Key information

  • Delivery

    Online, Self-Study

  • Estimated study time

    15-20 hours

  • Length of access

    6 months

Bring your ideas to life

Photoshop is a software program used by Graphic, Interior and Digital Designers, as well as photographers. It is used to enhance images by retouching, recolouring, resizing or by using some of the many other powerful editing features of the program. This course is suitable for anyone interested in design or students who are already enrolled in one of our design courses.

What you'll learn

This course is intended to help you become comfortable with the design powerhouse, Photoshop. Learn about the different tools and functions available to help push your designs to the next level.

  • Getting to know Photoshop (including Changing the image size resolution; Cropping canvas)

  • Working in Photoshop (including Working in layers; Opacity)

  • Main Tools (including Navigation; Selections; Marquee)

  • Masking (including Masking vs Eraser; Other masking techniques)

  • Colour (including Paint bucket & gradient tool; Eyedropper tool)

  • Blend Modes (including Experimenting with blend modes)

How you'll learn

This course is fully online and self-paced, allowing you to study when it’s convenient for you. We expect this course to take a minimum of 15-20 hours to complete. Our Graphic Designer trainer, Chris, will talk you through the course step by step via video, making it easy for you to practise these basics by yourself. There are no formal assignments required for this course, however all participants will receive a Certificate of Achievement.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1 - Introduction to Photoshop

    • Welcome: Course Contents

    • 1.0 Meet Your Tutor

    • 1.1 Introduction to Photoshop
  • 2

    Module 2 - Getting to know Photoshop

    • 2.0 Getting to Know Photoshop

    • 2.1 Photoshop Interface Tour

    • 2.2 Open Save Files

    • 2.3 Changing the Image Size Resolution

    • 2.4 Cropping Canvas
  • 3

    Module 3 - Working in Photoshop

    • 3.0 Working in Photoshop

    • 3.1 Working in Layers

    • 3.2 Opacity

    • 3.3 Making and Saving Selections
  • 4

    Module 4 - Main Tools

    • 4.0 Main Tools

    • 4.1 Navigation

    • 4.2 Selections: Marquee

    • 4.3 Selections: Polygon Lasso

    • 4.4 Selections: Lasso Object Selection

    • 4.5 Selections: Quick Object Selection

    • 4.6 Healing Tools: Patch Tool

    • 4.7 Dodge & Burn Tools

    • 4.8 Content Aware Move Tool & Clone Tool

    • 4.9 Brushes
  • 5

    Module 5 - Masking

    • 5.0 Masking

    • 5.1 Masking vs. Eraser

    • 5.2 Add Layer Mask

    • 5.3 Other Masking Techniques

    • 5.4 Removing Background
  • 6

    Module 6 - Colour

    • 6.0 Colour

    • 6.1 CMYK RGB Modes

    • 6.2 Paint Bucket & Gradient Tool

    • 6.3 Colour Adjustments

    • 6.4 Eyedropper Tool
  • 7

    Module 7 - Blend Modes

    • 7.0 Blend Modes

    • 7.1 Experimenting with Blend Modes
  • 8

    Credits

    • Image Credits

    • Survey: Please Complete
  • 9

    Survey

    • Survey: Please Complete