Ultimate Photoshop: Creative Professional Masterclass

Section introduction

Getting familiar with Photoshop's interface

Understanding how to use panels

Working with workspaces

Artboards and how to use them

Finding and customizing keyboard shortcuts

Loading your saved shortcuts

Demystifying screen modes

Section introduction

Creating new documents

Saving documents vs saving images

Ways to open documents

Working with multiple files at once

How to navigate documents

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Common file formats you'll use in Photoshop

Knowing when to use PSDs and PSBs

Understanding raster and vector

Understanding color modes

Understanding bit depth

Section introduction

Using rulers and guides

Mini project: Using guides to slice multiple images for Instagram

Grids and snapping

How to use Photoshop's alignment tools

Mini project: Using auto-align to create a panorama

Copying and pasting

Undo, redo and the history panel

Using the history brush

Basics of the paint brush

How actions work in Photoshop

Canvas size vs image size

Section introduction

Understanding the concept of layers

Creating, duplicating and deleting layers

Understanding how layer masks work in Photoshop

Creating, duplicating and deleting layer masks

Using clipping masks

Mini project: Tips and tricks for painting layer masks

Working with the background layer

Locking and unlocking layers

Understanding layer opacity vs layer fill

Organizing layers

Understanding blend modes

Mini Project: Merging layers together

Overview of layer styles

Section introduction

Selection workflows in Photoshop

Working with marquee selections

Using lasso tools

Selecting with the magic wand tool

Using the quick selection tool

Quick mask mode

Mini project: Selection tips and tricks

Select subject & select and mask

Saving and loading selections

Section introduction

Understanding the concept of smart objects

Creating and editing smart objects

Opening images as smart objects

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Using free transform

Distorting transformations

Using the crop tool

Straightening images

Using content-aware scale

Puppet warp tool

Working with the perspective warp tool

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Customizing the brush tool

Using the clone stamp tool

Working with the healing brush

Mini project: Removing unwanted elements

Using the spot healing brush

Working with the patch tool

Using content-aware fill

Content-aware move

Using Photoshop's sky replacement

Section introduction

Understanding the concept of adjustment layers

Benefits of adjustment layers over adjustments

Black and white adjustment layer

Controlling adjustment layers with masks

Controlling adjustment layers with clipping masks

Using the levels adjustment layer

Understanding the histogram

Hue/saturation adjustment layer

Curves adjustment layer

Photo filter adjustment layer

Mini project: Working with multiple adjustment layers

Section introduction

Understanding the concept of filters

Filters vs smart filters

Working with the filter gallery

Liquifying images in Photoshop

Working with neural filters

Section introduction

Using the type tool

Working with area type

How to use the pen tool

Mini project: Using the pen tool to create selections

Creating shapes

Editing existing shapes

Work paths

Aligning shapes

Mini project: Adding text along a path

Section introduction

Understanding raw images

Overview of camera raw in Photoshop

Editing a photo in camera raw

Mini project: Editing multiple images in camera raw

How Photoshop saves camera raw edits

Applying camera raw as a filter

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Working with video in Photoshop

Relinking the video project files

Overview of Photoshop's 3D workspace

Editing a 3D object in Photoshop

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CC libraries in Photoshop

Installing new fonts

Updating and reverting Photoshop versions

Fundamentals of Photoshop conclusion

Section introduction

Getting the files for this section

Understanding the concept of frequency separation

Setting up our low frequency

How to add the high frequency details

Understanding the technical stuff

Retouching workflow with frequency separation

Working smarter with actions

Section introduction

Getting the files for this project

Building our background

Positioning our model's photo

Masking workflows

Speed edit: Masking

Hair painting workflows

Speed edit: Hair painting

Portrait retouching workflows

Speed edit: Retouching

Adding skin texture

Creating the moon shape

Adding the moon's texture

Painting shadows on the ground

Building the moon's glow

Adding clouds

Adding fireflies

Overall color grading

Section introduction

Getting the files for this section

Placing the teacup photo

Masking the teacup and saucer

Adding the background

Creating shadows

Adding our model's photo

Masking workflows for our model

Speed edit: Masking our model's photo

Workflows for painting hair

Speed edit: Painting the hair details

Optional photo tweaking

Adding shadows for our model

Matching light in our scene

Adding overall effects

Section introduction

Getting the project files for this section

Installing the brushes and actions we'll use

Rough placement of our elements

Preparing our Photoshop document for masking

Masking workflows for the body

Speed edit: Masking out the body

Masking out the hair

Masking workflows for the dress and leg

Speed edit: Masking the dress and leg

Painting workflows for the hair

Speed edit: Painting the hair

Building the background elements

Positioning our model in the background

Adjustments to the legs and dress

Starting to blend our model into the background

Continuing to blend our model into the background

Adding some light to the top

Bringing leaves into our image

Tweaking our leaves

Adding motion to our model

Color grading our image

Speed edit: Additional tweaks

Section Introduction

Getting the files for this section

Creating our Photoshop document

Cleaning up our model's photo

Workflows for masking our model

Speed edit: Masking out our model

Preparing our layers for cleanup

Cleaning up our background

Continued cleanup

Adding detail to our model's hair

Positioning the Earth

Painting glows on the Earth

Continuing to paint glows

Adding a base layer of clouds

Continuing to add clouds

Cleaning up repeating patterns

Finishing our Earth edits

Adding the moon

Painting glows for our moon

Finishing the edits for our moon

Positioning our other planets

Fixing a few things in our image

Blending our planets into the sky

Building our foreground stars

Continuing to blend our foreground stars

Adding stars to the background

Painting stars by the planets

Finishing up our image

Project introduction

Getting the files for this project

Changing the color of the background leaves

Adding leaves to the foreground

Adding the falling leaves

Compositing sun rays

Changing the sweater color

Adding more sun rays

Final color grading

Section introduction

Studio set extensions

Boosting the saturation of the background

Changing the color of clothes

What are LUTs and how do you use them in Photoshop?