Digital Design – An Introduction
Short course
In Poole
Description
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Type
Short course
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Level
Beginner
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Location
Poole
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Class hours
3h
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Duration
10 Days
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash Professional and InDesign are the perfect choice for designers and animators to create exceptional digital work. This unique introductory course offers you a complete introduction into the design possibilities of these most popular design based Adobe software packages. Whether you are a first time user or just need to brush up on the basic skills, this course will form a foundation and allow creative exploration over several different design platforms, giving you the knowledge to expand upon for future projects and interests.
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About this course
A desire to explore, experiment and release your imagination.
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Subjects
- Flash
- Design
- Photoshop
- Adobe
- Illustrator
- Painting
- InDesign
- Bitmap files
- Filling
- Colour pallets
Course programme
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!
Digital Design – An Introduction