Quickstart Photoshop Training Course

Learn how to confidently edit images, create professional graphics, and use Photoshop’s latest tools all in just one practical, hands-on day.

  • No experience needed, ideal for complete beginners
  • Hands-on training with real-world examples
  • Learn photo editing, layers, and design essentials
  • Includes modern AI tools like Generative Fill
  • Create content for social media, websites, and marketing

Photoshop Training Course Overview

This intensive 1-day Photoshop course is designed to help you understand the essentials and start creating professional quality graphics immediately.

We deliver both virtual online Photoshop Training or visit you onsite to host your course.

You’ll learn how to edit images, work with layers, enhance photos, and use modern AI-powered tools all in a clear, step-by-step format.

What makes this course different?

  • Beginner-friendly, no prior experience needed
  • Hands-on, practical learning (not theory-heavy)
  • Covers real-world tasks you’ll actually use
  • Includes modern Photoshop tools and AI features
  • Available online, onsite, or tailored for teams

What You Will Learn in This Photoshop Course

Beginner friendly skills you can start using immediately.

This Photoshop training course is designed to give you practical, real-world skills you can start using immediately. You’ll learn the core tools, techniques, and workflows needed to confidently edit images and create professional graphics.

Core Photoshop features and techniques

  • Understanding the Photoshop interface
    Get comfortable navigating tools, panels, and workspaces so you can work efficiently from day one.
  • Working with layers, selections, and masks
    Learn the foundations of non-destructive editing and how professionals build flexible designs.
  • Cropping, resizing, and image setup
    Prepare images correctly for web, social media, and print.
  • Using adjustment layers
    Make changes without damaging your original images.

Photo editing and enhancement

  • Colour correction and exposure fixes
    Improve dull or poorly lit images with simple, effective techniques.
  • Retouching and image cleanup
    Remove blemishes, distractions, and unwanted elements.
  • Sharpening and image optimisation
    Make your images look crisp and professional.

Design and creative techniques

  • Creating simple graphics and layouts
    Design social media posts, banners, and marketing visuals.
  • Adding and formatting text
    Combine typography with images for impactful designs.
  • Combining images and effects
    Build eye-catching visuals using multiple elements.

Using Photoshop AI tools

  • Generative Fill and content-aware tools
    Quickly add, remove, or extend parts of an image using AI.
  • Smart workflows and automation
    Save time with modern Photoshop features designed for efficiency.

What you said!

Hi Greta, everyone really enjoyed the day. Jane has already put her new skills into action and John and I are already making plans.

Jane, Head of Photography, St Georges Academy

Who is this course for?

  • Complete beginners
    You’ve never used Photoshop or feel unsure where to start
  • Business owners & entrepreneurs
    You want to create your own marketing visuals
  • Marketing & social media professionals
    You need to produce content quickly and confidently
  • Anyone who wants practical, no-fluff training
    Learn what you actually need, not everything Photoshop can do

What you'll be able to do after this course

  • Edit and enhance your own images confidently
  • Create graphics for social media and websites
  • Use layers and tools without confusion
  • Work faster using modern Photoshop features
  • Stop relying on others for basic design work

Other Photoshop Courses

Photoshop Introduction

Visit our Photoshop Introduction Course

Photoshop Intermediate

Visit our Photoshop Intermediate Course

Photoshop Advanced

Visit our Photoshop Advanced Course

Photoshop Elements

Visit our Photoshop Elements Course

Quickstart Photoshop course FAQs

Learn Photoshop fastAs well as our onsite courses we also run this as an Online Quickstart Photoshop Training session.

All of our virtual Photoshop training is run with a live instructor who you can interact with throughout your course via video, chat and sharing screens in real time. 

24 /7 Training

Our courses are available 24 /7 including overnight and during weekends.

Do you record the courses?

Yes we do but unfortunately due to privacy issues we can only offer this for one to one sessions or company groups.

Half Day Training Blocks

We know for some people that full days of intensive training can be a bit much. Because of the flexibility of online training sessions full day courses can be broken down into two 1 /2 blocks.

