Free Course Image Photoshop Full Course

Free online coursePhotoshop Full Course

Duration of the online course: 9 hours and 8 minutes

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Free Photoshop course for beginners: master layers, selections, masks, retouching, effects, text, smart objects, and creative photo editing workflows.

In this free course, learn about

  • Photoshop Interface and Core Foundations
  • Essential Editing Tools and Retouching Basics
  • Selections, Masking, and Compositing
  • Blend Modes and Advanced Layer Blending
  • Creative Text and Graphic Effects
  • Pen Tool, Vector Shapes, and Perspective Workflows
  • Smart Objects, Clipping Masks, and Workflow Efficiency
  • Photo Manipulation and Retouching Projects
  • Gradients, Shadows, and Natural Elements
  • Text Masking, Brushes, and Face Adjustments
  • Lighting, Object Manipulation, and Color Transformations
  • 3D Text, Patterns, and Advanced Transform Tools

Course Description

Photoshop Full Course is a free online learning path in Design and Creative Arts focused on image editing and photo editing. It guides you from absolute beginner fundamentals to practical, real-world workflows for enhancing photos, creating graphics, and producing polished visual effects.

Start with essential interface and beginner exercises, then build confidence with selections, layers, cropping, and everyday cleanup tools like eraser, clone stamp, brushes, and healing options. You will also practice smarter editing techniques such as content-aware fill, blur control, and advanced lasso methods for precise cutouts and refinements.

As you progress, you will work with professional retouching and compositing methods including dodge and burn, skin enhancement, layer masks, hair masking, blend modes, and blend-if for seamless integrations. Learn how to remove backgrounds cleanly, improve low-quality graphics, and create stylized results like pencil sketch looks, halftone treatments, and dispersion-inspired effects.

The course continues with design-oriented skills such as shapes, vector workflows, smart objects, clipping masks, layer styles, gradients, and typography effects including text wrapping and placing imagery inside text. You will explore creative manipulations like realistic splashes, lighting and dual-light effects, sunburst backgrounds, wind motion, object color transformations, and 3D text, plus pattern creation for repeating designs.

By the end, you will have a solid foundation in Photoshop tools and a practical toolkit for editing portraits, producing clean composites, and creating eye-catching designs suitable for social media, marketing visuals, and personal creative projects.

