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Master the essentials and advanced techniques of Adobe Photoshop with this comprehensive Photoshop Masterclass. Develop practical skills in advanced photo editing, image retouching, photo manipulation, digital imaging, and creative design while creating professional projects for social media and business.
Learn to create engaging Facebook covers, YouTube thumbnails, Instagram graphics, Facebook Ads, business cards, CVs, newsletters, and animated newsletters. This Photoshop Masterclass also develops your understanding of graphic design, helping you apply effective Photoshop techniques to create polished and visually compelling digital content.
Build practical experience with professional design projects, including indoor advertising banners, product catalogues, and logo design. Explore digital painting, creative design principles, and graphic design analysis while strengthening your Adobe Photoshop skills for personal, freelance, or professional creative projects.
Learners complete an assignment designed to evaluate their understanding of the course content. The assignment is reviewed by qualified tutors who provide personalised feedback, allowing learners to demonstrate their applied knowledge and skills.
After completing the Photoshop Masterclass course assessment, you will be eligible to receive a CPD-accredited certificate worth £9 from One Education to demonstrate your achievement.
The certificate is also available as a printed hard copy delivered by post for £15.
Adobe Photoshop is a powerful platform for advanced photo editing, graphic design, digital artwork, and visual communication. This masterclass helps learners explore professional editing techniques, image retouching, photo manipulation, digital painting, layers, typography, and creative workflows for producing polished visual content.
Studying Photoshop at a masterclass level can strengthen both technical and creative design abilities. Learners can develop professional-quality graphics for social media, advertising, branding, thumbnails, business materials, and digital artwork while building confidence with advanced Photoshop tools and techniques.
The Photoshop Masterclass has a total study time of 13 hours, 44 minutes. Learners can progress through the programme at a flexible pace, developing advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop, photo editing, image retouching, photo manipulation, digital imaging, digital painting, graphic design, creative design, and professional Photoshop techniques.
The Photoshop Masterclass has no formal entry requirements, making it suitable for beginners and aspiring creative professionals. An interest in photo editing, graphic design, digital artwork, image retouching, and photo manipulation is beneficial. Basic computer skills, good English, and reliable internet access are recommended for effective online learning.
1. What is the Photoshop Masterclass?
The Photoshop Masterclass provides comprehensive training in Adobe Photoshop for creative image editing and graphic design. It covers Adobe Photoshop, Advanced Photo Editing, Graphic Design, Image Retouching, Photo Manipulation, Digital Imaging, Digital Painting, Photoshop Techniques, Creative Design, and Photoshop Skills.
2. Who is the Photoshop Masterclass suitable for?
The course is suitable for beginners, aspiring graphic designers, photographers, digital artists, content creators, marketers, freelancers, and creative professionals who want to develop practical and advanced Adobe Photoshop skills.
3. What will I learn from the Photoshop Masterclass?
You will work through practical projects covering Facebook Covers, YouTube Thumbnails, Instagram, Facebook Ads, Business Cards, and other creative designs. The course helps develop practical skills in Photo Editing, Graphic Design, Photo Manipulation, Digital Imaging, and Creative Design.
4. Do I need previous Photoshop experience?
No. The course provides a broad introduction to Photoshop tools and techniques while progressing into practical design projects. It can therefore be useful for learners who want to strengthen their Photoshop Skills from the fundamentals through more advanced applications.
5. What is Adobe Photoshop used for?
Adobe Photoshop is a professional image-editing and graphic-design application used for editing photographs, creating digital artwork, designing marketing materials, retouching images, manipulating graphics, and producing visual content for print and digital platforms.
6. What is advanced photo editing?
Advanced Photo Editing involves using a range of editing tools and techniques to make detailed improvements or creative changes to images. It can include adjustments, retouching, compositing, manipulation, colour work, and other sophisticated editing processes.
