A full tour of Photoshop for anyone just getting started — every panel, tool, and menu explained, plus how to save your own custom workspace so the program stops feeling overwhelming.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Why Photoshop beats simpler editors
01:39 Opening the sample image and going full screen
02:21 A quick overview of tools, options, and palettes
02:33 Touring the toolbar
03:41 Understanding the options bar
04:26 Working with palettes and panels
06:43 Saving and loading custom workspaces
08:33 Layers, the cornerstone of your workflow
09:52 A tour of the menu bar
THE STEPS
1. Open your image, hit F to go full screen, and get oriented with the three main areas: the toolbar, the options bar, and your palettes.
2. Click through the toolbar to see what each tool does — selections, crop, healing, brush, dodge and burn, the pen tool, and more.
3. Notice how the options bar changes based on whichever tool you have selected.
4. Open, close, and rearrange your palettes from the Window menu, and comb...