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Adobe Photoshop CS6 Advanced with ACP Exam 3 Days - Manchester
Key Course Details:
Level:
Advanced
Duration:
3
Days - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£695 + vat
Join the professionals in getting the best out of the world's leading image-manipulation program. Our course will show you how to unlock the power of Photoshop's advanced tools and help you to become more proficient and confident in handling images. Pass the ACP exam and get qualified!
With our help, you will take your existing Photoshop know-how and enhance it as you learn how to retouch faces and apply powerful workflow automation routines. You will learn advanced techniques for controlling brushes, colour, and entire compositions. This course is a great way to step up to expert level, helping you produce visuals that impress. You will test your new skills as you take the ACP exam.
Join the professionals in getting the best out of the world's leading image-manipulation program. Our course will show you how to unlock the power of Photoshop's advanced tools and help you to become more proficient and confident in handling images. Pass the ACP exam and get qualified!
With our help, you will take your existing Photoshop know-how and enhance it as you learn how to retouch faces and apply powerful workflow automation routines. You will learn advanced techniques for controlling brushes, colour, and entire compositions. This course is a great way to step up to expert level, helping you produce visuals that impress. You will test your new skills as you take the ACP exam.
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Photoshop Advanced with ACP 3 Days
Course Details
This 3-day Advanced course will help to develop your skills as you explore the professional features of Adobe Photoshop. We will show you how to work with the clever image-handling tools that can help you to produce stylish output every time. We will cover advanced topics such as facial retouching and automating workflows.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Apply advanced facial retouching and manipulation techniques
- Handle and adjust photos in Camera Raw format
- Enhance images by using content-aware tools
- Warp images and apply other special effects
- Customise and create brushes and patterns
- Mask and lock parts of an image
- Automate your workflow with other Creative Suite programs
The final day of the course is dedicated to the Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) Photoshop exam, including trying a mock exam, reviewing answers, and then taking the real exam. The ACP exam represents an official qualification, and you will be provided with an instant pass or fail result. We are confident that you will join everyone we have already helped to pass the exam and collect an official certificate of Adobe Certified Professional status.
As well as giving you the opportunity to take the ACP exam, this course is the perfect preparation if you plan to take the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exam.
Our goals are for you to understand the advanced features of Photoshop, to become a confident power user, and to leave with an ACP qualification under your belt.
Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:
This course is intended for those who wish to enhance their existing knowledge of Photoshop and who work as digital artists and photographers as well as those who work for advertising agencies, design agencies, marketing agencies, production houses, and specialist corporate departments.
You will need basic experience in using Photoshop. Ideally, you will have taken our Adobe Photoshop CS6 Introduction 2 Day course.
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Full Course Outline
The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
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Location Details
This course is provided at the XChange Training Manchester training centre based at:
Piccadilly House
49 Piccadilly
Manchester
M1 2APPiccadilly House is located in the heart of Manchester directly next to the Piccadilly Gardens transport interchange with excellent bus and tram connections and is easily accessed from Piccadilly train Station (5 mins). Victoria station is also close by (around 10 mins).
Daily course times run between 10am and 4:30pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks. We recommend arrival at 9.45am for registration on the first day of the course.
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Photoshop CS6 Advanced ACP 3 Days - Upcoming Manchester Course Dates
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Client Reviews
"An excellent introduction to Photoshop - well paced, informative and the tutor was very attentive to our needs. "
Hayley Gelling, Production Guild, Photoshop Essentials - 1 Day
"The instructor was excellent and very patient!"
Sharon Clarken, Newsquest Magazines Ltd, Photoshop - 2 Day Advanced
"The course was well informed and our tutor was very knowledgeable and patient with all students. I would highly recommend this course and XChange Training for the future. "
Jenni Prichard, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, Photoshop - 2 Day Introduction
"Great one to one training which was really specific and which I can implement immediately to my everyday workload as soon as I get back in to the office!"
