
Explore the Photoshop interface, open and export images, and work with layers and selection tools. Transform, resize, crop, and retouch with healing tools for absolute beginners.
Explore Photoshop’s interface by navigating the canvas and layers panel, using the toolbox and options bar, and mastering tools like the rectangle tool and move tool (V).
Create a new Photoshop document via the New Document dialog with custom sizes, units, resolution, and background color, then open files by menu, home screen, or drag-and-drop.
Save your photoshop work with ctrl+s and choose a psd format, then export via export as to generate png, jpeg, or gif with adjustable size and multiple copies.
Master efficient photoshop navigation by using keyboard shortcuts for zoom, pan, and tab management; rename layers, fit to screen, arrange windows, and switch between images.
Master the layers panel in Photoshop: toggle visibility with the eye, rename, add, move, delete, and copy layers, and set the active layer for edits.
Explore Photoshop layers and layer masks to hide parts of the text layer by painting with black, then reveal with white using the brush and foreground color.
Explore adjusting layer opacity, clipping a blue background into the text layer, and grouping the text and background layers to keep Photoshop projects organized.
Master marquee selection tools in Photoshop to select rectangular and elliptical areas, add to or subtract from selections, move the selection or pixels, and copy selections to a new layer.
Learn to use lasso tools in Photoshop for freehand and polygonal selections, invert selections, and paint the selected area with the brush at 40% opacity.
Use Photoshop selection tools—magic wand for color-based selections, quick selection to paint and refine, and object selection for automatic picks—and copy the result to a new layer.
Master resizing, rotating, and distorting images with Photoshop's Free Transform. Unlock background, convert to a normal layer, and use shortcuts like ctrl+t and ctrl+alt+i for precise transforms.
Learn to crop and straighten images in photoshop using the crop tool, set aspect ratio and size, then apply the straighten tool to correct alignment.
Learn to retouch portraits in Photoshop using the spot healing brush and the normal healing brush, create a heal layer, and define source points with alt-click to remove blemishes.
Learn Photoshop quickly through exposure to a variety of tips and tools, designed as a quick and easy course for absolute beginners.
Want to learn Photoshop but don’t know where to start from?
This course is well designed and prepared to make you a decent Photoshop user. All the course contents and examples are wisely chosen and each chapter is explained using the step-by-step method to better fit your needs. The initial chapters are basics and further chapters are explained in more details without making things overcomplicated. To help you follow along with the lectures, exercise files are included in each chapter.
If you are looking for a faster way to learn Photoshop then you are in the right place. This course is designed to be quick and easy thus it only teaches the basics of Photoshop and it best fits those who are preoccupied and can’t take a full-length course.
What you will learn:
This course covers the basics of Photoshop, and its chapters are as follows:
Getting Started: In this chapter, I will introduce you to Photoshop and its interface, you will learn how to create a new document, open, save, and export files for web and print. And you will master some tips and tools to use Photoshop more efficiently.
Layers: This chapter covers anything you need to know about layers. You will learn how to use the Layers Panel, Layer Mask and other useful layer properties.
Selections: By completing this chapter you will be able to select and modify objects using Photoshop’s enhanced selection tools such as, the Marquee Selection Tools, Lasso Tools, Magic Wand, Quick Selection Tool, and newly introduced Object Selection Tool.
Transform and Crop: This chapter will teach you how to transform, resize, crop and straighten images.
Retouching: And in the final chapter, you will learn how to retouch and remove skin issues using Photoshop’s powerful healing tools.
About the Instructor:
My name is Abdul Ahad and I am an IT Expert as well as a Professional Designer, I started my journey working as a freelancer and managed to work on several projects. And I am here to share all those experiences with you. By being self-taught, I know all the necessities and requirements that an instructor needs to be able to provide quality courses.
By completing this course, you will have a decent understanding of Photoshop, and you will also have a sound foundation of Photoshop to build upon.