Adobe Photoshop CC Beginner to Advanced Course Bundle

Move, transform, rotate, and resize objects on the canvas using the move tool, with auto-select and transform controls, while managing layers, rulers, and guides for precise alignment.

Learn to create a new Photoshop document from scratch, set dimensions in inches or pixels, color mode and resolution, and place embedded images with guides for precise layouts.

Draw a shape with the rectangle tool, set fill and no stroke, then add text with the T tool, exploring basic text formatting and layer basics.

Learn to change document size and resolution quickly using image size and linked dimensions. Use resampling with preserve detail 2.0 and adjust canvas size via the properties panel.

Master cropping basics with the crop tool, including delete cropped pixels, auto center, and cropping beyond the canvas. Use 1:1 ratio presets for square social images and create custom crops.

Explore how the layers panel organizes images and text with grouping, visibility toggles, and stacking order. Practice opacity control, locking, and placing embedded assets to manage depth and production workflows.

Explore marquee tools for basic selection in Photoshop, including rectangular and elliptical options, deselection, copying, pasting, deleting, inverse selections, and trimming transparent pixels.

Explore how the magic wand and quick selection tools in Photoshop CC sample colors and select similar areas, adjust tolerance to control color range, and refine selections with add/subtract techniques.

Master the three lasso tools—regular, polygonal, and magnetic—for precise, surgical selections that anchor edges. Learn to add with shift, subtract with alt, and deselect with Ctrl/Cmd+D.

Learn how the object selection tool lets Photoshop identify objects by contrast, using object finder with lasso or rectangle mode. Then apply inverse selection to remove the outside.

Master the background eraser tool in Photoshop by using sampling once and tuning tolerance to remove gray sky while preserving onion domes and trees.

Master inverse selection in Photoshop by selecting the area you want and applying inverse to reveal the rest. Use feathering to soften edges and create background effects.

Duplicate layers with alt/option drag, right-click duplicate, or ctrl/cmd+j, then move duplicates between documents, rename them, and explore blend modes and opacity.

Learn to replace skies with the sky replacement tool in Photoshop CC, preview options, adjust brightness, temperature, scale, and lighting while duplicating layers for independent editing.

Explore Photoshop eraser tools—the eraser, background eraser, and magic eraser—and learn how brush size, opacity, and tolerance shape erasing on layered images.

Explore and customize vector shapes in Photoshop using the custom shape tool, anchor points, importing legacy shapes, and selection tools to build icons like boats and buildings.

Master color in Photoshop by saving swatches with RGB, CMYK, and hex values for print and web, and create and tailor gradients, linear or radial, with stops.

Learn to create text and image clipping masks in Photoshop, placing the image above the text and alt between layers to clip, then refine with scale, tracking, and shadow.

Master plain masking in Photoshop by using layer masks to reveal or conceal elements with black and white brushes, learning non-permanent adjustments instead of erasing.

Master adjustment layers with levels adjustment layer to non-destructively enhance photos via a histogram that targets shadows, midtones, and highlights, then use masking with brush to reveal or hide edits.

Master curves adjustment layers to fine-tune shadows, midtones, and highlights with precise color-corrected edits, using masks, brushes, and opacity for targeted, vibrant results.

Apply the black and white adjustment layer, refine with layer masking, and selectively reveal color in areas like the sky using brush tools and color sliders for dramatic control.

Experiment with multiple adjustment layers, including vibrance, and use curves to deepen the blue sky, then refine with subtle saturation and masking for a balanced, textured photo.

Explore hue and saturation adjustment layers to make colors pop, adjust brightness, and selectively color or desaturate areas using masks, presets, and targeted color ranges.

Master the patch tool to repair blemishes by sampling from surrounding areas while preserving color, shadow, and tonality; compare it with content-aware fill and lasso tools.

Explore spot healing brush and healing brush tools in Photoshop to remove blemishes and unwanted elements using content aware sampling on a separate touch up layer.

Explore the clone stamp tool to clone content from one area and stamp it onto another on a new layer, using sampling options and precise control.