Complete Photoshop Course For Beginners

Open and manage Photoshop files from Creative Cloud; view recent files, sort and filter, and create new projects with presets.

Explore how Bridge serves as a versatile file browser for Photoshop, enabling quick program switching, folder navigation, metadata viewing, and image workflow from capture to edit.

Master how Lightroom Classic handles batch RAW editing, non-linear adjustments, and syncing edits across sets, with optional Photoshop handoff for advanced retouching.

Navigate between images in Photoshop by shift-clicking to open multiple files, then arrange windows—tile all vertically, cascade, or consolidate—to speed up editing.

Tile two images vertically in Photoshop and navigate between them using the spacebar, plus/minus zoom, and option-scroll; zoom to 100% with command 1, fit to screen with command 0.

Explore Photoshop screen modes, manipulate full screen and panel visibility with f and step, and learn how to adjust the interface using window application frame for focused editing.

Explore the Photoshop interface, customize panels and workspaces, manage layers and adjustment layers, adjust color theme and shortcuts, and tailor document sizes for efficient editing.

Master Photoshop shortcuts to speed up your workflow, toggle between images, select areas, and customize keyboard shortcuts via the Edit menu and keyboard shortcuts.

Learn how to work with digital files in Photoshop, choosing between RAW, JPEG, PNG, and GIF formats, understanding transparency, animation, and export for web.

Resize images in photoshop using image size, compare full 5000 px originals to web sizes like 1280 px, maintain aspect ratio, and save for web at 72 dpi.

Use image canvas size to crop areas from an image, choosing the anchor (center, left upper corner) to decide which edges are preserved or removed in pixels.

Master the Photoshop crop tool: resize with handles, set aspect ratios like four by five, and apply the rule of thirds; preserve original detail by keeping the cropped data.

Master content aware crop to fill exposed areas with surrounding content while preserving the original ratio. Use crop presets like 20 by eight print shop for consistent sizes.

Learn the fundamentals of layers in Photoshop by creating a new document, importing images, arranging and renaming layers, and using transform, snapping, and rulers to center and blend elements.

Align and organize multiple image layers in Photoshop by centering, transforming, and distributing them into a square composition, using snapping, backspace, and edge alignment techniques.

Group and align layers in Photoshop by creating new layers, using shapes and logo copy, centering with snapping, and applying text, color, and stroke before saving or exporting.

Explore layer masks in Photoshop to isolate the blue car from the red car, merge layers, and apply saturation-based color adjustments so only the car changes color.

Learn how to apply Photoshop layer styles and blending modes to text, including stroke, color and gradient overlays, bevel and emboss, and inner shadows, to enhance visuals.

Master adjustment layers to non-destructively edit brightness, contrast, vibrance, saturation, color look up, and black-and-white or color tones, using masks to target specific layers and preserve edits after reopening.

Convert layers to smart objects to keep image sharp when resizing, and apply smart filters to edit non-destructively without losing the original pixels in Photoshop.

Master blending modes and opacity to blend textures with photos in Photoshop, using layered textures, masking, and levels to create color and tonal effects.

Learn the basics of selections in Photoshop using marquee tools, add and subtract areas with shift and alt, explore lasso and quick selection tools, and copy-paste to new layers.

Learn advanced selections in Photoshop by refining hair masking with quick selection, refine edge, and smart radius; save selections and output to a new layer with a layer mask.