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Image Editing
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What you'll learn
Understand and apply basic image editing principles to create visually appealing and practical designs that captivate your audience.
Gain hands-on experience with Adobe Photoshop to create professional-quality design projects with ease.
Build a stunning portfolio that showcases your image editing expertise, making you a standout candidate for any creative opportunity.
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There are 4 modules in this course
Explore essential image editing techniques and design principles that elevate your projects. Whether you’re creating composites, advertisements, or digital art, this course will equip you with the skills to make your photos stand out.
By the end of this course, you’ll have the confidence and skills to transform your creative ideas into visually compelling content that resonates with your audience. Join us and take the first step toward becoming a Photoshop-savvy creative!
Welcome to the exciting world of Photoshop. This module is your gateway to mastering the basics and setting the stage for your creative journey. You'll start by exploring the course syllabus and diving into hands-on projects. We'll guide you through setting up your Adobe Creative Cloud account and downloading Photoshop. Learn to navigate the Photoshop workspace, both on your desktop and online, mastering essential tools and panels. This module blends essential knowledge with creative exploration, setting you up for success in your Photoshop journey. Let’s get started and make some magic.
What's included
5 videos18 readings1 assignment3 plugins
5 videos•Total 15 minutes
- Get to know the app•2 minutes
- Introduction to layers•4 minutes
- Get to know selections•4 minutes
- Get to know layer masks•3 minutes
- Get to know the adjustments•3 minutes
18 readings•Total 180 minutes
- Course outline•10 minutes
- Pixel Perfect: Your Final Creative Challenge in Photoshop•10 minutes
- Adobe Photoshop: web and desktop •10 minutes
- Explore Adobe Photoshop on the web — your creative starting point•10 minutes
- Adobe Photoshop vs. Adobe Illustrator: explained•10 minutes
- Introduction to the Adobe Photoshop Workspace•10 minutes
- Expanded Adobe Photoshop essentials•10 minutes
- How to find inspiration for your next design•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Get to know Adobe Photoshop•10 minutes
- Understanding layers•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Get to know layers•10 minutes
- Experimentation and curiosity in creative work•10 minutes
- Tutorial: The importance of experimentation and curiosity in creative projects•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Get to know layer masks•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Practice using adjustment layers•10 minutes
- Key takeaways•10 minutes
- Learning Paths and Certifications•10 minutes
- Join the Adobe Community•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 50 minutes
- Quiz: Getting started with Photoshop•50 minutes
3 plugins•Total 3 minutes
- Introduction to the course•1 minute
- Everyone Can Collage•1 minute
- What's new in Photoshop•1 minute
Welcome to the cutting-edge world of Generative AI in Photoshop. This module will transform your creative process with powerful AI tools. You'll explore how Generative AI accelerates creation, hear from other creatives, and understand the opportunities and risks from Adobe’s AI study. Dive into features like Generate Image, Generative Fill, Generative Expand, Generate Similar, and Generate Background, and see how AI can help you add, remove, and expand content in seconds. This module blends innovative AI technology with practical application, setting you up for limitless creative possibilities. Let’s dive in and unleash the power of AI in your Photoshop projects.
What's included
6 videos6 readings2 assignments1 plugin
6 videos•Total 17 minutes
- Discover Generative AI in Photoshop•2 minutes
- How to apply multiple Generative AI techniques in Photoshop•5 minutes
- Tip: Remove shadows from a portrait using Generative Fill•2 minutes
- Tip: Enhance detail of generated content •2 minutes
- Tip: Create image overlays with Generate Image•3 minutes
- Tip: Control Generative Fill with selection brush opacity•3 minutes
6 readings•Total 60 minutes
- Accelerate the creation process with Generative AI in Photoshop•10 minutes
- The evolution of roles with Generative AI•10 minutes
- Feature highlights: Generative AI in Photoshop•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Generative AI in Photoshop•10 minutes
- The Tip Jar: Pro tips for Generative AI in Photoshop•10 minutes
- Key takeaways•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Quiz: Mastering AI in Adobe Photoshop•30 minutes
- Quiz: Generative AI in Photoshop•50 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Introduction to Generative AI in Photoshop•15 minutes
Welcome to image editing. This module will equip you with the fundamental skills needed to enhance and transform your photos using Photoshop. You'll start by diving into the basics of photo editing, learning how to crop, adjust lighting and color, and sharpen images through a series of concise, informative videos. Next, you'll explore best practices from Photoshop experts, including optimal file management and tips for using Adobe Fonts. You'll also get a sneak peek into the Photoshop beginner tip jar, which will help you organize and edit your layers efficiently. This module blends essential techniques with expert tips, setting you up for success in your photo editing journey. Let’s get started and bring your photos to life.
