
Explore Photoshop as a photo editing software, a raster graphics tool that supports vector and raster formats such as JPEG, PNG, and GIF, used by designers and photographers.
Discover what's new in Photoshop, from cloud documents across Mac, Windows, and iPad, to improved presets, object selection, and consistent transform across layers.
Create Photoshop documents using templates from Adobe Stock or blank presets, customize size, color mode, and artboards, license templates, and save your own presets for reuse.
Photoshop enables 2D and 3D image manipulation, video editing, and image analysis for photographers and designers within Adobe Creative Cloud, with up to two activations and Lightroom integration.
Present Photoshop system requirements for Windows and Mac OS, including processor, ram, graphics, disk space, monitor resolution, and OpenGL. Note activation via internet, license terms, online services, and language support.
Learn how to migrate presets, actions, brushes, and settings across Photoshop versions using Creative Cloud, export and import presets, and manage migration prompts for a seamless upgrade.
Explore Photoshop workspace basics, including panels, paths, and windows; customize workspaces with presets or your own, and navigate the home screen, files, cloud documents, and tutorials for efficient workflow.
Create stunning composites and retouch images on the go with Photoshop on the iPad, open large files, edit, and apply effects across devices via cloud documents.
Explore Photoshop cloud documents, a file type accessible online or offline in Photoshop, and automatically save your edits across devices for reliable, mobile work distinct from Creative Cloud files.
Learn to create and manage Creative Cloud libraries in Photoshop, link and unlink assets, and access graphics, brushes, colors, text styles, and layer styles across desktop and mobile apps.
Learn to use the Adobe Color Themes panel in Photoshop to explore, filter, and edit color themes, and save them to Creative Cloud libraries for easy access.
Explore touch capabilities and customizable workspaces in Photoshop CC, including two-finger pan, pinch zoom, rotate gestures, five-finger screen modes, and configurable toolbars for streamlined workflows.
Fix the Bridge waiting error in Photoshop, InDesign, and InCopy by recreating Switchport preferences, adding Switchport to firewall exceptions, and resetting hosts and cryptographic data.
Untab images in Photoshop by floating them in separate windows or by disabling tabs and window docking in preferences, with steps to float in window and deselect open documents.
Explore how to use Photoshop on the iPad to open and edit large Photoshop files, create stunning composites, and retouch on the go with cloud documents that sync across devices.
Navigate the photoshop iPad workspace, switch between home screen and editing workspace, access tools, panels, and cloud documents, and learn to create composites and retouch with context-aware controls.
Identify the minimum and recommended system requirements for Photoshop on the iPad, including iPadOS 13.1, supported iPad models, Apple Pencil compatibility, and available language options.
Add photos to your Photoshop iPad canvas with the place photo tool, placing each image as a new layer from camera roll, files, libraries, or the camera, in five steps.
Manipulate layers to compose and edit content, using compact or detailed views, layer masks, visibility, clipping masks, opacity, and blending options for precise image adjustments.
Master making selections and applying masks in Photoshop on iPad to edit selective areas non-destructively, using Lasso tool, Quick Selection tool, and Marquee tools, and creating masks and clipping masks.
Learn to retouch composites in Photoshop on iPad using Spot Healing Brush and Clone Stamp to remove imperfections, sample layers, and control size, opacity, and pressure.
Master drawing and painting with brushes in Photoshop on iPad by selecting brush types and adjusting size, opacity, and hardness. Explore color picker options and brush settings to refine strokes.
Apply transform operations in Photoshop to scale, skew, perspective, distort, rotate, and flip a layer or selection using the transform tool and bounding-box handles.
Master cropping and rotating composites in Photoshop on iPad using the crop tool to set crop size and rotation, with touch shortcuts, undo, and applying changes.
Learn to pan and zoom the iPad canvas in Photoshop with two-finger pan and pinch zoom, and reset the canvas by double tapping.
Master working with type layers in Photoshop on iPad by creating and editing point and paragraph text, accessing the type tool, and adjusting font, color, and blending.
Discover how Japanese text works in Photoshop on the iPad, including romaji and kana input with justification and color, while noting editable limits and desktop-recommended workflows.
Explore Photoshop cloud documents, a cloud-native file type accessible online or offline from within Photoshop, with edits automatically saved across devices and full fidelity across iPad and desktop.
