Photoshop on the iPad MasterClass

Sign in to Photoshop on iPad with an Adobe ID or Creative Cloud, enjoy a 30-day free trial, then import or open images and create new documents.

Learn to import and open images in photoshop for ipad using camera roll, files, or camera, and place into new or existing documents with psd, psb, tiff, jpeg, png support.

Learn how CC libraries connect Photoshop for iPad with desktop apps, enabling placing licensed Adobe Stock assets from libraries as flattened layers across devices.

Explore how Lightroom CC integrates with Photoshop on iPad to prepare and edit photos before compositing, using cataloging, developing edits, and copying to Photoshop for layered workflows.

Learn how cropping on the iPad in Photoshop can be destructive, why it may delete details, and how to straighten images, constrain crop proportions, extend canvases, and undo steps.

Save your work to cloud documents and work offline on the iPad. When online, the app automatically syncs to make the same documents available on desktop and iPad.

Explore how to export and share Photoshop on iPad work using publish and export; choose PNG, JPEG, PSD, or TIFF, adjust JPEG quality, and send via AirDrop, mail, or apps.

Navigate the settings on the home screen to switch between dark and light themes, adjust input options such as touch, gestures, and keyboard shortcuts, and review account and about details.

Master layers in Photoshop on the iPad: switch compact and expanded views, move and select layers, drag to reorder, toggle visibility, and rename or delete layers.

Link selected layers to move and transform them together, organize with layer groups, open or close group contents, ungroup when needed, and manage merging, duplicating, and locking for flexible editing.

Adjust layer opacity and explore blend modes from darken to lightening groups, with overlay as a versatile option for blending and creating subtle double exposure effects.

Master iPad Photoshop transformations to scale, rotate, skew, distort, and apply perspective distortion to layers using the free transform tool, with center-point scaling, snap rotation, and notes on destructive editing.

Learn to use adjustment layers for non-destructive color and tonal changes with clipping to individual layers or groups, featuring black and white adjustments, masks, opacity, and blend modes.

Master color adjustments in photoshop on iPad with hue/saturation, colorize, vibrance, and color balance for non-destructive edits. Learn how clipping, preserving luminosity, and stacking order shape final colors.

The iPad version offers two filters—gaussian blur and invert—that are destructive; duplicate the layer, apply blur to the copy, and use blend modes like lighten or overlay for effects.

Master realistic shadows on the iPad by refining blur with gaussian adjustments, applying brightness and color balance, and sculpting hue/saturation to match floor and wall tones.

Explore selections with the iPad lasso tool in Photoshop, mastering add, subtract, and intersect modes, marching ants, quick mask views, and turning selections into masks for nondestructive editing.

Refine soft edges in Photoshop on iPad using refine edge to enhance hair, fur, and leaves. Adjust edge detection radius and smart radius to improve the selection.

Explore feather in Photoshop on iPad to create soft selection edges, adjust feather value, start new selections, and build glow layers with blend modes like hardlight or pinlight.

Master layer mask techniques in Photoshop on the iPad by inverting masks, using gradient tools inside masks, and applying brightness, contrast, and levels for targeted edits.

Learn to use clipping masks in Photoshop on the iPad by combining selection tools to create a precise selection, then clip a painted layer to reveal edits non-destructively.

Combine multiple images using selections turned into non-destructive masks to craft a creative flying turtle composition. Adjust color, contrast, and lighting with clipped adjustment layers and a cast shadow.

Create a four-image floating island composition in Photoshop on the iPad MasterClass by masking and blending mountains, forest, balloon, and lighthouse, refining edges non-destructively with masks and brushes.

Combine four layers into a group with a shared mask to blend a floating island and create depth and realism using layer masks, clouds, and color tweaks.

Use the spot healing brush on a new layer for non-destructive retouching with soft edges and apple pencil pressure. Sample all layers and adjust vibrance and levels while managing clipping.

