Complete Photoshop CC Graphic Design & Photo editing 2023

Explore the photoshop cc interface, open files with panels, and customize your workspace while learning setup basics, version differences, and how to obtain a free trial.

Learn to create a new Photoshop document from presets, adjust units and color, and save as PSD or other formats; place and resize images, then manage layers.

Explore the Photoshop user interface, including the menu bar, options bar, toolbars, document window, and panels, and learn to customize toolbars, color themes, and workspaces.

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Master common navigations in Photoshop, including zooming with the zoom tool and ctrl+plus/minus, fit-to-screen via ctrl+0, and using the navigator panel; toggle the interface with the top key.

Master cropping in Photoshop CC using the crop tool (C): adjust and move the image, commit or undo changes, or delete crop pixels for a final non-destructive edit.

Explore how layers enable non-destructive editing and moving of objects. See background and normal layers, unlock the background, and place embedded images to create and manage multiple layers.

Explore the layers panel, create and manage layers, fill and transform a layer, toggle visibility, reorder layers, delete and undo actions, and adjust opacity for precise edits.

Explore special types of layers in Photoshop CC, including text and shape layers, and learn to embed images, apply layer effects such as stroke, and preview changes with live updates.

Learn to adjust images in Photoshop using non-destructive adjustment layers, focusing on levels to balance tones and sharpen images while preserving the original.

Learn to enhance colors in Photoshop with vibrance, a tool that boosts muted colors while preserving already saturated ones.

Explore hue and saturation adjustments in Photoshop, using a non-destructive adjustment layer to shift colors with sliders and selectively affect red or other colors for color variants.

Apply a black and white adjustment in Photoshop and tweak the red, yellow, green, and blue channels to selectively affect skin tones and other details.

Master Photoshop brushes by selecting brush tool, setting foreground color and size, and adjusting hardness with Shift. Explore dry media, wet media, and special effect brushes on a new layer.

Explore creating vector ships in Photoshop using shape tools, strokes, fills, and corner options. Resize, combine, and align vector shapes, polygons, stars, and custom ships with precise controls.

Master transformation, alignment, and distribution in Photoshop by selecting layers, using free transform and warp mode, and applying proportional scaling with shift and rotation.

Learn to select image parts in Photoshop with marquee and elliptical tools, invert and transform selections, then apply black-and-white, hue, saturation, and tint with feather and anti-alias.

Explore color-based selections in Photoshop using the magic wand tools to select areas with similar color. Learn to add to selections with shift, remove backgrounds, and adjust hue/saturation.

Learn the quick selection tool in Photoshop, use w to activate it, add to or subtract from selections, and use the move tool to duplicate and resize them.

Explore advanced selection techniques with the focus area tool in Photoshop, which automatically detects out-of-focus regions to refine your selection, and adjust with add or subtract options.

Learn to work with text in Photoshop using the type tool, place lorem ipsum, adjust font size, color, and style, define area text, explore vertical orientation, and manage layers.

Master text formatting in Photoshop using the character and paragraph panels to adjust font, color, leading, tracking, alignment, and styles such as bold or italic.

Learn to warp text in Photoshop by selecting the text tool, opening the warp text option, and choosing styles like flag, wave, or fish while adjusting horizontal and vertical distortions.

Discover how to use a clipping mask in Photoshop to make text reveal an image, creating a sleek postcard layout with layered design.

Learn to create text along the path on a circle using the ellipse tool, then adjust alignment, rotate, and duplicate with baseline shift to form a stamp.

Master non-destructive retouching in Photoshop using the healing brush and spot healing brush on a separate layer, learn brush sizing and sampling from surrounding areas to remove unwanted details.

Create a non-destructive retouching workflow by using the clone stamp tool on a new layer named retouch, with aligned, all layers, zero hardness, and alt sampling to copy details.

Explore the liquify tool in Photoshop and convert the background to a smart filter for non-destructive edits. Use forward warp, smooth, and freeze marks to protect details while adjusting.

Learn to create a before-and-after image in Photoshop using the liquify tool, smart filters, and brush sizing to gently shrink the belly and reshape details.

Learn to remove distractions with content aware fill and move a person within an image in Photoshop CC, producing seamless blends with the surrounding environment.

Explore Photoshop layer styles for text and objects, including bevel and emboss, stroke, gradient overlay, and drop shadows, with practical demonstrations of applying and adjusting each effect.

Design a postcard in Photoshop using the postcard preset in landscape, fill background with a hex color, place and transform an image, add a drop shadow and bevel and emboss.

Design a product graphic in Photoshop CC by placing a logo, creating a button with drop shadow, adding vertical text and contact details, and exporting as JPEG.

learn to create a simple business card in photoshop by setting up a landscape document, adding a logo, text, contact details, and icons with a drop shadow.

Design the back of a business card in Photoshop CC by creating a new document, filling a black background, placing a logo, and arranging white text with contact icons.

Master basic retouching in Photoshop by using frequency suppression to separate color from texture, smooth skin, and remove pimples while preserving facial detail.

Master non-destructive retouching in Photoshop using Camera Raw via smart filters to adjust exposure, temperature, tint, contrast, texture, and noise reduction.

Discover contouring and highlighting in photoshop by using dodge for highlights and bone for contour, with curves adjustments, brushes, and blending to create natural highlights on images.