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Professional course
Creative & Media
Creative & Media
Advanced Adobe Photoshop Training
Build practical capability in Advanced Adobe Photoshop Training through instructor demonstrations, guided exercises and a workplace-focused project.
Course overview
Turn learning into workplace capability.
Build practical capability in Advanced Adobe Photoshop Training through instructor demonstrations, guided exercises and a workplace-focused project. Participants complete guided practice, receive feedback and leave with repeatable methods plus a clear next-step plan.
The programme combines design principles, instructor demonstrations, guided production, critique, and professional preparation of final creative outputs.
By the end
Learning outcomes
- Explain the essential principles and workflow behind advanced selections and masking.
- Apply high-end compositing and professional retouching in guided exercises.
- Use colour grading and camera raw and smart objects and reusable templates to complete a practical output.
- Review, improve and deliver work using actions and production automation.
By the end
Learning objectives
- Explain advanced selections and masking and connect it to the participant's workplace context.
- Apply high-end compositing using a structured method and appropriate supporting evidence.
- Use professional retouching to complete a realistic task accurately and efficiently.
- Evaluate colour grading and camera raw by applying quality criteria, controls, and professional judgement.
- Integrate smart objects and reusable templates with related tools, people, information, and review points.
- Produce a practical, workplace-ready output together with a clear next-step implementation plan.
Practical curriculum
Course outline: Advanced Adobe Photoshop Training
A focused sequence designed for application, reflection and measurable next steps. Expand each module for its detail and practical exercise.
01. Advanced selections and masking
- Creative purpose, audience, design principles, and production terminology for advanced selections and masking.
- Workspace, asset organisation, tool settings, and non-destructive production workflow.
- Guided techniques for building, refining, and reviewing the intended creative output.
- Quality, accessibility, rights, file-management, and export or delivery checks.
Practical exercise: Participants create and refine a small production asset, then prepare it for the required delivery channel while applying advanced selections and masking.
02. High-end compositing
- Creative purpose, audience, design principles, and production terminology for high-end compositing.
- Workspace, asset organisation, tool settings, and non-destructive production workflow.
- Guided techniques for building, refining, and reviewing the intended creative output.
- Quality, accessibility, rights, file-management, and export or delivery checks.
Practical exercise: Participants create and refine a small production asset, then prepare it for the required delivery channel while applying high-end compositing.
03. Professional retouching
- Creative purpose, audience, design principles, and production terminology for professional retouching.
- Workspace, asset organisation, tool settings, and non-destructive production workflow.
- Guided techniques for building, refining, and reviewing the intended creative output.
- Quality, accessibility, rights, file-management, and export or delivery checks.
Practical exercise: Participants create and refine a small production asset, then prepare it for the required delivery channel while applying professional retouching.
04. Colour grading and Camera Raw
- Creative purpose, audience, design principles, and production terminology for colour grading and camera raw.
- Workspace, asset organisation, tool settings, and non-destructive production workflow.
- Guided techniques for building, refining, and reviewing the intended creative output.
- Quality, accessibility, rights, file-management, and export or delivery checks.
Practical exercise: Participants create and refine a small production asset, then prepare it for the required delivery channel while applying colour grading and camera raw.
05. Smart Objects and reusable templates
- Creative purpose, audience, design principles, and production terminology for smart objects and reusable templates.
- Workspace, asset organisation, tool settings, and non-destructive production workflow.
- Guided techniques for building, refining, and reviewing the intended creative output.
- Quality, accessibility, rights, file-management, and export or delivery checks.
Practical exercise: Participants create and refine a small production asset, then prepare it for the required delivery channel while applying smart objects and reusable templates.
06. Actions and production automation
- Creative purpose, audience, design principles, and production terminology for actions and production automation.
- Workspace, asset organisation, tool settings, and non-destructive production workflow.
- Guided techniques for building, refining, and reviewing the intended creative output.
- Quality, accessibility, rights, file-management, and export or delivery checks.
Practical exercise: Participants create and refine a small production asset, then prepare it for the required delivery channel while applying actions and production automation.
Programme detail
How the course runs
Methodology
- Short instructor explanations that establish the principles, terminology, and workflow of Advanced Adobe Photoshop Training.
- Live demonstrations and demonstrations followed by guided creative production and critique.
- Individual, pair, and group activities using realistic inputs that do not require disclosure of confidential information.
- Facilitated review, peer discussion, trainer feedback, and correction against clear quality criteria.
- A final application task plus a personal or team action plan for transfer to the workplace.
Assessment & evidence of learning
- Opening diagnostic questions to establish experience, needs, and relevant workplace scenarios.
- Observation of guided practice and completion of module activities relevant to Creative & Media.
- Knowledge checks, review questions, or scenario decisions at appropriate points in the programme.
- A final practical output, simulation, presentation, analysis, or implementation plan reviewed against stated criteria.
- Trainer feedback and participant reflection identifying strengths, corrections, and next-step workplace actions.
Prerequisites
- Prior practical experience with the relevant foundation-level concepts or software is recommended.
- Participants should have access to a suitable laptop and an appropriately licensed, trainer-supported version of the required software.
Course completion & workplace transfer
- Record corrections, open questions, support needs, and an accountable next action for workplace application.
- Review the final practical output against the learning outcomes and complete the trainer's closing knowledge check, reflection, or skills demonstration.
Who should attend
Who this course is for
Designers, content creators, marketers and professionals producing visual communications.
01
Live online via Zoom Meeting
Join a scheduled public intake from anywhere. Trainer-led, camera-on, with hands-on exercises and Q&A throughout.
02
Private in-house group session on Zoom
The same programme run privately for one organisation on its own date, with examples tailored to your policies and roles.
03
Joining details by email
The Zoom link, meeting ID and passcode are sent automatically once payment succeeds, with reminders one day and one hour before the start.
Course questions
What organisations usually ask
Is Advanced Adobe Photoshop Training HRD Corp claimable?
The programme can be proposed as HRD Corp claimable training, subject to the employer’s eligibility, current scheme rules, course registration and final approval.
Who should attend this course?
Designers, content creators, marketers and professionals producing visual communications.
How long is the course and how is it delivered?
The standard duration is 2 Days. Every session runs live on Zoom with a trainer — there is no face-to-face or physical classroom option. Available formats: Live online via Zoom Meeting, Private in-house group session on Zoom.
How do I receive the Zoom link?
Reserve a seat online and complete payment. The Zoom joining link, meeting ID and passcode are emailed automatically the moment payment succeeds, followed by an automatic reminder one day before and one hour before the session starts.
What do I need to join the session?
A computer with a stable internet connection, the free Zoom client, a webcam and a headset. Sessions run in Malaysia time (GMT+8). Software used in hands-on courses should be installed before day one — the joining email lists what to prepare.
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*HRD Corp claimability is subject to employer eligibility, current scheme rules, course registration and approval. Public fees are indicative until confirmed in writing. Certification, licensing and statutory pathways may require an approved provider, separate assessment, experience or registration set by the relevant authority or awarding body.