Part-time adult education, evening classes: London: City Lit

Art and design computing and Photoshop

This popular course focuses on the creative potential of the application Photoshop. Students will be encouraged to experiment with the program’s features for the creation and manipulation of digital images. Successful completion of this course leads to a City Lit certificate.

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Key course information

Dates
07/01/12 - 18/02/12

Day(s)
Sat

Duration
7 weeks

Time
10:30 - 16:30

Fees
Full fee: £370
Senior fee: £370
Concession: £228

Venue
KS - Keeley Street

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Course code
VG267

Availability
This date is full

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Course outline

What is the course about?

Starting with basic skills and quickly moving onto more in-depth techniques, this course provides a thorough foundation into Photoshop. You will learn to exploit its extensive range of creative features and tools. Each lesson is designed to provide you with maximum opportunities for hands-on skills development. Through a combination of interactive demonstrations and constructive practical tasks you will explore your creative potential and produce original, eye catching designs. You will get the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to design and produce original artwork based on a specified brief.

What topics will we cover?

- Introduction to the main features of the program.
- Constructing and managing multi-layered images.
- Imaginative methods of layer manipulation for collaging.
- Applying a wide variety of special effects and styles to digital images.
- Incorporating text as a visual element to enhance a design.
- Visual blending for manipulating tone and colour.
- Defining, refining and editing selections.
- Engaging imaginative approaches to enhancing your images.
- Working with masks to hide and reveal areas of an image.
- Applying colour and tonal adjustments to digital images.
- Experimenting with photographs or scanned work.
- Using shapes and vectors for illustrative results.
- Techniques for stripping down images as graphics.
- Importing images using a scanner.
- Saving images for print and web output.
- All students will work on individual design projects under guidance from the tutor.
- A City Lit Certificate will be awarded on successful completion of design projects.

By the end of this course you should be able to:

- Use the selection tools to isolate areas of an image.
- Construct and manage multi-layered images.
- Incorporate, edit and format text using the Type tools.
- Utilise a variety of tools to edit localised areas.
- Apply colour adjustments to digital images.
- Apply a range of special effects and filters to images.
- Design original work from a specified brief.

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?

This course is intended for beginners, although students with some basic experience of Photoshop or those who wish to gain a certificate may also find it useful. Students should already have a good understanding of using a computer for word-processing. . If you have never used a Mac computer before, you might find our course ‘An introduction to Apple computers’ that runs each term useful.

You should be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and will be invited to take part in group discussion. You should be able to use numbers and be able to do simple measurements.

Please look at the rest of the course outline carefully to decide if you may benefit from support in your English and Maths skills to help you to take part fully in this class.

How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?

The course structure consists of demonstrations, discussions and practical exercises. Students will be given the opportunity to produce original designs based on a set design brief. One to one guidance and support will be given throughout.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

Books will be recommended but are not essential purchases. Printing costs are covered on the course. A CD-R will also be provided for storing work.

Do I need to have an interview before I can enrol?

No.

What feedback will I get?

You will receive regular feedback from your tutor throughout the course, as and when appropriate. At the end of the course you and your tutor are asked to assess the progress you have made.

How will I be able to give my views on the course?

Please complete the evaluation form at the end of your course. These are monitored and help us to continually improve our courses.

How do I find out if I can get some support for my learning?

You may be interested in: education and careers advice; financial and childcare support; disability support; support for Deaf and hearing-impaired students; dyslexia support; English and maths support; counselling, and library services (supported learning centre). To find out what may be available to you, and how to apply, see page 213 of the 11/12 course guide, or visit www.citylit.ac.uk/students

When I've finished, what course can I do next?

Advanced Photoshop or other digital arts courses at City Lit. See the programme guide for further details.

General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Information and Advice Shop, open Monday to Friday 12:00 – 19:00 during term time, and Monday to Friday 12:00 – 17:00 out of term time. See the course guide for term dates and further details.

Who can I contact for further information?

Tel: 020 7492 2700

visualarts@citylit.ac.uk

Please email us for advice or call us during these times:

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays - 9.00 -12.00 & 15:00-18:00

Thursdays - 9.00-12.00

Saturdays - 14.00-17.00

To enrol on a course, call 020 7831 7831.

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