Photoshop 2020 New Features

Get the most out of every new feature in Photoshop 2020. Learn about Cloud Documents, Quilt Warp, the Object Selection tool, and more with Photoshop expert Deke McClelland.

2020 is the 30th anniversary edition of Photoshop. In honor of this milestone, Adobe has released an ambitious upgrade, packed with innovations and enhancements. In this course, expert Deke McClelland helps you get the most out of every new feature in the software. He reviews the automated Object Selection tool. He shows you Quilt Warp, a feature that allows point-by-point control over image distortion. He reviews the new Gradients, Patterns, and Shapes panels, which have been moved from the Preset Manager to positions of prominence. Plus, find out to save and share images in the new PSDC file format using Cloud Documents. And preview Photoshop for the iPad! Like the Creative Cloud, this course will keep evolving. Check back for new videos every time Adobe releases an update.

Introduction to Photoshop New Features

• Top five new features in Photoshop 2020

1. Automated Selections

• The new Object Selection tool
• Using the Object Subtract option
• Object Selection in Select and Mask
• Putting your selected object to work
• Improved Select > Subject

2. Quilt Warp (Warp Enhancements)

• Introducing Quilt Warp
• How Quilt Warp works
• Multi-point Quilt Warp
• Quilt Warp tips and tricks
• Free Transform offers multiple undos!
• Legacy behavior for Free Transform

3. Brushes, Gradients, Patterns, and Shapes

• Erase while using the Brush tool
• Arrow keys rotate the brush tip
• The improved Swatches panel
• The new Gradients panel
• The new Patterns panel
• Patterns panel tips and tricks
• 388 new custom shapes!
• The new Shapes panel

4. Smart Objects and Layer Comps

• Accessing a smart object’s layer comps
• Updating linked layer comps
• Layer Comp Selection for Smart Objects
• Converting a smart object to layers

5. Zooming, Content-Aware, and More

• Zooming one or more selected layer
• Zooming by Alt- or Option-clicking
• Enhanced Content-Aware Fill
• Lens Blur with Set Focal Point
• Switching between stylistic sets

6. Cloud Documents and Mobile

• Introducing Cloud Documents
• Photoshop for the iPad
• Saving locally or to Cloud Documents
• Export As now offers 2-Up View
• File > Close Others

7. June 2020 Update

• Select > Subject gets even better
• Auto-activate Adobe Fonts
• Rotating patterns
• Welcome to Camera Raw 12.3
• Selective hue adjustments
• New in Photoshop for iPad
• Photoshop Camera for iOS or Android

Conclusion

• Where to go next