Adobe Photoshop CC Mastery

Learn to create a new Photoshop document using presets, choose an eight-by-ten, 300 dpi photo document with a white background, and verify size in image size.

Explore Photoshop interface and its menu bar, including file, edit, image, layer, type, select, and filter menus, and discover document creation, adjustments, and effects such as sharpen, blur, and render.

Explore the Photoshop control panel to customize the currently selected tool, adjusting brush size, hardness, opacity, flow, and blending modes from the panel below the menu bar.

Explore the Photoshop tools bar, including move, selection, crop, and pen tools, foundational for later lessons. Learn to work with multiple documents via tabs, editing each independently.

Master layer and adjustment layer workflows in Photoshop by using content layers and adjustment layers, managing visibility with the eye icon, and applying targeted brightness and contrast via clipping masks.

Create a new layer by clicking the plus icon, then delete by right-clicking the layer and pressing delete, or drag the layer to the bin icon.

Learn to group layers and their adjustment layers into folders, using the folder icon or Ctrl+G, while controlling visibility with the eye icon.

Learn to add a layer mask to selectively paint or erase parts of an image using brush and eraser tools, and apply a layer style for extra effects.

Add a layer mask to selectively paint or erase parts of an image with the brush or eraser, cleaning up imperfections, and apply a layer style to add effects.

Create a clipping mask using two or more layers to reveal a subject through the layer below. Right-click the subject, choose create clipping mask, and adjust layer order for effects.

Select the elephant layer, add a color lookup adjustment with the edgy amber lookup, apply soft light at about 60% opacity, and add a brightness and contrast adjustment layer.

Learn to blend three images in photoshop using a blending mode and opacity, position the moon with the Free Transform tool, and create a cohesive effect with fire and moon.

Learn to create sunglasses in Photoshop by precisely selecting the lens with quick selection and lasso tools, refining with alt and shift, then use levels and gradient to finalize.

Convert the apple's background to a normal layer, then use the move tool (V) to place it on the elephant image. Use Ctrl+T and Alt to resize with the edges.

Learn to use the rectangular marquee tool to select and fit an image to the background, then apply free transform with Ctrl T and unlink the chain for precise resizing.

Learn to remove a leaf from its background using the magic lasso tool in Photoshop, including edge selection, backspace removal, shift to add, and layer via copy for final isolation.

Learn to use the object selection tool and the magic wand to isolate the elephant, refine the selection, output it as a new layer via copy, then delete and deselect.

Duplicate the background layer with Ctrl or Command J, then use the magic wand to select and delete the white surface of the phone.

Master the crop tool in Photoshop to trim headroom and improve composition. Learn to crop for Instagram using four by five or eight by ten aspect ratios.

Master the crop tool in Photoshop to remove destructive background elements and keep the focus on the ladies and what they are doing.

Sharpen your images in Photoshop by duplicating the layer, applying filter sharpen with unsharp mask set to a 2.0 radius, and compare before and after.

Duplicate the layer using Ctrl/Cmd J. Use the patch tool to sample and move selections to remove spots on the model's face, retouching the image.

Master the clone stamp tool in Photoshop to retouch images by duplicating layers, sampling with the clone source using Alt, and adjusting brush size with bracket keys for before-after results.

Master skin smoothing in photoshop by duplicating layers, applying vivid light blending and gaussian blur, then refine with layer masks, brushes, healing tools, and a stamp layer.

Whiten teeth in Photoshop with the sponge tool set to desaturate after selecting teeth with the Quick Selection tool; refine brush size and compare with the adjustment layer method.

Learn to create and format text in Photoshop with the text tool, font choices, size adjustments, and color changes to ensure visibility.

Learn basic photo manipulation by extracting the phone from its background, compositing a giraffe, and refining with clone stamp, layer masks, and color lookup with clipping masks for a composite.

Color grade an image using color lookup adjustments and foggy night, adjust shadows and midtones with color balance, and refine with selective color and a vignette.