| Introduction | |||
| Welcome | 00:06:00 | ||
| Getting Fast Help | 00:02:00 | ||
| Graphic Design | 00:03:00 | ||
| Create your first Facebook Ad Design | 00:08:00 | ||
| Using Photoshop for Every Project | 00:04:00 | ||
| Design Assets Explained | 00:06:00 | ||
| Best Sources for Design Assets | 00:08:00 | ||
| Optional – Setting up Photoshop | 00:06:00 | ||
| Mix and Match Design Assets | 00:04:00 | ||
| What does it take to create beautiful graphics? | 00:03:00 | ||
| Facebook Cover Project | |||
| Introduction | 00:01:00 | ||
| Project Settings & Aspect Ratios | 00:08:00 | ||
| Optional: Creating Text Assets From Scratch | 00:05:00 | ||
| Selecting Image Assets | 00:07:00 | ||
| Arranging the Assets on the Canvas | 00:04:00 | ||
| Designing the Cover | 00:07:00 | ||
| Typography for the Facebook Cover | 00:07:00 | ||
| Fine Tuning the Cover | 00:06:00 | ||
| Conclusion | 00:03:00 | ||
| Facebook Cover Project #2 | |||
| Introduction | 00:01:00 | ||
| Analyze your assets and options | 00:05:00 | ||
| Setting the project’s foundation | 00:05:00 | ||
| Creating a neutral background with a noise texture | 00:07:00 | ||
| Sizing up the products correctly | 00:05:00 | ||
| Creating shadows for the products | 00:06:00 | ||
| Fine Tuning the Cover | 00:04:00 | ||
| Using vector graphics to create version 2 | 00:04:00 | ||
| Creative Facebook cover iteration | 00:09:00 | ||
| Youtube Thumbnails | |||
| The connection between YouTube thumbnails & Views | 00:02:00 | ||
| The power of a mockup | 00:07:00 | ||
| The Absolute best way to design YouTube Thumbnails | 00:04:00 | ||
| Classic YouTube Thumbnail – Part 1 | 00:05:00 | ||
| Classic YouTube Thumbnail – Part 2 | 00:06:00 | ||
| Abstract YouTube Thumbnail – Part 1 | 00:06:00 | ||
| Abstract YouTube Thumbnail – Part 2 | 00:07:00 | ||
| Choose your own style | 00:05:00 | ||
| Before and After Thumbnail | 00:07:00 | ||
| Illustration-based Thumbnail – Part 1 | 00:05:00 | ||
| Illustration-based Thumbnail – Part 2 | 00:05:00 | ||
| Personal Brand Thumbnail | 00:07:00 | ||
| Text Behind & In Front of you | 00:05:00 | ||
| Conclusions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Introduction | 00:01:00 | ||
| How to Post on Instagram from your Computer | 00:02:00 | ||
| Instagram Content Creation Hack | 00:05:00 | ||
| Clean Product Presentation – Part 1 | 00:05:00 | ||
| Clean Product Presentation – Part 2 | 00:07:00 | ||
| Instagram Mockups – Easy! | 00:03:00 | ||
| Inspirational Content – Part 1 | 00:06:00 | ||
| Inspirational Content – Part 2 | 00:04:00 | ||
| Black & White Content | 00:08:00 | ||
| Food Content | 00:06:00 | ||
| Personal Branding – Part 1 | 00:06:00 | ||
| Personal Branding – Part 2 | 00:04:00 | ||
| Content Striking Colors – Part 1 | 00:04:00 | ||
| Content Striking Colors – Part 2 | 00:05:00 | ||
| Facebook Ads | |||
| Introduction | 00:01:00 | ||
| Framing Facebook Ads & Quality Standards | 00:06:00 | ||
| Colorful Product Ad – Part 1 | 00:07:00 | ||
| Colorful Product Ad – Part 2 | 00:05:00 | ||
| Colorful Product Ad – Part 3 | 00:07:00 | ||
| Colorful Product Ad – Part 4 | 00:06:00 | ||
| The question of stock photos & freebies in FB ads | 00:05:00 | ||
| Vector Based Ad – Part 1 | 00:06:00 | ||
| Vector Based Ad – Part 2 | 00:07:00 | ||
| Vector Based Ad – Part 3 | 00:06:00 | ||
| Vector Based Ad – Part 4 | 00:05:00 | ||
| The Pros and Cons of People-based Facebook ads | 00:06:00 | ||
| People-Based Facebook Ad – Part 1 | 00:07:00 | ||
| People-Based Facebook Ad – Part 2 | 00:06:00 | ||
| People-Based Facebook Ad – Part 3 | 00:06:00 | ||
| Best Facebook Ad Template – The Foundation | 00:04:00 | ||
| Best Facebook Ad Template – The Details | 00:07:00 | ||
| Conclusions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Business Cards | |||
| Introduction | 00:03:00 | ||
| Colorful Business card for the CEO – The essentials | 00:06:00 | ||
| Colorful Business card for the CEO – The details | 00:06:00 | ||
| Colorful Business card for the CEO – Beautiful Icons | 00:07:00 | ||
| What do ‘simple’ and ‘clean’ mean? | 00:07:00 | ||
| Personal Branding Business Card | 00:07:00 | ||
