Adobe Training Courses in Leicester
Our Adobe Training Courses in Leicester introduce you to the main parts of Creative Cloud.
Whether it’s video editing, image manipulation or page layout we offer Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro and Illustrator training.
Online Adobe Training Courses
This course is available either hosted onsite on your premises or as an online Adobe Training session.
The Online Courses are held with a live instructor via video conferencing software and available 24 /7 basis including overnight and weekends.
Who are Adobe Training Courses in Leicester for?
This is perfect for small business owners looking to bring their design in-house. On the course you learn how to create, edit and design various pieces of artwork to create your own marketing materials, brochures /newsletters and design your own social media posts.
It is also ideal for companies wishing to upskill their staff and private individuals who need to be more involved in the design flow of their roles and to build their skill-set for their career progression.
This course is flexible and the course content is only given as a guide. We are happy to adapt the course to your needs & can create completely tailored Adobe Training Course content for you and your staff.
During the course you will learn the same techniques and features used by professional designers for high quality design. The course is available both as an Online Adobe Course or Onsite Adobe Training and is ideal for company groups or 121 sessions.
Is this Adobe Training suitable for complete beginners?
The training is at introduction level so ideal for beginners or anyone with a limited skill-set looking to build on their existing knowledge.
How do your Online Adobe Training Courses work?
This course also runs as Online Adobe Training delivered directly to you via your computer with a live instructor.
The virtual course covers the exact same content as the onsite one giving you the skills needed to create, edit and publish your own print and digital publications.
You have direct live contact with your instructor throughout the course via video, screen sharing, audio and chat in real time.
All our digital design courses are available online in the most popular video conferencing software such as Zoom, Teams and Google.
Do you record your online Adobe Training sessions?
We are happy to record the session but unfortunately due to privacy issues can only offer this for one to one sessions and company groups.
This course is flexible and the course content is only given as a guide but we are happy to adapt the course to your needs & create a completely tailored Adobe Training Course for you and your staff.
24 /7 online training
We can organise 24 /7 training session for online courses including overnight and during the weekend.
Major Bonuses of Online Adobe Training
No travelling in the morning, get up have a cup of tea, leisurely breakfast then hit the computer. By the way we don’t care if you’re wearing your PJ’s, last nights party hat or no make up – we just jump right on to the training.
Probably the main bonus though is the environmental footprint or rather lack of one. Not travelling means a lack of carbon footprints, which to be honest along with the leisurely breakfast is our favourite thing.
How long does the Adobe Training in Leicester take?
How long does the Adobe Training in Leicester take?
The course content is five days, two days with Photoshop, two days with InDesign with the last one dedicated to Illustrator.
This is very flexible so you can pick and mix from our courses to create your own Adobe Creative Cloud Course.
We also run three day introduction to Creative Cloud courses.
Adobe PhotoShop Training, what will you learn?
The course starts at the beginning where you will learn how to retouch, design and edit photos to produce professional imagery.
This Photoshop Course shows you how to create and enhance images for multiple destinations such as print, web and Social Media.
Full course content is below
- Learn the Photoshop Workspace /None Destructive Workflow
- Work with Photoshop Tools
- Select Part /s of Images
- AI Tools, Generative Fill for Content & Background
- AI Neural Filters
- Remove Background /Replace Sky (Blue Skies)
- Enhance Images such as Portraits /Social Media
- Lighting Techniques
- Work with Layers & Adjustment Layers
- Resize & Resolution
- Rotate & Transform Tools
- Combine Images for Compositions
- Add & Edit Text
- SmartObjects & SmartFilters
- Prepare Images for Print & Digital Output
Adobe InDesign Training, what will you learn?
We work on a number of different designs including, flyers, brochures, company newsletter, marketing materials and a range of other spreads and layouts.
During the InDesign Training Course you will design documents for both print and digital destinations including websites & social media.
You will also learn to create both print and interactive PDF’s and learn how to make PDF’s accessible and add interactive elements such as video, links and bookmarks
Adobe Illustrator Training, what will you learn?
The full Illustrator Course content can be viewed at the bottom of the screen but in brief you will learn how to:
Create vector graphics including shapes and images for multiple destinations including print, social media and the web.
Learn how to recolour, shade and enhance vector images created from both scratch and existing images. You will break down existing images into vector paths which you will then manipulate to your own style and brand.
On the Illustrator Course you will work with shapes to create unique social media icons, manipulate paths and curves to add different dimensions to your artwork.
The course will show you how to design artwork by working and designing various graphics for flyers, websites, logos, social media icons & images, banners and so forth. The Illustrator Course aims to show you how to create professional and attractive images using professional techniques.
- Work with Illustrator Tools, Panels & Interface
- Understand and use selection tools in Illustrator
- AI Tools /Generative Tools & Recolour Panel
- Create, edit and manipulate geometric shapes & social media icons
- Drawing tools, pen, anchor points, pathfinder
- Use Illustrator’s layout tools including Grids, Guides, Smart Guides
- Illustrator Type Tools
- Working with Images
- Exporting /Printing to Print & Web
What are the benefits of Onsite Adobe Training?
The main one of course being you save money but there are numerous benefits to onsite courses but the main ones are:
The training is focused entirely on your and your company requirements
There is no travelling or overnight stays involved for you or your team saving travel & expenses
Cheaper than traditional training
The approach is focused specifically on you and your specific needs this is not a generic one size fits all course.
