Learn Adobe Photoshop CC and CS6 Basics from Scratch

In this lecture, we will familiarise ourselves with the general layout of the Adobe Photoshop CS6 interface, to a point where we feel comfortable enough to navigate around it's various panes.

In this lesson, we will learn how to use the magic wand and transform tools in conjuction with each other to perform a whole host of common tasks.

By the end of this lesson, you will know exactly how to use the rectangular marquee tool in any Photoshop editing scenario.

Let's learn how to use the elliptical marquee tool to make oval selections in our Photoshop documents.

The Polygonal & Lasso selection tools are key to becoming effective and efficient when using Photoshop, as they allow us to create selection of irregularly shaped areas in our images. After this lesson, you will know exactly how to use them both.

The quick selection tool can really speed up your workflow in a lot of scenarios when working with Photoshop, if you know how to use it write. Let's learn how now.

In this lesson we will learn how to remove unwanted margin areas from an image, isolating just the rectangular area that we wish to retain.

Here we'll learn how to use the eye dropper tool to select color value from the canvas, and set them as our foreground color.

Ostensibly, the color sampler tool would seem to be quite similar, or even the same as the eye dropper tool in terms of it's funciton. This lesson explains the differences, and when to use it.

The ruler tool is a very useful analytical resource within Photoshop, let's explore its function here.

The notes tool is very useful when collaborating with one or more teammates on the same Photoshop document, we'll master the use of it in this lecture.

The spot healing brush, as the name implies, can be used to aesthetically "heal" minor blemishes in your photographs, with relatively little effort required on your part. Let's learn how.

This lesson covers the correct use of the healing brush in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The patch tool can be used to "heal" larger areas of your canvas than would be possible with the healing or spot healing brushes. Let's learn how to use it correctly.

The content aware move tool, a relative newcomer to the gamut of Photoshop tools, makes moving objects in an image without destroying it much easier. It's also a lot of fun to play with, let's get familiar with it in this lesson.

Removing red eye from your photographs is a breeze with Photoshop's red eye removal tool.

If you ever want to use Adobe Photoshop for any creative applications, along artistic or design lines, then you'll have to get very familiar with the brush tool, as well as the brushes pane. This lesson covers the basics of the brush tool, the brushes pane is covered in detail in a later section of the course.

The pencil tool is the best way to create hard edged lines and shapes in Adobe Photoshop, let's learn how to work with it in this lesson.

The color replacement is extremely useful in very specific image editing contexts, let's learn how it can be used to greatly speed up our workflow in such situations.

If you have any aspirations of using Adobe Photoshop for artistic applications, then you will definitely want to get familiar with the mixer brush tool, which emulates the real-world painting experience as closely as possible. This lesson explains how to work with it.

In this lesson we'll gain a mastery of the clone stamp tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Patterns can be very useful for a whole host of possible design tasks in Photoshop, this lesson will explain how they work, how to apply them to the canvas with the pattern stamp tool, and how to download and import pattern packs into Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The history brush can be quite powerful once you fully understand how it works. In this lesson we'll learn it's basic usage in this Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The art history brush is similar to the history brush in most respects, but with one pivotal difference; it stylizes the generated content. Let's learn how to use it correctly.

You wouldn't get far with Photoshop unless you learned how to use the main features of the eraser tool, so let's get a firm grasp of how it works in this lesson.

Let's learn how to put the background eraser to good use when editing photographs and other types of images in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The magic eraser combines the functionality of two popular tool: the magic wand tool, and the eraser tool. Let's learn how to use it, including configuring the various options in the options bar.

In Photoshop, the paint bucket tool is used to fill select areas of the canvas with solid color values, according to opacity and tolerance settings. Let's learn how to use the paint bucket tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The gradient tool is used to fill select areas of the canvas with a color gradient, which may be defined by two or more color points. Let's learn how to use the gradient tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The blur tool is very useful whenever we find ourselves in a situation where we need to soften some element of an image in Photoshop. It is particularly useful when editing photographs. Let's learn how to use the blur tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6

The sharpen tool is excellent when we need to create more contrast between adjacent pixel data in an image in Photoshop. Let's learn how to use the sharpen tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The smudge tool is very useful for photograph enhancement, as well as for many other image editing tasks. In this lesson, we will learn how to use the smudge tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The dodge tool is the best way of improving the lighting in the pixel data for select areas of an image in Photoshop. In this lesson, we will learn how to use it effectively in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Complementing the function of the dodge tool, the burn tool is used to darken pixels in the tools area of influence. Let's learn how to use the burn tool effectively in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The sponge tool allows us to alter the degree of color saturation for the pixel data in any Photoshop Document, in this lesson we will learn how to use it to great effect in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Vector graphics are very popular in various areas of design industry due to their simple aesthetic appeal, and infinite scalability. In this lesson, we'll begin learning to work with vector graphics in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The freeform pen tool allows us to draw vector shapes and paths in a more intuitive, organic way. Learn how to use the freeform pen tool in this Photoshop skill snack.

We can add additional anchor points to an existing vector path, hence further defining the shape. Learn how to use the add anchor point tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Learn how to remove unwanted, extraneous anchor points from your vector paths in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The convert tool can be used to manipulate the shape of vector paths in Photoshop by adjusting the handles and bezier curves. Let's learn how to use the convert tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The horizontal type tool is the primary method we use to add text to our Photoshop documents. Let's learn how to use it in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The vertical type tool allows use to create text in Photoshop which runs vertically, from top to bottom, rather than horizontally, from left to right. Let's learn how to use the vertical type tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The horizontal type mask tool allows us to make text based selections of our canvas, which can be useful for all kinds of art and design scenarios in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Learn how to use the vertical type mask tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Learn to use the direct selection tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Learn how to use the rectangle tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Learn how to use the rounded rectangle tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Learn how to use the elliptical tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Learn how to use the polygon tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

learn to use the line tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

The custom shape tool is perhaps the most powerful of all the vector creation tools in Adobe Photoshop CS6, let's learn how to use it correctly in this lesson.