Have you ever wanted to improve your Photoshop skills by creating eye-catching projects instead of just watching tutorials?

In this class, you’ll learn Photoshop through a series of hands-on creative challenges designed to help you practice real techniques while building impressive visuals.

We’ll begin with a quick refresher of the essentials - setting up your workspace, understanding tools, working with layers and blending modes, and using adjustment layers. This ensures you have a strong foundation before jumping into the creative challenges.

Next, you’ll move into the first challenge: photo editing and retouching. You’ll learn how to change colors, enhance portraits, create cinematic gradient looks, add light effects, and even use AI tools to improve your images.

In the second challenge, we’ll focus on visual effects. You’ll create glitch-style posters, horror effects, duotone designs, halftone styles, and double exposure compositions, learning how to transform simple images into striking visuals.

Finally, in the third challenge, you’ll build full creative compositions. From underwater scenes and fire effects to paper cut-out styles and glowing effects, you’ll combine multiple techniques to create complete artworks.

By the end of this class, you’ll not only understand how Photoshop works, but you’ll also have a collection of creative projects that showcase your skills.

What You’ll Learn

How to set up your Photoshop workspace efficiently
Understanding essential tools and workflows
Working with layers and blending modes
Using adjustment layers for editing
Photo retouching and color correction techniques
Creating cinematic effects with gradient maps and lighting
Enhancing portraits and applying AI-based improvements
Designing glitch, horror, duotone, and halftone effects
Creating double exposure and double face compositions
Building full creative scenes like underwater and fire visuals
Applying stylized effects like paper cut-out and glow
Exporting your final designs professionally

Requirements

Adobe Photoshop installed on your computer
Basic knowledge of Photoshop is helpful but not required
A computer capable of running Photoshop
A willingness to experiment and be creative

Who This Class Is For

Beginner to intermediate Photoshop users
Creatives who want to learn by doing, not just watching
Graphic designers and content creators
Anyone interested in photo editing and visual effects
Artists looking to build a creative portfolio

Abbi Rawlins

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