Explore Photoshop cloud documents across desktop and iPad, learning cloud workflow basics: create, edit, save, share, copy, move, and manage versions with offline access and local PSD options.
Create, open, and export cloud documents in Photoshop on the iPad, import from camera roll or files, and export formats like png, jpg, and tiff.
Manage and work with cloud documents in Photoshop across iPad, desktop, and web; save to cloud, organize folders, view version history, rename, delete, move, duplicate, and share links.
Learn to install missing fonts for Photoshop on the iPad with Creative Cloud for iOS by updating iOS, signing in, and installing fonts not on this device.
Upgrade your Photoshop cloud storage with a paid Creative Cloud plan on adobe.com and access more cloud storage across devices. Learn to free up space and troubleshoot cloud document errors.
Master Photoshop search to find UI elements, documents, stock assets, and Lightroom photos in a unified dialog. Start searches, use control F, and read results across tabs.
Explore how to use the Touch Bar with Photoshop to access layer properties, brushes, and context-sensitive tools on macOS, and customize Touch Bar modes for efficient workflows.
Learn to use the surface dial in Photoshop to adjust brush size, opacity, hardness, and smoothing, and dynamically tweak settings during strokes via the brush settings panel.
Explore tool galleries, view tool descriptions on hover, reveal hidden tools, and customize the toolbar in Photoshop, while learning memory, scratch disks, and cache settings for performance.
Adjust Photoshop performance preferences to optimize memory usage, cache levels, and scratch disks, boosting responsiveness. Enable GPU settings and OpenCL to improve GPU-accelerated tasks.
master tools in Photoshop by navigating the tools panel, accessing hidden tools, using shortcuts and the options bar, and saving tool presets for efficient non-destructive edits.
Explore touch gestures in Photoshop CC, including two-finger pan, pinch scale, and rotation on multi-touch devices, with guidance on view control, full screen mode, and gesture options.
Explore how technology previews in Photoshop let you try experimental upscaling features like Preserve Details 2.0 upscale, enable or disable them, and preserve textures, edges, and details during resizing.
Explore how metadata and notes enhance Photoshop workflows, covering XMP metadata, sidecar files, and cross-application exchange, plus how to add, view, import, and delete notes on images.
Explore how to quickly share your Photoshop creations via email or social services, with options to share full or smaller assets, automatic JPG conversion, and platform-specific share panel tweaks.
Learn to place Photoshop images in other applications, including InDesign and Illustrator, using PSD imports, clipping paths for transparency, and appropriate TIFF/EPS exports for accurate printing.
Learn to customize Photoshop via the preferences dialog, managing general, display, file saving, performance, and scratch disk options. Switch preference sets, reset to defaults, and handle warning dialogs.
Master Photoshop rulers to precisely position elements, manage the ruler origin, and snap to guides, grid, or document bounds, while changing measurement units for print-ready work.
Learn to show or hide non-printing extras in Photoshop, including guides, grids, selection, edges, slices, and text baselines, using view, extras, and show commands.
Learn to specify image columns to fit a page layout by setting width and gutter and using image size or canvas size commands when importing into Adobe InDesign.
Explore how to manage edits in Photoshop using undo, redo, and the history panel, including legacy shortcuts, reverts, snapshots, and the history brush for selective restoration.
Learn to work with panels and menus in Photoshop CC, including using banners, dialog boxes, option bars, and popup sliders, and customize pop-up panels, tool presets, and menu colors.
Master placing files in Photoshop with the place command, creating smart objects that resize and rotate without distortion, and learn to place PDFs or Illustrator art quickly.
Learn to position elements with snapping, enable or disable snapping, and tailor snap-to options like guides, grid, slices, and document bounds.
Use the Photoshop CC ruler tool to position, measure x/y, width, height, angle, and distances between points. Create and edit lines and protractors, constrain to 45 degrees, and straighten images.
Migrate presets across Photoshop versions and manage brushes, swatches, gradients, patterns, and libraries with the preset manager, then load, rename, or delete items to tailor your workflow.
Master Photoshop keyboard shortcuts by editing, saving, and managing shortcuts for application menus, panel menus, and tools; save sets, resolve conflicts, and export the shortcut list.
Explore design workflows in Photoshop CC, from Adobe Fonts and stock templates to artboards, export options, and Creative Cloud libraries for rapid asset reuse and collaboration.
Design for multiple devices on a single canvas with artboards and presets. Create, move, and export artboards as images or PDFs.