Master the clone stamp tool on iPad by sampling a source area and painting over unwanted details on a new layer, using aligned cloning for seamless edits.

Create a composite landscape by merging Yosemite National Park and a deer image in Photoshop on iPad, crop and straighten, then retouch with spot healing and clone stamp across layers.

Use grouped clipping adjustments on the iPad to selectively boost contrast and color, then compose a deer via masking and placement aligned with the rule of thirds for landscape composition.

Apply natural retouching on portrait photos by creating a new layer, using spot healing brush, and subtle cloning to remove blemishes while preserving texture and smile lines.

Use the type tool in Photoshop for iPad to add, edit, and format text with point and paragraph type, text frames, and overflow indicators; then align and resize clean compositions.

Discover how to integrate Adobe fonts in Photoshop on the iPad using the Creative Cloud app to install and filter fonts (script or decorative), then apply them to text.

Learn to integrate typography into a photo by masking foreground details, refining kerning and tracking, and using blend modes and color sampling to keep the text legible and well integrated.

Master iPad Photoshop brush tool basics, including color selection and color modes, brush size, opacity, hardness, smoothing, and pressure controls for non-destructive, layered digital art.

Learn brush presets in Photoshop on the iPad MasterClass. Use the 60s background brush for textured color variation and pressure-based intensity; explore blend modes like color burn and color dodge.

Use a split-screen setup on the iPad to reference images while painting in Photoshop, zoom and position references, and avoid tracing to improve drawing skills after a few paintings.

Learn to color line art in Photoshop on the iPad by using a multiply color layer, selections, brushes, and shading to create depth while maintaining a non-destructive workflow.

Demonstrates refining edge to enhance hair and fur details when removing backgrounds on the iPad, using select subject, quick selection, and masking with smart radius and edge detection.

Learn how to adjust image size in Photoshop on the iPad using image size settings, interpolation, fit to device size, and resample controls for print quality.

Learn to sync desktop brushes to the iPad in Photoshop, manage brush categories, and apply inherited desktop settings to use advanced brushes on the iPad.

Explore how smart objects in Photoshop on the iPad preserve original resolution when resizing and converting layers, and learn to create, convert, or rasterize them while noting desktop-only limitations.

Master dodge and burn tools on the iPad in Photoshop, using range, Apple Pencil pressure, and non-destructive edits on a 50% gray layer with overlay or soft light.

Import camera raw files into Photoshop on the iPad and adjust shadows, highlights, contrast, and vibrance to recover detail across a wider tonal range.

Explore the magic wand tool in Photoshop on the iPad, selecting colors with contiguous ranges, adjusting sample size and tolerance, and AI-assisted selections like remove background and select subject.

Explore generative ai features powered by Adobe Firefly in Photoshop on iPad, using generative fill with prompts to create a tiger and variations.

Learn how to use the remove tool in Photoshop on the iPad to retouch nondestructively with sample all layers, pressure sensitive brush, and the remove after each stroke option.

Explore the camera raw filter on iPad Photoshop, including light adjustments, color balance, texture, noise reduction, and workarounds for applying it on smart or generative layers.

Master the iPad eyedropper to sample colors and view current swatch values. Save colors, adjust hue, saturation, brightness, or rgb values, and manage sampling area and all layers options.

Apply the liquify filter in Photoshop on the iPad to reshape rasters with adjustable brush size and density, enable pin edges, and refine using reconstruct and smooth tools before finalizing.

Explore three auto adjustments in Photoshop on the iPad: auto tone, auto contrast, and autocolor, and learn how order affects exposure, contrast, and color with layer duplication for nondestructive testing.

Apply live layer effects on the iPad, such as stroke and drop shadow for smart objects or raster layers, with adjustable size, color, and blend modes.

Learn to access thousands of Adobe fonts on the iPad and upload custom fonts, then apply and edit typography across compositions using the font properties panel.

Discover how Photoshop on the iPad's remove background feature, accessed via the selection tools actions, creates a layer mask from a subject selection.