Learn Photoshop in Under 2 Hours

Learn to adjust levels in Photoshop across RGB channels to control shadows, midtones, and highlights, then compare brightness and contrast with curves for precise versus broad edits.

Explore vibrance and saturation to make images pop, using hue/saturation and vibrance adjustments to control color intensity, hue, lightness, and colorized tones such as sepia.

Learn to select a single color in Photoshop and adjust its hue, saturation, and lightness using the replace color tool, eyedropper with plus and subtract, and polygonal lasso with masks.

Learn to convert an image to black and white in Photoshop using image adjustments and hue/saturation, with color sliders, tint, and presets for fine tuning.

Learn to use the gradient tool in Photoshop to create gradients on a selected layer, tweak colors, and explore radial, angle, and reflected gradient types for varied effects.

Master the eraser tools in Photoshop, including the background eraser and magic eraser, to remove backgrounds, adjust tolerance for precision, and finalize with other selection tools covered in the course.

Learn how to adjust the Photoshop canvas and image sizes using the crop tool and image size dialog, while maintaining aspect ratio for clean exports.

Learn to draw and add shapes in Photoshop—rectangle, ellipse, triangles, polygons, line, and custom shapes—adjust color and stroke, and use transform and shift to resize and constrain circles and squares.

Learn how to master the pen tool in Photoshop, create and edit vector paths with anchor points, convert points, add or delete anchors, and make selections and masks.

Learn to use typography in Photoshop by selecting the horizontal type tool, adjusting font size, font family, weights, tracking, kerning, lighting, and alignment, and warp text around shapes.

Master how to use the text tool to wrap text around an ellipse in Photoshop, type and edit content, and treat it as regular text while maintaining the circular wrap.

Explore blending options in Photoshop, applying inner shadows, gradient overlays, drop shadows, and bevel and emboss to create layered effects. Adjust opacity, stroke, angle, and blend modes to customize looks.

Explore layer styles in Photoshop by applying a rectangle over an image and using blending modes with opacity to create diverse effects.

Learn to straighten the horizon in Photoshop CC by using the crop tool's straighten option, align with a reference line, and adjust the image ratio for a balanced composition.

Learn how to lock layers to prevent movement, hide layers with the eye icon, duplicate layers, and organize using groups for easier management in Photoshop projects.

Use the eye drop tool to sample colors and view RGB, LAB, and hex values. Save samples as swatches in the library, name them, and sync the palette across projects.

Open both Photoshop projects, drag the image from one to the other, and adjust sizing to match; for multiple elements, group layers with Cmd/Ctrl+G, noting the background can't be grouped.

Learn to use the Photoshop history tool and history panel to view and revert actions, and create new documents or snapshots from the current state.

Learn to remove the background in Photoshop by painting a selection in quick mask mode, using a brush tool, black/white palettes, and the mask to extract the subject quickly.

Master Photoshop selection techniques using polygonal lasso, rectangular marquee, ellipse marquee, and magic wand, with transform selection, add/subtract, refine edges, and copy.

Explore the transform tool in Photoshop, mastering free transform and transform selection to rotate, scale, skew, distort, perspective, and warp, with shortcuts for flipping and quick edits.

Apply and tweak Photoshop filter gallery options to create varied effects quickly. Explore external free and premium filters beyond defaults, including pencil drawing filters, to save hours.

Explore essential Photoshop filters, including smart blur, motion blur, radial blur, and noise, then master sharpening and liquify tools for photo manipulation.

Learn essential Photoshop retouching tools for portraits, including the blur tool and blur filter, the mask and duplicate layer workflow, plus dodge and burn and the Liquify tool.

Discover royalty free photo sources for Photoshop projects by exploring Unsplash, Pixabay, Pexels, and Free photos dot cc, and learn to search, filter, and download images in different sizes.