Adobe Photoshop – Module I

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

This is an introductory, hands-on course that helps participants build a strong foundation in Photoshop for workplace, marketing, communications, design, and administrative projects. Participants learn how to navigate the Photoshop workspace, open and prepare image files, understand resolution and colour modes, use basic painting and editing tools, retouch images, and make simple selections. This course is designed for people who are new to Photoshop or who have used it informally and want practical, structured training.

Our hands-on software training is delivered on-site or virtually to your organization by an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE). Training is customized to user skill levels and version being used within the organization.

Two modules are offered for each Adobe app. It is recommended to take both modules for each chosen topic, however, they do not need to be on back-to-back days.  Half-day or advanced workshops are also available by request.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Designers, coordinators, and support staff who are new to Adobe Photoshop
• Marketing, communications, and administrative staff who work with visual content
• Employees preparing for more advanced Photoshop or Adobe Creative Cloud training

YOU WILL LEARN:

• Navigate the Photoshop workspace, including menus, tools, panels, and workspaces
• Understand key image concepts such as file size, resolution, bit depth, RGB, and CMYK
• Use basic painting tools, colour panels, swatches, brushes, gradients, and fills
• Crop, straighten, transform, and make basic edits to image files
• Apply introductory retouching techniques using tools such as Clone Stamp, Healing Brush, and Red Eye
• Create and adjust basic selections using rectangular, elliptical, lasso, and polygonal selection tools

COURSE OUTLINE

Intro to Photoshop

• A Brief History of Photoshop
• Bitmap vs. Vector presentation
• Getting help and additional resources

Looking at the Workspace

• Intro to menus, tools and panels
• Customizing panel arrangements
• Loading and saving Workspaces
• Navigation and viewing options

Getting Images into Photoshop

• Working with Adobe Bridge
• File size, resolution and bit depth
• Colour Theory – RGB vs. CMYK
• Scanning basics and terminology
• Changing resolution and color mode

Working with Painting tools

• Using the Color and Swatches panels
• Using the Eyedropper Tool to select color
• Setting foreground and background colors
• Filling with foreground and background
• Using the Brush and Gradient Tools
• Using the Paint Bucket Tool

Basic Editing and Retouching

• Cropping and straightening images
• Transforming – scaling, rotating and distorting
• Basic retouching – with Clone Stamp Tool
• Using the Healing Brush and Red Eye Tool

Working with Selections

• Making rectangular and elliptical selections
• Transforming the size/shape of selections
• Using Lasso and Polygonal Lasso Tools [or not]
• Adding to and removing from selections

METHODS TO BE USED

This one-day Photoshop training course is delivered as a practical, instructor-led workshop for groups of 4 to 20 participants. Participants follow guided demonstrations, complete hands-on exercises, and practise using core Photoshop tools in a structured learning environment. The course can be customized for your organization’s image-editing needs, software version, file types, and participant skill level.