Photoshop Certification Bootcamp

Course Dates

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RRP: £950.00
Web Special: £895.00

Maximum Class Size

In order to ensure every student gets the most out of the course we have a maximum class size of:

London

8 Delegates

York

5 Delegates

Photoshop Certification Bootcamp is a combination of the Getting Started and Advanced Techniques courses, offering you a complete blended learning solution that gets you from beginner to advanced user in one simple process.

About this Photoshop Training Course

Photoshop Certification Bootcamp is targeted at those who are new to the Photoshop package and wanting to learn Photoshop inside out. From correcting and retouching images right through to advanced filter techniques, or painting effects this course covers the lot.

The course is made up of 4 days of classroom based Photoshop training which can either be completed in 2 stages at our London centre or your own location. This is then supported and extended by 12 months access to our learning management system containing video tutorials, exercises, sample files and instructor led support forums.

The Instructors

Our Photoshop trainers all have extensive experience working with the product in a professional capacity and they have all gained the ACE and ACI professional accreditations.  As contributors to the Adobe beta programs they also have more than 6 months experience of using the product prior to it's general release.

The Audience 

This Photoshop course is suitable for those who want to learn to use Photoshop but have no previous experience. If you already have experience using Photoshop than you might want to consider our Advanced Photoshop Training Course instead.

If you are unsure which Photoshop courses are most suitable then why not try our free Photoshop Skills Test to help you test your current skills.

The Prerequisites

This course is a beginners Photoshop course. You should however be comfortable using a computer to perform functions such as copy and paste, and opening applications and files. You should also be comfortable using the internet, for example for browsing and interacting with websites.

Photoshop Bootcamp Course - Topics

The following modules are covered in this course:

Stage One

Exploring Photoshop

  • The panels
  • The tools
  • Preferences

Creating Documents

  • Settings
  • Resolution
  • Colour modes
  • Web vs Print
  • Mobile/tablet settings
  • Presets

Colour Theory

  • RGB
  • CMYK
  • Printing colour
  • Web colour

Brushes

  • Size
  • Shape
  • Options
  • Custom brushes

Layers

  • Creating
  • Organising
  • Using
  • Blending modes

Adjustment tools

  • Dodge tool
  • Burn tool
  • Sponge tool
  • Blur tool
  • Sharpen tool
  • Smudge tool

Adjustment commands

  • Brightness and Contrast
  • Levels
  • Curves
  • Others
  • Adjustment layers
  • Auto adjustments

Selections

  • Selection tools
  • Making selections
  • Adjusting your selections
  • Saving your selections
  • Channels

Cropping

  • Cropping images
  • Cropping options
  • Perspective cropping

Layer Masks

  • Making layer masks
  • Editing layer masks
  • Using layer masks

Cloning and Repairing

  • The clone tool
  • The Healing brush tool
  • The Spot healing brush tool
  • The patch tool
  • Content aware options
  • Content aware Move
  • Content aware patch

Text

  • Adding text
  • Formatting text

Shapes

  • Vector layers
  • Shapes
  • Custom shapes

Effects

  • Layer effects
  • Effect options

Stage 2

Bridge and Mini-bridge

  • Organising your work
  • Finding files
  • Labelling and rating files
  • Meta-data
  • Filtering files
  • Creating presentations and contact sheets

Advanced masking

  • Selection tips and shortcuts
  • Quick mask mode
  • Filters and Quick Mask
  • Refining your selection (Refine edge)

Cloning techniques

  • Clone source panel
  • Patching

Perspective cloning

  • The vanishing point command
  • Creating a perspective grid
  • Cloning within the perspective grid
  • Pasting into the perspective grid
  • Multiple perspective grids

Selection techniques

  • Using Modify
  • Using Grow
  • UsingSimilar
  • Colour Range

Correcting colour

  • Using levels and curves to adjust your images
  • Colour Balance
  • Match colour
  • Replacing colour
  • Using Hue/Saturation to adjust an image's colour

Gradients

  • Creating gradients
  • Using gradients
  • Gradient mapping

Smart objects

  • Smart layers
  • Smart filters
  • Warping layers
  • Placing Illustrator files
  • Placing other files

Stacks

  • Creating stacks
  • Panoramas
  • Photo merging
  • Stack mode
  • Auto-blend
  • Auto-align

Actions

  • Using actions
  • Adding actions
  • Creating actions
  • Editing actions

Filter techniques

  • Sharpening
  • Blurring
  • Distorting
  • Adding noise
  • Getting rid of noise
  • Correcting fish-eye/wide-angle issues

Camera Raw

  • Advantages of Camera Raw
  • Editing in Camera Raw
  • Full size view
  • Auto corrections
  • Localised Adjustments
  • Previewing Adjustments
  • Histogram
  • Saving in Camera Raw
  • Reusing Camera Raw Settings

Video

  • Opening video files
  • The timeline
  • Creating a video layer
  • Modifying a video layer
  • Adding text to video
  • Splitting a video layer
  • Cloning Content
  • Adding a transition
  • Adding audio
  • Animation
  • Export to video

3D in Photoshop

  • Setting 3D preferences
  • Creating 3D Models
  • Creating 3D text
  • Drawing 3D Objects
  • Object, Camera and Mesh
  • Rendering 3D Models

Previous Feedback From Our Photoshop Courses

We thought you might like to know what some past delegates thought of our Photoshop courses:

"Very clear and extremely patient. Alex would always relate back to your specific needs ie.fashion design"
Design Manager, Marks and Spencer

"Alex was a very good instructor, he had excellent knowledge and was always quick to provide assistance."
Senior Support Officer, Basic Skills Agency

"Very knowledgable and passionate about the subject.  Definitely a user not just an instructor"
Analyst, Jones Lang Lasalle

"Knows his subject very well and obviously uses the program on a daily basis, not just for teaching. Very approachable and eager to help with misunderstandings."
Medical Photographer, NHS

If you are looking for a complete Photoshop training package that covers the lot, call us on 0800 156 0777.