Adobe Photoshop ACP course

Program Overview

Photoshop ACP

Learn to edit imagery for web, print or mobile devices using Adobe Photoshop.

Key details

• Location: Online
• Tuition fees per individual: £690*

Course overview

This short course is ideal for both beginner-level Adobe Photoshop users and professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge of the application. It offers a comprehensive introduction to the key features of Adobe Photoshop and helps participants refine their skill set. By completing this ACP Photoshop course, you will gain a thorough understanding of how to use the software for image editing and manipulation, enabling you to present your images in the best possible light.

At the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to take an online Adobe exam and become an Adobe Certified Professional.

Course details

This Adobe Photoshop short course will help you enhance your digital imaging skills and master essential tools. You will learn advanced image editing techniques, including retouching and colour adjustments.

The course also covers photo manipulation and compositing, enabling you to create stunning visuals using layers, masks, and blending modes. You will explore Photoshop's non-destructive editing workflows and gain an understanding of how to output your images for both digital and print at the highest quality.

How you'll learn

Our online short courses are delivered through Microsoft Teams, ensuring a seamless learning experience. Each session starts with a live broadcast from the tutor to introduce the topic and guide you through the resources. Our online short courses include various learning methods such as videos, quizzes and exercises. The tutor remains available online for real-time support, making learning effective and enjoyable. Our blended teaching approach combines live and pre-recorded content, providing flexibility to learn at your own pace.

Session details

• Session one (3hrs): Getting started with Photoshop and working with documents
  • Understand what Photoshop is and its capabilities
  • Navigate your way around the workspace
  • The difference between vector and raster images
  • Essential preferences that every beginner should know about
  • Creating a new document
  • Understanding the rulers and guides
  • Navigating your document - zooming and panning
  • Adding file information into your document
  • Saving a document
  • Understanding file formats
• Session two (3hrs): Digital image basics and making adjustments
  • Understanding pixels and resolution
  • Understanding colour mode
  • Prepare an image for print
  • Prepare an image for social media and the web
  • Saving files for the web
  • Understanding adjustment layers
  • Editing your first photo - applying colour and tonal adjustments
  • How to undo changes
• Session three (3hrs): Retouching and correcting images
  • Crop and straighten an image
  • Get to know the various retouching tools and methods
  • Remove objects and distractions from images
  • Restore old photographs
• Session four (3hrs): Working with selections
  • What are selection and why do we need to make them
  • Using the various selection tools
  • Refining a selection
  • Saving and loading selections
  • Growing a selection
• Session five (3hrs): Colour, brushes and patterns
  • Sampling colour from an image
  • Creating gradients
  • Filling line art with colour
  • Brush tool basics
  • Creating and saving a brush
  • Painting and drawing tools - an overview
  • Creating a repeating pattern
• Session six (3hrs): Moving and transforming
  • Moving images between documents
  • Scaling images
  • Skew, distort, flip and rotate images
• Session seven (3hrs): Working with layers
  • Understanding layers
  • Get to know the layers panel
  • Creating a new layer
  • Changing the layer stacking order
  • Organising layers into groups
• Session eight (3hrs): Working with layers further
  • Apply layer blending modes
  • Apply layer styles
  • Changing layer opacity
  • Creating shape layers
  • Building a custom shape layer
  • Working with type layers
  • Discovering typographical terms
  • Exporting layers

Key information

• What to expect:
  • Engaging content
  • A variety of different ways to learn
  • Clear guidelines to work through the practice exercises
  • Constructive feedback from tutors on your submitted work
  • Technical assistance from your tutors
• Location: This course will be delivered online via Microsoft Teams.
• Certificates and digital badges: After the end of the course will take the Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) exam. On passing the ACP exam will earn you the Adobe Certified Associate accreditation. You'll receive a digital badge for social media platforms like LinkedIn and a digital certificate.
• Computer or software requirements: You will need access to a laptop/desktop computer (Mac/PC) with Adobe Photoshop installed.
• Entry requirements: There are no entry requirements for this Adobe Photoshop course and previous experience is not necessary, however, you should be confident in the use of IT generally.

Course Lead

• Lisa Wallace: Lisa joined Falmouth University as a Digital Skills Trainer in 2019 and delivers a wide range of digital skills courses to students, staff, and external delegates. Her key areas of expertise include Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Rush, Adobe Express, and Canva. With a background in graphic design, Lisa brings industry knowledge and valuable design and layout skills to her training sessions.

How to apply

• Tuition fees per individual: £690*
• To apply for this course, make your selection from the available dates below, this will take you to an event page where you will be able to book yourself onto the course via the Book now link.

Upcoming Short Courses

• ACP Photoshop: Mon 07 Jul 2025
  • 07-10 July 09.00-16.00 Price: £690

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