# PhotoshopCAFE: Adobe Photoshop tutorials and Lightroom tutorials Generated by Yoast SEO v27.9, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Free Photoshop tutorials](https://photoshopcafe.com/) - [Premium Training](https://photoshopcafe.com/video/videos.htm) - [Tutorials](https://photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/) - [About us](https://photoshopcafe.com/about.htm) - [PhotoshopCAFE Privacy Policy](https://photoshopcafe.com/privacy.htm) ## Posts - [Cut out hair and difficult Images in Photoshop Tutorial](https://photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/masking/masking.htm): We will use Channels to help mask out a complex objects with clean edges\. This technique will also save you a lot of time and enable you to make precise cutouts\. - [Blending photos together Photoshop Layer Masks Tutorial](https://photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/blend/blend.html): Collaging \- Merging 2 images with a layer mask\. This is a very requested technique and will be the first in our series on creating collages and montages\. You will learn how to seamlessly blend 2 images together, using the layer masks\. - [Drawing Paths with the Pen tool in Photoshop Tutorial](https://photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/pen/pen.htm): It seems that one of the most requested and under\-explained things is using the pen tool in Photoshop\. The pen tool is very powerful and accurate\. With a little know\-how and practice, it will be your ally for the rest of your career\. The pen tool creates vector curves and paths\. This tutorial shows you how to create paths with the pen tool and provides examples of types of paths you need to know\. - [Complete guide to Layer Blending Modes in Photoshop, written, video \+ free ebook](https://photoshopcafe.com/complete-guide-layer-blending-modes-photoshop/): The complete guide to Layer Blending modes in Photoshop\. This tutorial shows you how to use photoshop blending modes and what each blend mode does\. Free PDF ebook included\. - [How to Use Layer Masks in Photoshop and 7 Layer Masking tips](https://photoshopcafe.com/use-layer-masks-photoshop-7-layer-masking-tips/): How to use Layer Masks in Photoshop\. Layer Masks explained and 7 tips on Photoshop Masks\. If you want to create digital art, this tutorial is must look\. ## Products - [Complete Guide to ai in Photoshop 2026](https://photoshopcafe.com/shop/complete_guide_ai_photoshop_course/): \

The Complete Guide to Photoshop AI\ \

\Confused by the speed of change and complexity in Photoshop ai? Don't be\! This course will have you comfortable and confident in no time\!\\ AI has completely changed what's possible in Photoshop — and it's moving fast\. Photoshop just had a major update and the ai workflows have completely changed\. If you've been trying to keep up, or you're not sure where to start, this course covers everything in one place\. The Complete Guide to AI in Photoshop 2026 is a 29\-lesson course built around the AI tools that are actually in Photoshop right now\. It goes beyond just generative ai and also includes the powerful new removal tools and the classic Neural filters \(the ones that matter\)\. Colin's calm and conversational style, makes learning easy as he breaks down complex topics into easy to understand plain English\. The course goes way beyond just Generative fill, it's organized into three sections\. You'll start with Photoshop's general AI tools — including the powerful Remove tool and the new Find Distractions feature that automatically detects and removes clutter, people, and objects from any photo\. Then you'll move into Neural Filters — skin smoothing, photo restoration, depth blur — intelligent filters that do heavy work in a fraction of the time\. Finally, the Generative AI section digs deep into everything from basic Generative Fill to advanced techniques like multi\-reference generation, text\-based editing without selections, and finally explains how to choose the right ai model for the job \(with a 54 page illustrated PFD guide\)\. You will learn exactly which model to choose BEFORE you perform a task, so you aren't wasting Generative credits guessing\. You'll also learn how to change clothing, add realistic reflections, edit text in photos, expand images beyond their original frame, turn a flat photo into a posable 3D object, and transform photos into painted styles — all inside Photoshop, using AI tools that are available to you right now\. Every lesson comes with downloadable follow\-along images so you can work through each technique in real time\. Written guides \(PDF\) are included for the more complex topics, so you always have something to refer back to\. This course is designed for photographers, designers, and creators of all levels\. If you're new to AI in Photoshop, you'll find it clear and easy to follow\. If you've been using these tools for a while, you'll pick up techniques and workflows you haven't seen before\. \

Designed for Your Success\ \

This course is built to be an stress\-free, hands\-on experience\. You won't just be watching; you'll be doing\. As you work through the lessons at your own pace, confusion will turn into confidence and frustration will turn into fun\.\ \

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About Your Instructor\ \

Learn from Colin Smith, the founder of PhotoshopCAFE, a best\-selling author of 23 books, and a three\-time Guru Award\-winning digital artist\. As a regular speaker at major industry events like Adobe MAX, WPPI, and Photoshop World, Colin has taught millions of creatives how to elevate their skills\. Known for his clear, no\-nonsense teaching style on the PhotoshopCAFE website and YouTube channel, Colin breaks down the most complex AI features into simple, highly practical steps you can use today\.\ \

