8 Amazing New Photoshop 2021 Features To Make You Say Wow!

8 Amazing New Photoshop 2021 Features To Make You Say Wow!

Created 31 years ago, Adobe Photoshop has become the benchmark for creatives and is undoubtedly the most widely used DTP software in the world. And every year for 3 decades, Photoshop has evolved to make creation ever more accessible and complete.

The opportunities present to you the main innovations that were announced in 2021. New Photoshop 2021 features announced last November during the Adobe Max conference and that we detail here in a fun and animated way (with GIFs) in partnership with Adobe

The opportunity to discover or rediscover the functionality of Neural Filters, which made a lot of noise, or even very interesting new features to replace the sky, improve hair trimming, pattern creation, and more!

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1. Neural Filters

It is the most impressive evolution of the software. Neural Filters is a new workspace in Photoshop that provides intelligent filters that practice machine learning. Filters that allow you to explore creative ideas with a single click, such as: smoothing a model's skin, showing emotions on a neutral face (surprise, anger, a smile, etc.), and even changing the direction of the head and that of the light.

Path: Filter> Neural Filters

2. Sky Replacement

Imagine that you want, for a personal or professional project, to change the appearance of the sky. How do you add dramatic intensity to your sky when your photo brings out a lenient atmosphere? With the “Sky replacement” tool, the operation will take you a few seconds and you will have the choice to select the sky you want from a wide choice offered by the software.

Path: Edit> Sky Replacement

3. Mask and Selection

This is a novelty that will save you a lot of time! The next time you need to isolate a model on a photo with a complex background, just click “Select”> “Select and Hide” and then click “Select Subject”. The model in your photo will be isolated with precision with one click, allowing you to easily embed another background or move it transparently to another image.

Path: Selection> Select and hide> Select subject

4. Hair Trimming

What could be more difficult than cutting hair? But that was before! With the new “Enhance Hair” feature, which is also found in “Select and Hide”, you can refine your hair and hair selection with a single click. It will convenient for cleanly and quickly outlining your models.

Path: Select> Select and Mask> Enhance Hair

5. Colorization

Photoshop's Colorization function is in the new Neural Filters workspace, but we chose to highlight it separately because it can be of interest to a very large audience. This feature democratizes the colorization of your old photographs that you will have scanned beforehand. It has opportunity to remember beautiful memories and optimize the colorization of your photos without the slightest effort.

Path: Filter> Neural Filters> Beta filters> Colorize

6. Pattern Overview

Before, when you wanted to create a pattern, you had to design an image, export it and repeat it in mosaic to see the final result. Thanks to the new Pattern Preview mode, you can now create patterns and view their evolution in real-time in the form of a mosaic. To do this, simply go to “View> Pattern preview” and give free rein to your ideas… and above all, save time.

Path: View> Pattern Preview

7. Dynamic Shapes

With Photoshop 2021, you can now create shapes (rectangles, squares, lines) and dynamically change their appearance. This transformation is very intuitive since a small blue button now accompanies each created shape: it is by playing with it that you will be able to modify the appearance of your shape.

Path: Appears Directly On The Shapes

8. New Discovery Panel

Finally, to help its users, Photoshop 2021 unveils its new features / Discovery panel that can be displayed by clicking on the magnifying glass on the right. This panel allows you to do keyword research to find help and other tutorials to answer your questions. And very practical, he will also make targeted recommendations by analyzing your previous achievements: like a teacher, he will adapt to your level to help you progress in the use of the software.

Path: Help> Photoshop Help (or Cmd / Ctrl + F or the magnifying glass on the right)