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Photoshop Intro Course

Edit, retouch and transform images on this two-day expert-led Photoshop course.

Expert-led, with small classes of up to 8, in London or online.

Edit, retouch and transform images on this two-day expert-led Photoshop course. Expert-led, with small classes of up to 8, in London or online.

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Photoshop Intro training course

Photoshop Intro Course

This is the Adobe Authorised course for new users of Adobe Photoshop.

It's the ideal start for anyone who wants to edit and manipulate digital images in Adobe Photoshop.

Explore the basics of Photoshop and learn essential techniques for working with selections, editing and retouching images, working with layers, correcting colour and tone and using content aware tools.

By the end of the course, you'll have a solid foundation in Photoshop and the confidence to edit and enhance images with speed and precision.

Once you've completed this course, Photoshop Intermediate is the natural next step.

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Course Dates

Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay
23-24th Sep 26 Wed-Thu Online Available £549.00 £150.00 £399.00 + VAT
7-8th Oct 26 Wed-Thu London Islington Available £549.00 £120.00 £429.00 + VAT
9-10th Nov 26 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £100.00 £449.00 + VAT
7-8th Dec 26 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £70.00 £479.00 + VAT
21-22nd Jan 27 Thu-Fri Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
1-2nd Feb 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
18-19th Mar 27 Thu-Fri Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
12-13th Apr 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
12-13th May 27 Wed-Thu Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
10-11th Jun 27 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
5-6th Jul 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
2-3rd Aug 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
No in-person dates available at the moment.
Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay
7-8th Oct 26 Wed-Thu London Islington Available £549.00 £120.00 £429.00 + VAT
7-8th Dec 26 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £70.00 £479.00 + VAT
1-2nd Feb 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
12-13th Apr 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
10-11th Jun 27 Thu-Fri London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
2-3rd Aug 27 Mon-Tue London Islington Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
Course Dates Days Location Places RRP Discount You Pay
23-24th Sep 26 Wed-Thu Online Available £549.00 £150.00 £399.00 + VAT
9-10th Nov 26 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £100.00 £449.00 + VAT
21-22nd Jan 27 Thu-Fri Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
18-19th Mar 27 Thu-Fri Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
12-13th May 27 Wed-Thu Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT
5-6th Jul 27 Mon-Tue Online Available £549.00 £549.00 + VAT

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Available as private, bespoke or team training at our centre, live online, or at your venue. Customise the outline, train as a group, or book a one-to-one with an expert.

Course dates

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23-24th Sep 26

Wed-Thu

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
£150.00
You pay
£399.00 + VAT

7-8th Oct 26

Wed-Thu

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
£120.00
You pay
£429.00 + VAT

9-10th Nov 26

Mon-Tue

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
£100.00
You pay
£449.00 + VAT

7-8th Dec 26

Mon-Tue

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
£70.00
You pay
£479.00 + VAT

21-22nd Jan 27

Thu-Fri

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
You pay
£549.00 + VAT

1-2nd Feb 27

Mon-Tue

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
You pay
£549.00 + VAT

18-19th Mar 27

Thu-Fri

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
You pay
£549.00 + VAT

12-13th Apr 27

Mon-Tue

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
You pay
£549.00 + VAT

12-13th May 27

Wed-Thu

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
You pay
£549.00 + VAT

10-11th Jun 27

Thu-Fri

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
You pay
£549.00 + VAT

5-6th Jul 27

Mon-Tue

Location
Online
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
You pay
£549.00 + VAT

2-3rd Aug 27

Mon-Tue

Location
London Islington
Places
Available
RRP
£549.00
Discount
You pay
£549.00 + VAT

Course Outline

1

Photoshop essentials

Exploring and customising the Photoshop Workspace

Working with Image Navigation tools

Evaluating images

Preparing and reformatting existing artwork for screen and print based output

Choosing suitable file formats for your finished projects

2

Working with Selections

The importance and uses of Selections in Photoshop

Working with freehand Selection tools

Working with colour-based Selection tools

Commands for modifying and enhancing Selections

3

Tone and colour editing

Removing common camera faults using colour correction techniques

Enhancing image tone and colour subjectively

Colour replacement techniques

Selective colour enhancements

4

Layers

Building design assets from scratch using multiple Layers

Combining images, vector graphics and text

Creating and controlling Colour Fills on Layers

Creating and working with Text Layers

5

Layers (Continued)

Combining, blending and fading Layers

Creating visual effects with Layers

Using Custom Shape Layers

Managing your Layers efficiently

6

Retouching

Exploring different brush-based tools and their uses

Cloning and healing techniques for removing unwanted content

7

Explore Photoshop's AI Features

Using Generative Expand

Using Generative Fill to remove elements

Using Generative Fill to add elements

8

Filters and special effects

Techniques with Blur Filters

Sharpening methods

Manipulating shape and form with Liquify

Filters for creative effects

9

Assisted practice and development

Consolidate techniques covered during the course

One-to-one time with your trainer

Questions and answers related to your work requirements

Practice new-found skills

10

Questions and answers

This course is also available as a private course. If you wish we can tailor the content for your team. Please contact us for more details.

2,137 Reviews
9.8/10 Satisfaction
99.6% Recommend

Patience! Really clear instructions, making sense of tools I have used millions of times before. Super

Josy – 18th August 26

Simon is a very good trainer; this was the 2nd time we have booked him. He is very knowledgeable and clear when teaching. He also adapts th…

Ellie – 5th August 26

Simon was extremely knowledgeable and adaptable throughout the session. He explained concepts clearly, adjusted the pace to suit everyone's…

Emily – 5th August 26

Tailoring the course to us and our needs, missing out irrelevant parts to our job roles and adding in parts he thought we would find benefi…

Sarah – 5th August 26

Really enjoyed this course, lots of working examples. Iain was great.

Claire – 20th July 26

Really thorough grounding to Photoshop with a good range of examples. Ian was really patient, a great trainer - albeit some of it blew my m…

Karen – 20th July 26

The range of topics was comprehensive and it progressed well over the 2 days, from simple to more difficult. The teaching pace and the timi…

Lorna – 20th July 26

Going at pace of the group and tailoring content to group

Anna – 4th June 26

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