A practical Udemy Photoshop essentials course, teaching the core tools for photo editing and graphic design — layers, selections, retouching and export. It is beginner-friendly and affordable, a solid start with the industry-standard image editor. Photoshop itself needs a separate Adobe subscription.
Good for: Beginners who want to learn the essentials of Adobe Photoshop.
Less suitable if: You already use Photoshop, or you want a free image editor.
Requirements: Adobe Photoshop (subscription) to follow along.
Realistic time: About 14 hours; a few weeks part-time.
About this course
Daniel Walter Scott is one of the most prolific and highly-rated Adobe instructors on Udemy, and this Photoshop course reflects that experience — it moves through the interface, selections, layers, masks, and adjustment tools methodically, building toward real projects like photo retouching and composite images rather than isolated feature demos.
What you'll learn
Navigate the Photoshop interface and core toolset confidently
Use selections, layers, and layer masks for non-destructive editing
Retouch photos professionally using healing and cloning tools
Build composite images by combining multiple photo sources
Apply color correction and adjustment layers effectively
Export optimized files for web and print
This course includes
14h
On-demand video
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
A paid Udemy course, usually on sale for around $12 to $20. Adobe Photoshop itself needs a separate Adobe subscription.
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Instructor
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Daniel Walter Scott
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280K+ learners18 courses4.7 instructor rating
Daniel Walter Scott is a graphic designer and one of Udemy's top-rated Adobe Creative Cloud instructors, having taught hundreds of thousands of students across Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign courses.
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