Graphic Design Short Course

Curriculum

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop Interface. Working with documents. History palette

Image sizes

Physical and logical dimensions of the image

Image cropping. Selections. Logical operations with selections

Paint Bucket Tool

Gradient fill. Layers. The concept of layer

Working with layers

Retouching Tools. Correction Tools. Blur and Sharpen filters. Red-eye Reduction

Image Correction

Color Theory & Tone Correction

Color correction. Color models and modes. Practice

Creating a Composite Images. Filters. Text. Character and Paragraph palette

Bottom line

Repetition and summary of the studied material. Exam

Adobe illustrator

Adobe Illustrator Introduction

Introduction to vector graphics

Tools, palettes, menu commands

Workspaces. Handling of the documents

Graphic Primitives

Working with the objects

Using of basic tools

Basic object transformation

Scaling of the objects

Free transformation

Bezier Curves

Modifying of existing vector outlines

Nodes and segment classification

Working with paths

Vector paths copying and cloning. Paths grouping

Aligning and distribution of the objects

Basic operations with paths. Pathfinder Palette

Operations with paths

Trace

Import (placing) of bitmap images into Illustrator

Trace. Automatic and manual trace

Fills & Gradient Fills

Pattern Fills

Outline

Outline parameters

Creating and using of the brushes in Illustrator

Text creating and editing. Text options

Working with text in frames

Text wrap of graphic objects

Text import and export. Spellcheck

Placing the text along the path

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro Introduction

How to create a project, basics of editing and storytelling

Keyframes and Transitions

Basic of Montage

Editing and music to create different moods and styles

Text on Video

Animating and creating motion graphics

Adobe Premiere Pro title editor

How to create a composition, being familiar with tools and keyframes

Simple Effects

Final Project