| Business Card Best Design Practices | 00:06:00 | ||
| Corporate Business Card – Foundation | 00:07:00 | ||
| Corporate Business Card – Icon Design | 00:08:00 | ||
| Design Beautiful CVs (Resumes) | |||
| CV (Curriculum Vitae) Designs in Today’s Market | 00:04:00 | ||
| Deciding on a CV style | 00:04:00 | ||
| Setting the foundation of the CV | 00:07:00 | ||
| Choosing a typeface – really important! | 00:07:00 | ||
| Rocking Typography | 00:05:00 | ||
| Gorgeous icons for your CV | 00:06:00 | ||
| Staying consistent in your design | 00:05:00 | ||
| Negative space in a CV design | 00:06:00 | ||
| Creating a timeline for your CV | 00:06:00 | ||
| Final Thoughts for the Clean CV Project | 00:01:00 | ||
| Beautiful CV Design | |||
| Creative CV Design | 00:05:00 | ||
| Modern Typography for a Creative CV | 00:06:00 | ||
| Use Freepik to make your CV stand out! | 00:07:00 | ||
| How to adjust vectors and add detailed icons | 00:07:00 | ||
| Fine-tuning the CV | 00:06:00 | ||
| The last 10% that makes all the differences! | 00:06:00 | ||
| Newsletters | |||
| Newsletters in today’s market | 00:03:00 | ||
| Newsletter styles | 00:06:00 | ||
| Colorful Newsletter in Mailchimp & Photoshop | 00:06:00 | ||
| Create a catchy newsletter hero-element in Photoshop | 00:06:00 | ||
| Adding extra details | 00:04:00 | ||
| The most important element: the CTA | 00:06:00 | ||
| Create effective layouts in Mailchimp | 00:06:00 | ||
| Inserting new content in Mailchimp | 00:05:00 | ||
| Balancing graphics with content | 00:08:00 | ||
| Design overview | 00:03:00 | ||
| Animated Newsletters | |||
| Animated Newsletter in Mailchimp & Photoshop | 00:05:00 | ||
| Create the product presentation in Photoshop | 00:05:00 | ||
| Animating the product presentation – Method #1 | 00:07:00 | ||
| Animating the product presentation – Method #2 | 00:05:00 | ||
| Create the call to action | 00:04:00 | ||
| Creating a gift design for the newsletter in Photoshop | 00:06:00 | ||
| Animating the gift box – the lid | 00:05:00 | ||
| Animating the gift box – the stars & text | 00:05:00 | ||
| Graphic Design Analysis with Chris Barin | |||
| Introduction | 00:04:00 | ||
| Mazda 3 Launch Ad | 00:06:00 | ||
| Travel Agency Templates – Good or bad? | 00:06:00 | ||
| Original Design versus Templates | 00:07:00 | ||
| Hiring People Through Beautiful Ads | 00:06:00 | ||
| Premium Office Building Ad – Shocking! | 00:05:00 | ||
| Huge Telecom Company Blunder! | 00:06:00 | ||
| 50% for 5% | 00:09:00 | ||
| The reason why most designs are cluttered | 00:06:00 | ||
| Clichés and Stereotypes in Graphic Design | 00:04:00 | ||
| Printed Design: Indoor Ad Banner | |||
| Introduction | 00:03:00 | ||
| Everything’s about the Style Guide | 00:05:00 | ||
| Indoor Ad Banner: Laying things out | 00:06:00 | ||
| Indoor Ad Banner: Typography & Layout | 00:07:00 | ||
| Indoor Ad Banner: Styling | 00:08:00 | ||
| Indoor Banner: Final touches & Conclusions | 00:05:00 | ||
| Bonus: Create an indoor ad banner mockup | 00:05:00 | ||
| Section conclusions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Printed Design: Product Catalogue | |||
| Introduction | 00:02:00 | ||
| Set up the catalogue project in Photoshop | 00:06:00 | ||
| Styling the cover of the catalogue | 00:08:00 | ||
| Fine-tuning the cover | 00:06:00 | ||
| Add something extra to the cover | 00:08:00 | ||
| Interior page style: Typography | 00:08:00 | ||
| Interior page style: Layout | 00:06:00 | ||
| Styling large amounts of text | 00:11:00 | ||
| Interior pages overview | 00:07:00 | ||
| Conclusions | 00:02:00 | ||
| Logo Design | |||
| The Truth About Logo Design | 00:04:00 | ||
| Should you design logos as a freelancer? | 00:08:00 | ||
| Creating logos in Photoshop | 00:06:00 | ||
| The complexity behind a logo | 00:04:00 | ||
| Gathering information | 00:06:00 | ||
| Worst techniques for logo design | 00:05:00 | ||
| Best techniques for logo design | 00:06:00 | ||
| Final Thoughts | |||
| Final Thoughts | 00:02:00 | ||
| Assignment | |||
| Assignment – Photoshop Masterclass | 00:00:00 | ||
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