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The Marquee Tool is one of many selection tools that can select objects for color change, cut objects out, and replace part of an image. Best of all, it’s the easiest to use and a great entry into understanding how to master selections.
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Add cinematic color to your photos and videos with LUTs made in Photoshop! Learn how to create your own LUTs and then easily load them into Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premiere Pro. 35 custom LUTs included!
Easy | 1.75 Hours | 16 Sample Images
Learn the most advanced tools and techniques Photoshop has to Offer. Master 3D and learn how to work and control a 3D environment. Get a complete understanding of the Pen Tool, Paths, Vector Paths, Smart Objects, and much more!
Advanced | 5.25 Hours | 7 Video Tutorials
Recreate that classic pinup look with the magic of Photoshop. Learn to retouch and shape the body, match highlights and shadows, dodge and burn, color correct, and add background textures.
Medium | 2.25 Hours | 2 Video Tutorials
Master our tried and tested workflow for managing and organizing images after a photoshoot. Learn how to import and cull images, apply ratings to choose selects, apply edits, and export so that you can quickly deliver to a client.
Easy | 1.25 Hours | 3 Video Tutorials
Professional retouching is a valuable skill and a great way to improve any photo. Learn how to remove skin blemishes, smooth skin tones, clean up flyway hairs, fix exposure, and make subtle adjustments for an all-natural look.
Easy | 8.75 Hours | 21 Sample Images
Watch a high-end studio photoshoot featuring full wardrobe, makeup, and pro lighting. Then see the images come together in Lightroom and Photoshop as we prepare the photos for client delivery. Special thanks to NVRLND, Shea Coulee, and Naomi Smalls.
Advanced | 14 Hours | 31 Video Tutorials
Natalia Seth is a creative force of nature. Follow along as she guides through creating four extraordinary self-portraits, teaching compositing, retouching, and stylistic coloring.
Medium | 4.25 Hours | 22 Video Tutorials
Make sure you’re getting the images that you and your clients want while helping your photoshoots run smoother than ever. We break down how to shoot using tethered capture in Lightroom.
Easy | 30 Min | 4 Video Tutorials
Making local adjustments in Lightroom can help rescue details and remove distractions. From skin retouching to adjusting exposure, we’ll cover all the bases and show you how to do so while only affecting a specific part of your image.
Easy | 45 Min | 3 Video Tutorials
Compositing in Photoshop allows you to create impossible scenes. In this tutorial, we blend reality with fantasy as we teach you how to combine multiple exposures, composite a background, create light sources, and focus your viewer’s attention.
Advanced | 3 Hours | 2 Video Tutorials
A masterclass in high-end photo editing. See how the pros remove blemishes, clean up wardrobe and environments, dodge and burn, and then combine it all while completing a detailed composite image.
Advanced | 7.5 Hours | 15 Video Tutorials
Learn to convert layers into Smart Objects, apply Smart Filters that can be adjusted or removed, and create multiple design mockups quickly and easily! Smart Objects will help you work faster, smarter, and non-destructively.
Easy | 1.25 Hours | 7 Video Tutorials
Join guest instructor Ross Floyd as he breaks down the theory and fundamentals of lighting objects, how to accurately represent products in an image, and the business side of building and maintaining strong client relationships.
Medium | 3 Hours | 23 Video Tutorials
For irregular shapes and objects, you can freely draw with the Lasso Tool to get the selection you need. Learn to adjust your selections, add borders, and add feathering!
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Learn everything about layers and groups! From a thorough examination of the Layers Panel to the skills required to get all of the different elements of an image to blend together beautifully, these are must-have skills for the Photoshop pro.
Easy | 3.75 Hours | 16 Video Tutorials
The Quick Mask Tool is great whenever you are working with selection tools. It helps clearly define what you do and do not have selected.
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Join Ross Floyd and Aaron Nace as they walk you through 10 product photo edits from start to finish. Learn to cut out objects, remove blemishes, reshape products, and master advanced techniques like frequency separation and dodging & burning.
Medium | 12.5 Hours | 49 Video Tutorials
Select large areas easily with the Quick Selection Tool. Learn when and how to make the most of this smart feature and learn how to further refine your selections.
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Learn to make perfect selections of shapes with straight edges like architecture, products, and landscapes. Master the tool that has the precision of the Marquee Tool and the flexibility of the Lasso Tool!
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Easily one of Aaron’s favorite tools in Photoshop! The Brush Tool can be one of the most powerful and versatile tools, capable of retouching, compositing, and stunning special effects.
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Master the art of professional beauty retouching in Photoshop! Learn advanced skills like dodging and burning, frequency separation, and sharpening–all for creating beautiful portraits with commercial appeal.
Advanced | 4 Hours | 4 RAW Sample Images
Learn full body skin smoothing, body shaping, how to remove distractions, how to correct exposure, how to add hair and more! We also cover our exclusive methods of frequency separation and dodging and burning.
Advanced | 1.75 Hours | 6 Video Tutorials
Create two amazing images using some of the most fun and powerful tools and techniques in Photoshop. Make perfect cutouts with the Pen Tool, match colors, dodge and burn, and learn advanced sharpening.
Easy | 4 Hours | 9 Video Tutorials
This tutorial takes you step-by-step through the high-fashion retouch editing. Each look uses different lighting and calls for a different approach. We guide you through everything from object removal, to skin smoothing, to color and lighting.
Medium | 3.75 Hours | 3 Video Tutorials