Photoshop masterclass & Adobe certified
Course dates
Remote
- 06–10 November 2023
- 11–15 December 2023
- 29 January–02 February 2024
- 04–08 March 2024
- 08–12 April 2024
- 13–17 May 2024
- 17–21 June 2024
- 22–26 July 2024
- 19–23 August 2024
London
Overview
This Photoshop training course is your fast track option for those that want to take their image editing skills from a beginner to Adobe certification level.
You’ll begin by understanding the Photoshop interface, before learning about layers, colour adjustment, image retouching, working with text and more. You’ll then progress to the advanced features like workflows, layer styles, masking and how to output for both web and print. The final day will be certification exam day.
This course will be delivered through our Accelerated learning approach, allowing you to learn more information, easier and more efficiently than standard training approaches.
Our Adobe certified training team will be with you all the way, helping you go from a beginner to an Adobe certified professional. Afterwards you can publicise your certification with Adobe digital badges which provide a standardised certified outcome.
Target Audience
This course is for designers, marketers, developers or anyone looking to gain Photoshop accreditation status in a short period of time.
Upon completion, you'll be able to:
- Navigate the Photoshop interface, understand the core and specialist features
- Use layers and layer masks and how to adjust accordingly
- Understand the various export options, whether that's for web, print or other intents
- Crop, create a composition, work with type, colour correction and lots more
- Become an expert in retouching and masking
- Work with vectors and vector shapes
- Understand how to get the most out of type, automation and smart filters
- Take on the certification exam and become an Adobe certified professional
Accelerated learning
Our Accelerated learning approach at Certitec is unique within the Adobe training industry. Our focus is not on what you learn, but how you learn. Referred to as ‘Accelerated Learning’, this process allows you to digest a significant amount of information more quickly, and more easily than through other methods.
- Establish a firm understanding on the learning process before embarking
- Overcoming any learned helplessness by reframing what will be learnt upon completion
- Sessions no longer than 60 minutes each to maximise how we learn
- The use of course workbooks to strengthen memory retention (classroom)
- Finding a balance between new and recap learning
- Kinaesthetic (‘hands-on’) techniques
- Video of entire course upon completion (remote)
Find out more about our Accelerated learning process.
Outline
What to expect from this course
During the first two days of training you'll get up to speed with the Photoshop interface, before getting hands on with the starter features, including image adjustment, layers, retouching and brushes. Days three and four are targeted towards the more advanced features and you'll work with layer styles, vectors, working with Bridge and lots more. Day five will be focused on the certification exam with the first half of the day dedicated to exam preparation, before sitting the exam.
You’ll leave the training course with a whole new set of Photoshop skills. You'll be able to professionally edit and compose imagery, have the skills to work with animations and graphic design, and more… including an Adobe certified status that further promotes your skill level.
Day one – The key concepts of Adobe Photoshop
Introduction - basic concepts
- Pixel resolution
- Colour RGB v CMYK
- Preferences - light or dark
- Interface - panels, option bar and toolbox
- Workspaces - saving
- Concept of anti-aliasing
Opening and closing
- File formats available
- Navigation - zoom, pan and shortcuts
Digital Fundamentals
- Brush basics
- Resolution
- Resizing and interpolation
Introduction to selections
- Geometric marque tool
- Create new layers
- Concept of masking
- Layers and layer masks
- Lasso and polygon lasso
Cropping and straightening
- Crop tool
- Non-destructive cropping
- Straighten tool
- Basic retouching
Blur, sharpen and noise
- Smart filtering for blur
- Smart filters for sharpening
- High pass
Day two – Understanding the bigger picture
Colour basics
- Colour wheel
- Compare RGB - CMYK
- Colour settings
- Proof colours
Basic Colour Correction
- Assessing images
- Auto correction
- Adjustment layers
Creating a composition
- Selections
- Drag and drop
- Story of silly leaf and smart leaf
- Adjustment layers and masks
- Place - link or embedded
Working with Type
- Adobe type
- Type 101
- Point and area type
Export options
- Understanding a PSD
- Save-as or export
- For web
- For print
- For other intents
Create panorama
- Photomerge
- Retouching
Day three – Bringing things into focus
Introduction
