Discover how to work efficiently and effectively with Photoshop 2021. Learn about the program's core features, including key imaging concepts that all Photoshop users need to know.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome to the Photoshop Essential Training series
- Opening files in Photoshop
- Opening files from Adobe Bridge
- Opening files from Lightroom Classic
- Opening files from Lightroom
- Editing in Camera Raw and Lightroom vs.Photoshop
- A tour of the Photoshop interface
- Working with multiple documents
- Panning and zooming documents
- Viewing images using different screen modes
- Arranging the panels you use most often
- Switching and saving workspaces
- Customizing the toolbar
- Modifying keyboard shortcuts to boost productivity
- Understanding file formats
- Color modes and bit depth
- Understanding color space
- Understanding document size
- Using Image Size to change document dimensions
- Multiple Undo and the History panel
- Saving documents
- Using the Crop tool
- Straightening a crooked image
- Crop and change image size in one step
- Increasing canvas size
- Autofill with Content-Aware Crop
- Exploring layer basics
- Loading, selecting, aligning, and distributing layers
- Working with layer groups and the Frame tool
- Merging and flattening layers
- Quickly exporting images
- Color basics
- Brush essentials
- Using brush presets and customizing brush settings
- Layer mask essentials
- Using gradients in layer masks to blend images
- Using the Marquee and Lasso tools
- Using Object Selection and Quick Selection tools
- Using Select Subject and color range
- Selecting soft edge objects using Select and Mask
- Removing a halo using Select and Mask
- Selecting and replacing skies
- Removing distracting elements with the Healing brush and Patch tools
- The magic of Content-Aware Fill
- Content-Aware Move and Scale tools
- Removing larger elements from an image
- Getting to know the blend modes
- The advantage of Smart Objects
- Opening raw images as Smart Objects
- Scaling, skewing, and rotating layers with Free Transform
- Correcting the perspective of an image
- Warping images
- Transforming warping multiple layers
- Introducing adjustment layers
- Understanding the histogram
- Refining dynamic range using levels
- Adjusting contrast and correcting color using Curves
- Three easy ways to adjust color in images
- Custom black-and-white conversions
- Limiting adjustments with clipping masks
- Overview of filters
- Applying filters non destructively with Smart Filters
- Sharpening images
- Applying Camera Raw as a filter
- Using AI filters in Photoshop
- Applying filters to multiple layers
- Using the shape tools
- Modifying, combining, and saving custom shapes
- Using shapes to mask layers
- Applying layer effects and styles
- Creative layer effect styles
- Exploring headline (point) type
- Using leading, kerning, and tracking
- Keep learning Photoshop working on your own projects
Taught by
Richard Harrington