Photoshop for Beginners – Learn by Doing

Open Photoshop, create a new project with height, resolution, and background settings, then save, open multiple files, switch between them, and export images with quick export options.

Open images in Photoshop via file menu or by dragging and dropping. Zoom with the zoom tool or shortcuts like Z and ctrl plus/minus; pan with spacebar.

Learn to rotate an image in Photoshop by cropping to a square, using the corner handle to rotate while maintaining the angle, apply changes to the group, and save.

Learn how to select and customize brushes in the Photoshop brush tool, adjust size and hardness, choose colors, draw on the canvas, and use the eraser and undo shortcuts.

Practice the brush tool by painting a simple Photoshop landscape: sky blue, green ground, sun and tree with shadow; learn color selection, brush size and hardness, eyedropper, and saving.

Learn to work with layers in photoshop by completing exercise 1: place embedded cards, rename and order them, align them on the table, group layers, and save.

Assemble a multi-element scene in Photoshop by importing assets, dragging and dropping, resizing with free transform, arranging layers, duplicating and flipping for symmetry, distorting poster and adjusting opacity, and saving.

Learn how smart objects enable non-destructive scaling by converting layers to smart objects, preserving image quality, and editing inside the object with changes propagating to the main file.

Combine the mug image with another photo using warp to fit onto the mug, explore blending modes, choose the multiply blending mode, reduce to 95 percent, and save.

Exercise 4 shows creating an old photograph by turning image black and white, embedding another image, resizing, reducing opacity to 50 percent, blending with linear light, and saving in Photoshop.

Explore how to create and use Photoshop adjustment layers to adjust brightness and contrast, curves, vibrance, saturation, hue and saturation, and black-and-white effects, with live tweaks and edits.

Open three images, place them, and apply adjustment layers: black-and-white on the guy, hue/saturation to purple the grass and trees, and vibrance to brighten the bird—each affects only its layer.

In exercise 1, open Photoshop, place two images, add the crocodiles title with an arc style, center the crocodile image, and add a bottom-centered paragraph colored to match the trees.

Apply layer styles to each circle, including bevel and emboss, stroke, inner shadow, inner glow, color overlay, gradient overlay, pattern overlay, outer glow, and drop shadow, with real-time previews.

Create a credit card design in Photoshop by placing text, numbers, and date, and apply 3D bevel emboss, drop shadow, and gold color overlay.

Explore Photoshop selections using rectangular marquee, lasso, and quick selection tools, and use the intersection, addition, and subtraction of selections, then fill and move the selected area.

Edit three images in exercise one by adding brand names and logos, using rectangular and elliptical marquee tools and shift to keep circles proportional, copy onto new layers, and save.

Learn to combine brand logos in Photoshop using the magic wand and quick selection tools, drag and drop, resize, and align, then save.

Practice exercise 3 in Photoshop for beginners trains you to blend fireworks with rockets using lasso, polygonal and magnetic, and blend modes like lighten to create realistic light.

Combine multiple images in Photoshop to create a wall-painted composite, using quick selection and color range to isolate subjects, then transform, distort, and adjust opacity for realism.

Practice using the band tool to trace and select Nike and Apple logos, adjust paths, add to selections, move and resize, and save.

apply a two-photo composite in Photoshop by refining a hair selection with quick select, select and mask, and refine edge brush, then drag and drop and save.

Learn to use layer masks in Photoshop by adding a mask, painting with black to hide and white to reveal, and toggling the mask on and off with shift-click.

Open and arrange two images in Photoshop, adjust opacity, and create a mask to conceal or reveal areas with white and black brushes, then apply linear light and save.

Combine three images in Photoshop by aligning the horizon, masking with a gradient to reveal clouds above water, and inserting a dolphin with a mask to create a swimming effect.

Learn to change eye color in Photoshop using an adjustment layer with hue/saturation, masking, and a brush set to zero percent hardness to reveal green in the eye area.

Change the shirt color from red to blue by using an adjustment layer and saturation, then isolate the red area with quick selection, mask it, fill with white, and save.

Open the image in Photoshop, create a white circle with the elliptical marquee, add centered black Arial text, carve the text inside the circle with masks, and save.