Adobe Photoshop Introduction: Simple Graphics

Course Code: ITGP01 | Duration: 1 Day | Level: Introduction

The course begins with an overview of the program and navigation of the screen. By the end of the course delegates will be able to insert and edit images, use the painting and editing tools and work with layers and types.

Course Requirements

This stage assumes no prior knowledge of Photoshop but basic IT skills are essential. The course would be ideal for beginners or for people who are self-taught and just wish to brush up on their existing skills.


Course Content

• Basic Theory (Bitmaps & Vectors / Pixels & Resolution / RGB & CMYK / Colour Management)
• The Working Environment (Screen Environment / Toolbox / Document & Scratch Size)
• Opening & Saving Files (Opening / Scanning / EPS Files / Adobe Bridge / Saving / TFF Format / JPEG)
• Image & Colour Basics (Rotating / Resizing / Resampling / Cropping / Adding Border)
• The Painting Tools (Brushes / Pencil Tool / Gradient Tool / Paint Bucket / Blending Modes)
• The Editing Tools (Blur, Sharpen & Smudge Tools / Clone Tool / Dodge, Burn & Sponge Tools)
• Making Selections (Marquee Tool / Lasso / Magic Wand / Feathering / Modifying)
• Layers (Working With Layers / Merging & Flattening / Moving Between Images / Selecting & Linking)
• Type (Point Type / Paragraph & Character Settings / Masked Type / Type & Layer Styles / Type Effects)
• Problem Solving Workshops
• Question and Answers

Adobe Photoshop Advanced

Course Code: ITGP02 | Duration: 1 Day | Level: Advanced

The advanced course expands on your existing knowledge of this program, by introducing more advanced management techniques such as using channels and masks, using filters and creating animations and roll-overs.

Course Requirements

This course is intended for delegates with an intermediate knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, or have completed the previous stages.


Course Content

• Paths (Converting Selection To Path / Pen Tool / Showing & Selecting / Add, Delete & Convert Points)
• Channels and Masks (Quick Mask Mode / Channels Palette / Saving & Loading Selections)
• Colour Correction Techniques (Brightness, Contrast & Colour Balance / Auto Levels & Colour)
• Filters (Filter Controls / Unsharp Masks & Sharpen Filters / Smart Sharpen / Blur / Reduce Noise)
• Web & Multimedia Images (Save For Web / Preview & Save Optimised Images / GIF, JPEG, PNG Settings)
• Animations & Rollovers (Creating Simple Animation / Frames / Optimising & Saving / Tweening)
• Slicing & Image Maps (Slice Tool & Slices From Grids / Creating From Selection / User- & Auto Slices)
• Problem Solving Workshops
• Question and Answers