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Please note: Today's training was developed for the desktop version of Adobe Photoshop. If you're using the iPad OS version of Photoshop or the mobile apps for Android and iPhone, you won't be able to follow along with today's training, as many of the features work differently or don't exist in those versions of Photoshop.
In the Photoshop Crash Course, you'll learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop, an application used for photo editing and digital artwork creation. As part of the course, you'll learn how to perform basic photo retouching tasks while exploring the Photoshop interface and becoming more familiar with the program. You'll also work on a more complex photo compositing project, and learn about layers, selections, healing tools, and image adjustments. Additionally, you'll explore using Photoshop's generative AI tools as part of the photo editing process.
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Explore the contents of Accelerator Crash Course: Adobe Photoshop:
Explore the Photoshop interface.
Learn the basics of using the Crop tool.
Explore how to use the healing tools in Photoshop to remove unwanted objects from a photo.
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Explore how to use adjustments to change the lighting in an image, and gain a deeper understanding of the difference between destructive and non-destructive edits.
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Learn more about how to work with layers and layer blend modes.
Learn how to change the color in an image, including how to make colors appear more intense and how to change the overall hue of an image.
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Learn how to apply a filter to a photograph.
In this section, learn how to use the Black and White adjustment to convert an image to black and white, as well as how to adjust the intensity of shades of gray used for the adjustment.
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Explore how to add text to an image in Photoshop, as well as how to work with layer effects to apply additional styling to text.
In this section, we'll create a collage of photos of our friend's pets, including pictures of Angelica the dog we edited previously in the course, as well as photographs of our friend's two cats, Eliza and Peggy.
Practice your image retouching skills by preparing two photos to be combined into a composite photo.
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Explore how to use the Quick Selection tool and Quick Mask mode to build a precise selection in an image, and mask parts of an image you want to hide.
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Place an image into an existing Photoshop document and perform basic adjustments to the placed image in this section.
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Learn how to create a reflection using a combination of new layers, transparency effects, and filters.
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In this section, learn more about image resolution and how it's affected by what you'll be using your image for. Additionally, you'll learn more about how to save images for both print and web use.
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Explore the various generative AI tools in Photoshop, such as Remove Distractions and Generative Fill.
Learn how to use Generative Fill to remove complex unwanted objects and add new objects to an image.
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Practice removing a background from an image and generating a new one using Photoshop's generative AI tools.
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