What You’ll Learn

Non-Scary Adobe Photoshop for Beginners – Master Photo Editing & AI Tools with Confidence

Welcome to this fun, step-by-step Adobe Photoshop course for beginners, where you’ll learn to edit, enhance, and design professional-looking images while exploring Photoshop’s powerful new AI features.

You’ll discover how to retouch photos, colour-correct images, create multi-image compositions, and use AI-powered neural filters and generative tools to produce amazing results faster than ever. Whether you’re editing for print, web, or social media, this course will help you understand how Photoshop’s creative tools fit together so you can design confidently.

Who This Course Is For

Hi, I’m Tim – an Adobe Certified Instructor, Adobe Certified Expert, and designer based in London.

This beginner-friendly course is perfect for:

Absolute beginners new to Adobe Photoshop
Photographers or designers who want to learn modern AI-assisted editing
Social media creators looking to make polished graphics and visuals
Anyone who wants to understand how to retouch, composite, and create eye-catching imagery from scratch

No previous Photoshop or photography experience is required - just curiosity and creativity!

Course Projects

You’ll complete guided, real-world projects that reinforce what you learn, such as:

Colour-correcting and retouching portraits
Creating multi-image compositions and collages
Cutting out subjects (even tricky hair!) with precision
Designing posters, brochures, and social media graphics
Adding realistic shadows, reflections, and special effects
Exploring AI tools and neural filters to speed up editing

Each project introduces new tools and techniques so you can learn by doing and build confidence step by step.

Tools We’ll Use

You’ll work with key Photoshop tools and AI features, including:

Layers, masks, and adjustment layers
Selection tools (Quick Select, Object Select, Select and Mask)
Healing, Clone, and Content-Aware Fill
Neural filters and Generative Fill for AI-powered editing
Text and shape tools for design and layout
Colour and tone correction using Curves and Levels

All lessons are short, clear, and designed for you to follow along easily with the included resource files.

What You’ll Need

To get started, you’ll need:

A computer with Adobe Photoshop CC installed
No prior experience – everything is explained from the ground up
Resource files (included) to practise each project

Next Steps

By the end of this course, you’ll have a solid foundation in Adobe Photoshop, understand how to use AI tools and neural filters, and be able to create vibrant, professional-quality images for both print and digital use.

When you’re ready to go further, join my Intermediate Photoshop class, where we’ll expand your skills into more advanced design and creative workflows.

Don’t forget to share your projects – I love seeing what you create!

Credits & Notes

Adobe Photoshop and its logo are registered trademarks of Adobe Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
Resource images from royalty-free sources.

Paul Costanzo

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