Course content

  • Video class: Introduction to Photoshop Exercise No. 1 | Photoshop for Beginners | YN Tutor 17m
  • Exercise: What does the Control Bar in Photoshop mainly change based on?
  • Video class: Basic Selection and Layers in Photoshop Exercise No.2 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 12m
  • Video class: Create Photo Frame Easily in Photoshop Exercise No.3 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 07m
  • Exercise: How do you apply a soft vignette-style border effect using a selection in Photoshop?
  • Video class: Understanding the Layers in Photoshop Exercise No.4 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 15m
  • Exercise: Which lock option prevents painting outside the existing pixels on a layer?
  • Video class: How to use Crop Tool in Photoshop Exercise No.5 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 08m
  • Exercise: What does enabling Delete Cropped Pixels do when using the Crop Tool?
  • Video class: How to use the Eraser Tool in Photoshop Exercise No.6 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 10m
  • Exercise: Which option correctly matches the three types of Eraser tools available in recent versions of Photoshop?
  • Video class: How to use Clone Stamp Tool in Photoshop Exercise No.7 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 09m
  • Exercise: When using the Clone Stamp Tool, what must you do first to define the area Photoshop will copy from?
  • Video class: How to use Brush Tool in Photoshop Exercise No.8 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 15m
  • Video class: How to use Healing Tools in Adobe Photoshop Exercise No.9 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 08m
  • Exercise: What is the key difference between the Healing Brush Tool and the Clone Stamp Tool?
  • Video class: How to use Content aware Fill 09m
  • Exercise: Which shortcut opens the Fill dialog box to use Content-Aware Fill?
  • Video class: How to use Blur 11m
  • Exercise: When blurring only the background while keeping the subject sharp, what step helps protect the subject from being blurred?
  • Video class: How to use Polygonal Lasso magnetic lasso Tools Exercise No. 12 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 14m
  • Video class: Dodge, Burn and sponge Tool Exercise No. 13 | Photoshop for Beginners | YN Tutor 08m
  • Exercise: What is the recommended non-destructive method to use Dodge and Burn adjustments?
  • Video class: Skin Retouching with Brush Tool Exercise No. 14 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 10m
  • Exercise: When dodging and burning with the Brush Tool on a 50% gray Soft Light layer, which foreground color should you use to brighten (dodge) areas?
  • Video class: Layer Mask in Photoshop Exercise No. 15 | Photoshop for Beginners | YN Tutor 11m
  • Exercise: What is the main advantage of using a Layer Mask instead of the Eraser tool when removing a background?
  • Video class: Mask hair 08m
  • Exercise: Which Photoshop feature is used to refine a complex hair selection after making a rough selection?
  • Video class: How to Select Transparent Object Using Blend Mode Exercise No. 17 | Photoshop for Beginner |YN Tutor 15m
  • Exercise: Which combination is used to make a glass object transparent on a new background while keeping both shadows and highlights?
  • Video class: Turn a photo into pencil sketch in photoshop Exercise No. 18 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 09m
  • Exercise: Which blend mode is recommended to get dense and sharp edges when creating a pencil sketch effect?
  • Video class: How To Use BLEND IF in Photoshop Exercise No. 19 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 19m
  • Exercise: In Photoshop, what does the Blend If feature primarily control?
  • Video class: How To Use Auto Blend in Photoshop Exercise No. 20 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 10m
  • Exercise: In Auto-Blend Layers, which method blends two solid layers without trimming or cutting intersected parts?
  • Video class: How To Remove White Background in Photoshop Exercise No. 21 | Photoshop for Beginners| YN Tutor 09m
  • Exercise: When removing a white background that also appears in the subject (and you need to keep the shadow), what is the recommended workflow?
  • Video class: Color Halftone Effect 09m
  • Exercise: What is the main advantage of creating a halftone effect using a Smart Object?
  • Video class: How to Wrap Text around an Image in photoshop Exercise No. 23 | how to type in circle | YN Tutor 09m
  • Exercise: How do you convert a selection into a path so you can type text along it in Photoshop?
  • Video class: Water Text Effect in Photoshop Exercise No. 24 | Water Text Effect | YN Tutor 08m
  • Exercise: Why should the text layer be converted to a Smart Object before applying the Displace filter?
  • Video class: Difference Between RGB 09m
  • Exercise: Which color mode should you use when designing something intended for printing?
  • Video class: Dispersion Effect in Photoshop Exercise No. 26 | YN Tutor photoshop tutorial for beginners 09m
  • Exercise: When creating a dispersion effect on an image, what is the purpose of using the Liquify filter before masking with a splatter brush?
  • Video class: Master the Pen Tool in 20 Minutes Exercise No. 27 | YN Tutor photoshop tutorial for beginners 21m
  • Exercise: What is the shortcut key to activate the Pen Tool in Photoshop?
  • Video class: Vector Shape in Photoshop Exercise No. 28 | Custom shape | YN Tutor photoshop tutorial for beginner 16m
  • Exercise: To see the result of a Pathfinder operation (like Exclude Overlapping) on two shapes, what must you do first?
  • Video class: Vanishing Point Filter Photoshop Part 1 Exercise No. 29 | YN Tutor photoshop tutorial for beginners 10m
  • Exercise: In Photoshop, which sequence correctly places copied text onto a signboard with matching perspective using Vanishing Point?
  • Video class: Vanishing Point Filter Photoshop Part 2 Exercise No. 30 | YN Tutor photoshop tutorial for beginner 08m
  • Exercise: In Vanishing Point, how do you extend a perspective grid to a second face (e.g., to create a two-sided perspective)?
  • Video class: Smart Objects in Photoshop Exercise No. 31 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginners 10m
  • Exercise: What is a key benefit of converting a layer into a Smart Object in Photoshop?
