Adobe Photoshop Advanced (Level 2)
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There is a point where someone is genuinely good at Photoshop and still slow, because the skill they are missing is not another tool. It is workflow. Every file gets rebuilt, every change is manual, and every repeat job takes as long as the first one.
This class is that step. Participants learn to construct files that absorb change rather than resist it, automate the sequences they repeat, and produce output that meets the specification a printer or a platform actually requires.
Working designers take this to sharpen technique and fix habits picked up under deadline. Agencies and in-house teams take it to establish shared production standards. It counts toward the Graphic Design and Digital Media Production certificates.
Content and exercises are built around real work, and private group sessions are built around your own brand, templates, and files. Classes are delivered live online, and on-site delivery is available across the Colorado Front Range. This class sits alongside our other Adobe Creative Cloud classes.
This course includes
- Live, instructor led class delivered across four sessions
- Advanced work on your own real files and difficult subjects
- Non-destructive systems built with smart objects and layer comps
- Automation, batch processing, and production-spec output
- Digital learning materials and take home reference guides
- Certificate of completion for every participant
Description
The first sessions are non-destructive construction. Smart objects, smart filters, adjustment layers, and layer comps, used to build a file where the client's third revision takes two minutes instead of two hours. Most participants have used these individually and never as a system, which is where the compounding benefit lives.
The middle is advanced masking and compositing. Channel-based selections, luminosity masking, and edge work that survives at full resolution rather than falling apart when someone zooms in. Participants work on genuinely difficult subjects, because the easy ones were never the problem.
The final sessions are automation and output. Actions, batch processing, and scripting the repetitive work. Then production: color management, soft proofing, sharpening for output, and preparing files that meet print and platform specifications the first time. Participants also work with AI-assisted tools at a level where they can judge the output rather than accept it.
What You'll Learn at a Glance
- Build files where a revision is an edit rather than a rebuild
- Use smart objects, smart filters, and layer comps as a system
- Mask and composite so the result holds at full resolution
- Automate repetitive work with actions and batch processing
- Manage color and soft proof before anything goes to print
- Prepare files that meet print and platform specs the first time
- Judge AI-assisted output rather than accepting it
Details
Duration
Prerequisites
Participants should be comfortable with layers, basic selections, and everyday Photoshop use, whether learned in a class or at work. Those without that foundation should start with Adobe Photoshop Beginners (Level 1). Photoshop must be installed before the first session.
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Tuition
Adobe Photoshop Advanced (Level 2) runs 14 hours across four live sessions. Enroll as an individual or book private training for your team.
- Individual enrollment: $895 per participant. Book a seat on a scheduled class directly. If no date is listed, request information and we will tell you when one opens
- Private group training: request a custom quote. Built around your own brand, templates, and files, and scheduled around your team
- Certificate credit: this class counts toward the Graphic Design Certificate and the Digital Media Production Certificate
- Employer funding: we provide invoices, purchase order documentation, and certificates of completion on request
Register above for the next scheduled class, or request a quote for group pricing and scheduling.