Adobe Photoshop 2020: The Complete Guide Bootcamp
Lesson 51 of 118
Extending an Edge with Content Aware

Adobe Photoshop 2020: The Complete Guide Bootcamp
Lesson 51 of 118
Extending an Edge with Content Aware
Lesson Info
Extending an Edge with Content Aware
Now, this image also has a little area of white on the left side and in the bottom, right. And that has to do with me correcting the vertical lines that are in the the image they originally were canted in towards the top because my camera was tilted up and I fixed that in adobe camera raw. So let me show you how I could fix that edge piece where you see white. I'm gonna make a selection of that area. I can use the many different tools, one of which would be the magic wand tool. Magic Wand Tool will select a particular color when you click on it. If it's a solid color that it's easy for it. Toe select an area, do the same thing down here at the bottom. I have to hold shift to say, I'd like to add when I click, and so we have those two areas selected. I need the selection that I have to actually be larger than the area. Want to change because in order to get it to match something in the surroundings, it needs to be touching or overlapping those surroundings. So go to the select menu will...
choose modify, and there's a choice in there called Expand. And that means act as if these selections air like balloons and just blow a little extra air into them. So they stay the same shape, but they get bigger. So I'll tell it to expand by about two pixels, and that should have gotten it so that selection is now overlapping this image content. And now let's see if we're going to be able to fix that easily. Well, I want to use something that's similar to the spot healing brush, but I don't wanna have to paint. And to do that I can go to the edit menu. And there is a choice called Phil. In Under Phil, there's a little menu here. One of the choices is called Content Aware and content Aware acts a lot like the spot healing brush. When I click OK, it will attempt to fill those areas in, and then I can get rid of my selection and you see one spot. I think that's where I didn't have my I don't think my selection extended into that microscopic little area, so I'll use my spot healing brush manually there. But we filled that in. Not too bad. I just need to look for things like grout lines. And here we're missing a bit of a grout line. Eso I could try the spot healing brush, and if it doesn't work, that's when I go to the one I have control over the normal healing brush. A copy from the line that's there, Put it in. Just make sure I have grout lines all the way up. Looks fine. So hopefully you're getting a sense for the difference between the clone stamp, which just blatantly copies in. Apply somewhere else the healing brush, which copies from somewhere else but then blends in with its surroundings in the spot healing brush, which figures out where to copy from on its own but also blends in with its surroundings. Any time I use a tool that has the word healing attached to it, I use a hard edge brush any time you use it. The other tool, which is the clone stamp. I do it based totally on the image where when I was paying up against the edge of a stair, I looked at the stair and I said doesn't have a crisp edge. If so, my brush needs a Chris bench. Or is the edge of the stair someone out of focus? If so, I'd need a slightly soft edged brush to match that kind of fade out that's there. But when it's I'm using, the clone stamp tool is when I have to be more careful.
Class Description
AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:
- Develop an understanding of how Photoshop works
- Create your ideal workspace
- Configure the essential preference settings
- Set up Adobe Bridge and Lightroom for optimal integration with Photoshop
- Navigate multiple images seamlessly
ABOUT BEN’S CLASS:
Adobe® Photoshop® 2020 is a feature-rich creative force, perfect for turning raw ideas into audience-wowing images. With Ben Willmore as your guide, you can master it faster than you think and take on a new decade of projects.
Ben takes you step-by-step through Adobe Photoshop 2020 as only he can. With an easy pace and zero technobabble, he demystifies this powerful program and makes you feel confident enough to create anything. This class is part of a fully-updated bundle – complete with 2020 features and more efficient ways to maximize the tools everyone uses most.
Whether you’re a 20-year designer or you’re opening the app for the first time, this is the perfect way to learn and love using Photoshop. From retouching to masking to troubleshooting, Ben unpacks all the essentials and hidden gems, while giving you real-world examples to drive each lesson home. By the end of the class, you’ll feel eager to make serious magic with Photoshop 2020.
WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:
- Beginner, intermediate, and advanced users of Adobe Photoshop.
- Those who want to gain confidence in Adobe Photoshop and learn new features to help edit photos.
- Students who’d like to take ordinary images and make them look extraordinary with some image editing or Photoshop fixes.
