If you’ve ever wanted to bring your branding, packaging, or product design ideas to life, this course is for you. In this intermediate Photoshop class, we’ll explore advanced mockup creation and layout techniques using smart objects, warping tools, and vanishing point grids. You’ll complete real projects like book covers, t-shirt designs, and interior design mockups while building a versatile creative toolkit.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: * Design realistic product mockups using smart objects and warping tools * Apply patterns to packaging, labels, and fabric mockups with precision * Use perspective and vanishing point tools to create professional layout presentations You’ll need a working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop CC before starting. With guided practice, plenty of shortcuts, and step-by-step builds, you’ll gain confidence creating visuals that look sharp, polished, and portfolio-ready. Join me, Kate Silver and let’s turn your ideas into mockups that sell. Instructor bio: Kate Silver is a graphic and shoe designer, Top Teacher on Skillshare, and instructor at the UK’s leading Adobe training center in London. She creates beginner and advanced courses on design software including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Canva, and more. With experience designing for brands like Jimmy Choo and Sophia Webster, Kate brings hands-on expertise to her classes, making complex tools simple and accessible. Her lessons focus on clarity, practical projects, and smart shortcuts to help students build real skills with confidence.

This fun and vibrant course is all about color, light, and creating striking designs that pop off the screen. If you're comfortable with Photoshop basics and ready to get creative, you’ll love learning how to make bold duotone and neon effects, and how to design full poster layouts that feel polished and professional.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: * Create custom duotone and neon effects using gradients, masks, and blending modes * Build layered compositions using glow techniques, text treatments, and lighting overlays * Design an eye-catching neon poster from scratch using reusable layer styles and visual tricks This course is ideal for Photoshop users who want to level up their visual design skills, with a focus on creativity and dramatic effects. You’ll need a basic working knowledge of Photoshop CC. As your instructor, Kate Silver, we’ll go step by step, using real projects and repeating key techniques, so you build confidence while creating high-impact visuals. Instructor bio: Kate Silver is a graphic and shoe designer, Top Teacher on Skillshare, and instructor at the UK’s leading Adobe training center in London. She creates beginner and advanced courses on design software including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Canva, and more. With experience designing for brands like Jimmy Choo and Sophia Webster, Kate brings hands-on expertise to her classes, making complex tools simple and accessible. Her lessons focus on clarity, practical projects, and smart shortcuts to help students build real skills with confidence.