Digital Design – An Introduction

Your tutor Sarah Shirtcliffe, will introduce you to the basics of the most creative programs. During the 10-week course you will be taught how to design and sketch a subject using Illustrator drawing tools then import the files in to Photoshop to add layers of colour and texture. Animate the different elements with Flash Professional interactive tools and create a Digital pdf booklet of the processes using the print and layout options InDesign offers. This will provide you the basic knowledge needed to start creating within these four powerful programs and get you started on your way to create unique, inspiring and fun Digital Art.

During the course you will explore, examine and experiment with:

• Creating new files and setting sizes
• Tools – where they are and what they do
• Layers and Layer Styles – what they are and how to use them effectively
• Common File Formats
• Colour pallets – painting, filling and subtracting colour
• Importing and reshaping textures
• Image and Video Files
• How integrate files from one program to another
• Vector and Bitmap files
• …and much more!