Intro || Nice to meet you! Photoshop & Illustrator

01_A Quick Look at Photoshop & Illustrator
_What kind of programs are Photoshop and Illustrator?
_Which of these two programs should I choose?
_Difference between bitmap and vector
_Difference between web and print
Installing Photoshop and Illustrator and Setting the Language
02_A sneak peek at what's new in Photoshop CC 2025
_Distraction Removal
_Generate Background
_Generate Similar & Enhance Detail
03_A sneak peek at what's new in Illustrator CC 2025
_Objects on Path
_Enhanced Image Trace
_Generative Shape Fill

Part 01 || Mastering Photoshop

Chapter 01 | Getting Started with Photoshop
01_What does Photoshop look like?
_A look at the Photoshop UI
_Toolbox at a glance
_Setting up the work area
_Save your own workspace
02_Creating a New Document and Understanding File Formats
_Set up a new document based on your work purpose
_Learn about formats that can be imported into Photoshop
03_The Basics of Work: Mastering Layers
_What is a layer?
_Explore the elements and features of the Layers panel
_Learn how to manage layers and some great tips
_Learn about layer types
_Learn about rasterization
04_Learning the Basic Transformations in Photoshop
_Select and move with the Move Tool
_Transform the entire image file
05_Easily zoom in/out/scroll the canvas
_How to zoom in/out on the canvas
_How to quickly scroll the canvas
06_Save
_Learn about file saving methods and the characteristics of each file format

Chapter 02 | Mastering Photoshop's Basic Functions
01_Various ways to select an area
_Marquee Tool for selecting simple shapes
_Lasso Tool and Selection Brush Tool for free-form selection
_Polygonal Lasso Tool for selecting complex shapes
02_Everything about using brushes
_Everything in the Brush Settings panel
_Register and delete your own brushes
_How to make an image into a brush
03_Mastering the Pen and Shape Tools
_Drawing straight lines and smooth curves
Editing with the _Path Selection Tool and Direct Selection Tool
_Drawing rectangles, ellipses, and polygons

Chapter 03 | How to Cut Out Images
01_When the image has a clear outline
_Object Selection Tool selected by AI
_Quick Selection Tool to select chunks at once
_Magic Wand Tool to select only similar colors
02_When the image has unclear outlines
_Cleanly cut out the outline with the Pen Tool and Path
03_When the image contains animal fur or hair
_Select and Mask to select and cut out delicate parts

Chapter 04 | Retouching Images Like a Pro
01_How to neatly remove unnecessary parts
_Easily remove blemishes with the Spot Healing Brush Tool
_Removing complex blemishes with the Healing Brush Tool
_Cleanly erase without a trace with the Clone Stamp Tool
02_Freely transform and distort images
_Body Shaping and Sculpting with Liquify
Distorting images and text with _Warp

Chapter 05 | Mastering Color Correction and Filters
01_Learn about the menu for adjusting brightness
_Easy brightness adjustment with Brightness/Contrast
Using _Levels to adjust brightness to extremes
_Naturally correcting colors with Curves
02_Learn about the menu for adjusting color and saturation
Adjusting color and saturation using _Hue/Saturation
_Adjusting colors with Color Balance
_Change colors naturally with Selective Color
_Correcting the overall tone evenly with a gradient map
03_Neural Filters Using Artificial Intelligence
_How to use Neural Filters
04_Blur and sharpening effects to adjust image quality
_Check out the Blur menu, which contains a collection of basic blur effects.
_Sharpening Blurry Images
05_Learn about filters that distort images in various ways
_Compositing onto a curved surface with Displace
_Mosaic: Creating a Square Mosaic

Chapter 06 | Various Image Composition Methods
01_The Basics of Compositing: Placing Images and Text
_Compositing images using Layer Mask
_Compositing an image onto a shape using a clipping mask
02_Naturally synthesize and finely correct
_Naturally compositing with Blend Mode
_Adjustment Layer for precise and precise correction
03_Adding dimension to a plain image
_Create shadows to add depth
_Using gradients to create a sense of three-dimensionality

Chapter 07 | Image Correction with Generative AI
01_Changing an image with Generative Fill
_Create and style part of an image
02_Expanding the background with Generative Expand
_Create a background after expanding the image

Part 02 || Mastering Illustrator

Chapter 08 | Getting Started with Illustrator
01_What does an illustrator look like?
_A look at the Illustrator UI
_Toolbox at a glance
02_Mastering the Basic Concepts of Illustrator
_Set up a new document based on your work purpose
_Conquering the Artboard
_Learning about paths and layers
_Learn about formats that can be opened in Illustrator
03_Mastering Basic Shapes, Selection Tools, and Pen Tools
_Transforming basic shapes with the Selection Tool
_Conquering the Pen Tool
_Explore the pass editing tool
04_Learn how to set and manage colors
_Several ways to set the color of the paint and strokes
_Learn about gradient types
_How to manage color palette swatches
05_Save
_A look at how to save files and the characteristics of each file format

Chapter 09 | Learning Basic Shapes and Brushes
01_Creating characters by combining shapes
Creating a character with _Pathfinder
_Creating character features with the Shape Builder Tool
_Intuitively separate shapes to create detailed elements
_Creating a background
02_Create and register a flower-shaped pattern
_Register a pattern
_Edit and manage patterns
03_Draw a doodle-like picture using a brush
_Learn the difference between the Paintbrush Tool and the Bolb Brush Tool

Chapter 10 | Utilizing Various Effects
01_Creating six icons with simple designs
_Creating star and flower icons
_Creating a book and gear icon
_Creating heart and megaphone icons
02_Converting raster images to vector shapes
Image Trace, which automatically tracks images
_Change color themes at once with Recolor and AI
03_Conquering Blend, a Shape Mixing Game
Using the _Blend menu and tools
_Creating 3D Text
04_Designing a colorful, casual feel
_Making it look like it was drawn with crayons
Distorting text with _Envelop Distort
05_Creating Various 3D Graphic Artwork
_Comparing two types of 3D capabilities
_Isometric Design with Extrude
_Creating Product Mockups with Revolve
Create bouncy typography with _Inflate
06_Creating 2.5D Graphic Artwork
_Creating typography that intersects images with Interwine
_Adjusting the perspective of building graphics with the Perspective Grid

Chapter 11 | Creating and Modifying Images with Generative AI
01_Creating Various Vector Images with Generate Vectors
Creating a vector image with a background using _Scene
_Create a vector image without a background using Subject
Creating clean icon images with _Icon
02_Generate and modify patterns with Generate Patterns
_Creating and modifying patterns
03_Upgrading Sketch with Gen Shape Fill
How to upgrade a rough sketch

Appendix || Content Design Completed with Photoshop & Illustrator

01_Creating trendy SNS content
_Setting the size of SNS content in Photoshop
Creating Point Graphics in Illustrator
_Correcting and saving images in Photoshop
02_Creating a Sensational Poster
_Setting the size of a poster for printing in Illustrator
_Correcting the main image of a poster in Photoshop
_Editing typography in Illustrator
_How to set up a file for printing
03_Mastering Photoshop & Illustrator Shortcuts
_List of essential Photoshop shortcuts
_Illustrator Essential Shortcut Key List
_How to easily memorize shortcuts

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In [Intro], we will look at the basic knowledge of graphics required for work and the new features of the CC 2025 version, and in [Part 01] and [Part 02], we will master the basic and essential functions of the two programs.
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