Prior to the training you chat with us about your aims, content preferences and levels of delegate /s knowledge
InDesign course is tailored to suit you or your team
Flexible dates & times to suit you
Our Adobe training is usually run in the latest version of the software but we’re happy to deliver the course in any earlier version. Please mention your preferences at time of booking.
What other Adobe Courses does Greta Powell Training run?
All of our Adobe Training Courses in Leicester are flexible and we’re happy to mix and match them one another so if you prefer a day’s training on Premiere Pro instead of Illustrator then that’s fine. We always arrange a video chat before the course itself to discuss both content and the logistics of the course.
- Adobe Creative Cloud Training
- Adobe MasterClass Training
- Introduction to Adobe InDesign Training
- Introduction to Adobe Express Training
- Introduction to Adobe Acrobat Training
- Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro Training
- InDesign & Photoshop Combo Course
- Adobe Lightroom Training Course
- Adobe After Effects Introduction Training
- Adobe After Effects Intermediate Training
- QuickStart Adobe Premiere Pro Training
- Adobe Premiere Pro Introduction Training
- Adobe Premiere Pro Intermediate Training
- Adobe Premiere Pro Advanced Training
Adobe Training Courses - Overviews
Photoshop Training Course Day 1 – 2 Photoshop Basics
Tools
Panels & Properties
Designing for Print, Web & Social Media
Adobe InDesign Days 3-4 Creating & Saving Documents
New Documents
Bleed / Columns / Margins
Tools / panels
Document navigation
Adobe Illustrator Day 5 Meeting Adobe Illustrator
Toolbox
Overview of Panels
Properties Panel
Illustrator Views
Preferences
Photoshop Accurate Layout
Grids / Guides / Rulers
Print v Pixel
Image Resize / Resolution / Artwork sizing
Rotation and Crop
Smart layout
Guides
Grids (including baseline grid for individual text frames)
Rulers (zero point)
Adobe Illustrator Selection Tools
Selection Tool /Direct Selection Tool
Adding / removing to selections
Tips / Tricks for Selections
Select Menu Tools
Photoshop AI Tools
Generative Fill /Background
Generative Prompts
Neural Filters
Using AI in Illustrator
Generative Fill /Prompt
Generative Recolour Panel
Photoshop Selection and Selection Techniques
Lasso, Magnetic Lasso, Magic Wand, *Quick Select
Feathering Selections
Expanding / Reducing Selections
Modifying / Transforming Selections
Quick Masks
Save / Load a Selection
Select Tool /Select Subject /Select Background
Select & Mask Techniques
Type Handling & Manipulation
Placing Text
Character styles / Paragraph styles
Typography & Layout
Adobe Illustrator Drawing Tools
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation Trainin
Bézier Pen
Adding /Removing Paths
Dealing with Curves
Anchor Points
Joining /Cutting Paths
Pencil Tool
Smooth Tool
Reshape Tool
Eraser Tool
Photoshop Repair
Placing Photoshop files in InDesign
Editing / round tripping Photoshop files in InDesign
Neural Filters /Sky Replacement Tool
Photoshop Repairing and Replacing Images
Clone Tool (remove or replace part/s of an image
Healing Brush (fix damages to part or whole of image)
Red Eye (remove the red from the pupil)
InDesign & Colour
Geometric Shapes /Drawing Shapes
Reshaping /Resizing Shapes
Shape Builder
Transform Tool
Pathfinder Panel
Photoshop Adjustment Layers
Colour Adjustments /Levels /Curves /Colour Balance
Brightness & Contrast
Converting to Black & White
Colour Modes /RGB /CMYK
Images
Placing images
Editing Images /Graphic Frames
Image Formats
Moving Images
Frame Fitting Options
Grids
Guides
Rulers
Stacking Order
Grouping /Ungrouping
Align & Distribute
Photoshop Layer Masks
Adding Layer Masks
Working with Blends /Opacity
Fine Tuning Layer Masks
Adjusting Opacity in Layer Areas
Combining Type and Imagery
Text & Graphics
Wrapping Text to Graphics
Text Wrapping Options
Text Insets
Adobe Illustrator Colour
Colour Panels
Process /Spot /Pantone
Swatch Panel
Fills & Strokes
Gradients
Eyedropper Tool
Paint Bucket Tool
Photoshop Brushes
Working with Brushes
Adjusting Brushes
Different Brush Options
Creating New Brush Tips
Brush Textures & Patterns
InDesign & Interactive PDFs
Adding Hyperlinks to InDesign
Adding Bookmarks to InDesign
PDF Presets
Export to Interactive PDF’s
Adobe Illustrator Type Tool
Creating /Editing Type
Typeface Attributes / Tracking /Leading /Kerning etc
Type on a Path
Type Path Options
Outline Type
Type Areaf
Photoshop Layers
Understanding Layer Principles
Inserting/ Editing /Duplicating Layers
Layer Blend Modes / Opacity
Layers Burger Menu Options
Print output
Preview
Preflight Panel
Rectifying Preflight Errors
Export (print) to .PDF
More about Photoshop Adjustment Layers
Adobe Smart Workflow
Working with Adjustment Layers
Editing Adjustment Layers
Colour & Tonal Adjustment Layers
Adobe Illustrator Print
Exporting
Printing files
Print options
Photoshop SmartObjects
Adobe None Destructive Editing
Working with SmartObjects
Updating SmartObjects /single & multiple
Linking & Converting SmartObjects
Replacing SmartObjects
Rasterise /Export & Reset SmartObjects
Photoshop Print
Optimise for web
Print to PDF
Export
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