Introduction to Adobe Photoshop - Live online training

Learn all about Adobe Photoshop, the de-facto standard for high-end image creation and manipulation in this 2-day, live online training course with Armada.

Our two day Introduction to Photoshop online training course will provide you with all the essential knowledge you need to create, edit and manipulate sophisticated images. Training covers all key tools and features including:

• Colour correction.
• Working with layers.
• Compositing images.
• Preparing images for use on the Web.

Armada is an Adobe Authorised Training Centre (AATC), accredited by Adobe to provide Photoshop training.

Photoshop courses are hosted by expert trainers with vast experience of using Photoshop professionally. This training is suitable for both Windows and Mac users.

Our approach to live online training

You participate in the same course as in-class delegates, and we do everything possible to make your experience as close as possible to actually being in the classroom…

• You can see and hear our expert trainer, the other delegates and our trainer’s screen.
• Our trainer and the other delegates can see you (via your webcam) and hear you.
• We’ll post you a printed training guide, and make the course files and resources available for you to download.
• Your training is hands-on: you’ll practice and carry out exercises throughout.
• If you're learning to use an application and don’t have access to the software, we’ll send you a link to fully-functional trial software that you can download and install.
• If you need assistance, you can share your screen with our trainer, and pass control to them.
• Should you want to send a private message to your trainer, you can do so using chat.
• You’ll receive an e-certificate confirming successful completion.
• You’re entitled to 30 days’ email support from your trainer.

You can also attend this course in-class, at on of our centres in Bromsgrove (near Birmingham), Sheffield, Bristol, Reading, Manchester, Nottingham and Milton Keynes.

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

• Course outline - download

Sessions that are covered during our two day introductory course are:

Introduction

• Vector vs. bitmap graphics
• Image resolution
• Interface – tools/control panel/panels)
• Preferences – units/increments/guides/ Undos

Painting

• Paint tools – Paintbrush/Pencil/Eraser…
• Tool presets – saving tool settings
• Working with pen and tablets
• Patterns
• Gradients – linear/radial/angled

Basic Selection techniques

• Selection tools – Marquee/Lasso/Magic wand/Quick Selection
• Modifying selections
• Colour range – making selections based on colour

Working with layers

• Introduction – layer concepts
• Creating, modifying and controlling
• Transparency – opacity and blend modes
• Layer styles – layer specific styles such as patterns/gradients/fills…
• Layer groups – organising layers
• Aligning/distributing layers
• Positioning/smart guides
• Clipping masks – masking using layers

Working with colours

• Colour theory – RGB/CMYK
• Gamut – identify non-printing colours
• Saving colours – swatches
• Eyedropper tool

Saving your work

• File formats – benefits and uses of formats: psd/tif/jpg/png…

Sizing

• Transforming – scale/rotate/skew/distort/ perspective/ warping
• Image and canvas size
• Crop tools
• Content Aware scaling

Identifying colours/selections

• Channels
• Alpha Channels – saving selections/areas of colour

Cutouts

• Refine edge – cutting out hair/fur/foliage

Working with External files

• Place linked
• Place embedded

Correcting and enhancing images

• Auto adjustments – tone/colour/contrast
• Histograms – understanding information
• Colour balance
• Replace colour
• Hue/saturation
• Levels – adjusting tonal balance
• Black and white

Intermediate-level layers

• Layers – transparency/blend modes
• Layer Masks – non-destructive/paintable masks
• Smart Objects – combine layers to create non-destructive
• Layer Adjustments – apply non-destructive edits such as levels, Hue/Saturation…
• Layer control – merge, flatten

Type

• Type formatting – Character and Paragraph

Effects

• Applying filters – watercolour/ solarisation, etc.
• Filter gallery – combining filters
• Blur filters – for effect
• Puppet warp
• Liquify filters – distorting images

Retouching images

• Content aware – move/fill/scale
• Retouching tools – clone stamp/spot/healing brush/patch tool
• Retouching techniques

Adobe Bridge

• Previewing files – and contents
• Reviewing and rating files
• Photomerge
• Loading images as layers

Integration with other Adobe apps

• Adobe Stock
• Adobe Fuse

This course is ideal for newcomers to Adobe Photoshop, and those with limited Photoshop experience.

It is suitable for both Windows or Mac users.

No prior Adobe Photoshop knowledge is necessary

Delegates require the use of a Windows, or Mac, computer to use throughout the course. If Photoshop is not installed, Armada can provide details of free trail software to download prior to the course commencing.

A stable internet connection and a webcam are essential.