Adobe Photoshop Training
Adobe Photoshop is a powerful graphics editing program used for desktop publishing, graphic design, marketing, web authoring and professional image preparation. Our Photoshop courses cover everything from simple image editing to advanced selections, layers, masks, colour correction, filters, web graphics and bespoke company workflows.
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Simple Graphics
Introduction Adobe Photoshop Course
Duration: 1 Day
Delivery: Face To Face & Live Online
This course begins with an overview of Photoshop and navigation of the screen. By the end of the course, delegates will be able to insert and edit images, use painting and editing tools, and work with layers and type.
Who Should Attend?
- Graphic Designers
- Marketing Professionals
- Web Content Editors
- Anyone who needs to edit or prepare images professionally
Course Requirements
No previous experience of Photoshop is required. Delegates should have basic IT skills and be comfortable using a mouse, keyboard and files.
Course Content
- Basic Theory: Bitmaps, vectors, pixels, resolution, RGB, CMYK and colour management.
- The Working Environment: Screen environment, toolbox, document size and scratch size.
- Opening and Saving Files: Opening, scanning, EPS files, Adobe Bridge, saving, TIFF and JPEG.
- Image and Colour Basics: Rotating, resizing, resampling, cropping and adding borders.
- Painting Tools: Brushes, pencil tool, gradient tool, paint bucket and blending modes.
- Editing Tools: Blur, sharpen, smudge, clone, dodge, burn and sponge tools.
- Making Selections: Marquee tool, lasso, magic wand, feathering and modifying selections.
- Layers: Working with layers, merging, flattening, moving between images, selecting and linking.
- Type: Point type, paragraph and character settings, masked type, layer styles and type effects.
- Problem Solving Workshops: Practical exercises to reinforce Photoshop skills.
- Questions and Answers: Time to resolve specific delegate questions.
Photoshop Master
Advanced Adobe Photoshop Course
Duration: 1 Day
Delivery: Face To Face & Live Online
The advanced course expands on existing Photoshop knowledge by introducing more advanced image management and editing techniques, including paths, channels, masks, colour correction, filters, web images and animation.
Who Should Attend?
- Existing Photoshop Users
- Graphic Designers
- Marketing and Communications Staff
- Web and Multimedia Content Creators
Course Requirements
Delegates should have attended the introduction Photoshop course at Pringle PCS or have equivalent working knowledge of Photoshop.
Course Content
- Paths: Convert selections to paths, use the pen tool, and add, delete or convert points.
- Channels and Masks: Use quick mask mode, the channels palette, and save or load selections.
- Colour Correction: Apply brightness, contrast, colour balance, auto levels and auto colour.
- Filters: Use filter controls, unsharp mask, sharpen filters, smart sharpen, blur and reduce noise.
- Web and Multimedia Images: Save for web, preview and optimise GIF, JPEG and PNG settings.
- Animations and Rollovers: Create simple animation, frames, tweening and optimised output.
- Slicing and Image Maps: Use slice tools, slices from grids, selections, user slices and auto slices.
- Problem Solving Workshops: Apply advanced Photoshop tools to practical design problems.
- Questions and Answers: Resolve specific issues and delegate queries.
Bespoke Photoshop Training
Custom Adobe Photoshop Course
Duration: Tailored To Requirements
Delivery: Face To Face & Live Online
Bespoke Adobe Photoshop training is ideal when your team needs help with real images, branded graphics, web artwork, marketing materials, photo editing workflows or specific Photoshop problems. The course can be tailored around your own files and the exact design tasks your staff need to complete.
Who Should Attend?
- Teams who prepare images for websites, print or social media
- Marketing staff who need branded image editing workflows
- Design teams who need consistent Photoshop processes
- Users who need focused help with real Photoshop projects
Course Requirements
Requirements can be agreed before the course. Delegates can bring example images, artwork or live projects so the session is practical and directly relevant.
Course Content
- Company Images: Work with your own photos, graphics, templates and brand assets.
- Editing Workflows: Build repeatable processes for cropping, resizing, retouching and exporting.
- Brand Standards: Prepare consistent images for print, websites, presentations and social media.
- Problem Solving: Fix real issues with layers, selections, masks, colour and image quality.
- Practical Workshops: Complete realistic Photoshop tasks during the training session.
