Topics include creating a new document, changing page setup, working with text, using the tool palette, character and paragraph formatting, inserting pictures and drawn items, working with master pages, managing document files and printing. Topics in this hands-on workshop include automatic drop caps, working with paragraph rules, adjusting kerning and tracking, scaling text horizontally and vertically, working with style sheets and templates, picture styling, working with multiple items, working with layers, creating and using libraries, and working with process color and spot color. Topics include how to use the drawing tools, selecting, moving, reshaping and transforming objects, fill, stroke, brushes, and pen options, adding and manipulating type, working with layers and combining paths and integrating gradients. Saving and printing will be discussed as well as different file formats. Students will learn how to integrate Illustrator with other major programs and achieve sophisticated page layout through text wrapping, filters, pathfinders, and working with masks.
Illustrator offers solid Internet readiness and exporting capabilities.
Topics include how to use the painting and drawing tools, selection tools and color-correction tools, creating channels, layers and paths, using masks, adjusting scale, opacity, brightness and contrast, defringing and feathering, and printing a separated image and a halftone. The course will explore all of the elements of photoshop in a more in-depth manner. Emphasis will be placed on making more intricate selections, advanced color correction and retouching, and in-depth use of paths, channels, layers and filters. Also explored will be how Photoshop can be used in conjunction with other software programs, such as QuarkXPress and Illustrator. Now Photoshop has become the common denominator in the production of Multimedia projects, Digital Video and Web Development.