The most intense and in-depth Photoshop training course of its kind in the UK!
Immerse yourself in Adobe Photoshop. Learn Photoshop from beginners to an advanced level.

The Photoshop Certification Jumpstart training package includes the entire curriculum for total immersion into Adobe Photoshop. The Photoshop Certification Jumpstart package is a training program that features a combination of 3 Adobe Photoshop training courses for a discounted price. The package does not have a schedule of its own. Each class is scheduled separately and can be taken over a year’s period so you can take the classes as quickly or as slowly as you desire.

Courses include

Photoshop 101: Yellow Belt
Photoshop 201: Green Belt
Adobe Certified Associate Certification
Photoshop 301: Black Belt

Demonstrate your Adobe product expertise by becoming expert in Photoshop.

Who is this course for?

This course is intended for graphic designers, small business owners, creative professionals, print professionals, publishers, prepress professionals, and marketing communications professionals. It’s focused on those creating layouts for print.

Assumed Knowledge

Before taking this course, you should have a basic understanding of your computers operating system. For example, you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from CD and other media.

Digital Imaging Foundation

Image quality and resolution
Bitmap and vector graphics
Image and canvas size
Colour spaces and bit depth
Design principles
Files formats and media

Interface

Create a new document
Controlling the workspace
Screen layout and window arrangements
Navigation and zoom shortcuts
Undo, redo and history
Guides, grid and ruler

Layers

Create, delete and edit layers
Name, hide, arrange layers
Merge and group layers
Change opacity and blending modes
Cropping Images
Transform, Scale and Distort Layers

Selections

Creating selections using the selection tools
Improve and refine selections
Transform, scale and distort selections
Saving and loading selections
Create layer masks and clipping masks

Image Retouching

Use the healing brushes, Patch and content-aware tools
Use the Red Eye tool
Use the Clone Stamp tools
Use the Blur, Sharpen and Smudge tools
Use the Dodge, Burn and Sponge tools
Content-Aware Tools

Colours and Gradients

Work with the Color Picker
Use the Eyedropper tools
Save and share colours and swatches
Create and control gradients
Correct and retouch images

Painting and working with Brushes

Use the brush tools
Creating brushes
Loading external brushes

Colour Correction and Adjustment

Use Adjustment layers
Levels and curves
Hue and saturation
Shadow and highlights

Text

Create text using the Type tool
Discover character properties
Discover paragraph properties
Working with styles and adding styles to text

Output

Output graphics for web, print and video
Compress image size

Retouch & Correct

Change models using liquify
Adding lighting effects
Replace colour and colour range
Perspective adjustments
Black and white conversion
Understanding LAB Colors
Photo Filters

Filters

Explore Photo filters
Add and combine Filters
Smart Filters

Advanced Composition

Masking techniques
Save and reuse graphic styles
Define and use layer comps

Selections and Masks

Select tricky objects in an image like hair
Hide and show masks full screen
Work with alpha channels

Advanced Working with Layers

Auto blend and align layers
Use Smart objects for non-destructive edits
Layer blending modes for advanced compositions

Vectors

Use the Pen tool to create and modify shapes
Create selections and mask with the Pen Tool
Draw shapes from the shapes library
Combine and merge vector shapes

Typography

Advanced Typography options
Create Paragraph and Character styles

Colour management

ICC profiles explained
Assigning colour profiles
Proof setup options

Output

Creating animated GIF images for web
Slicing images and exporting for use on the web
Prepare graphics for print
Add keywords to images

ACA Prep

Overview the exam objectives
Understanding copyrights and intellectual properties
Design principles, elements, and image composition
Design project requirements and deliverable
Mock exam

High dynamic images and lens corrections

Use the Camera RAW plugin to import images
Clean images and compensate for camera specific lens and color aberrations
Compose multiple images or use RAW data for High-Dynamic-Range adjustments

3D in Photoshop

Create 3D text effects
Convert Photoshop layers into pre-defined 3D shapes
Use the 3D workspace and on screen controls
Understand the 3D composition hierarchy
Import 3D objects as layers
Paint object surfaces
Basic UV mapping
2D and 3D compositing

Video editing in Photoshop

Keyframe layer property changes to create animations
Import and cut video on the timeline
Create slideshows
Add transitions
Animate still images
Apply filters to video layers
Add frames and masks
Export video

Advanced techniques

Frequency separation
Double exposure
Displacement maps
Skin colour correction
Remove colour casts
RAW and Camera RAW
Perspective Warp
Advanced Vanishing point techniques

Advanced projects setup

Work with Artboards
Create User Interface elements
Work with other Adobe applications

Scripts and batch processes

Mergie panoramic images
Record and execute actions for repetitive tasks
Use Adobe Bridge to organize assets

Public Scheduled Classes

Come into one of our centrally located training facilities. Small class sizes, industry experienced instructors, and many classes lead towards certification.

Virtual Student

Attend a real-time class without leaving home.

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Private Training

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Live Online Training

With our online toolbox let your global team learn together. Give us a call and we can make arrangements for your course.

Academy In A Case

If you can’t come to us we can come to you. Give us a call and we can make arrangements for your course.

Spreading the cost of your training

You know that in the long term it pays to be skilled up in the latest software. But you’ll also know that, in the short term, investing in yourself can feel painful on your pocket. So we’ve got a solution that will help you learn the skills you need, at a monthly price that you can afford.

Introducing Academy Class Payments.

Because we’re committed to your success, we’re offering you the opportunity to pay for your training monthly, rather than the whole cost upfront. We want to remove every barrier we can to your success, and if having the flexibility to spread the cost of your training helps you, as it helps thousands of others, then let’s do it.

Save With Academy Class Vouchers

Academy Class Vouchers are a flexible, cost-effective solution for training multiple individuals within a team or across an organisation and allow any member within your organisation to book a training course anytime over a 12 month period.

Multiple users can make dramatic savings, booking 10 to 30 day training blocks from the Academy Class schedule. It’s up to you how many Academy Class Vouchers you purchase.

All you need to remember is that, the more you buy, the more you save.

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