Brunella Capozzi, Disney, Photoshop - 2 Day Bespoke
"Thank you very much for a really good course yesterday. I have been a Photoshop user for several years but this is the first time I have understood how the program works which is exactly what I wanted to achieve, as well as learn good practice and new techniques."
Robert Green, Larato, Photoshop 1 Day Introduction
"The instructor was clearly knowledgeable of their subject. Pacing was good and the content was applied to the different backgrounds of the people who were present. All staff were courteous - good facilities."
Bruce Fleming, Central Park Primary School, Photoshop - 2 Day Advanced
"As an experienced Photoshop user it was really good to be shown that what I'm doing and the things I have taught myself are in fact right! It's also great to be shown new features. Overall a very good two days. Thanks!"
Amy Smith, schuh, Photoshop - 2 Day Bespoke
"I now feel very confident with Photoshop, the last two days have helped build my knowledge of the program and I look forward to trying out the new things I have learnt."
Alex Goodman, iris Culture, Photoshop - 1 Day Introduction
"I've learnt a great deal in the space of four days and am very much looking forward to using my new Photoshop skills at work in my job! I have a new found confidence in using Photoshop as part of the work I do and I never thought I'd be able to say that as before I just completely avoided using it. "
Emily Ball, Brandfuel, Photoshop - 2 Day Advanced
"Trainer and content of the course were both excellent and exactly what I was after. With only two of us in the group we were really able to adapt the course to our personal needs and even work through real life examples. Would definitely recommend to any of my colleagues."
Claire Douglas, Centrica, Adobe Photoshop - One Day Introduction
Over 15 years of providing certified Adobe Photoshop training courses UK wide
5/5 Stars
The pace of the course was just right and there was opportunity to ask questions along the way. Phil was a super friendly and helpful trainer, so I'd recommend his training to others and will ask to do future training through xchange with him where possible.
03/11/2025
5/5 Stars
Really happy with the course content, exactly what I wanted from a beginners course. this has set me up for what i need at the moment and I may be back to advance further. Very happy to have the 6 month support and the recorded sessions, will help loads going forward!
09/09/2025
5/5 Stars
very informative
09/09/2025
4/5 Stars
Could do with more practical/exercises or working on your own rather than alongside the trainer to test knowledge and experience gained.
09/09/2025
5/5 Stars
I really enjoyed the course and discovered how badly I'd been using Photoshop for years! Learnt all sorts of new tricks that will make things easier for me.
21/08/2025
4/5 Stars
Some topics required more time
05/08/2025
5/5 Stars
Simon was great at covering the basics and specifically showing me how to do specific design requests that are relevant to my work context.
20/05/2025
5/5 Stars
The course was very well designed and allowed to me to learn at my own pace as well as a very friendly instructor.
20/05/2025
5/5 Stars
The course content was well laid out so that the skill levels keep moving up. All queries were answered expertly and in a way that everyone understands no matter what level.
08/04/2025
5/5 Stars
learnt spme new techniques
08/04/2025
Whats Included:
Your choice of Windows or Mac 
Certified hands-on training 
Small class size (max 4-8) 
6 months post course support 
Quality reference manual 
Authorised Course Certificate
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the course times?
For all courses in the Manchester Centre the normal session timings are 10am to 5pm with an hour break for lunch. In addition to the hour lunch break there are also two fifteen minute coffee breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.
Daily times are:
09.45 - Registration
10.00 - Course start
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Afternoon starts
17.00 - Course ends
Do you offer discounts
or promotions?
We offer a range of regular discounts available for self funding individuals, charities and education along with period special offers. See our promotions page for full details.
What is provided with this course?
During the course we provide all computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac, lunch and refreshments along with pads & pens. After the course you will receive the authorised Certificate, quality reference manual and 6 months direct post course support.
Does this course give
a qualification?
Yes this course provides you with an official recognised qualification which is the Adobe Certified Professional gained by passing the exam at the end of the course.
Can you invoice my company?
In short yes we can provide 30 day invoice terms to any UK Limited company with the provision of your official purchase order and/or completing the invoice request for your booking online.
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