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

0. Introduction

01 - Your Photoshop debut
02 - Open images
03 - Get to know the layout
04 - Discover the amazing power of Photoshop

1. Use Layers

05 - Understand layers
06 - Select the right layer
07 - Rearrange layers
08 - Control layer visibility and opacity
09 - Resize and transform layers
10 - Create and delete layers
11 - Challenge - Design a mood board collage
12 - Solution - Design a mood board collage

2. Make Selections

13 - Understand selections in Photoshop
14 - Add, subtract, and invert selections
15 - Use popular selection tools
16 - More selection tools
17 - Refine a selection
18 - Challenge - Select parts of a portrait
19 - Solution - Select parts of a portrait

3. Compositing - Combine Images in Photoshop

20 - Add an image to an open file
21 - Combine images with a layer mask
22 - Remove an unwanted background
23 - Blend a light leak image with a photo
24 - Challenge - Blend textures with a photo
25 - Solution - Blend textures with a photo

4. Adjust Photos Nondestructively

26 - Edit photos with adjustment layers
27 - Adjust an image with multiple layers
28 - Adjust brightness in part of a photo
29 - Change the color of an object
30 - Challenge - Improve a photo
31 - Solution - Improve a photo

5. Crop and Resize

32 - Crop a photo
33 - Crop to specific dimensions
34 - Resize an image
35 - Add to the canvas size

6. Remove Unwanted Content

36 - Remove spots and lines
37 - Fill in larger areas
38 - Clone over stubborn areas
39 - Challenge - Clean up a photo
40 - Solution - Clean up a photo

7. Add Text, Shapes, and Filters

41 - Create and edit text
42 - Add shapes
43 - Add layer styles
44 - Apply filters nondestructively
45 - Make amazing changes with Neural Filters
46 - Challenge - Design a social media image
47 - Solution - Design a social media image

8. Save Your Work

48 - Save to your computer
49 - Save to the cloud

Conclusion

50 - Next steps