Beginner Photoshop Course

Lesson 1 • Creating and Managing Documents

Teaches how to create new files, set resolution and colour mode, and save in multiple formats. Connects proper file setup to professional output quality.

Lesson 2 • Understanding the Photoshop Interface

Covers the layout of menus, panels, and toolbars that make up the workspace. Establishes spatial awareness needed for all subsequent tasks.

Lesson 3 • Essential Preferences and Settings

Configures performance, colour, and scratch disk preferences for a stable workflow. Proper setup prevents common slowdowns and colour inconsistencies.

Lesson 1 • Layer Fundamentals

Explains what layers are, how they stack, and why they enable non-destructive editing. This concept underpins every advanced technique in the course.

Lesson 2 • Blend Modes and Opacity

Demonstrates how blend modes and opacity controls affect how layers interact visually. These settings are essential for compositing and creative effects.

Lesson 3 • Organising Layers Efficiently

Covers groups, linking, merging, and flattening strategies for complex documents. Good organisation speeds up editing and reduces errors in multi-layer files.

Lesson 1 • Basic Selection Tools

Introduces marquee, lasso, and magic wand tools for making initial selections. These tools form the entry point for all selection-based workflows.

Lesson 2 • Colour Range and Focus Area

Uses colour-based and focus-based selection commands to isolate specific tonal or sharp areas. These methods handle complex selections that shape-based tools cannot.

Lesson 3 • Advanced Selection Methods

Covers Quick Selection, Object Selection, and Select Subject for faster, smarter selections. These AI-assisted tools dramatically reduce manual selection time.

Lesson 1 • Clipping Masks

Demonstrates how clipping masks confine one layer's content to the shape of another. This technique is widely used in text effects and product mockups.

Lesson 2 • Layer Masks Explained

Introduces the concept of hiding and revealing pixels using black-and-white masks. Masking is the foundation of non-destructive compositing workflows.

Lesson 3 • Smart Filters

Applies filters to smart objects so they remain editable and removable at any time. Smart filters extend non-destructive principles to the full filter library.

Lesson 1 • Dodge, Burn, and Sponge

Uses tonal painting tools to lighten, darken, and adjust saturation in specific areas. These tools enable subtle, localised tonal corrections on portraits and landscapes.

Lesson 2 • Content-Aware Tools

Demonstrates Content-Aware Fill, Patch, and Move for intelligent background reconstruction. These tools save significant time on complex removal tasks.

Lesson 3 • Clone Stamp and Healing Brush

Teaches pixel-level cloning and texture-aware healing for removing unwanted elements. These tools are the workhorses of photo retouching workflows.

Lesson 1 • White Balance and Colour Casts

Corrects unwanted colour casts using Colour Balance, Photo Filter, and Curves channels. Neutral colour accuracy is the baseline for all further creative grading.

Lesson 2 • Camera Raw Filter Workflow

Uses the Camera Raw filter as a comprehensive tonal and colour editing environment. This workflow mirrors professional raw processing inside Photoshop.

Lesson 3 • Reading Histograms and Tonal Range

Interprets histogram data to diagnose exposure and contrast issues objectively. Understanding histograms prevents guesswork in all tonal correction decisions.

Lesson 4 • Creative Colour Grading

Builds stylised looks using Gradient Maps, Selective Colour, and Colour Lookup tables. Creative grading gives images a distinctive, intentional aesthetic.

Lesson 1 • Advanced Text Effects

Combines masks, blend modes, and textures to create complex, visually rich text effects. These techniques are used in poster design, branding, and social media graphics.

Lesson 2 • Adding and Formatting Text

Covers point type, paragraph type, and character formatting options for precise text control. Proper text setup is essential for readable, well-designed layouts.

Lesson 3 • Text on a Path and Warped Text

Places text along custom paths and applies warp distortions for dynamic typographic layouts. These techniques expand creative possibilities beyond standard text placement.

Lesson 1 • Compositing Fundamentals

Establishes principles of perspective matching, lighting consistency, and colour harmony in composites. These principles determine whether a composite looks believable.

Lesson 2 • Building a Multi-Image Composite

Assembles multiple stock images into a single cohesive scene using all previously learned skills. This section serves as a practical capstone for the compositing workflow.

Lesson 3 • Background Replacement

Removes and replaces backgrounds using selections, masks, and sky replacement tools. Background replacement is one of the most requested professional retouching tasks.

Lesson 4 • Organising and Archiving Projects

Establishes file naming, folder structure, and archiving practices for long-term project management. Good organisation protects work and enables efficient client revisions.