Photoshop 2020 Essential Training: The Basics

Introduction

• Welcome to the Photoshop Essential Training series

1. Opening Files

• Opening files in Photoshop
• Opening files from Bridge
• Opening files from Lightroom Classic
• Opening files from Lightroom
• Starting in Adobe Camera Raw

2. Documents and Navigation

• A tour of the Photoshop interface
• Working with multiple documents
• Panning and zooming documents
• Viewing images using different screen modes

3. Customizing the Photoshop Interface

• Arranging the panels you use most often
• Switching and saving workspaces
• Customizing the Toolbar
• Modifying keyboard shortcuts to boost productivity

4. Digital Image Essentials

• 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

5. Cropping, Straightening, and Adjusting Canvas Size

• Using the Crop tool
• Straightening a crooked image
• Crop and change image size in one step
• Increasing canvas size
• Auto fill with Content Aware Crop

6. Layers

• Exploring layer basics
• Loading, selecting, aligning, and distributing layers
• Changing layer opacity, adding shape layers, and creating layer groups
• Merging and flattening layers
• Quickly exporting images

7. Color and Brush Essentials

• Color basics
• Brush essentials
• Brush presets and settings

8. Working with Layer Masks

• Layer Mask essentials
• Using Gradients to blend images

9. Making Selections

• Using the Marquee and Lasso tools
• Combining selections
• Using Object Select and the Quick Select tool
• Making selections based on subject and color
• Selecting soft edge objects using Select and Mask
• Removing a halo using Select and Mask

10. Local Pixel Editing and Retouching

• Removing distracting elements with the Healing Brush and Patch tools
• The magic of Content-Aware Fill
• Content Aware Move and Scale
• Using the Clone Stamp tool
• Removing larger elements from an image

11. Blend Mode Essentials

• Getting to know the Blend modes

12. Smart Object Essentials

• The advantage of Smart Objects
• Opening raw images as Smart Objects

13. Essential Transformations

• Scaling, skewing, and rotating layers with Free Transform
• Correcting perspective
• Warping images

14. Adjustment Layer Essentials

• 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

15. Essential Filters

• Overview of filters
• Applying filters non destructively with Smart Filters
• Sharpening images
• Applying Camera Raw as a filter
• Applying filters to multiple layers

16. Shape Layers

• Using the Shape tools
• Modifying, combining, and saving custom shapes
• Using Shapes to mask layers

17. Essential Layer Styles

• Applying layer effects and styles
• Creative layer effect styles

18. Type Essentials

• Exploring Headline (point) type
• Using leading, kerning, and tracking

Conclusion

• Next steps