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Photoshop 2020 (V21)
Lessons
- Introduction To Adobe Photoshop 2020
- Bridge vs. Lightroom
- Tour of Photoshop Interface
- Overview of Bridge Workspace
- Overview of Lightroom Workspace
- Lightroom Preferences - Saving Documents
- How To Use Camera Raw in Adobe Photoshop 2020
- Overview of Basic Adjustment Sliders
- Developing Raw Images
- Editing with the Effects and HLS Tabs
- How to Save Images
- Using the Transform Tool
- Making Selections in Adobe Photoshop 2020
- Selection Tools
- Combining Selection Tools
- Using Automated Selection Tools
- Quick Mask Mode
- Select Menu Essentials
- Using Layers in Adobe Photoshop 2020
- Align Active Layers
- Creating a New Layer
- Creating a Clipping Mask
- Using Effects on Layers
- Using Adjustment Layers
- Using the Shape Tool
- Create a Layer Mask Using the Selection Tool
- Masking Multiple Images Together
- Using Layer Masks to Remove People
- Using Layer Masks to Replace Sky
- Adding Texture to Images
- Layering to Create Realistic Depth
- Adjustment Layers in Adobe Photoshop 2020
- Optimizing Grayscale with Levels
- Adjusting Levels with a Histogram
- Understanding Curves
- Editing an Image Using Curves
- Editing with Shadows/Highlights Adjustment
- Dodge and Burn Using Quick Mask Mode
- Editing with Blending Modes
- Color Theory
- Curves for Color
- Hue and Saturation Adjustments
- Isolating Colors Using Hue/Saturation Adjustment
- Match Colors Using Numbers
- Adjusting Skin Tones
- Retouching Essentials In Adobe Camera Raw
- Retouching with the Spot Healing Brush
- Retouching with the Clone Stamp
- Retouching with the Healing Brush
- Retouching Using Multiple Retouching Tools
- Extending an Edge with Content Aware
- Clone Between Documents
- Crop Tool
- Frame Tool
- Eye Dropper and Color Sampler Tools
- Paint Brush Tools
- History Brush Tool
- Eraser and Gradient Tools
- Brush Flow and Opacity Settings
- Blur and Shape Tools
- Dissolve Mode
- Multiply Mode
- Screen Mode
- Hard Light Mode
- Hue, Saturation, and Color Modes
- Smart Filters
- High Pass Filter
- Blur Filter
- Filter Gallery
- Adaptive Wide Angle Filter
- Combing Filters and Features
- Select and Mask
- Manually Select and Mask
- Creating a Clean Background
- Changing the Background
- Smart Object Overview
- Nested Smart Objects
- Scale and Warp Smart Objects
- Replace Contents
- Raw Smart Objects
- Multiple Instances of a Smart Object
- Creating a Mockup Using Smart Objects
- Panoramas
- HDR
- Focus Stacking
- Time-lapse
- Light Painting Composite
- Remove Moire Patterns
- Remove Similar Objects At Once
- Remove Objects Across an Entire Image
- Replace a Repeating Pattern
- Clone from Multiple Areas Using the Clone Source Panel
- Remove an Object with a Complex Background
- Frequency Separation to Remove Staining and Blemishes
- Warping
- Liquify
- Puppet Warp
- Displacement Map
- Polar Coordinates
- Organize Your Layers
- Layer Styles: Bevel and Emboss
- Layer Style: Knockout Deep
- Blending Options: Blend if
- Blending Options: Colorize Black and White Image
- Layer Comps
- Black-Only Shadows
- Create a Content Aware Fill Action
- Create a Desaturate Edges Action
- Create an Antique Color Action
- Create a Contour Map Action
- Faux Sunset Action
- Photo Credit Action
- Create Sharable Actions
- Common Troubleshooting Issues Part 1
- Common Troubleshooting Issues Part 2
- Image Compatibility with Lightroom
- Scratch Disk Is Full
- Preview Thumbnail
Reviews
marianne
The short lessons makes it easy to find things. Clear explanations, structured content, great examples, handbook plus practice images - this class is worth x10 the price! I have seen many of Ben's classes and I'm so happy you created this one, love it
Madelaine Enochs
Ben's class has been extremely helpful for understanding how everything works in photoshop. I am so grateful for his classes. Easy to understand and thorough. Thank-you Ben!
Alessandro Zugno
In this class Ben Willmore gives an overview of all the tools present in Adobe Photoshop 2020, explaining everything very clearly and with practical examples. This course is useful for any type of photographer who wants to learn the use of Photoshop or improve their post production skills.