\Are you ready to modernize your editing workflow and unlock limitless creativity?\\ AI in Photoshop is only going to become more important\. This course gives you a real foundation\. One payment\. No subscription\. Download it and it's yours to keep\. You won't find a course like this anywhere else\. - [How to use Generative Fill in Photoshop](https://photoshopcafe.com/shop/generative-fill-in-photoshop-introduction-course/): \Generative Fill AI in Photoshop\ \\New and Expanded version of this course here\\ \Your guide to the world of ai image generation in Photoshop\ Everyone's talking about the brand new Generative Fill in Adobe Photoshop\. It's the hottest new thing\! And for good reason, this is the biggest update to Photoshop in it's history\. You can now remove impossible things from images, because ai literally creates whatever is missing\. You can generate almost anything to add to your images and even expand outside your image boundaries and Photoshop will create whatever you need\. When the dust clears, you will realize there are limitations to this feature\. Many people are struggling to get the best results out of this powerful tool and even to get their heads around what GenFill can do and how to do it\. \It's very important for you to get an early grasp of these tools if you want to keep up, and even get ahead of the crowd\.\ Lucky you, you found this course\! In the easy\-to\-follow style Colin Smith is famous for, he walks you through Generative Fill in Photoshop\.  With decades of experience working in the real world and training for Adobe, Apple, Nvidia and many others, he really knows Photoshop on a level that few do\. But he has a knack to make learning fun and easy, and even complex things, will seem simple\. Even new users will be able to follow along with this course\. You can follow along step\-by\-step, using Colin's photos \(They are all included\)\. When you have finished this course, you will get a jump\-start on other people\. Any confusion, or fear will be gone\. You will have a clear understanding of what Generative Fill is, and isn't\. You will know what you can do with it and when to use other Photoshop tools\. You will be ready to confidently move forward with this new tool and apply it to your own imagery\. Whether you are just wanting to clean up your photos, or create fantastical works of art, your imagination will be your limitation\. \Includes: 23 lessons \| 2 hours running time \| All instructor images\ - [Photoshop Compositing: Sky City Project\. Photoshop 2026](https://photoshopcafe.com/photoshop-compositing-sky-city-project/): \\New Version for Photoshop 2025/2026:\\ If you have ever wanted to learn about working with layers, masks and compositing in Photoshop, this is what you are looking for\. In this video training, you are going to follow along, step\-by\-step as Colin builds a real\-world compositing project with you\. The great thing about a project is that nothing is skipped in the workflow\. This is where you put together everything that you have learned about Photoshop\. You will learn how to combine different photos together to create a piece of art in Photoshop\. You will learn different ways of extracting photos from the background and how to seamlessly blend them all together\. You will learn how to add atmosphere, and cinematic coloring and implied lighting\. We begin by combining photos to build up the background plate\. You will do some very basic matte painting techniques to add a personal touch \(anyone can do it with the supplied brushes\)\. We will then retouch and extract the model from her background\. Finally we place the model into the scene and add  a color look to complete the piece\. Throughout this step bt step training you will learn tons of techniques, tips and secrets to get the work done quickly and easily with pro level results\. This is the skills that you can actually use whenever you are in Photoshop\. Recorded in Photoshop 2025 \

\NEW: Written 32 page PDF Workbook INCLUDED\!\\ - [Mastering Curves in Photoshop\.](https://photoshopcafe.com/shop/mastering-curves-in-photoshop-video-based-training-course/): \Mastering Curves, Photoshop's most powerful tool\.\ Curves are one of the most powerful features in Photoshop\. They allow you to target the exact tones of your images and change them with precision in a way no other tool can\. Curves also offer unparalleled control over every aspect of color in your images\. Timeless knowledge for all  Photoshop CC versions through 2026 This is why pros spend a lot of time in curves and use them as go\-to tools for retouching, photography and design\. The challenge is curves appear difficult to figure out and a lot of the advanced functionality is shrouded in secrecy\. The purpose of this course it to help you understand exactly how curves work, and unlock the secret workflows and techniques\. You will use the power of curves to give your images that professional, polished look that can only be achieved through this powerful and wildly creative tool\. Colin Smith is one of the world’s leading Photoshop experts \(he does training for Adobe, Apple and Disney\) and has used Photoshop professionally for almost 30 years\. He uses curves daily, and will impart this knowledge to you quickly, without fluff\. He has a special gift to break down complex tasks into fun and easy to understand methods, in plain English\. You could be mistaken for thinking curves are easy, because that’s how you will feel by the end of this course\. This course will help you to finally “get” curves and be using them natively as part of your workflow\. You will approach your images differently, with the confidence to make the tones and colors look exactly like you dreamt of\. You will understand curves and learn lots of hidden tricks and techniques, you didn’t even know existed\. This is a course Colin has been wanting to create for a long time, and he is proud to now get this training into your hands, so you can take the next step in your Photoshop journey\. By the way, Curves aren’t unique to Photoshop\. A lot of what you learn here will transfer over to many other software packages\. 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Free to enter, win lots of valuable prizes and exposure\. - [PhotoshopCAFE Design Challenge 3 Design a cover for a training CD\.](https://photoshopcafe.com/contests/contest-3-finalists.htm) - [PhotoshopCAFE Design Challenge 6 : Photoshop Cereal Box](https://photoshopcafe.com/contests/contest-6-finalists.htm): Design challenge 6, design a cereal box\. Premium Photoshop design contest at photoshopcafe\.com\. Free to enter, win lots of valuable prizes and exposure\. - [PhotoshopCAFE Design Challenge 7 Billboard, past or Future](https://photoshopcafe.com/contests/contest-7-finalists.htm): Design challenge 7, design a Billboard, future or past\. Premium Photoshop design contest at photoshopcafe\.com\. 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