Learn Photoshop for iPad

Download Photoshop for iPad from the App Store, sign into your Adobe account, and start a free trial or paid plan; students and teachers can save over 60 percent.

Explore Photoshop for iPad by configuring preferences before diving in. Choose dark or light theme, enable touch indicators and shortcuts, review gestures and keyboard shortcuts, and check your cloud storage.

Navigate the start screen of Photoshop for iPad, import from camera or files, access cloud and iCloud documents, and organize with folders, grid or list view, renaming, duplicating, and deleting.

Create a first Photoshop for iPad document from a print template, landscape 12 by 8, 300 ppi, white background. Note rgb vs cny color modes and cloud-based profile preservation.

Tour the iPad Photoshop interface, including the top bar, home and cloud status, layers panel, import options, eyedropper, colors, and touch shortcuts.

Master gestures and shortcuts in Photoshop for iPad, from double-tap brush or color selection to pinch zoom, two- and three-finger undo/redo, and precise transforms and selections.

Import images in Photoshop using the image icon from camera, files, cloud libraries, or third-party apps, then manage multiple layers and transform each image.

Export and share photoshop for ipad using the top cher icon, with quick export for review, or export png, jpeg, or tiff with adjustable quality and preserved transparency.

resize the canvas on photoshop for ipad by dragging the crop handle to adjust pixel size and dpi, then rotate and commit changes, noting that cropped pixels cannot be restored.

Explore layers in photoshop for iPad, using the layers panel, image masks, clip and levels adjustment layers, and grouped and adjustment layers to craft professional composites.

Explore layer properties in Photoshop for iPad, adjusting opacity, blend modes, and clipped adjustment layers; apply hue and saturation to layer groups and nondestructive filters when available.

Apply non-destructive layer masks in Photoshop for iPad by painting black to erase, white to reveal, and gray for partial transparency, then refine with the Quick Select and add/subtract tools.

Discover how clipping masks in Photoshop for iPad clip images inside shapes and text, compare with layer masks, and blend multiple photos for creative collages.

Learn to edit portraits in Photoshop for iPad using adjustment layers to apply nondestructive effects like black-and-white, color balance, and exposure, with layer masks for local edits and layer stacking.

Learn to use clipped adjustment layers in Photoshop for iPad to apply color balance, exposure, and hue/saturation to individual layers, enabling non-destructive, artistically blended edits across multiple images.

Master selection tools in Photoshop for iPad by using the lasso, quick select, and rectangular or circular marquee; learn to combine, transform, invert, feather, and copy-paste selections.

Learn to quickly select pixels on the iPad with the quick select and lasso tools; refine with add, subtract, and mask, then load and move selections.

Master the transform tool in Photoshop for iPad to scale, rotate, and skew layers. Overlay an iPhone screen using free transform and masking for a believable, border-accurate composite.

Correct image perspective in photoshop for iPad using the transform tool. Create guides, apply free transform, and align horizon and verticals for parallel results.

Apply a gradient mask to blend the surfer and ocean images for a double exposure look, using a soft brush and black-to-white gradient to refine the mask.

Explore how the spot healing brush in Photoshop for iPad removes distracting elements by scribbling, blends with surrounding pixels, and allows sampling from multiple layers for seamless blending.

Master the clone stamp tool in Photoshop for iPad to remove objects by setting a source, painting with controlled brush size and opacity, and blending with exposure.

Remove larger elements in a photo by combining spot healing brush and clone stamp tool on iPad, adjusting brush size and opacity, and sampling from repeating backgrounds to blend seamlessly.

Learn to create a galaxy scene in Photoshop for iPad by using the paint bucket and gradient tools, building base colors, adjusting opacity, and shaping a moon on layers.

Select and edit brushes to paint white stars and a Milky Way galaxy, adjust color, opacity, hardness, roundness, angle, and flow, and use layers to blend and refine the look.

Learn to texture a moon by painting inside a clipping mask on iPad, using multiple clipped layers, brushes, and controlled opacity to keep textures within the shape.

Apply layer masks to painted layers to add depth and realism with gradients and controlled transparency. Mask clouds, moon, and fog across groups of layers to refine blending and atmosphere.

Learn Photoshop for iPad paintings using adjustment layers, hue and saturation, and clipping masks to adjust tones without affecting texture or exposure.