Photoshop 2021 Essential Training: The Basics

Introduction

• Welcome to the Photoshop Essential Training series

1. Opening Files

• 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

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
• Autofill with Content-Aware Crop

6. Layers

• Exploring layer basics
• Loading, selecting, aligning, and distributing layers
• Working with layer groups and the Frame tool
• Merging and flattening layers
• Quickly exporting images

7. Color and Brush Essentials

• Color basics
• Brush essentials
• Using brush presets and customizing brush settings

8. Working with Layer Masks

• Layer mask essentials
• Using gradients in layer masks to blend images

9. Making Selections

• 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

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 tools
• 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 the perspective of an image
• Warping images
• Transforming warping multiple layers

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
• Using AI filters in Photoshop
• 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

• Keep learning Photoshop working on your own projects