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. Expand your creative style and evolve your graphic design expertise, furthering your technical, conceptual and creative skills.

In this course, you'll learn to create professional-level imagery and graphics for a broad range of media, including print and the web. We'll cover advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop to bring your art to life, including advanced layers, selection techniques, filters, smart objects and file automation.

We strongly recommend you complete PUBL 001 - Photoshop I before registering for this course.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • navigate the Photoshop interface, tools, menu items and panels, and use advanced selection techniques to create well-designed raster art
  • adjust colour, tone, and lighting in Photoshop to correct image exposure and tonality issues
  • work with smart objects in Photoshop to create non-destructive edits and enhance the quality of your image concepts
  • use Photoshop content-aware tools and techniques to create image concepts
  • use the vanishing point filter to create and edit perspective planes
  • refine and make composite work more realistic using the camera raw filters
  • use Photoshop digital painting and file automation tools and techniques to work more efficiently
  • design a complex and compelling collection of raster art that highlights your conceptual, creative, and technical skills and communicates your design 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.

Micro-credential Badge

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. You must have downloaded Photoshop before you take your first class.

A functional webcam and microphone are recommended to allow for a more collaborative learning experience.

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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
Certificate Certificate of Achievement

Train your team

Interested in group training opportunities for this course? Tell us about your organization's needs, and one of our training consultants will contact you within one business day.

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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.