Visual and web communication
Create and retouch your professional visuals (Photoshop, GIMP, Illustrator)
ICDL RS7526 · 14 / 24 hrs
The certification
ICDL – Create, retouch and prepare visuals with image-editing software — RS7526, registered until 27 February 2029.
Certifying body: EURO APTITUDES (trading name ICDL France), SIRET 409 155 892 00022.
Software and environments: Photoshop, GIMP or Illustrator.
Two options
Essential option
€1,090
People who already retouch images
Complete option
€1,490
Image-editing beginners
The placement test determines the right option. Price per person, net of tax (VAT not applicable), certification exam included.
This course is also part of the Certified digital communicator pack (visuals and website): 2 certifications · 48 hrs · €2,890 net of tax per person.
Objectives
By the end of the course, the learner is able to:
- Distinguish formats, resolutions and colour models, and respect copyright
- Capture, scan, open and save images in the right format
- Create an image and set up the software
- Edit an image: selections, layers, text, effects and filters
- Draw and paint to create or correct shapes and colours
- Prepare an image for the web or print
Programme
Programme built on the RS7526 certification syllabus (France Compétences registration). The order and length of each module are adjusted to the group after the placement test.
Digital image concepts
Pixels, resolution, compression, file formats, colour models, copyright and usage rights.
Acquire and save images
Screen capture, scanning, opening, saving and exporting in the right format.
Create an image and set up the software
New document, dimensions and resolution, preferences and workspace.
Select, compose, retouch
Selections, layers, text, effects and filters, animated GIF.
Draw and paint
Drawing and painting tools to create or correct shapes and colours.
Prepare for the web and print
Optimise file size and format, adapt the resolution and colour mode to how the image will be distributed.
AI image generation and usage rights (outside the exam)
Produce visuals with a generative AI, check their quality, know the terms of use and the rights attached.
Exam practice and sitting the certification
ICDL practice tests on the 6 skills of the syllabus, corrected with comments, then a supervised certification exam.
Audience and prerequisites
Audience: employees, freelancers, public-sector staff and jobseekers with CPF rights.
- Know how to use a computer and manage files; have the software available for online courses.
- Command of written and spoken French or English (courses delivered in French or English).
- Take the free ICDL placement test before enrolling.
Formats
In person
In a classroom in Mougins, Valbonne or Sophia Antipolis, in groups of 1 to 8 people, in full 7-hour days or 3.5-hour half-days. Workstation provided, with the necessary software.
Online
Live virtual classes with the trainer, in 3.5-hour half-days. You need a computer with the relevant software, an internet connection, a microphone and a webcam; a technical test takes place before the first session.
Hybrid
Sessions with the trainer, in a classroom or virtual class (at least 50% of the duration), and guided work on the ICDL practice platform, which is provided. Same technical conditions as online.
For online and hybrid courses, technical and teaching support is provided by phone and email, with a reply within 48 working hours at the latest.
Assessment and validation
- Before: free ICDL placement test.
- During: corrected exercises and practice tests.
- At the end: ICDL certification exam, online, supervised, with no reference materials. It lasts 35 minutes and has 36 questions (click zones, multiple-choice, screenshot questions); the certification is obtained with 75% correct answers or more.
- Satisfaction: questionnaire at the end of the course, then a questionnaire after 3 months.
Validation: ICDL certificate verifiable online if you pass, course completion certificate in all cases. The conditions for retaking the exam in case of failure are set out in the general terms of sale.
Teaching methods and resources: interview and placement test, then a pathway adjusted to the result. Demonstrations, exercises on professional cases, practice tests, digital materials given to the learner. Trainers experienced in the subject taught.
Accessibility
Courses are accessible to people with disabilities after a discussion with the disability officer, who assesses the adaptations needed. The rooms in Mougins, Valbonne and Sophia Antipolis are accessible to people with reduced mobility. Disability officer: +33 4 22 21 32 43, contact@antipolisformation.fr. For the ICDL exam, extra time (47 minutes instead of 35) can be activated.
Access times
Enrolment all year round. The course starts at the earliest 11 working days after the enrolment request on Mon Compte Formation. In practice, allow 2 to 4 weeks depending on the session calendar.
Funding
Possible funding: CPF, employer, FAF.
- Funding cap: €1,500 per certification of the Specific Directory. This course’s price is below that cap.
- Mandatory contribution from the account holder: €150 per course, on top of the price, for any enrolment since 2 April 2026. Jobseekers are exempt. The employer can cover it with a top-up contribution.
- Enrolment and payment exclusively on moncompteformation.gouv.fr. Antipolis Formation complies with the CPF code of ethics and does not cold-call by phone.
Prices are per person, net of tax (VAT not applicable).
Practical information
- Documents given before the start of the course: programme, general terms of sale, internal rules, welcome booklet.
- Enrolment and teaching questions: +33 4 22 21 32 43, contact@antipolisformation.fr.
- Complaints: same address, with a reply within 10 working days.
- Other answers: see the frequently asked questions on courses, ICDL certification and funding.
Enrolment and enquiries
A question about this course?
Describe your project: an adviser will contact you free of charge and with no commitment, with the programme and a quote.