Intro to Photoshop tuition at home or workplace with Victoria & Albert Museum Photoshop tutor

Get to grips with essential Photoshop skills in as little as a day with resident Victoria & Albert Museum Photoshop Tutor Paddy Hartley. Both Mac and PC catered for and tuition is built around novice/intermediate learners


Learn how to use Photoshop as both a corrective and creative tool in an informal yet intensive day-long, one-on-one session in your own home or work place. His friendly and informal 6 hour sessions can be tailored for your specific needs in advance and additional days can be booked at a discounted rate. Small groups can also be catered for. Group sessions for businesses wishing to train staff in essential Photoshop skills can also be catered for.

Topics 1 and 2 come as a standard in this introduction to Photoshop and can be augmented with up to 3 other topics from which you can choose. Alternatively, Paddy can give you an excellent abridged introduction to all the topics listed and special requirements can be negotiated to fit your personal requirements.

Choose from essential skill topics:
1. Navigating your way around the Photoshop workspace
2. Understanding working with layers
3. Modifying the colour of your photographs
4. Photo repair and retouching
5. Photo manipulation and warping
6. Applying and formatting text
7. Repeat pattern generation
8. Applying and combining filters
9. Layer blending and other special effects.
10. Designing Powerpoint presentations using Photoshop

In addition to your tuition, clients will receive a set of clear PDF documents covering the essentials of the session along with a 2-week window of email follow-up advice. Bespoke sessions geared around template design (surface pattern, leaflet design etc) can also be catered for.

Clients must have their own desktop/laptop with either Photoshop Elements, Photoshop CS2 or later. You will also be introduced to free online Photoshop mimics for use in combination with Photoshop and additional online tutorials.

Pricing: (Payment on the day of deliver prior to the session commencing)

1 day one-on-one session £250
2 days one-on-one sessions £350 (£175 per day)

1 day session for 2 people £350 (£175 each per day)
2 day session for 2 people £450 (£112.50 each per day)

1 day session for 3 people £450 (£150 each per day)
2 day session for 3 people £550 (£91.60 each per day)

Tuition can be delivered through zones 1 to 5 though can negotiate travel beyond zone 5 and outside London.
For further details and for larger groups and additional sessions contact.
Paddy Hartley at paddyhartley@gmail.com