Step into the future of digital creativity with Adobe Photoshop Masterclass: Mastering AI for Real-World Design, a Skillshare course by creative director Tom Kai. Designed for beginners and professionals alike, this class shows you how to use Photoshop’s latest AI-powered tools to elevate your design workflow and produce professional-quality results. Rather than replacing your creativity, AI in Photoshop acts as a collaborator, helping you work smarter, faster, and more efficiently. Throughout the course, Tom demonstrates how to integrate these features into real projects, giving you practical skills you can apply immediately.
You’ll learn how to retouch and enhance photos with AI-driven selections, use Generative Fill to expand or reimagine images, apply Neural Filters for striking effects, and create dynamic layouts for branding, advertising, and social media.
We’ll work through real-world projects step by step, including:
- Social media posts & photo clean-ups → remove distractions, expand backgrounds, and prep for Instagram.
- Branding & marketing design → product showcases, lifestyle ads, and professional client mockups.
- Creative projects → album covers, moodboards, and concept art variations.
- Portfolio-ready showcases → learn how to present your work in polished, professional decks.
Along the way, you’ll discover:
- How to use Generative Fill, Neural Filters, and AI-powered selections.
- Prompting strategies to get consistent, high-quality results.
- Smart, non-destructive workflows to keep your files organized and flexible.
- Tips for blending AI with your own design style to create work that looks professional (not generic).
By the end of this course, you’ll know how to use Photoshop AI as your creative sidekick, speeding up your workflow, unlocking new design possibilities, and helping you deliver client-ready work with confidence.
This class is perfect for:
- Designers who want to work faster and stay ahead of the curve.
- Creatives curious about AI but unsure how to use it professionally.
- Anyone building a portfolio, brand, or freelance career.
⚡ Final Project: You’ll combine 2–3 of the techniques from the course to create your own unique project, whether that’s an album cover made entirely from AI graphics, a product showcase, or a scroll-stopping social post.
