Immerse yourself in Adobe Photoshop during this comprehensive course designed for beginners. Over 6 weeks, Kyle Topping (of Spark Box Studio) will help you develop a strong foundation in the software covering selection tools, image manipulation, layers, and colour adjustments. You will work through engaging hands-on exercises and assignments that will empower you to proficiently edit and enhance images. By the end of this course beginners will have a foundation in essential techniques used most often in Photoshop. They will have skills in interface navigation, precise selections, layer manipulation, and effective colour adjustment.

Course Requirement: In order to take this course you will need to have access to a computer with an up-to-date version of Adobe Photoshop. The software is not included for this course. 

This course is running as both a live in-person and live online, each class will be recorded and available for replay for both in-person and online participants.

This registration page for participants who wish to take the course online. For registration to the in-person course please click here.



Meet Kyle! "I am a multi-disciplinary artist based in Prince Edward County, Ontario, where I own and operate Spark Box Studio, an artist residency, print studio and educational facility. My work has been exhibited in both Canada and the United States. I am a former professor of Art & Design at Loyalist College and hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Queen’s University. My projects have recently been featured in the Mount Sinai 100 exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario Superradiance exhibition held at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.

Drawing on scientific findings and current events, I create work that has roots in collage. Diagrams, blueprints and schematics are the building blocks of my visual language. Starting with a selection of found images, I look for new ways of interpreting science and technology. I assemble these images in Adobe Photoshop into nontraditional compositions, which are translated into prints. My preferred processes are relief print, screen print and etching. The goal of my work is to balance the technical vernacular of scientific research with images that veer into the fantastical and absurd. My work explores the way the visual language of science confers credibility, developing a fictional scientific mythology to interrogate climate science, the environment and the impact we have on the planet."

Offline registration - We prefer to take payment and registration through this form, but if you are not comfortable with this option and it is more than 2 weeks before the course begins, please check the "Offline" box in the Billing Information section below. We will contact you with alternative payment options. Payment must be received at least one week before the course begins.  

Processing fee - This covers transaction and ticketing fees. We've decided to use Regfox, the most affordable ticketing platform we could find, which will collectively save our participants over $1000 in processing fees per year.

Policies and Waivers - We've included these as part of the registration process (thank you for your patience!) to save some paperwork on your end and get straight to creating when we are in person!

  • We encourage those who are able to pay a little more to choose this price ($20/hr). By doing so, you are helping build a community that prioritizes access to the arts for all, and allowing us to cover more of our operating costs, which include Artist Instructor fees, rent, and more.

  • This price ($15/hr) allows us to cover most of the costs of running the course.

  • This price ($10/hr) is available to those who find the other two options too high for their household.

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