City Lit Pro: Adobe Creative Cloud intensive stage 1
Time: 10:30 - 17:30
Location: Keeley Street
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- Course Code: VK519
- Dates: 24/07/24 - 26/07/24
- Time: 10:30 - 17:30
- Taught: Wed-Fri, Daytime
- Duration: 3 sessions
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Christine Robertson
Course Code: VK519
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Duration: 3 sessions
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What is the course about?
On this practical course you will develop skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, following a professional print workflow. You will enhance and manipulate photographs with Photoshop, create designs and typography in Illustrator and lay out single and multiple page documents in InDesign. You will also learn how to integrate these programs throughout the course.
What will we cover?
• The key strengths of and differences between Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
Adobe Photoshop:
• Creating, opening and saving files
• Working with pixel based images
• Cropping and straightening images
• Isolating and working on specific areas of an image using selections
• Composing images using Layers
• Applying tonal and colour adjustments to correct or modify images
• Basic retouching of photographs
• Saving and exporting files from Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator:
• Creating, opening and saving files
• Working with Vector graphics
• Creating simple and complex shapes
• Adding colour using the colour picker, fill and stroke
• Working with type creatively
• Tracing and converting bitmaps into vector images
• Creating graphics for icons and logos
• Integration with Photoshop
• Saving and exporting files from Illustrator
Adobe InDesign:
• Creating, opening and saving files
• What is desktop publishing?
• Creating single and multi-page documents
• Layout and manipulating text and images
• Creating swatches and applying colour
• Integration with Photoshop and Illustrator
• Preparing work for print.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
You will learn in a relaxed environment with a small group of up to 10 people.
• Recognize how to work within a professional print workflow
• Manipulate and enhance images using Adobe Photoshop
• Create graphic designs in Illustrator
• Create single documents and a multiple page document with text and images in InDesign
• Prepare work for print.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
No prior knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign is required, but you should have good computing skills with some knowledge of Mac or Windows systems and be confident in using the keyboard and mouse in using either the Microsoft Word processing program or with text based creative software. For example; you should know how to launch an application, create, copy and save files.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
You will be taught by presentations, demonstrations, discussions and exercises.One-to-one guidance and support will be given throughout. Notes will be provided.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
No costs.Bring a pen and a pad to take notes and a USB stick or portable data storage so you can take your work home.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
You can develop your skills further in City Lit Pro: Adobe Creative Cloud intensive 2. City Lit offer a range of courses in Graphic Design, Illustration, Animation, Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign to enhance your Design practice. Please visit the website for more details.
Christine Robertson is a Creative Producer with over 30 years’ experience in the Creative Industries, working in the Music, Film, Publishing and Technology sectors. An early adopter of all things digital, she is passionate about the transformative power of technology in both commerce and business and in innovating and enabling creative production and communication. Alongside her own businesses, Christine is an experienced Lecturer/Teacher and enjoys both the vibrancy of City Lit and meeting and working with its diverse and engaged students. Christine lectures at the BBC Academy and other UK Universities on a range of Tech/Communication and Business focused courses.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
