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Overview
Unleash your creativity with Adobe Photoshop — the most widely-used raster drawing program in the photography, graphics and web design industries.
Create your own impressive original digital artwork, composites, and layouts for posters and websites. Develop your creative style and expand your graphic design expertise, building on a strong foundation of technical, conceptual and creative skills.
In this course, you’ll gain the practical skills to create professional imagery and graphic art for a broad range of media, including print and the web. We'll cover the basics of Adobe Photoshop to bring your art to life, including creating shapes, using raster-based drawing tools, creating gradients and layers, and using colours.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- use Photoshop selection and masking tools to produce creative and technically skilled raster images
- create and organize layers in Photoshop to enhance image concepts
- create and modify brushes using the paintbrush tool in Photoshop to create digital artwork
- select and use advanced Photoshop layer tools and techniques to create image concepts
- use the pen tool to select and modify paths to develop complex image selections
- design a complex and compelling collection of raster art that showcases your conceptual, creative, and technical skills and communicates your artistic process.
Upcoming dates
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Registration for this course closes seven days prior to the start date.
After you've completed this course
Upon successful completion of this non-credit course, you’ll receive an electronic copy of your official transcript. You’ll also be able to self-print a proof of completion document from your Continuing Education student account.
Micro-Credential
Aligned to current industry standards, SAIT’s micro-credentials develop practical, real-world skills and include competency-based testing. Earning a SAIT micro-credential demonstrates to employers you have the required competencies — both skills and knowledge — to get the job done.
Students who successfully complete this course with a final grade of A- (80%) or higher will earn a micro-credential and receive a shareable digital badge.
Costs
Textbook and reading list
All required course materials are included in your tuition fees.
Technology
To be successful in this course, you’ll need:
- Access to your own computer or laptop with standard hardware/software requirements.
- Internet access
- Adobe Creative Suite. You can access educational pricing to purchase this software using your SAIT email address as proof of your student status.
A functional webcam and microphone are recommended to allow for a more collaborative learning experience.
Financial support
Financial opportunities are available to help pay for your course fees. Learn more about how to reduce your education or training costs with available awards, bursaries, loans and grants including the Canada Alberta Job Grant.
Applicable certificates
This course applies to the following certificate programs:
- Certification type
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Certificate of Achievement
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.