- Re-cap setting preferences
- Workspaces
- RAM and disk space
- Interface and performance
Working with Bridge
- Bridge overview
- Structure vs content
Camera RAW
- Overview
- How do you create
- Advantages
- Camera RAW interface
- Working with other images
Retouching and Masking
- The concept of retouching
- Non-destructive editing
- Spot healing brush
- Soften skin
- Painting with light and dark
- Masking
- Exporting
Working with smart filters
- What are smart filters and why use them
- How do you create
- Applying
Colour correction
- Using the numbers
- Sampling colour
- Info panel
- Setting for print
Day four – Digging deeper and consolidation
Working with vectors
- Mastering the pen tool
- Anchors and paths
- Creating
- Selection
- Vector masks
Working with vector shapes
- Basic Shapes
Working with Type
- Type 101
- Adobe Fonts
- Point v Area
- Anti-aliased type
- Baseline, tracking and kerning
Selection and masking
- How to select hair and soft edges
- Quick selection tool
- Select and mask
Automation
- Understanding actions
- Creating actions
- Create Panorama recap
Create montage from images
- Experiment with layers and masks
- Blending modes and opacity
- Add some type
- Export for web and print
Day five – Adobe Certification day
The final day of your course will be focused on the official Adobe Photoshop exam objectives.
– Exam preparation - 10am – 1pm
– Undertaking exam - 1.30pm – 2.45pm (exam itself 50 mins)
You must undertake the exam on a non-work (home) computer in either Chrome or EDGE which is connected to your home broadband connection (no VPN). You do not need any Adobe software installed to undertake the exam.
Exam format
– Section 1 - multiple choice - covering approximately 10 questions
– Section 2 - actually ‘driving' the Adobe application to complete tasks - covering approximately 30 questions
Should you not pass the first time, you can retake the exam for no charge when the course runs again in our schedule.
The Adobe certified professional (ACP) exam is facilitated solely by Certiport and their testing solution (Exams from Home [EFH]).
See our booking conditions should the Certiport EFH system become inaccessible or inoperable.
Classroom trainint
Advantages of classroom training
Classroom training has many advantages over other formats of training since in-person interaction and communication plays an extremely important part to absorbing information.
Classroom training allows you to get trained in a safe, quiet, clean environment, away from the noise and pressures of the office or home. The classroom environment provides the important “human touch,” which is often missing in technology-based training.
You can’t beat real life interaction when asking important questions and receiving immediate feedback.
Other benefits of classroom training include:
- Group interaction. People learn from one another as well as from the trainer
- Training groups can be large or small
- Classroom training also teaches us how to interact with one another in a professional, productive, cooperative way, which is something that other forms of training often don’t provide
Remote training
Advantages of remote training
Remote training introduces a virtually no-limits training option since it's extremely flexible. You can attend a remote training session anywhere in the world and has become increasingly popular over the last few years.
Remote training plays itself into your hands and you can harness technology to enable you to use traditional computers, tablets and even phones for complete flexibility.
You can see your trainer (webcam) and they will take you through the training session like you're actually attending a classroom training event.
Other benefits of remote training include:
- No travel to the classroom - you can attend remote training in your pj's if you wish!
- Training groups can be large or small and even split over multiple locations and even multiple countries at the same time
- You have the ability to interact with your trainer by talking, electronically raising your hand and even allow for them to see your screen (if you authorise)
- All remote training sessions are recorded - so you can play-back at anytime in the future and enhance your learning experience
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Discounts for self funders and charities
You will save 15% off the course price if you’re a non-business delegate and includes the following:
- Self funding individual
- Charity
- Student
- Educational establishment
With the option to split the cost of your 5 day Adobe certified training course, our Flexipay payment plan allows you to develop your skills, without breaking the bank.
After your course, we don’t leave you high-and-dry. Our technical support is provided for a lifetime.
When it comes to classroom training - our training facility computers are better and faster than ever.