Device preview in Photoshop CC displays real-time design previews on multiple iOS devices, connects via USB or Wi-Fi, and matches artboard size and position to the device.
Learn to slice web pages in Photoshop by dividing images into smaller parts, assign URLs for navigation, and export slices with HTML or CSS using save for web and devices.
Explore html options for slices in Photoshop, including slice types and the slice options dialog. Learn to assign urls, alt text, and background colors, then preview in a browser.
Learn slice management in Photoshop by selecting, moving, and resizing slices; divide, align, duplicate, and lock slices to optimize save for web and devices exports.
Explore Photoshop web tools to build web page components, export complete pages, design with layers and slices, create rollovers, animations, and web photo galleries with Dreamweaver, Flash, and HTML outputs.
Learn to create web photo galleries in Photoshop using Bridge and the Web Photo Gallery plugin, configure styles, color profiles, thumbnails, and HTML output.
Learn how to resize images in Photoshop using image size command, preserve details and sharpness when enlarging, and use the preview window, units of measurement, and the constrain proportions toggle.
Learn how to resize images in Photoshop by adjusting image size, units, maintaining aspect ratio, resampling with interpolation methods, and using Fit to presets with auto resolution for printing.
Discover how bitmap (raster) images rely on pixels and are resolution dependent, while vector graphics remain crisp at sizes. Explore transparency, fluttering, image resolution, and color channels and bit depth.
Explore how image size, pixel dimensions, and resolution affect print and on-screen quality in Photoshop. Learn to adjust these settings with image size, resample options, and print dimensions.
Acquire images from cameras and scanners and import them into Photoshop using Bridge, WPA, and Apple Image Capture, then organize, rename, and apply metadata.
Learn to create, open, and import images in Photoshop, configuring document size, resolution, color mode, and background content. Master opening and duplicating files, and importing formats like PDF and EBS.
View and switch images using screen modes and zoom tools, pan with the hand tool, rotate the view, and use the navigator panel for the most accurate view.
Explore common causes of the invalid jpeg marker error in Photoshop and apply step-by-step fixes, from matching file extensions to saving as JPG and checking hardware.
Explore viewing multiple images in Photoshop by opening several windows, using the window menu to arrange them (cascade, tile, floating, or tabs), and matching zoom and location across images.
Customize color pickers and swatches in Photoshop, using the operating system's color pickers or third-party pickers, add and delete swatches, save and load swatch libraries, and share across Adobe apps.
Master high dynamic range images in Photoshop by merging multiple exposures with HDR Pro to capture the full dynamic range, adjust exposure, and convert between 32-bit and 8-bit formats.
Master match color, replace color, and color mixing techniques in Photoshop to unify skin tones and colors across images and layers, using luminance, color range, and selection options.
Convert between color modes in Photoshop to prepare images for print, while managing RGB and CMYK gamut and preserving edits with backups.
Explore Photoshop color modes: RGB, CMYK, indexed, grayscale, bitmap, and Lab, and learn when to use each for print or web and how they affect color and file size.
Erase parts of an image using the eraser tools in Photoshop CC, including standard, background, and magic erasers, with controls for opacity, tolerance, and history states.
Learn how blending modes in Photoshop affect the base color, blend color, and result color via the options bar and live previews, including normal, dissolve, darken, multiply, and color.
Choose foreground and background colors in Photoshop using the color picker, eyedropper, and swatches, and learn about defaults and sampling options.
Distort filters become unavailable on large images in Photoshop; fix by reducing image size to meet the maximums for zigzag and spherize.
Learn to pick and manage colors in Photoshop's color and swatches panels, using foreground and background colors with sliders and ramps, while swatch libraries help handle web-safe and CMYK alerts.
Understand how color mode shapes color channel composition to set mood, covering grayscale, RGB, and CMYK, and how to switch to image mode in Photoshop Elements.
Identify color cast as an unwanted color shift caused by reflected light, such as fluorescent lighting's greenish hues, and correct it with auto color, eyedroppers, and levels or curves.
Learn to add swatches from HTML, CSS, and SVG to the Photoshop swatches panel, including loading and replacing swatches and avoiding duplicates.
Master Photoshop layer basics to stack and move layers, adjust opacity, use adjustment layers, and apply layer styles for non-destructive editing and composition with smart objects.
Learn non-destructive editing in Photoshop using adjustment layers, smart objects, smart filters, masking, and Camera Raw edits to preserve original data while applying edits and non-destructive cropping.
