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Adobe Photoshop Intermediate

Grow your skills with image retouching and layer masks.
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Course: On-Demand
Intermediate Provider Aliyah Marr  6 chapters ·  50 Lessons ·  3h 3m  in English 

Course Description

Understand new techniques that build off of Photoshop's fundamental functions. Use what you have learned to manipulate images with Retouching Tools, along with adding effects with Layer Masks. Explore more of the potential Photoshop has as a software.

What You'll Learn

  • Apply retouching tools such as the Spot Healing Brush, Clone Stamp, Patch Tool, and Content Aware Tool to manipulate images
  • Correct images using cropping, straightening, the Dust and Scratches filter, Quick Mask, and Smart Sharpen
  • Add creative effects with Fills, Gradients, Patterns, and Layer Masks
  • Perform creative retouching including removing flaws, adjusting the color of lips, and whitening eyes
  • Use the Dodge, Burn, Sponge, Sharpen, and Smudge tools to refine photos
  • Create special effects with the Vanishing Point filter and radical distortions

Key Takeaways

  • The course builds on Photoshop's fundamental functions to teach new, more advanced techniques.
  • Learners use retouching tools and layer masks to manipulate images and add effects.
  • The lessons cover image corrections, creative retouching, and special effects in Photoshop.
  • The course explores more of the potential Photoshop has as a software.
  • Skills developed include photo editing and photo manipulation in Adobe Photoshop.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Photoshop Intermediate course cover?

It covers new techniques that build off of Photoshop's fundamental functions, including manipulating images with retouching tools, adding effects with layer masks, image corrections, creative retouching, and special effects.

What skills will I gain from this course?

You will gain skills in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, photo editing, photo manipulation, Photoshop plugins, and work toward Adobe Photoshop certification.

What retouching and effects tools are taught?

The course teaches tools including the Spot Healing Brush, Clone Stamp, Patch Tool, Quick Mask, Smart Sharpen, Fills, Gradients, Patterns, Sponge, Red Eye, Dodge, Burn, Sharpen, Smudge, and Content Aware tools, plus the Vanishing Point filter.

Is this course suitable for beginners?

The course presents intermediate techniques that build off of Photoshop's fundamental functions and uses what you have already learned, so it is intended for learners who already know Photoshop's basics.