All our modern 27-inch computers have faster processors, expanded memory, larger storage and enhanced audio and video capabilities for an even better experience in the classroom.
We understand that before booking your course, knowing that you can have a free course refresher gives you that added insurance.
Located in the heart of London's West end ... our training facility at 60 St. Martin's Lane ensures the location is as exciting as our training!
We provide healthy snacks (high quality dark chocolate, walnuts, fresh fruit) and coffee, all of which have been suggested to improve focus in the sessions.
For lunch, we give you the flexibility to eat what you want and introduced a lunch voucher scheme that can be used at nearby outlets.
You can either subscribe to the entire suite (that’s all the applications) or just one application on a monthly basis. Adobe offers a free 7-day trial for each application if you wish to try before you subscribe.
Just visit the Adobe Creative Cloud page and see what might be the best option for you.
FAQs
What happens if I am unwell on the morning of my course?
This is just fine from a course perspective since you can re-arrange again (according to our course schedule) for no fee.
How do I actually book my course?
Find the course you wish and then click on the ‘book now’ button and complete the form.
Can I jump immediately to an Advanced course?
Delegates attending an Advanced course must already possess at least 80% of the knowledge of the (previous) Introduction course. This is so you are not out of your depth in the Advanced course and also so other delegates are not affected.
Do I need to bring my own computer (classroom training)?
We supply all computers (macOS and Windows) at our training facility. You can bring your laptop along if you wish for anything work related but due to Adobe guidelines - delegates must use our computers to ensure the software meets our requirements.
We start at 9.30 and finish at 4.30pm with plenty of breaks and 40 minutes for lunch.
Are refreshments and lunch provided (classroom training)?
Yes - we provide all refreshments (tea, coffee, water, biscuits etc) and also lunch (in the format of a voucher which can be spent at many nearby locations).
- Start 9.30am - Finish 3.30pm.
- Exam 2pm
You will undertake a practice exam just before lunch, then undertake the certification exam in the afternoon.
Should you not pass the first time, you can retake the exam for no charge when the course runs again in our schedule.
Will I get a certificate for attending?
Yes - your Adobe authorised training centre certificate of attendance will be emailed after your training course.
What is the dress format for attending training (classroom training)?
Anything goes since our training caters for the creative industry - so wear what you like (although please consider the training rooms are air conditioned).
Will I be able to work to my own agenda in the training?
Our courses are scheduled and run with the same outline and aims. Whilst our trainers can field some ad hoc questions along the way we are unable to provide specific information on your project.
If you did wish to cover your own agenda why not arrange a private training course.
Can I park at the training facility (classroom training)?
There are numerous NCP car parks close to the facility although you might find it more cost effective parking further afield and travelling into the city centre on public transport.
Course Enquiry
Interested in one of our courses but need a couple of questions answered first?
Use our simple form below to send a message directly to our consultant trainers. We value great customer service and will endeavour to get back to you within the hour inside normal business hours.
If you require an immediate response then please do not hesitate to call 0845 527 0768.
Course dates
Remote
- 06–10 November 2023
- 11–15 December 2023
- 29 January–02 February 2024
- 04–08 March 2024
- 08–12 April 2024
- 13–17 May 2024
- 17–21 June 2024
- 22–26 July 2024
- 19–23 August 2024
London
Option to split dates when booking
Location
Spaces, 60 St. Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4JS
Reviews
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26 reviews
96%
recommended the course
The Certitec‚ teaching staff are brillliant! It was great to pass an Adobe professional qualification to prove you are a professional user
Debbie Wishart. 4th September, 2023
Excellent tutor, good variety of skills used
Logatha Ironsides. 20th July, 2023
One of the best professional training courses I have attended. The instructor was great and becoming Adobe certified will look great on my CV. :)
Emie Banks. 11th June, 2023
Fantastic course delivered by an equally impressive instructor. Learnt new approaches and better ways of working with every exercise. Clear and precise training from Richard Bird. Brilliant!
Catherine Vargas. 3rd May, 2023
"Very thorough and personable training from Alistair.
Supportive and impressive, would definitely recommend"
Shaun Evans. 9th April, 2023
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