What's included
11 videos17 readings2 assignments1 plugin
11 videos•Total 35 minutes
- How to crop a photo•4 minutes
- Edit part of a photo with the Adjustment Brush tool•4 minutes
- Change the look of a photo with Adjustment Presets•3 minutes
- How to adjust photo color with Hue/Saturation•4 minutes
- How to save a photo in the best format•5 minutes
- How to sharpen a photo nondestructively•5 minutes
- Tip: Give your layers meaningful names •2 minutes
- Tip: Quickly find a specific layer•2 minutes
- Tip: Organize your layers with layer groups•2 minutes
- Tip: Edit a single layer with adjustment layers•2 minutes
- Tip: Edit a group of layers with an adjustment layer•3 minutes
17 readings•Total 170 minutes
- Tutorial: How to crop a photo•10 minutes
- Tutorial:Adjustment Brush tool•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Adjustment Presets•10 minutes
- Tutorial: How to adjust photo lighting with levels•10 minutes
- Identifying and correcting mistakes•10 minutes
- Tutorial: How to adjust photo color with Hue/Saturation•10 minutes
- Tutorial: How to save a photo in the best format•10 minutes
- Crafting, finding and editing professional product photography•10 minutes
- Tutorial: How to sharpen a photo nondestructively•10 minutes
- Adobe Photoshop best practices•10 minutes
- The tip jar: Pro tips for layer management in Photoshop•10 minutes
- Best practices for organizing image assets•10 minutes
- How to give, receive, and implement creative feedback•10 minutes
- Use case: The importance of efficiency•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Limit adjustments to one layer with clipping masks•10 minutes
- Adobe Photoshop in action: Streamlining workflows in a large enterprise•10 minutes
- Key takeaways•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Quiz: Image editing essentials•30 minutes
- Quiz: Productivity techniques and conclusion•50 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Everyone Can Go Big | Adobe Photoshop•15 minutes
Welcome to photo compositing. This module will teach you how to create stunning composite images using Photoshop. You'll start by understanding what composite photography is, why it's used, and see examples of its application. Learn to plan a composite image through concept development and sketching ideas. Watch videos on adding photos into a composite, building with layer masks, replacing skies, combining images smoothly, using blending modes, and matching colors. Next, generate background ideas, explore design options with Generative Fill, and add realistic details to your composites. Finally, you'll bring everything together in a final project, review an exemplar, complete a final assessment, and explore the next steps. This module blends creative techniques with practical application, setting you up to create compelling composite images. Let’s get started and unleash your creativity.
What's included
10 videos17 readings2 assignments1 plugin
10 videos•Total 48 minutes
- Add photos into a composite•4 minutes
- Build a composite with a layer mask •6 minutes
- Replace the sky in an image•5 minutes
- Combine images with a smooth transition•5 minutes
- Create a composite with blending modes•5 minutes
- Match color in a composite•5 minutes
- Generate background ideas for a composite •5 minutes
- Explore design options using Generative Fill•5 minutes
- Generate objects for a composite •4 minutes
- Add realistic details to a composite using Generative Fill•3 minutes
17 readings•Total 170 minutes
- Introduction to photo compositing•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Add photos into a composite •10 minutes
- Tutorial: Build a composite with a layer mask•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Replace the sky in an image•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Practice smooth transitions with the gradient tool•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Create a composite with blending modes•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Match color in a composite•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Generate background ideas for a composite•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Explore design options using Generative Fill•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Generate objects for a composite•10 minutes
- Tutorial: Add realistic details to a composite using Generative Fill•10 minutes
- Key takeaways•10 minutes
- Final stretch•10 minutes
- Final project exemplar•10 minutes
- Final project•10 minutes
- Turn your final project into a creative portfolio with Behance•10 minutes
- You did it — now share the love•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Photo composing essentials•30 minutes
- Quiz: Photo compositing with Photoshop•50 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
- Everyone can Collage in | Adobe Photoshop•15 minutes
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Reviewed on Dec 15, 2025
I have learned a lot in this course that change my working speed and creativity
Reviewed on Jan 7, 2026
Really cool tools to learn about image editing. Enjoyed and learned alot.
Reviewed on Jul 19, 2025
All the videos are clear but it may still be hard to navigate Adobe at times.
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