Adobe Photoshop

Photo Manipulation & Digital Art Creation

Proficiency Level
Advanced (80%)

Skill Details

Tool Overview

Adobe Photoshop is the world's leading raster graphics editor, essential for photo editing, digital painting, and image manipulation. It's the go-to tool for photographers, digital artists, and designers worldwide.

Primary Uses:

  • Photo retouching and color correction
  • Digital painting and illustration
  • Composite image creation
  • Web and UI design mockups
  • Print design and layout

My Experience Level

2+ Years

Learning Duration

Started with basic photo editing and gradually mastered advanced techniques like layer masking, adjustment layers, and complex compositing.

Advanced

Current Proficiency

Proficient in advanced photo manipulation, digital painting, and creating complex visual compositions for both digital and print media.

How I Use Photoshop

Photo Enhancement

Color correction, exposure adjustment, and professional photo retouching for portraits and landscapes

Digital Compositing

Creating complex compositions by combining multiple images, textures, and effects

Digital Art

Creating original digital paintings and illustrations using brushes and painting techniques

UI/UX Design

Designing website mockups, mobile app interfaces, and user experience prototypes

Project Examples

Portrait Retouching Series

Professional portrait retouching for local photographers, including skin smoothing, color grading, and background enhancement while maintaining natural appearance.

Portrait Retouching Color Grading

Fantasy Digital Art

Created surreal digital artworks combining photography with digital painting techniques, featuring imaginative landscapes and characters.

Digital Art Compositing Fantasy

Product Photography Enhancement

Enhanced product photos for e-commerce, including background removal, color correction, and creating consistent lighting across product lines.

Product Photography E-commerce Background Removal

Learning Journey

Foundation (Months 1-4)

Learned basic tools, layers, and selection techniques through online tutorials and practice with personal photos.

Intermediate Skills (Months 5-12)

Mastered adjustment layers, masks, and blending modes. Started experimenting with digital painting and photo manipulation.

Advanced Techniques (Year 2+)

Developed expertise in complex compositing, advanced retouching, and professional workflow optimization.

Ongoing Development

Stay updated with new features, follow digital artists for inspiration, and continuously practice new techniques through personal projects.

Integration with Other Skills

Illustrator Workflow

Combine vector graphics from Illustrator with raster images for comprehensive design projects

Photography Enhancement

Process and enhance my own photography work, from basic corrections to creative manipulations

Web Design Assets

Create optimized graphics, buttons, and visual elements for web development projects

After Effects Preparation

Prepare layered compositions and assets for motion graphics and video projects

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