Adobe Photoshop: Beginner to Pro

See how to access and customize the panels based on which tools you use the most

See an overview of the menus and what each one contains

Learn how to set up your own workspaces and save them as a preset

Look at the Hand Tool and the Zoom Tool to quickly navigate around your document

Show the different ways you can create basic shapes and fill them with color

Show how you can resize, reposition, and edit your shapes

See the Paint Bucket Tool in action and learn how to fill selections with solid colors

Learn about the different types of gradients that can be made using the Gradient Tool

Learn how to create, save, and load custom gradients

Now that we’ve seen different ways to open or import a photo, let’s talk about the benefits of working with a Raster image vs a Smart Object

Learn some basic transformation tools that you can use to scale, rotate, skew, distort, and warp your images

Show the regular Lasso Tool, the Polygonal Lasso Tool, and the Magnetic Lasso Tool

Show the regular Magic Wand, Object Selection Tool, and Quick Selection Tool

Overview of how layers work and using the Layer Panel. Important to start here rather than going through all of the tools.

Looking at how to make Group Folders for your layers. Duplicate the Group Folder, name them both, and then show how you can search for layers based on label color or other variables.

Overview of the first section of the Adjustment Layers Panel and what they do. (Solid Color - Pattern)

Overview of the second section of the Adjustment Layers Panel and what they do. (Brightness - Exposure)

Overview of the third section of the Adjustment Layers Panel and what they do. (Vibrance - Color Lookup)

Overview of the fourth section of the Adjustment Layers Panel and what they do. (Invert - Selective Color)

Overview of the first section of Blending Modes covering ‘Normal’ through ‘Lighter Color’.

Overview of the first section of Blending Modes covering ‘Overlay’ through ‘Luminosity’.

Understanding the basics of layer masks - regular and inverted.

Show how Layer Masks can be used with Adjustment Layers to choose which parts of an image you want to be affected.

An overview of the Brush Tool - how to change the color, size, flow, and opacity. We will also see how to use the Eyedropper Tool to sample colors from an existing image and learn some handy keyboard shortcuts for some of these functions.

Go through the different types of brushes that are available in Photoshop as well as how to access the Legacy Brushes.

Go through the Brush Settings to show all of the different ways you can customize brushes in Photoshop in order to create a broader range of looks.

Here we will see how to save and import custom brushes so that we can build up our own library of presets, or use brushes that have been downloaded online.

As an alternative to using an Adjustment Layer, here we will see how the Adjustment Brush Tool can be used to make non-destructive adjustments to an image. Instead of continuously adding new Adjustment Layers, this allows us to use the same selection we paint in, but quickly change the type of adjustment we want.

The Pencil Tool can be used to sketch or draw small, hard-edged lines. It can also be used with the Symmetry Mode to draw identical lines and shapes at one time.

Another function of the Brush Tool is the Color Replacement Tool. This tool can be used to change the Hue, Saturation, Color, and Luminosity of a shape or an image.

One of the most fun versions of the Brush Tool is the Mixer Brush Tool. Here you will learn how it works and see how to mix and sample colors in a more realistic way.

Here we will learn about the History Brush Tool. This is a great tool that can be used to help restore parts of an image to an earlier state.

The Eraser Tool can be used to erase all or part of an image. This tool also gives you access to the same modifications and adjustments you can make when using the Brush Tool.

Learn how to adjust the settings of the Background Eraser Tool to easily remove backgrounds from your images.

Use the Magic Eraser Tool to remove blocks of color that are similar in a photograph.

Here we will cover the basics of how to use the Pen Tool in Photoshop and when you should use the Pen Tool vs the Brush Tool.

See how to add, remove, or modify anchor points when using any of the Pen Tools.

Here we will cover the Freeform Pen Tool and how it can be used to trace a shape or a photo.

Here we will cover the Curvature Pen Tool and how it can be used to trace a shape or a photo.

Learn how to use the Pen Tool with Layer Masks to create selections and Work Paths.

Learn how to combine the Brush Tool with Layer Masks to create selections.

Use the Select Similar option to select a color, and then similar colors in order to remove a background.

Use the Color Range option to remove a background from an image.

Use the Calculations method to make complex selections.

Harness the power of Photoshops built in AI to make selections. Here we will see how to make and modify selections using the Select and Mask features.

Learn how to use the Clone Stamp Tool to cover up imperfections in part of an image.

Learn how to use the Healing Brush Tool to cover up imperfections in part of an image.

Learn how to use these three important tools to modify parts of a photo.

Here we will look at the Filter Menu and how these Sharpening Tools can also be used in retouching.

Learn how the Dodge and Burn Tools work to bring out shadows and highlights in parts of a photo once we remove a background. We also cover the pros and cons of using this method.

Learn the better, non-destructive method for Dodging and Burning your photos to add contrast to your images.

We will wrap up the course with a short retouching exercise where we apply some of the techniques we have learned throughout the course. We will retouch the photo and add a few Adjustment Layers with masks where we can use the Brush Tool to hide or reveal certain parts of the adjustments.