Learning Photoshop (2023)

Course details

Photoshop is an essential tool for anyone who works with images of all kinds, from photographs to graphics. In this course, instructor Jan Kabili simplifies the Photoshop techniques you’ll use most, whether you’re new to Photoshop or you’re looking for a down-to-earth review of Photoshop basics. Learn how and why to use layers, select parts of images, improve your photos, combine images, add type and graphical shapes, and more. Along the way, you’ll work on creative, real-world projects and make great-looking content in Photoshop.

Concepts

Introduction

Your Photoshop debut
Open images
Get to know the layout
Discover the amazing power of Photoshop

Use Layers

Understand layers
Select the right layer
Rearrange layers
Control layer visibility and opacity
Resize and transform layers
Create and delete layers
Challenge - Design a mood board collage
Solution - Design a mood board collage

Make Selections

Understand selections in Photoshop
Add, subtract, and invert selections
Use popular selection tools
More selection tools
Refine a selection
Challenge - Select parts of a portrait
Solution - Select parts of a portrait

Compositing - Combine Images in Photoshop

Add an image to an open file
Combine images with a layer mask
Remove an unwanted background
Blend a light leak image with a photo
Challenge - Blend textures with a photo
Solution - Blend textures with a photo

Adjust Photos Nondestructively

Edit photos with adjustment layers
Adjust an image with multiple layers
Adjust brightness in part of a photo
Change the color of an object
Challenge - Improve a photo
Solution - Improve a photo

Crop and Resize

Crop a photo
Crop to specific dimensions
Resize an image
Add to the canvas size

Remove Unwanted Content

Remove spots and lines
Fill in larger areas
Clone over stubborn areas
Challenge - Clean up a photo
Solution - Clean up a photo

Add Text, Shapes, and Filters

Create and edit text
Add shapes
Add layer styles
Apply filters nondestructively
Make amazing changes with Neural Filters
Challenge - Design a social media image
Solution - Design a social media image

Save Your Work

Save to your computer
Save to the cloud

Conclusion

Next steps