Adobe Photoshop Master Class - Beginner to Pro, ALL LEVELS

Customize the Photoshop workspace by using the essentials layout, adjusting panels in two columns, managing window menu options, and saving a personal workspace like Dave's faves.

Learn to create a new Photoshop document, choose presets and dimensions, set resolution and color mode, then place embedded or linked images, resize, rotate, and rename layers.

Adjust the canvas size and image size, crop with the crop tool, and explore resolution options, including preserve detail 2.0, to optimize for web and print.

Use the perspective crop tool to correct angles, fit corners with grids, and fill the canvas, selecting the front image to avoid unpredictable results.

Explore the warp tool in the transform menu to bend and distort images with grid controls, enabling horizontal and vertical warps, manual adjustments, and presets.

Learn to use the layers panel to manage transparency, add a solid color background with an adjustment layer, and save a working psd while exporting as jpeg or png.

Master layer management in Photoshop by learning to lock, adjust opacity, group, move, reorder, delete, and undo layers for cleaner, more efficient design workflows.

Explore panel customization, layer management, and image placement to feel comfortable in Photoshop's anatomy and culture. Practice shortcuts, use exercise files, and personalize your workflow to boost efficiency.

Master quick selection, magic wand, and lasso tools to isolate elements and manage layers. Then unlock the background and use layer via cut to separate the sky.

Master Photoshop's lasso tools, including regular, polygon, and magnetic, to make precise selections. Use shift to add, alt to remove, and combine with the quick selection and magic wand tools.

Explore how to use the magic wand and eraser tools to select colors, erase backgrounds, and manage layers, including rasterizing smart objects and arranging objects for depth.

Learn the Photoshop background eraser tool by sampling a single gray to erase that hue without touching hair or skin, then adjust tolerance and brush size for clean edges.

Master the magic eraser tool to erase similar colors with tolerance, revealing the underlying layer; remember it permanently removes pixels, and you may prefer masking for control.

Master inverse selection in Photoshop by selecting a region and inverting to isolate everything else, then use feather to soften edges and create sunburst-style background effects with polar coordinates.

Learn to duplicate layers in Photoshop using alt/option drag, right-click duplicate, or Cmd/Ctrl+J, including duplicating effects and moving between documents. Explore naming, blending modes, and opacity to blend layers.

Master cloning with the alt key to duplicate and transform objects, then apply layer effects, glow, stroke, and shadow, adjusting color, opacity, and size for dramatic results.

Learn to enhance typography with Photoshop layer effects, applying strokes and multiple strokes, outer glow, and other layer styles. Save your work as PSD, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or PDF.

Explore the styles panel to apply layer effects—from color and gradient overlays to drop shadows and bevels—on images, text, and shapes, and save custom styles to Creative Cloud libraries.

Finish your project by adding basic shapes and text, exploring color picker, foreground color, opacity, and layer effects to create dimensional, attention-grabbing designs.

Master type in Photoshop by selecting the Type tool, choosing fonts and sizes, creating text boxes, and editing text with keyboard shortcuts.

Learn to create and customize shapes in Photoshop using fill and stroke, adjust stroke thickness and corner radius with the appearance and properties panels, clone shapes, and manage layers.

Explore creating and editing shapes in Photoshop with polygon and star options, custom shapes, and vector drawings; adjust color, size, corners, and layer order for polished designs.

Explore color in Photoshop, save and organize swatches for web and print using RGB, CMYK, and hex values, and edit gradients with stops, direction, and linear or radial types.

Learn how to use the color replacement tool in Photoshop to alter object colors while preserving shading and contours, including selection, color, hue, and saturation options.

Create and reuse patterns in Photoshop using define pattern, pattern stamp, and pattern overlay. Apply patterns with color, scaling, and angle to textiles, furniture, and other objects.

Explore typography in Photoshop by using the properties panel to adjust fonts, alignment, and character and paragraph settings, including letting, tracking, kerning, and paragraph indents, plus caps and ligatures.

Master Photoshop selections with the lasso, magic wand, and quick select, while sharpening layer management, eraser tools, and color swatches to boost creativity and productivity.

Maintain a PSD working file with layers, then export to JPEG, PNG, or GIF using export as or save for web legacy, adjusting quality and file size.

Learn to create text and image clipping masks in Photoshop, using the layers panel and alt-click between layers, then adjust type, scale, tracking, and add subtle shadows.

Master basic masking in Photoshop by using layer masks, black-and-white reveal, and the brush tool to control visibility, illustrated by revealing a dog through a lion's face.

Explore adjustment layers in Photoshop, focusing on the levels adjustment layer to enhance photos non-destructively using histogram and shadows, highlights, and midtones. Master masking with brushes to apply changes selectively.

Master curves adjustment layers to shape shadows, midtones, and highlights for vibrant color, and use masks and opacity to selectively edit areas without affecting the whole image.

Master the black and white adjustment layer and hue/saturation with masking to selectively color flowers, lips, and eyes, using nondestructive techniques and careful layer order.

Apply vibrance and curves across multiple adjustment layers to enhance a blue sky. Learn masking and subtle color corrections to refine saturation and overall color balance in Photoshop.

Review masking basics in Photoshop, from black and white masks to gradients, then enhance photos with adjustment layers, levels, curves, hue, and saturation; practice and quizzes.

Explore touch-up basics in Adobe Photoshop using the red eye tool to adjust pupil size and darken amount.

Learn how the sponge tool desaturates or saturates colors on the fly, adjusting color on individual layers without needing an adjustment layer, and toggle between grayscale and vivid hues.

Use the spot healing brush with content aware sampling to remove blemishes and wrinkles, then edit on a new blank layer with sample all layers, adjusting opacity for subtle results.

Learn to use the healing brush tool to fix blemishes by sampling from a good area with the alt/option key on a new layer and painting over unwanted spots.

Master the clone stamp in Photoshop to clone content on a separate layer, stamp over areas, and control results with layers, opacity, and sampling options.

Explore the patch tool and content aware fill for blemish removal, preserving color and tonality by sampling from good areas; compare techniques using marquee and lasso selections.