We come directly out to you onsite UK wide to deliver your training courses at times and dates to suit you.

This is an introduction to Adobe Photoshop Training Course so ideal for beginners or those with a little experience.

We always organise an online meeting /voice call prior to the training to ensure you get the exact content and course delivery you want.

We run a wide range of onsite Adobe Training Courses across the Northampton region, the Midlands and UK wide and in short are happy to visit you wherever you’re located.

Our courses are ideal for either 121 sessions or companies looking for a more private and custom approach to their Photoshop training event.

There are a wide range of courses to choose from including our Introduction to Advanced ones but our tailored Photoshop courses are always extremely popular.

Adobe Photoshop Training in Chester This course is designed for beginners or those with minimal experience looking to increase their current skill level.

This course is ideal for anyone who needs to get to grips with the basics quickly without getting to overwhelmed with content.

It’s popular with anyone who needs to use Photoshop for basic editing images in their daily workflow such as resizing, cropping, slight tweaks and colour pops.

It’s very popular with content creators, photographers and particularly popular with small businesses needing to design professional and creative imagery for print or social media.

Our training is delivered to company groups, company rollouts or individuals.

Our online Photoshop Courses are available on any time zone so we can offer 24 hour availability including evenings, overnight and during weekends.

We run our online Adobe training sessions via the most popular video conferencing software including Zoom, Teams, Google and WebEX. 

We appreciate that not everyone wants a full day’s training. So for online courses there is an option to break the full days down into half days.

For example a two day course could be broken down into four half days over the duration of a week or two. Please mention at the time of the booking if you prefer this option.

Unfortunately we can only offer this with online training.

Our onsite Photoshop courses are run UK wide including all major cities and their surrounding regions. Rutland, Lincoln, Cheshire, Birmingham, London, Grantham, Sheffield, Cheltenham , Blackpool, Liverpool, The Wirral, Northampton, Peterborough, Milton Keynes.

We run a wide of design training courses, some of the most popular at the moment are:

 

Please get in touch to find out about location and availability in your area

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.

Quickstart Photoshop Training Course - Overviews

Starting with Photoshop

Create /Open Photos

New Print /Web /Mobile Setup

Photoshop Workspace /Tools /Panels

Presets /What are Presets in Photoshop

Working with Adobe Stock

Photoshop & AI

Take skills to another level with Photoshop and Firefly’s AI tools

Generative Fill & Expand 

Partner Models in Generative Fill: Choose different AI models in Photoshop, including Google’s Gemini 2.5 (Nano Banana) and FLUX

Generative Upscale /Remove

Harmonise Tool to automatically adjust lighting, tone and colour for blending objects

Generate Image /Neural Filters

Remove Tool

Sky Replacement

Photoshop Image Menu

Image Size /Resolution

Image Mode /RGB /CMYK

Image Adjustments

Photoshop Tools

Crop Tool /Crop Presets /Ratio

Move Tool

Selection Tools

Eraser /Background Eraser

Photoshop Retouching Tools

Clone Stamp Tool

Healing Brush /Remove /Patch 

Content Aware Move Tool

Photoshop Selection Tools

Quick Select Tool

Select /Subject /Background /Hair

Select and Mask

Object Select Tool

Colour Wand

Photoshop Transformations

Transform /Free Transform Tool

Scale /Rotate /Perspective /Warp

Content Aware Scale

Photoshop Export

File Formats

Print Output

Digital Output

Photoshop Work Area

Photoshop Interface

Photoshop Workspaces

Photoshop Tools /Properties

Photoshop Panels /Menu’s

Image Size

Image Size /Resolution

Dimensions /Fit To

Resample Options

Photoshop & Colour

Colour Modes RGB /CMYK

Pantones

Accurate Colour Sampling

Photoshop Layers

Create, Edit, Delete Layers

Merge /Link /Duplicate Layers

Photoshop Type

Working with Type

Editing Type

Character & Paragraph Type

Type Warp