Create and manage layers and groups with options for naming, color, mood, and opacity. Learn to view, show, hide, copy, paste, and organize layers across documents.
Learn to select, group, and link layers in the Photoshop layers panel to perform painting, adjustments, and transformations with move tools and transform controls.
Master placing images into frames in Adobe Photoshop CC using the frame tool, creating placeholder frames, and turning shapes into frames with smart object options.
Explore how layer opacity and fill opacity affect visibility, and master blending modes, group blending, clipping masks, and blending options to create layered effects in Photoshop.
Add mask layers to a layer, hide portions, and reveal underlying layers to master compositing and removing objects from photos.
Learn to remove a person from the background using layer and vector masks in Photoshop, with non-destructive masking, opacity adjustments, and edge refinement.
Remove a person from the background with masking using layer and vector masks, non-destructive edits, grayscale and path thumbnails, and adjustable options like opacity, density, and feather to refine edges.
Learn to apply smart filters non-destructively on smart objects, adjust or delete them, and use filter masks and layer panel options to control effects.
learn how to apply smart filters to smart objects, convert to smart filters, constrain effects to selected areas, and use filter masks to control visibility.
Learn to create and manage layer comps in Photoshop to snapshot layer visibility, position, appearance, and smart object states, then view, update, and export them.
Move and stack layers in the layers panel or document window, group layers, and lock layers fully or partially to protect content and position.
Use vector masks to clip layer contents with paths and pen tools. Edit vector masks, adjust opacity and feather, and enable, disable, remove, or convert them to layer masks.
Master layer and group management in Photoshop CC by renaming, color-coding, deleting, exporting, and merging layers; learn rasterizing, stamping, clipping masks, and working with smart objects and linked layers.
Apply non-destructive layer effects and styles in Photoshop, including shadows, glows, and bevels, with presets and custom styles that update automatically as you edit content.
Learn how to load libraries and apply new preset styles to layers in Photoshop, using the styles panel, layer styles, and blending options.
Edit layer masks in the layer panel by selecting the layer and mask thumbnail, then paint with white to reveal, gray for partial visibility, and black to hide.
Discover how to extract assets from layers and groups in Photoshop, export PNG, JPG, GIF, or SVG, and manage resolutions for development workflows.
Learn to load and delete contours in Photoshop, apply global lighting across layers, and manage layer styles, including copying, scaling, converting, and saving preset style libraries.
Learn how to reveal layers with clipping masks by using a base layer to mask above layers, and master creating, adjusting, and releasing clipping masks in Photoshop.
Generate image assets from layers and layer groups in Photoshop using the image asset generator, supporting jpg, png, and gif formats with adjustable quality and size for multi-device web design.
Work with smart objects in Photoshop to perform non-destructive editing and transforms. Learn how embedded and linked smart objects preserve image data and enable updates across documents.
Learn to combine two source images into a group portrait by auto-aligning layers, masking, and blending to replace closed eyes with an open-eye shot for a unified image.
Combine images with auto blend layers to create seamless composites, use layer masks, align the layers, and choose panorama or stick images in RGB or grayscale.
Apply knockout techniques in Photoshop CC to reveal content from layers using knockout options, clipping masks, and layer groups; choose which layers punch through and how blending reveals base layer.
Flattening merges all visible layers into the background to reduce file size. Learn how to flatten an image by merging layers and selecting flatten image.
Learn to create composite images by combining multiple photos, using auto-align layers and photo merge, and explore layers, background, canvas, clone, panorama, transparency, and opacity workflows.
Explore how the background layer functions as the bottommost canvas, convert it with new layer from background, and learn related concepts like adjustment layer, blur, crop, and transparency.
Master the select and mask workspace in Photoshop to create precise selections and masks. Use quick selection, refine edge brush, brush, and lasso tools to refine edges.
Make quick selections with the object selection tool, quick selection tool, and magic wand, refining edges and expanding or subtracting regions as needed. Refine with select subject and mask.
Learn to make selections in Photoshop using quick selections, Lasso and Marquee tools, and color range; convert selections to paths or alpha channels, and save masks to protect unselected areas.
Select with marquee tools to create rectangular or elliptical selections, adjust using the options bar for new, add, subtract, or intersect, and apply feathering, anti-aliasing, and fixed ratio or size.
