Photoshop Course

Lesson 1 • Navigating the Canvas

Introduces zoom, pan, rotate view, and navigator tools. Efficient canvas navigation is essential for precision work at all scales.

Lesson 2 • Customizing Your Workspace

Teaches saving and switching custom workspace layouts. Enables efficient, personalised setups that reduce friction during complex tasks.

Lesson 3 • Saving and Exporting Files

Explains PSD, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, and PDF formats and when to use each. Proper saving habits protect work and ensure compatibility.

Lesson 4 • Understanding the Photoshop Interface

Covers the layout of panels, menus, and toolbars. Establishes spatial awareness of the workspace as the basis for all future operations.

Lesson 1 • Select Subject and Object Selection Tool

Introduces AI-powered selection tools for fast subject isolation. Builds on manual selection skills with intelligent automation.

Lesson 2 • Modifying and Refining Selections

Teaches feathering, expanding, contracting, and smoothing selections. Refined selections produce seamless composites and clean edits.

Lesson 3 • Marquee and Lasso Selections

Teaches rectangular, elliptical, lasso, and polygonal lasso tools. Geometric and freehand selections are the starting point for targeted edits.

Lesson 4 • Quick Selection and Magic Wand

Covers automated selection tools that detect edges and tonal regions. Speeds up isolation of subjects against distinct backgrounds.

Lesson 1 • Understanding the Layers Panel

Covers layer creation, naming, ordering, and visibility. A well-organised Layers panel is the backbone of every professional Photoshop file.

Lesson 2 • Layer Types and Smart Objects

Introduces pixel, type, shape, and Smart Object layers. Each type has distinct behaviours that affect editing flexibility and output quality.

Lesson 3 • Blending Modes and Opacity

Explains how blending modes mathematically combine layers and how opacity controls transparency. These controls are fundamental to compositing.

Lesson 4 • Pixel Masks and Vector Masks

Covers painting on pixel masks and drawing vector masks to hide content non-destructively. Masking replaces erasing for professional workflows.

Lesson 1 • Hue, Saturation, and Colour Balance

Teaches Hue/Saturation, Vibrance, and Colour Balance adjustments. These tools shift, boost, or neutralise specific colour ranges in an image.

Lesson 2 • Colour Fundamentals in Photoshop

Covers RGB, CMYK, HSB, and Lab colour models and their practical uses. Choosing the right colour model prevents output errors.

Lesson 3 • Non-Destructive Adjustment Layers

Explains applying all corrections as adjustment layers with masks. Non-destructive corrections preserve originals and allow unlimited revisions.

Lesson 4 • Levels and Curves Adjustments

Covers Levels for tonal range and Curves for precise tonal and colour control. These are the primary tools for professional colour grading.

Lesson 1 • Patch Tool and Content-Aware Fill

Covers the Patch tool for replacing larger regions and Content-Aware Fill workspace. Ideal for removing objects and filling complex backgrounds.

Lesson 2 • Portrait Retouching Workflow

Applies all retouching tools in a structured portrait workflow. Combines healing, dodging, and burning for professional skin retouching results.

Lesson 3 • Clone Stamp and Pattern Stamp

Covers sampling and painting pixels from one area to another. Clone Stamp is the foundational manual retouching tool for texture matching.

Lesson 4 • Dodge, Burn, and Sponge Tools

Teaches localised lightening, darkening, and saturation control with dodge, burn, and sponge. Used for contouring and tonal sculpting in portraits.

Lesson 1 • Shape Tools and Vector Drawing

Covers Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, and Custom Shape tools. Vector shapes remain crisp at any size and are editable at any stage.

Lesson 2 • Character and Paragraph Formatting

Teaches font, size, tracking, kerning, leading, and alignment settings. Precise typographic control produces readable, professional layouts.

Lesson 3 • Pen Tool Mastery

Teaches creating precise paths with the Pen tool using anchor points and handles. Pen tool paths enable the most accurate selections and vector shapes.

Lesson 4 • Working with Type Layers

Covers point type, paragraph type, and type on a path. Understanding type layer behaviour is essential before applying any styling.

Lesson 1 • Neural Filters and AI Effects

Introduces Neural Filters for skin smoothing, colourisation, and style transfer. AI-powered filters extend creative possibilities with minimal manual effort.

Lesson 2 • Camera Raw as a Smart Filter

Teaches opening Camera Raw from within Photoshop as a Smart Filter. Provides full raw-processing controls on any layer non-destructively.

Lesson 3 • Blur and Sharpen Filters

Covers Gaussian Blur, Motion Blur, Lens Blur, and Unsharp Mask. Blur and sharpen filters control focus, depth of field, and image clarity.

Lesson 4 • Introduction to Photoshop Filters

Surveys the Filter menu categories and explains destructive vs. Smart Filter application. Establishes the habit of converting to Smart Object before filtering.

Lesson 1 • Exporting Assets for Screen and Web

Teaches Export As, Save for Web, and asset generation for digital delivery. Screen exports require specific resolution, format, and compression settings.

Lesson 2 • Perspective and Vanishing Point

Teaches the Vanishing Point filter and perspective warp for placing elements in 3D space. Accurate perspective matching is critical for believable composites.

Lesson 3 • Advanced Masking Techniques

Covers hair masking, luminosity masks, and channel-based selections. These techniques handle the most challenging subject isolation scenarios.

Lesson 4 • Colour Grading for Composites

Applies unified colour grading across composite layers using adjustment layers and LUTs. Consistent colour unifies disparate elements into a cohesive image.