Overview

The Adobe Photoshop Core Skills (2-day) course is designed for learners who want to move beyond the basics and work confidently with professional image-editing workflows. Delivered live online or at our London training centre, this course provides extended, hands-on time to develop practical, real-world Photoshop skills.

Across two days, you will work in depth with layers, selections, masks, adjustment layers, and retouching tools, learning how to edit images non-destructively and efficiently. You will refine your ability to prepare images for print, web, and social media, improve colour and tonal control, and work with text and compositions more precisely. This course focuses on repeatable workflows used in professional environments, making it ideal for marketing teams, designers, and content creators who rely on Photoshop as part of their role.

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Day One
Adobe Photoshop Introduction – Covers the full Adobe Photoshop Introduction course.

Advanced Selections and Masks
Create accurate selections and masks.

Non-Destructive Editing
Use adjustment layers and smart objects.

Image Retouching Techniques
Apply more advanced retouching methods.

Working with Multiple Layers
Manage complex layer structures.

Smart Objects
Use smart objects for reusable elements.

Automation and Batch Processing
Speed up repetitive tasks.

Output and Optimisation
Prepare outputs for web and print.

Outcomes

Create controlled multi-layered documents

Use selections and masks accurately

Apply non-destructive editing techniques

Retouch images more effectively

Manage complex layer structures

Work efficiently using smart objects

Automate repetitive tasks

Produce optimised outputs

Requirements

This course is suitable for beginners and learners with limited Photoshop experience. No prior knowledge is required beyond basic PC or Mac skills.

If you want fuller, end-to-end workflows and the most complete skills coverage, choose Adobe Photoshop Complete (3-day). For role-specific objectives, company assets, or accelerated delivery, we also offer private and one-to-one Photoshop training.

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Small Class Sizes

Maximum 6 students

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Flexible Booking

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Contact

If you have any questions about our Adobe Photoshop Core Skills course please send us a message using our contact page and we will reply to you as soon as possible – or call us on 0203 3974567.

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What Our Learners Say

Real stories from the people we’ve trained

We covered a fantastic breadth of topics…
Excellent Trainer, Excellent Subject Coverage. We covered a fantastic breadth of topics and the tutor had a fantastic knowledge base.

Will be coming back for the advanced course to further on what was covered in the intermediate. Lots of excellent workflow changes that have been shown to us!
Samuel N.
Lidl UK
Easy to follow and an open teaching method
Great course with lots of great tips and tricks. Very easy to follow and an open teaching method.
Molly H.
Benefit Cosmetics
I would highly recommend this course…
I loved the way my tutor walked me through the process, demonstrating and letting me follow along practically, answering any questions I have along the way.

I would highly recommend this course to anyone that enquires.
Eve B.
Coca-Cola
Excited to put these tools to use…
My co-workers told me about the course. Great course! Walking away excited to put these tools to use and thinking I’d love to join an advanced course.
Lauren K.
NBC Universal
I learnt so much!
I learnt so much! I’ve been using Photoshop for ten years, this class has really helped me to learn about how the software integrates with AI as well as some tips and tricks on tools to enhance the way I use the software.

I feel confident to now do the exam for the Photoshop certification!
Rebekah S.
FLOOR_STORY
Nice small informative group.
Enjoyed afternoon with filter layers etc. Good course, right length of time, nice small informative group.
Andrea M.
London Zoo
How to use Layer masks properly…
Didn’t know how to use Layer masks properly before & need to do more of this for selecting & retouching. Thank you! Very useful.
Dominic T.
Royal College of Art
Thanks so much for the course.
Really Useful. Thanks so much for the course. I’ve learnt so much and have lots of skills I can transfer over into my everyday work.

Instructor was very helpful and answered all of our questions with great attention and precision.
Kate B.
AllSaints
Experienced and knowledgeable instructor.
Great Intermediate course. Small groups. Good attention to detail. Experienced and knowledgeable instructor. Will book onto expert course shortly.
Sam C.
Mizuno
FAB COURSE! Very helpful, will save me a lot of time.
My manager told me about the course. FAB COURSE! Very helpful, will save me a lot of time.
Rema G.
White Stuff
The tutors are clear and easy to understand…
Platform Training’s Intermediate Photoshop course is a fantastic dive into everything you could possible achieve in the application.

The tutors are clear and easy to understand, and take time to make sure everyone gets equal amounts of attention and guidance.
Harry N.
Exquisite Gaming
It was great to be in such a small group.
Useful new tools & shortcuts, plus I’d never even heard of layer masks.

Nicely informal, for me it was great to be in such a small group as I could ask a lot of questions
Emma C.
Wallacespace