  • Video class: Vector Smart Objects in Photoshop Exercise No. 32 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginners 09m
  • Exercise: Which paste option keeps Illustrator artwork sharp when scaling multiple times in Photoshop and also allows later editing in Illustrator?
  • Video class: Clipping Mask in Photoshop Exercise No. 33 Layer style | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginner 08m
  • Exercise: What is the keyboard shortcut to create a clipping mask in Photoshop?
  • Video class: Clipping Mask - Layer Mask in Photoshop Exercise No. 34 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginner 10m
  • Exercise: Which method correctly clips an image inside a text layer and then blends multiple clipped images together?
  • Video class: Clipping Mask - Layer Mask in Photoshop Exercise No. 35 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginner 10m
  • Exercise: Which technique is used to confine an image inside the mobile screen while keeping another copy visible outside for the pop-out effect?
  • Video class: How to convert a Low Quality Graphic to High Quality Exercise No. 36 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial 09m
  • Exercise: What is the 3-step method used to make a low-resolution black logo look sharper and higher quality?
  • Video class: How to Add Realistic Water Splash Exercise No. 37 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginners 05m
  • Exercise: To paste the water splash into a layer mask, what must you do first?
  • Video class: Skin Retouching in Photoshop Exercise No. 38 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginners 04m
  • Exercise: Which sequence is used to retouch skin while preserving texture and shading using blend mode and filters?
  • Video class: How to make Sunburst Background Exercise No. 39 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginners 04m
  • Exercise: Which sequence of steps is used to create the retro background effect?
  • Video class: Halftone Effect in Photoshop Exercise No. 40 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginners 06m
  • Exercise: When creating a halftone effect while keeping the original image size unchanged, what should you adjust in the Bitmap Halftone Screen settings?
  • Video class: Dual Lighting Effect in Photoshop Exercise No. 41 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginners 03m
  • Video class: Gradient Tool in Photoshop Exercise No. 42 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginners 11m
  • Exercise: How can you permanently save a custom gradient so it remains available after closing Photoshop?
  • Video class: Gradient Tool in Photoshop Exercise No. 43 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginners 04m
  • Exercise: Which Photoshop feature is used to create a shadow that accurately follows the floor-to-wall perspective?
  • Video class: How to add Realistic Tree in Photoshop Exercise No 44 06m
  • Exercise: How do you create an independent realistic tree using Photoshop’s Tree filter?
  • Video class: How To whiten the teeth 05m
  • Video class: How To Place an Image in text in Photoshop Exercise No. 46 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorials 04m
  • Exercise: Which step clips the duplicated image layer inside the text for the masking text effect?
  • Video class: How To Create Custom Brush in Photoshop Exercise No. 47 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginner 06m
  • Exercise: Before using Edit > Define Brush Preset, what must the image look like for creating a brush?
  • Video class: How to Remove Double Chin in Photoshop Exercise No. 48 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginners 05m
  • Exercise: After creating a path with the Pen Tool, what is the next step to turn it into a selection with smooth edges?
  • Video class: How To Add Lighting Effect in Photoshop. Exercise No. 49 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorials 05m
  • Exercise: Which workflow is used to create the lighting effect and keep it from spilling onto unwanted areas?
  • Video class: Lighting Effect in Photoshop. Exercise No. 50 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginners 05m
  • Exercise: How do you make an image visible only inside the text to create a lighting effect?
  • Video class: Fruit Manipulation How To Slice Strawberry in Photoshop. Exercise No. 51 | YN Tutor 07m
  • Exercise: Which shortcut moves the selected sliced area to a new independent layer (instead of duplicating it and leaving it on the original layer)?
  • Video class: How to Create Wind Effect in Photoshop. Exercise No. 52 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginner 04m
  • Exercise: Which workflow correctly creates the wind effect in front of the fan grill?
  • Video class: How to Convert Silver into Gold in Photoshop. Exercise No. 53 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorials 05m
  • Exercise: In one method to turn a silver ring into gold, which blend mode is applied to the clipped Solid Color layer to create the gold effect?
  • Video class: How To Turn Anything into Gold in Photoshop. Exercise No. 54 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial 08m
  • Exercise: Which Color Lookup 3D LUT file is selected to create the gold effect?
  • Video class: How To Create 3D Text in Photoshop. Exercise No. 55 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginners 11m
  • Exercise: In the manual 3D text technique, how is the 3D depth mainly created?
  • Video class: How To Create Brick Pattern in Photoshop Exercise No. 56 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorials 08m
  • Exercise: After creating the brick shapes, which command is used to save the selected area as a reusable pattern in Photoshop?
  • Video class: How To Create Seamless Flower Pattern in Photoshop. Exercise No. 57 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorials 08m
  • Exercise: When using the Offset filter to place a pattern element into the corners on a 500×500 px canvas, what Horizontal and Vertical values should you enter (with Wrap Around enabled)?
  • Video class: How to use Puppet Warp in Photoshop. Exercise No. 58 | YN Tutor | photoshop tutorial for beginners 10m
  • Exercise: How can you keep Puppet Warp editable later in Photoshop?

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