Learners will need access to Adobe Photoshop either through an older program or a new subscription.  There is a free first month available to students on the Adobe website.  No other program will be taught or can be substituted in this course so they definitely cannot complete this course without this program. 
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html?sdid=1SQHD8RP&mv=search&ef_id=CjwKCAjwgb6IBhAREiwAgMYKRuUDwlAcMZwPYFAa7a6k2FJBO2Wj6hj6CZjKXD7T6eCjpOxGj6TqeBoCf_kQAvD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!377775847177!e!!g!!photoshop%20download%20student 

They will also need a good mouse or a graphic tablet that is already set up and ready to go with Photoshop.  

Do I have to buy a graphics tablet for my learner?  Can they use their ipad and Apple pen for a graphics tablet. 

 To answer your questions I'm going to list two videos about this very topic from two of my favorite Photoshop artists.   I spent a lot of hours in Photoshop before I got my first graphics tablet but I wish now that I would have purchased it way sooner than I did! 

There is a version of Photoshop for the ipad but it's a bit limited and I'm teaching the fat full version that's been around for 30 years. 

In this video though he's showing the big version but how to use it on the tablet and a mac (not sure if it will work for pc or not) and utilizing "The Cloud".  

Message me and I'll send you two very good videos answering these 2 questions.  

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Adobe 
Youtube

Parents, you may need to help you learner acquire access to Adobe Photoshop either through an older program or a new subscription.  

There is a free first month available to students on the Adobe website .  No other program will be taught or can be substituted in this course so they definitely cannot complete this course without this program, so please don't ask me for a substitute program.