A striking image can carry a brand's entire message before a single word is read — and behind almost every professional photo, poster, or digital ad, there is a designer who knows how to shape light, color, and composition inside Photoshop. This training course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy is built to develop exactly that capability, walking participants through every corner of the program, from its basic tools to the advanced techniques used in real creative work.

Rather than treating tools in isolation, the course connects them to real design tasks: adjusting layers, retouching photos, applying filters and effects, designing text, and producing finished visual work ready for marketing, advertising, or creative portfolios. Detailed, hands-on explanations accompany every technique, making this course a solid launchpad for anyone serious about graphic design.

Who Should Attend?

• Graphic designers looking to sharpen their skills with Photoshop.
• Design beginners wanting to learn Photoshop from the ground up.
• Anyone wishing to develop their photo-editing and creative design abilities.
• Marketing and advertising professionals aiming to improve their brands' visual content.

Knowledge and Benefits:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Use Photoshop's basic and advanced tools effectively.
• Create images and creative posters using a range of Photoshop techniques.
• Work professionally with layers and filters to achieve polished results.
• Apply the skills gained to real projects and produce original design work.

Module 1: Getting Started — Interface, Workspace and File Management

• Familiarizing with the toolbar and customizing the workspace.
• Opening and creating new documents, and understanding supported file types and document settings.
• Saving and exporting files.

Module 2: Mastering Layers — Structure, Styles and Merging

• Understanding layers, the Layers panel, and their uses.
• Working with layer styles.
• Merging layers.

Module 3: Selection Tools — From Basics to Advanced Techniques

• Basic selection tools.
• Advanced selection tools.
• Working with multiple selections at once.

Module 4: Color Theory and Application in Photoshop

• Choosing colors in Photoshop.
• Color effects and gradients.
• Using colors within layers.

Module 5: Filters and Visual Enhancement Techniques

• Introduction to filters and their uses.
• Photo enhancement effects.
• Working with custom effects.

Module 6: Image Resizing and Object Removal

• Techniques for resizing images.
• Removing unwanted objects from a photo.

Module 7: Photo Retouching — Detail Restoration, Lighting and Distortion Correction

• Restoring image details.
• Improving lighting and contrast.
• Correcting distortions and imperfections.

Module 8: Professional Color Grading Techniques

• Advanced techniques for professional, consistent color use across a project.

Module 9: Working with Text — Creation, Effects and Print Formatting

• Adding text in Photoshop.
• Text effects.
• Formatting text for printing.

Module 10: Digital Drawing and Illustration Basics

• Basic drawing tools.
• Creating innovative digital art.
• Working with lines and patterns.

Module 11: Preparing and Exporting Final Projects

• Checking quality before exporting.
• Different export formats.
• Preparing the final work for delivery.