Adobe Photoshop Intermediate Training Course

Build Clean, Confident Photoshop Skills for Everyday Marketing Images

This Intermediate Photoshop course is perfect for creatives who already know the basics and want to work faster, cleaner and with more control. Learn how to fix lighting and colour, tidy backgrounds, sharpen mobile photos and use masks, selections and adjustment layers properly all without damaging your original image.

Bridging the Gap: Intermediate Photoshop Skills for Teams

In today’s fast‑paced content environment, basic Photoshop skills aren’t enough to keep up with the demand for clean, professional‑looking images. This Intermediate course bridges that gap, helping your team move beyond simple edits and build a confident, non‑destructive workflow.

We focus on practical, real‑world tools improving mobile photos, fixing lighting and colour issues, tidying backgrounds, sharpening details and creating clean cut‑outs using modern selection tools. By the end of the course, your team will be able to produce consistent, polished images ready for web, social and print.

Who is this course for?

This Photoshop course is ideal for teams and individuals who already understand the basics and want to work more confidently with real‑world images.

It’s perfect for:

  • marketing and content teams handling daily visual assets

  • staff who edit mobile photos for web, social or internal comms

  • designers who want cleaner, more controlled workflows

  • administrators or coordinators preparing images for reports or presentations

  • small business teams who need quick, professional‑looking visuals

  • anyone who wants to stop making destructive edits and start working properly with layers, masks and adjustment layers

If your team can already crop, resize, add text and make simple selections — but struggles with messy edits, inconsistent results or “I can’t undo this” moments — this is the right level.

What will your team master?

This Intermediate Photoshop course helps your team build the confidence and control needed to handle everyday visual tasks quickly and professionally. Instead of relying on basic tools or guesswork, your team will learn how to work with Photoshop’s core features properly — using layers, masks, selections and adjustment layers in a structured, non‑destructive way.

We focus on developing practical editing habits: organising files clearly, applying consistent colour and lighting adjustments, using Smart Objects for reusable assets, and building simple templates that speed up daily content creation. Your team will also learn how to add branding elements, text overlays and clean graphic touches that make images look polished and ready for web, social or print.

By the end of the course, your team will be able to produce reliable, professional‑looking images with far fewer mistakes — and with a workflow that keeps every project fully editable.

Course overview

Working confidentally with Layers, Masks and Clipping Paths

Building flexible edits using Layer Groups, Clipping Masks, Blend Modes, and Layer Masks to control adjustments without damaging the original image. Perfect for marketing teams who need quick, editable fixes.

Improving Everyday Images with Professional Adjustments

Using Levels, Curves, Camera Raw Filter, Colour Balance, and Selective Colour to fix lighting, colour casts and dull mobile photos. Ideal for social media, product teasers and behind‑the‑scenes shots.

Retouching & Cleanup Tools for real world photos

Removing distractions with Spot Healing, Patch Tool, Clone Stamp, and Content‑Aware Fill. Tidying backgrounds, smoothing surfaces and sharpening details without over‑editing.

Selections & Cut‑Outs Using Modern Tools

Creating accurate selections with Select Subject, Object Selection Tool, Quick Selection, and Select & Mask. Replacing backgrounds, working with hair, isolating products and preparing assets for web and print.

Working with Text, Shapes & Branding Elements

Adding logos, text overlays and graphic elements using Type Tool, Shape Tools, Smart Guides, and Layer Styles. Creating simple marketing layouts for web, social and internal comms.

Smart Objects, Linked Assets & Reusable Templates

Using Smart Objects, Linked Files, and Smart Filters to build reusable mockups, editable templates and consistent brand assets. Speeds up workflows for teams handling repeat content.

Preparing Images for Web, Social & Print Output

Exporting correctly using Export As, Save for Web, Image Size, and Artboards. Optimising images for websites, social media, email campaigns and print materials.

Delivery options

This Intermediate Photoshop course can be delivered online or onsite. Most individuals and small teams choose live online training for convenience, flexibility and easier scheduling, but onsite sessions are available across the Midlands and UK when hands‑on support is preferred.

What you say - our reviews

Greta Powell Training ReviewsGreta provided two excellent sessions at our offices cutting down on time and travel costs. The most impressive aspect was how she delivered the training that was specific to our needs. 

The response from staff has been overwhelmingly enthusiastic and we have already put what’s been learned into action. 

Thank you Greta, Head of Communications, World Habitat

It was so lovely to meet you and our training was brilliant, can’t wait to get cracking today and see what I can produce ! I hope our paths cross again, thank you so much. Training & Development, Leicestershire County Council

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Adobe Photoshop Intermediate Course FAQs

This is also available as an Online Photohop Intermediate Training session with a virtual live instructor.

You will have continuous live contact with your instructor throughout the whole of your course both via video, chat and sharing screens in real time.

All our digital design courses are available online.

We are happy to record your Photoshop training session but due to privacy issues can only offer this to company groups or private individuals 

If you have any questions about any of our Online Adobe Training Courses please do not hesitate to pick up the phone or drop us an email. 

Our Onsite Photoshop Training Courses are hosted on your premises across the UK including all major towns, cities and their surrounding areas.

We provide flexibility with booking dates which work to your schedule.

The training course is focused entirely upon you and your company requirements and can be tailored to suit you.

We are happy to tailor the Photoshop content to suit you.

The trainer comes direct to you so there’s no travelling involved for you or your team saving them travel and expenses.

Once the course is booked we organise an online chat with your trainer to discuss the content and any logistics involved in the course.

Our Onsite Photoshop Courses are available across the UK so please get in touch to discuss availability in your area. We visit all major cities and their surrouding areas including Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds.

We realise that not everyone likes to have all their training over full days so we can split the full days courses into 1 /2 day sessions.

*Unfortunately we are unable to offer this for our Onsite InDesign Courses

Booking with us

Please get in touch with us via the online booking form.

We will then get in touch and send the details of booking reservation and find out your timeframe for training.

We will then send across dates.

Once the booking is confirmed we then organise a pre-course call /meeting to discuss the course and any logistics around the day.

Payment

Payment for training is via BACS or Credit Card

Credit Card payment is via Stripe

*Greta Powell Training Ltd does not collect or store your card details.

Purchase Orders

We accept purchase orders from UK registered companies and the public sector.

Onsite Adobe Photoshop Intermediate Training Locations

This Photoshop Course is run across the Midlands, Leicester, Nottingham, Peterborough, Northampton, Sheffield, the North, Leeds, Liverpool, the East, Lincoln, Boston, Norwich, Hull, Huddersfield, Cirencester, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Cotswolds, Stamford, Worcester, Lincoln, Liverpool