Introduction to Adobe Photoshop

Duration: 2 Days

Course Overview

Photoshop is the de-facto standard for high-end image creation and manipulation.
Introduction to Photoshop provides a thorough grounding, teaching key techniques for creating impressive, professional-standard images.

The course includes a session covering the latest AI features available in Photoshop

Teaches the essential knowledge you need to work with Photoshop effectively. Sessions include:

• Making selections
• Layers and masks
• Cropping
• Working with type
• Using Adobe Bridge with Photoshop
• Working with colour
• File size and resolution
• Retouching and correcting images.
The AI features covered include:
• Using AI to generate new images (Text to Image)
• Generative fill
• Generative remove
• Generative expand
• Select subject
• Remove and replace background
• Harmonising
• Sky replacement

How can I attend my course?

On-line from
your chosen location

At our dedicated
training facility

On-site at
your premises

Target Audience

Newcomers to Photoshop and novice Photoshop users.

METHOD OF DELIVERY

Training is designed for the busy professional, being short and intensive and combining lecture and demonstration. Practical exercises carried out under guidance help you learn the techniques taught.

You have ample opportunity to discuss specific requirements with the trainer.

Course Content

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop

Getting Started
• Vector vs raster artwork
• The Home screen
• Creating a new document
• Working with files
• The Photoshop work area
• Contextual Task Bar
• Working with panels
• The Toolbox
• Workspaces
• Saving files
• Exporting files
• File formats
• Changing the magnification
• Navigator panel
• The Hand tool
• Getting help

Preferences
• Changing preferences Interface theme
• Tool cursors Ruler units

Making Selections
• Selection tools and techniques
• Modifying selections
• Transforming selections
• Quick Mask mode
• Saving and loading selections
• Filling a selection

Layers and Masks
• Introduction to layers and masks
• The Layers panel
• Working with layers
• Layer masks and adjustment layers
• The Adjustment Brush tool
• Modifying a mask by painting Layer opacity
• Layer blending
• Background removal

Cropping
• The Crop tool
• Straightening images
• Cropping using Content Aware fill
• Cropping using Generative Expand

Working with Type
• Point type and paragraph type
• Working with type
• Character and paragraph controls
• Adobe fonts
• Spell checking

Using Adobe Bridge with Photoshop
• Introduction to Adobe Bridge
• Metadata
• Keywords
• Star ratings and colour labels
• Filtering files
• Colour management

Working with Colour
• RGB vs CMYK
• Converting an RGB image to CMYK
• Understanding channels and bit depth
• The Channels panel

File Size and Resolution
• Image size, resolution and resampling
• Resizing without resampling
• Resampling up and down
• Changing the canvas size

Retouching and Correcting Images
• Retouching and repairing
• The Clone Stamp tool
• The Spot Healing Brush tool
• Content Aware move
• Content Aware fill
• Rotating an image
• Flipping a canvas

AI
• Using AI to generate new images (Text to Image)
• Generative fill
• Generative remove
• Generative expand
• Select subject
• Remove and replace background
• Harmonising
• Sky replacement

Creative Cloud Essentials
• Creative Cloud Desktop
• Keeping your applications up to date
• Managing your fonts
• Sharing libraries

AFTER COURSE SUPPORT

Following Photoshop training, you’re entitled to 30 days’ email support from your trainer.
Further information
See armada.co.uk/course/photoshop-training.

You will receive a full set of course notes
and all supporting materials for your course.

Hard Copy Delivered to your premises or Downloaded to a chosen device.

To book this course please call 
+44 (0) 1444 410296 or email Info@kplknowledge.co.uk