Master Photoshop CC: Apply Smart Selection & Design Tools

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Master Photoshop CC: Apply Smart Selection & Design Tools

This course is part of Apply Advanced Photoshop Features for Visual Design Specialization

Instructor: EDUCBA

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

11 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Apply advanced Photoshop CC tools for object selection, transformation, and perspective correction.
Create professional visual designs using intelligent selections and content-aware features.
Enhance images by refining typography, matching backgrounds, and improving composition.

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This course is part of the Apply Advanced Photoshop Features for Visual Design Specialization

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There are 3 modules in this course

Learners will apply advanced Photoshop CC tools, analyze image composition, and create professional-quality visual designs using intelligent selections, transformations, and content-aware features. By the end of this course, learners will confidently manipulate objects, correct perspective, match backgrounds, refine typography, and enhance images using modern Photoshop workflows.

This course is designed to help learners move beyond basic editing by focusing on real-world design techniques such as object selection with AI, non-destructive transformations, gradient-based color matching, pixel stretching effects, and perspective correction. Through step-by-step demonstrations, learners gain hands-on experience with the latest Photoshop CC features, including automated background removal, advanced warp controls, updated brush tools, and enhanced Content Aware Fill. What makes this course unique is its tool-centric, workflow-driven approach, ensuring learners understand not just how tools work, but when and why to use them. Ideal for aspiring designers, content creators, photographers, and marketing professionals, this course equips learners with practical skills that improve design accuracy, efficiency, and creative confidence in professional Photoshop projects.

This module introduces learners to Photoshop CC fundamentals, focusing on modern transformation tools and intelligent selection techniques to manipulate objects with precision and efficiency.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosTotal 68 minutes

Introduction to Photoshop CC 20202 minutes
Free Transform Tool7 minutes
Introduction to Warp Tool4 minutes
Understanding Warp Split12 minutes
Introduction to Object Selection Tool8 minutes
Working with Object Selection Tool11 minutes
Object Selection Through Lasso6 minutes
Selecting Multiple Objects Through Object Selection5 minutes
Selecting Multiple Objects Through Object Tool12 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Getting Started with Transformations & Smart Selections30 minutes
Photoshop Foundations & Transform Basics10 minutes
Mastering Warp & Advanced Transform Controls10 minutes
Precision Selection Techniques10 minutes

This module focuses on advanced selection workflows, background removal, brush tool improvements, and gradient-based color matching to enhance visual consistency and realism.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosTotal 67 minutes

Selecting Multiple Characters5 minutes
Remove Background in One Click7 minutes
Application of Remove Background5 minutes
Pixel Layer Properties and Click to Zoom7 minutes
Changes in Brush Tool8 minutes
Matching Background Through Gradient Map7 minutes
Matching Background Through Gradient Map Continue10 minutes
Gradient Preset Panel9 minutes
Applying Gradient Preset on Selections8 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Intelligent Selections, Backgrounds & Brush Enhancements30 minutes
Advanced Object & Character Selection10 minutes
Pixel Control & Brush Tool Updates10 minutes
Gradient Maps & Creative Presets10 minutes

This module develops skills in layout optimization, perspective correction, typography control, and intelligent content filling to produce professional-quality Photoshop compositions.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosTotal 65 minutes

Close Others Option3 minutes
Pixel Stretch8 minutes
Multiple objects for Stretching Pixels12 minutes
New Crop Tool5 minutes
Perspective Warp8 minutes
Perspective Warp Continue7 minutes
Changing Perspective6 minutes
Understanding Text Properties10 minutes
Addition in Content Aware Fill4 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Layout Control, Perspective & Content-Aware Tools30 minutes
Workflow Efficiency & Pixel Stretching10 minutes
Cropping & Perspective Mastery10 minutes
Text, Perspective & Smart Fill Enhancements10 minutes

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Reviewed on Jun 11, 2026

I enjoyed learning techniques that made image editing more efficient and precise. The skills I gained have already helped me improve the quality of my design work.

Reviewed on Jun 10, 2026

I gained skills that have made my design work faster and more polished

Reviewed on Jun 4, 2026

I enjoyed learning new editing and selection techniques through hands-on practice. The lessons helped improve my creativity and made working on design projects much more efficient.

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