Adobe photoshop class for web, email, and social media: Course overview
- Using Photoshop for web and social media images
- Image file size
- Web file formats
- The JPEG format
- The GIF format
- The PNG format
- Photoshop production tips
- Color on the web
- Using type on the web
- Selection tools
- Taking advantage of layers
- Layer masks
- Actions
- Filters that improve your web imagery
- Slicing in Adobe Photoshop
- Creating special effects
- Creating animations
- Creating imagemaps
This course is available individually or as part of these certificate programs
Photoshop class for web design & web graphics - Course Dates
All classes are led by a live instructor. Class times listed are Eastern time.
Photoshop class for web design & web graphics
Weekdays
Fri, Aug 22 2025 to Fri, Aug 22 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Photoshop class for web design & web graphics
Weekdays
Fri, Sep 19 2025 to Fri, Sep 19 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Photoshop class for web design & web graphics
Weekdays
Fri, Oct 24 2025 to Fri, Oct 24 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Photoshop class for web design & web graphics
Weekdays
Fri, Nov 21 2025 to Fri, Nov 21 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Photoshop class for web design & web graphics
Weekdays
Fri, Dec 19 2025 to Fri, Dec 19 2025
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Photoshop class for web, social media, and email: Course topics
Module 1: Overview of Photoshop for web, social media, and email
- Understanding when to use Photoshop
- Types of work where Photoshop is useful
- Overview of Photoshop tools used for online images
Module 2: Image file size for online images
- Photoshop resize wizard
- Manually resize
- Fit image
- Building a resize action
Module 3: Online file formats for images used online
- Understanding file formats used online: JPG, GIF, PNG
Module 4: The JPEG format
- Saving a JPG
- Using the matting feature for JPEG
Module 5: The GIF format
- General information about GIFs
- Exporting a GIF
- Lossy
- Color reduction algorithm
- Dithering
- Matting
- Transparency
- Interlaced
- Web Snap
- Modifying the color table
- Locking colors in the color table
- Saving Custom color tables
Module 6: The PNG Format
- PNG-8 vs PNG-24
- Transparency
Module 7: Photoshop production tips for web and online image use
- Zooming
- Guides & grids
- Taking advantage of the Info panel
- Using the transform features
Module 8: Color in web design and online images
- Hexadecimal system
- Color picker for HTML
- Converting Pantone colors for web use
- Using the Color panel for Hexadecimal colors
- Using Color Picker
- Using and creating custom swatches
- Locking colors in the color table
Module 9: Using type with web and social media using Photoshop
- Overview of text on the web
- Anti-aliasing
- Layer styles for type
- Saving styles
- Converting text to vector
Module 10: Understanding Photoshop selection tools for web design
- Marquee tool
- Selection tips and tricks
- Feathering
- Lasso
- Polygon Lasso tool
- Magic Wand
- Magic Eraser
- Using the Refine Edge feature
Module 11: Taking advantage of layers when creating images for online use
- Aligning and distributing layers
- Moving layers to other documents
- Layer sets
- Using Adjustment layers to change color
- Building a background
- Creating a pattern
Module 12: Layer masks for web and social media using Photoshop
- Creating masks
- Painting and editing masks
Module 13: Photoshop Actions for web and social media with Photoshop
- Saving tasks
- Building a droplet
- Saving optimization settings
- Creating droplets from settings
Module 14: Filters that improve your online images
- Using Smart filters
- Unsharp mask
Module 15: Slicing web graphics and online images using Adobe Photoshop
- Using the Slice panel
- Creating slices with guides
- Creating slices with the Slice tool
- Managing slices
- Saving slice selections
- Alt tags
- Updating XHTML files
- Exporting slices as CSS
- Export options for CSS
- Customizing code generated from Photoshop
Module 16: Creating special effects for web designs and online images
- Layer styles
- Using layer styles
- Creating and saving custom layer styles
Module 17: Creating animations using Photoshop for web and social media
- Frame-based animation
- Timeline-based animation
- Using layers in animations
- Importing images as frames
- Optimizing an animation
- Animation frame shortcuts
- Timeline-based animation
Module 18: Creating imagemaps using Photoshop
- Tool-based imagemap
- Layer-based imagemap
Photoshop course instructors
Learn Photoshop from expert instructors who authored Photoshop Digital Classroom, Photoshop Classroom in a Book, and Creative Cloud for Dummies. Benefit from skilled teachers with many years of using and teaching Photoshop who help you learn quickly and easily.

Grace
MS, Information Design
BA, Digital Communications
Adjunct Professor, St. Olaf

Jennifer
MS, Human Factors Information Design
BA, Commercial Art
UXQB Certfied
Adjunct Professor, Boston University

Greg
BA, Advertising Design
Adobe Certified Instructor
Author, multiple Adobe Creative Cloud books

Patti
BA
BFA
Adjunct Professor
Custom and private Photoshop classes
This Photoshop course is available as a private class. Curriculum can be customized for your specific needs. Photoshop classes can be delivered at your location, online, or in our classrooms. For more information, call 781-376-6044 to speak with a training consultant or contact us.
Adobe Photoshop Class for Web Design: Prerequisites
We recommend that you have the Adobe Photoshop software before starting this Photoshop class for web design. If attending in our classrooms, the software is provided, and if attending a live online class you can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it from the Adobe website. Basic knowledge of Photoshop is helpful, but is not required for this course.
Adobe Photoshop Class for Web Design: Course Materials
You will receive a comprehensive course manual for this Photoshop class developed by the Adobe Certified Instructors at AGI. AGI instructors that have created many of the official Photoshop training guides and books for Adobe Systems.
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