Training course

Adobe Photoshop Level 1

This course has been designed with beginners in mind. It is an introduction into the features of Adobe Photoshop, guiding the delegates around the imaging tools required to enhance and manipulate graphics, in order for them to be placed into publications.

  • 1 Day
  • Online or in person
  • Private courses available
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Course Objectives

  • Resize photographs
  • Understand the issues surrounding resolution
  • Reduce red-eye from photographs
  • Cut out an object from a graphic and save it as a new file
  • Merge several graphics together using layering techniques to create one graphic

Prerequisites

  • For delegates to attend this course, they should be confident users of a pc, demonstrating the ability to save, open and close files.

Included

  • Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venues
  • Telephone and Email Support
  • Comprehensive course materials and exercises

Course content Back to top

  1. 5 Basics...
    Crop to Size
    Straightening an Image
    Colour Mode
    Resizing an Image
    Saving Images
  2. Enhancing Images
    Levels/Curves/HSB
    Sharpen/Reduce Noise
    Dodge/Burn
    Adjustment Layers
  3. Touch Up Tools
    Clone/Healing/Spot Healing
    Content Aware & Red Eye
  4. Selection and Cut-outs
    Selecting Tools & Inverse Command
    Using the Magic Eraser
    Using the Background Eraser
    Select & Mask
  5. Applying Effects
    Replace Colour
    Using the History Panel & Brush
    Colourising a B/W Image
    Converting to B/W
  6. Working with Layers
    Overview of Layer Basics
    Layer Masks from Brushing
    Blur & Sharpen
    Fills and Gradients
    Creating a New Canvas
    Adjustment Layers
    Clipping Layers

Public dates and prices Back to top

Prices are per delegate and exclude VAT.

  • Wednesday 4 November 2026

    Virtual, live online 9:30–16:30

    £395+ VAT

  • Friday 7 May 2027

    Virtual, live online 9:30–16:30

    £395+ VAT

  • Thursday 22 July 2027

    Virtual, live online 9:30–16:30

    £395+ VAT

  • Friday 3 September 2027

    Virtual, live online 9:30–16:30

    £395+ VAT

  • Wednesday 3 November 2027

    Virtual, live online 9:30–16:30

    £395+ VAT

Can't make these dates? Ask about a private course on a date that suits you.

Training a team?

Run this course privately, on your dates

  • Public Scheduled Fixed course content, fixed date, fixed location, fixed length, multiple organisations - All you need to do is choose which course you would like to attend and contact us to book!
  • Private Flexible course content, flexible training date(s), flexible location(s), variable course length, private to your organisation - Courses can be held at one of our training venues or at another location convenient to you. Training can be set over a number of days or weeks to allow for practice time between training sessions.
  • Bespoke Bespoke private training can be based on an existing course or a number of lessons taken from several courses, we can also write bespoke courses for you based on your in-house systems or development program.
  • Virtual These courses can be attended from anywhere.

What delegates say Back to top

“Covered things that were really suited to me.”
K.F., Cleveland Bridge
“Excellent course”
R.D., Sintons Law
“Another great course from IT Training Solutions!”
A.R., Nihr Clinical Research Network North East and Nort

How would you rate the course content overall

“Given very helpful and useful guidance”
S.O., Railway Housing Association, Customer Care Dealing with Difficult and Aggressive Behaviour
“I felt it was the right level and right information”
E.H., Word Essentials

Following this training what are you going to do differently

“We will use this to create internal KPIs dashboards”
R.D., Egger Uk Ltd, Excel Analysing and Presenting Data with Dashboards and Pivot Tables
“Adele made this course easy to follow and we have learned a lot from today’s session.”
R.H., Word Advanced Features
“Excellent course and trainer. Very informative.”
M.D.M., Public Scheduled, Excel Level 2

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