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PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS

THE MISSION

Start using Adobe

Elements 2020 and

get the most out of

it’s new features

Time needed

15 minutes

Skill level

Beginner

Kit needed

Photoshop

Elements 2020

New in Elements 2020

Discover the new features in Elements 2020! Dan Mold runs through the

best new upgrades, including a helpful and quick way to retouch portraits

hotoshop Elements is

the budget version of

Adobe’s Photoshop CC.

It shares many of the

features of its bigger sibling,

but more importantly can be

brought outright. It retails

at around £75, so could be

the better option for you if

you don’t like the idea of a

subscription.

Adobe release a new version

each year with new and improved

features, so we’ll be looking at

what’s changed in the most

current Elements 2020, allowing

you to unlock its full potential.

Targeted towards beginners

and enthusiasts, Elements has a

Guided mode that shows you how

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also the Expert mode which

unlocks features such as Layers,

Layer Masks and Adjustment

Layers – all powerful features

borrowed from Photoshop CC.

And all make it possible to

merge images to create impressive

composite photographs.

Many of the new additions

harness Adobe Photoshop’s Sensei

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to make powerful brand-new

edits, such as skin smoothing,

selecting a subject automatically

or colourizing an old black and

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click. When you import your

images into the Elements

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also scan through your pictures

and apply some quick edits to

them automatically, these are

called Auto Creations (see Step 5

on the right for more information),

and they make it even quicker to

get started and see great results.

Take a look at our favourite six

new features and don’t forget to

watch the accompanying video to

see them in use too.

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