Introduction to the Interface and Preparing the Canvas• Overview of the workspace, tools panel, options bar• Changing layout of workspace and resetting back to default• History Palette• Using magnification and zoom tools• Shortcut keys and common commands• Opening and importing images• Creating documents with different sizesMaking Selections and Transformations• Selection methods like marquee tools, lasso, magic wand, quick selection• Saving a selection• Move tool• Crop• Eyedropper• Free TransformCreating and Using Shapes• Creating and designing with shapes• Applying colours to shapes• Creating vector shapes• Importing external shape files

Concept of Layers• Introduction to layers and layer types• Adding and deleting layers• Hiding layers and locking layers• Transparency• Reordering layers• Layer groups• Introduction to layer styles• Applying different layer stylesExploring Text and Using Layer Styles• Text tool• Point and Area text• Warping text and text layouts• Using layer styles to manipulate text• Exploring layer stylesAdjustments – Colour and Tone• Overview of pixel information• Histograms• Introduction to RGB colour wheel• CMYK• Grayscale• Colour cast• Hue and saturation• Salvage burnt out and overexposed pictures with shadows, highlights• Levels and curves• Colour vibrance• Colour balance• Non-destructive adjustment layers• Combining clipping masks and adjustment layers

Masking• Overview of masking and its usages• Introduction to layer masks and clipping masks• How to apply masking using black and white• Types of brushes and using brushes for masking• Blending images with masking• Clipping masks• Application of masks in designs

Retouching Photographs• Red eye removal• Puppet Warp• Liquify• Manipulating photos• Sharpening• Blurring• Smoothening• Removing blemishes with healing and patch tool• Clone Stamp• Brightening and darkening images

Effects and Filters• Superimpose logos on curved surface• Smart filters and objects• Exploring the filter gallery• Generating a panorama photograph• Non-destructive manipulation of pictures• Applying perspective to a flat image• Aligning pictures• Shake reduction• Vanishing point• Content-aware fill• New! AI Generative Fill creates images by typing words