Plus, it's now easier to use Adobe Stock images and the HEIF image file format can now be opened.Īs for the tools, the brushes have had a lot of work done to them, as too have masks, the Pen Tool and Fonts. Photoshop is a great tool if you know how to use it but for a beginner, it can be a complicated piece of kit so Adobe has introduced a new 'Learn Photoshop' panel to, hopefully, make it easier to get to grips with.įor those who are avid Adobe users, you may be happy to hear that you can now access LIghtroom photos from the start screen in Photoshop CC and continuing with the 'connected' theme, there's a quick share option so you can pop your images on social media quicker. This change also means that you can edit your photos from any location as your work is saved to the cloud rather than your computers hard drive.Īdobe Photoshop CC is packed with tools you can use to edit your images or produce digital art in a none-destructive way and Adobe had added quite a few new tools to its latest edition. Over 11 years ago, a company called Adobe introduced Photoshop to the world and even though it wasn't the greatest piece of kit back then, little did they know it would grow into the photo editing giant that it is today.įast-forward to October 2017 and a new version of this popular software has landed with new tools, upgraded features and even a new section to get beginners editing their photos in Adobe Photoshop CC.įor those who may not have used Photoshop for a while, it's now available as part of Adobe's Creative Cloud packages (we'll cover these in more detail in the value for money section) which means, instead of a one-off payment, you pay monthly to use it along with a range of other Adobe apps.

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