This session covers useful tools for retouching most kinds of photographs. Whether you want to fix blemishes on a face, remove an unwanted object, or simply add /remove elements to make the picture perfect, Photoshop provides the tools for you to quickly and efficiently get the job done.

Photoshop has lots of hidden features under its Brush Tool. During the first hour of the class we will explore these hidden treasures and learn how to change the property of a brush, create a new Brush, etc.

There are many differences between Quick Selection tool and Magic Wand tool and in this class you will learn about the pros and cons for each tool, as well as how to fine tweak areas with lots of detail, such as hair, to achieve a natural looking selection.

Photoshop Pen Tool is one of the oldest Photoshop tools and also the most forgotten one! If you want to create a perfect cutout of an object, or create a Path to apply text or texture, there is no better tool than the Photoshop Pen tool. Although it looks very complicated and frustrating to use, the reality is when your instructor shows you how to use it, it will quickly become your favourite tool for creating very precise edges or drawing shapes and graphics.

It’s currently popular to use Emojis (ideograms and smileys used in electronic messages and Web pages) as a simple way of communication. In this class your instructor shows you how to create you own custom shapes and use them to add a modern touch to messages to your clients, to create custom greeting cards, business cards and for branding your products.

Probably the most powerful tool in Photoshop is the capability of Layers and Masks in general, and in particular Adjustment Layers and Mask. Come to this class and learn how to use the power of layers and masks in almost all of your editing. Proper uses of layers and masks can save you lots of time and provide a finely edited image.

You already know the importance of Photoshop Layers, but did you know that by using Layer styles and Blend Modes you can achieve many different effects? In this class your instructor shows you how to use Blend Modes and Layer Styles to take your editing skills to the next level.

Photoshop is equipped with many plugins, with Camera Raw and Smart Filter being two of the important ones. Camera Raw provides the same controls and adjustments as Lightroom’s Develop Module for editing Raw or JPEG images! There are so many fine adjustments available in Camera Raw such as Lens Correction and Effects. In this class we’ll also look at Smart Filter and find out why it is important to be able to use Smart Filter.