Unlocking Photoshop: Essential Skills in 90 Minutes

Master the basics of Photoshop selection tools from Move tool and rectangular selections to add, subtract, and intersection, with fixed ratio and fixed size options and lasso and wand tools.

Use the magic wand with tolerance 32, uncheck contiguous to capture areas, add areas with shift-click, then create a layer mask and fill a new layer with the foreground color.

Delete the previous layer mask, use quick selection for large areas, refine small parts with magnetic lasso and alt subtract, then create a new layer mask and smooth the selection.

Master Photoshop layers, including creating and organizing layers and groups, locking and unlocking the background, adjusting opacity and fill, and applying layer styles and masks.

Explore pixel, path, and dynamic smart objects layers, learn their uses, and see how vector layers preserve quality when scaling while you transform paths into selections.

Learn a layers workshop workflow: draw a precise path with the pen tool, create a layer mask, and apply Kodak Color lookup to finalize the image.

Learn to use rulers and guidelines for precise measurements, convert pixels to centimeters, and manage actions, duplicates, and history to automate and undo edits.

Manage image proportions by cropping, resizing, and extending canvas using the crop tool, selection tool, and image canvas size, while undoing with control z and maintaining aspect ratio.

Explore artistic tools in Photoshop, from brushes and pencils to erasers, magic eraser, and background erase, and learn to use the history brush and select similar pixels.

Explore creating and editing text in Photoshop using horizontal and vertical type tools, select fonts, bold, adjust size, and draw shapes with the pen tool, anchor points, and custom shapes.

Merge the girl’s image with NYC background and apply a layer mask. Set 90% opacity, brighten face with dodge, and add Udemy text in Sun Serif with soft light blending.

Explore Photoshop transform tools, mastering scale, rotate, skew, distort, perspective, and warp through free transform with center reference points and practical shortcuts.

Discover how to use the puppet warp transform tool in Photoshop to anchor articulation points on a layer, then transform it like a puppet to create expressive effects quickly.

Apply transformation tools to composite images by masking with a layer mask, wrapping text, and aligning layers; rotate, bend, distort, and adjust opacity to create a seamless cup scene.

Discover how adjustment layers enable non-destructive color and tonal edits, from brightness and contrast to levels, curves, exposure, vibrance, and hue/saturation, including highlights, shadows, and midtones.