Photoshop: photo editing and image creation

This course is run on demand: in a virtual classroom or at your premises, on dates that suit you. Ask us for the next dates or a quote for your team.

Whether you are preparing visuals for a website, social media or a brochure, Photoshop remains the reference tool. This progressive course teaches you a non-destructive workflow and the essential techniques, applied to practical projects.

• Understand digital imaging: resolution, colour, formats
• Work with layers and masks
• Make precise selections and cut-outs
• Retouch and colour-correct a photo
• Create composites and export for web and print

• Communication and marketing officers
• Webmasters and content creators
• Photographers and aspiring graphic designers

Comfortable using a computer. No prior Photoshop knowledge required.

1. Day 1

   The basics

   • –Interface and workspace
   • –Resolution, colour modes and formats
   • –Cropping, resizing, layers

2. Day 2

   Retouching

   • –Selections and cut-outs
   • –Layer masks and adjustment layers
   • –Colour correction and portrait retouching
   • –Generative fill tools

3. Day 3

   Creating

   • –Compositing and effects
   • –Text and formatting
   • –Exports for web, social media and print
   • –Final project

Guided exercises followed by a personal creative project. Groups of up to 10 participants, in a virtual classroom or at your premises, with a practitioner trainer. For 30 days after the course, you can email your questions to the trainer.

• Exercise files
• Photoshop shortcuts cheat sheet
• Export formats guide

Initial assessment, hands-on exercises and a final quiz. Certificate of attendance; Onarcle certificate of achievement from a 70% score on the final quiz.

Public course price per participant, materials included. In-company (up to 10 participants, programme tailored to your needs): €4,190 excl. VAT per group. 10% discount from 3 participants from the same organisation. If your employer or a funding body will pay, contact us and we will find the right arrangement.