spaces Understand the differences between all the versatile color spaces offered in Adobe Lightroom.
- Lightroom CC vs Lightroom Classic? Find out what the differences are between Classic and CC, and what would work best for you!
- Working Between Lightroom and Photoshop Gain an idea of one possible workflow used in professional photography studios across the world!
- Official Adobe Tutorials Learn from the creators themselves, at your own pace!
- Essential Training in Adobe After Effects An extensive overview of what Adobe After Effects offers!
- After Effects Essentials VFX Training Interested in creating Visual Effects (VFX)? This overview will get you on track!
- Animated Lower Thirds/Stingers These graphics will help give your video production a creative boost!
- Logo Animation in After Effects Learn how to animate your logos in After Effects!
- Official Adobe Tutorials Learn from the creators themselves, at your own pace!
- Essential Overview for Dreamweaver CC Anything and everything you want to learn about Adobe Dreamweaver!
- Responsive Design in Bootstrap 4 Building a responsive website flow with Bootstrap inside of Dreamweaver
- Official Adobe Tutorials Learn from the creators themselves, at your own pace!
- Adobe Media Encoder Beginners Tutorial Understand the basics of what Adobe Media Encoder can help you with!
Photography
A breakdown of all things camera related, from lessons for beginner’s to advanced shooting tutorials, to styled shoots!
- Fundementals of Photography Break down and understand how to expose and capture the best photos with your gear.
- Exposure Explained A comprehensive video explaining the usage of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO in manual photography.
- What is Aperture? A breakdown of one aspect of photography: Aperture.
- What is Shutter Speed? A breakdown of another aspect of photography: Shutter speed.
- What is ISO? A breakdown the last aspect of photography: ISO.
- Difference Between Crop Sensor and Full Frame A quick comparison between a full frame camera and one with a cropped sensor.
- Difference Between Prime and Zoom Lenses A brief overview between the purpose and differences between lens types.
- How to Paint with Light Create light around you with this easy-to-follow guide on long exposure photography!
- How to Shoot in a Studio Learn how to set up a professional environment for taking high-quality portraits in a studio!
- How to Take Panoramic Photos Discover how to make panoramic composites with your camera and Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop
- Getting Great Composition Gain an understanding of what it takes to make mind-blowing compositions with your gear!
- Creating the Cinematic Look in Lightroom Create that classic cinematic teal/orange look in Lightroom with this quick guide!
Video
Dip your feet into the expansive world of videography, with these tutorials picked that range from an introductory understanding of film, to editing and publishing your work on the web!
- Understanding Videography This tutorial will help you understand the different camera and lens options available for digital videoas well as learn about the difference between cropped and full-sized sensors, prime vs. zoom lenses, and shooting with a variety of camera bodies.
- What is Aperture? Gain an understanding of the versatility aperture allows
- What is Shutter Angle? Understanding the purpose of shutter speed while shooting video.
- What is ISO? A brief explanation of ISO in videography.
- Understanding Frames per Second A quick video breaking down the purpose of changing your FPS and what it does!
- Understanding Sensor Quality and Resolution An introduction to the essential concepts and techniques necessary for shooting video with a DSLR camera.
- How to Shoot in Slow-Motion
- How to Edit in Premiere Pro
- How to Color Grade in Premiere Pro
- How to Edit in Final Cut Pro X
- Exporting for YouTube/Vimeo
- Editing a Music Video From Adobe themselves, a comprehensive breakdown of editing musiv videos in Premiere Pro.
Web Design
Some select tutorials on fundementals of Web Design ranging from understanding basic UI design, to creating your own website from scratch.
- Understanding HTML5 A comprehensive web-resource for Hypertext Markup Language (HTML5).
- Understanding CSS A near expansive guide on Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
- Understanding Bootstrap Looking for mobile design first and foremost? Try out this breakdown here!
- Understanding JavaScript Another programming language used alongside HTML, for dynamic information and functions!