What: Hands-on practical course. The afternoon of day 2 is bespoke allowing for you to work on your projects and portfolio.

When: 2-day course.

Time: 9:45am - 4:00pm

Where: London Software Training courses are delivered live online and in-classroom, offering you the option to learn from the comfort of your home or in our training studio  at 17, Sheep Lane, London, E8 3FA.

Our 2-day course will give you an intermediary understanding of Photoshop. After the course you’ll have the skills to perform photo editing, image manipulation and more advanced processes such as product mock-ups and photorealistic computer illustration. The course can be tailored to your needs and you’ll work on exciting design projects to develop your portfolio.

Tone and Colour refinements

• Selective and local colour adjustment techniques
• Refining Image Adjustments using the Mask properties
• Creative colour grading treatments

 

Creating accurate selections

• Vector-based selections with Paths
• Refining selections using Select and Mask
• Preserving fine detail in Selections and Layer Masks
   

Getting more creative with Layers

• Layer Masks techniques for blending images and graphics
• Creative approaches using Blending Modes
• Working with Clipping groups
   

Exploring Brush techniques

• Creating custom brushes
• Setting Brush behaviour in the Brush Effects Panel for paint stroke effects
• Loading and Saving custom Brushes

 

Working Smarter with Layers

• Advantages of working with Smart Object Layers
• Creating Smart Objects from Photoshop Layers
• Workflow for editing the content of Smart Objects
• Embedding vs Linked Smart Objects
• Working with Smart Filters

 

Useful techniques for digital asset creation

• Creating product mockups
• Frame-based animated GIFs

Your course price includes

• Free group course re-take within 18 months
• Expert teaching from practising architects, designers and software pros
• Hands-on, practical lessons - tailoring of syllabus and work on your projects
• Video tutorials and digital reference book for revision and development
• LST certificate of completion for your CV and LinkedIn
• Free career guidance 

 

Your tutors are designers, makers and architects, as well as software pros. They will guide you on the best way to apply for design roles or set-up a creative business, whilst teaching you all the key technical skills to make your CV and portfolio stand out from the crowd.