Adobe Photoshop Beginners and Intermediate - 2 day course

You should have good general computer skills.
Some previous knowledge of design or image editing software would be helpful, but not essential.

Day 1 - Beginners introduction to Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop basics - interface and tools
Using the tools and changing tool option settings
Using floating palettes: Layers, History, Info, etc.
Saving images in the correct colour mode, resolution and file type for either print or web use

Cropping, Rotating & Colour Modes
Cropping images to remove unwanted areas
Rotating or Flipping an image
Converting between different colour modes (RGB to CMYK or Grayscale)

Selection Tools
Using the different selection tools
Making a selection around an object
Moving or copying the selected area to a different position on the image
Selecting an area of an image based on its' colour, and modifying that area
Removing or changing the background of a selected object

Layers
Working with layers: organising, naming and deleting layers
Combining photographs and text in separate Layers
Modifying the content of a layer, moving layer content, editing or erasing areas
Changing opacity and blending options on layers to get different effects
Add a drop shadow and emboss effects to an item on a layer

Text
Creating normal text and artistic text, setting text attributes, choosing colours
Applying drop shadow and emboss effects to text

Colour Correction
Using Levels to adjust brightness/contrast of an image
Adjusting image colours
Creating a sepia tinted image from either a colour or a B&W photo

Filters
Filters for image enhancement - sharpening and blurring
Creating simple textures and patterns using noise, motion blur and other filters

Colours, Painting & Retouching
Painting and brush tools: defining a brush size and painting
Choosing a colours
Filling areas with solid colour or gradient
Photo retouching - removing small scratches and spots

Image Resizing & Resolution
Resizing an image using the image size command, keeping images sharp when resizing
Discussion of typical sizes and resolutions for different jobs e.g. brochure or, web page
Resizing images to the correct size for the job while maintaining image quality

Day 2 - Intermediate Photoshop training

Colour Correction and Colour Adjustment
Remove a colour cast and adjust image colours
Adjusting the colours for only part of the image or for a certain range of colours
Setting areas of an image to pure white or pure black
Creating a faded image to go behind text
Using the colour adjustment tools to create artistic colour changes
Using Adjustment Layers to adjust layer colours

Selections
Making complex selections around images areas
Saving selections and editing selections.
Copying selected image areas to other documents

Layers
Copying layers to other open documents
Using and editing Layer Masks
Using opacity and layer blending modes to obtain different effects when montaging

Design & Montage
Importing artwork or graphics into Photoshop from Illustrator
Filling text with a texture or photograph
Fading out an image to solid colour
Creating vignettes and borders around images
Create a photo montage or build a panoramic image from 2 or more photos
Designing a simple web site banner ad or simple poster design

Retouching
Removing red eye
Retoucing or removing unwanted areas of an image

History Palette
Using the History Brush to restore parts of an image after making changes

Channels
Using the Channels pallette
Editing individual colour channels

Paths
Creating and editing paths
Creating Clipping Paths

Actions and other time saving features
Recording a series of steps to be performed on a number of images
Naming, editing, saving, loading and using actions
Batch processing a complete folder of files
Create a contact sheet from a folder of images

2 day course from £950 at you office

Prices start at £475/day (including discounts) for on-site training.

Please 'request information' for pricing specific to your requirements.

Design Training

One to one and small group computer training courses for professional design software at your premises around the UK.

Design Software Training Courses

We specialise in short courses for professional web design, image editing, desktop publishing and graphic design software (including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress).

We can arrange courses in some of the more specialised design software such as Adobe Flash and Actionscript, Adobe Premiere, 3ds Max & AutoCAD.

We also now offer Microsoft Office courses, including MS Word, MS Powerpoint & MS Publisher.

•     Short intensive courses.

•     One to one training and training for small groups.

•     Custom courses - tailored to your requirements.

•     On-site training - delivered at your office or home, on Windows PC or Apple Mac.

Training Locations

The courses are available as on-site training at client's premises (home or office).
Courses are available in areas including Birmingham, Solihull, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Worcester, Malvern, Hereford, Stourbridge, Kidderminster, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Stafford, Shrewsbury, Derby, Coventry, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Stratford upon Avon, Banbury, Oxford, Northampton, Leicester, Nottingham, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield and other parts of Yorkshire, Bristol, Gloucester, and other areas around the UK.

Customised Courses

Customised courses are available for most applications. Most intermediate and advanced courses are intended to be customised to include working with some of your own designs and projects.
If you just need help with a particular project that you are working on at the moment, then the training can be based around the skills required to achieve successful completion of the project.

If you are interested in design courses and training for you and your business please 'request information'.