Learn to select with the lasso tools, including freeform, polygonal, and magnetic options, adjust feathering and anti-aliasing, and refine edges for precise selections.
Learn to move, copy, and delete selected pixels in Photoshop, including moving selections, copying via drag or copy merged, and pasting between images with proper layer handling.
Learn to create, save, and edit selections with alpha channel masks in Photoshop CC, using quick mask mode, painting masks, and loading saved selections as channels or layer masks.
Select the image areas in focus using Photoshop's focus area tool, adjust the in focus range and noise level, and brush selectively to add or remove areas.
Master how to duplicate, split, and merge channels in Photoshop CC to create channel masks, manage alpha channels, and assemble multi-channel images.
Explore channel calculations to blend image channels with the apply image and calculations commands, using add and subtract blending modes, masks, previews, and grayscale options.
Master image selection with marquee, lasso, quick selection, and magic wand tools to isolate parts or all of an image. Apply selections to duplicate, color-correct, delete, rotate, resize, and transform.
Master bounding boxes as draggable borders that move, rotate, and scale images and shapes, using crop, free transform, and transform options.
Learn to adjust perspective with perspective wrap in Photoshop and define planes with quads for architectural images. Manipulate corners and edges to create accurate multi-perspective composites.
Reduce camera shake blur in Photoshop with the Shake Reduction filter, which analyzes image regions and applies corrections. Adjust settings, blur traces, and previews to balance smoothing and artifact suppression.
Explore healing brush techniques in Photoshop CC, using the diffusion slider to control how pasted regions blend with surrounding detail, with patch, spot healing, and paste tools in action.
Export color lookup tables from Photoshop in multiple formats (rgb, 3d lut, cube, csp, icc profiles) for use in image and video apps, and ensure document has a background layer.
Master color and tonal adjustments in Photoshop using non-destructive adjustment layers, levels and curves, hue and saturation, and color balance; calibrate monitors and manage RGB and CMYK workflows.
Apply a brightness and contrast adjustment to control the image tonal range. Use the adjustment panel or image adjustment options, drag brightness and contrast sliders, and note legacy mode behavior.
Use the shadow and highlights command to correct backlit or washed-out areas, adjusting amount, tonal width, radius, and clipping with Camera Raw. Enable non-destructive editing with adjustment layers.
Use levels to correct tonal range and color balance by adjusting shadows, midtones, and highlights, guided by the histogram, and apply gamma and channel-specific tweaks via adjustment layers.
Adjust hue and saturation across specific color ranges or all colors, fine-tune lightness, save and load hue and saturation settings for reuse, and enhance color with vibrance for balanced output.
Explore quick tonal adjustments in Photoshop using auto contrast and auto color options, apply levels or curves with adjustment layers, and control shadows, highlights, and midtones.
Apply special color effects to images using desaturate, invert colors, threshold, posterize, and gradient map adjustments in Photoshop CC, with non-destructive editing via adjustment layers.
Apply color balance adjustments in Photoshop with an adjustment layer, targeting the composite channel and shadows, midtones, or highlights, and adjust red, green, and blue channels; explore photo filter options.
Explore how histograms reveal pixel distribution across shadows, midtones, and highlights, assess tonal range, and preview color values with the info panel, color sampler, and eyedropper tools.
Convert a color image to black and white using the black and white adjustment, refine with color sliders and presets, and apply non-destructive edits with adjustment and fill layers.
Master curves adjustment to shape tonal ranges by moving control points on an RGB or CMYK image, adjusting highlights, shadows, midtones, and contrast with presets and on-image tools.
Set target values for highlights and shadows when preparing press images. Use levels and the eyedropper to preserve detail within the output device gamut.
Learn to adjust color and tone in Photoshop using levels and curves, with eyedroppers to set black and white points and correct color casts.
Learn how to adjust HDR exposure and toning in Photoshop CC, using 32-bit to 8-bit workflows with exposure, offset, gamma, and HDR toning via adjustment layers.
Explore how filters alter images with mosaic effects, lighting, and color shifts. Learn to apply filters via the filter menu and adjust blur, contrast, and saturation with adjustment layers.
Discover how blur softens image details using the blur tool and filters, including lens blur, while examining aliasing, anti-aliasing, filters, layers, sharpening, and transparency.
Master dodge and burn techniques in Photoshop to selectively lighten or darken image areas using the dodge and burn tools, on a duplicate layer for non-destructive editing.
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