04 / Tutorials

Learn PhotoCraft by doing

Follow one small exercise at a time. Each guide lists the platform, the recorded version and the practice files you can use.

Browser exercise

Your first edit

On a desktop browser, open a small practice file, hide one layer and save an image. The editor and sample are provided by Use PhotoCraft.

  1. Open the sample. Download the PSD and open it in the editor.
  2. Edit a layer. Toggle the visibility of Coral to reveal the blue shape.
  3. Export a PNG. Use the File menu’s PNG export and check the downloaded image.

Find a tutorial

WebBasics

Open a PSD

Open a three-layer practice file, make a small change and export a PNG.

Hosted browser build · Practice PSD

Read on Use PhotoCraft
MacBasics

Make a first edit on Mac

Add a headline to a landscape, save a layered PSD and export a PNG.

PhotoCraft 0.7.0 · Source image and example output

Read on ArtCraft PhotoCraft Guide
WindowsText

Edit a text layer

Change a poster headline and reopen the PSD in PhotoCraft to check the text layer.

PhotoCraft 0.18.0 · Practice PSD

Read on ArtCraft Reference
WindowsMasks

Add a layer mask

Hide part of a layer and turn the mask off to reveal the original pixels.

PhotoCraft 0.18.0 · Practice PSD and example output

Read on ArtCraft Reference
WindowsExport

Export a transparent PNG

Export a transparent PNG and compare it with a JPEG from the same sample.

PhotoCraft 0.18.0 · Practice PSD and example output

Read on ArtCraft Reference
Desktop referenceExport

Save a layered file

Find the documented commands for saving a layered copy or exporting a flat image.

Verified in upstream guide on 0.8.2 · Official reference

Read on PhotoCraft

Need the original instructions?

Official opening and saving guide