GRAPHIC DESIGNING COURSE

( 3 Month course )

Adobe Photoshop
CorelDraw =
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign

Adobe Photoshop Module

MODULE 1

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Interface

Use of Photoshop tools

 Panels and workspace

Layers- Layer styles, Layer effects and Adjustment layers

Selections- Quick selections and Selection Manipulation

Masks

Channels

Window Options

MODULE 2

Basic Photo Corrections and Manipulations

Resolutions and Image Size

Retouching Photos

Camera Raw

Image distortion

Image color Correction

Depth of Field
MODULE 3

Typography

Creating Clipping mask from type

Creating type on a path

Warping point type

Designing Paragraphs of type

MODULE 4

Vectors and Drawing

Bitmap and Vector Images

The use of Pen tool

The use of Path with artwork

Working with custom shapes and smart objects

MODULE 5
Digital Painting

The use of Mixer Brush

Brush settings

Use of Custom Brush Preset

Mixing Colors with Photographs

MODULE 6

Matte painting and compositing

Montage of Images

Applying Filters and Smart Filters

Use of Color Schemes

Use of Drop Shadows and Border

MODULE 7
Preparing files for Web.

Exporting HTML and Images

Web Gallery Creation

Creating Slices

MODULE 8

3D Images & Animation

Positioning of 3D layers in a Scene

Lighting a 3D scene

Rendering a 3D scene

Creating effects

Animating text with keyframes

 CorelDraw Module

Getting started with Corel Draw MODULE 1

Introduction to Corel Draw

Features of Corel Draw

Corel Draw Interface

Tool Box

Moving from Adobe Illustrator to Corel Draw MODULE 2

Common Tasks

Drawing and Coloring

Introduction

Selecting Objects

Creating Basic Shapes

Reshaping Objects MODULE 3

Organising objects

Applying color fills and Outlines

Mastering with Text

Introduction

Text Tool

Artistic and paragraph text MODULE 4

Formatting Text

Embedding Objects into text

Wrapping Text around Object

Linking Text to Objects

Applying Effects

Introduction MODULE 5

Power of Blends

Distortion

Contour Effects

Envelopes

Lens effects MODULE 6

Transparency

Creating Depth Effects

Power Clips

Working with Bitmap Commands

Introduction MODULE 7

Working with Bitmaps

Editing Bitmaps

Applying effects on Bitmaps

Printing

Corel Draw- Web resources MODULE 8

Introduction

Internet Tool bar

Setting your webpage

Exporting files MODULE 9 & 10

Creating buttons with rollover effects

 Adobe Illustrator Module

MODULE 1

Introduction to Illustrator

New features summary

Workspace basics

Tools

MODULE 2

Workspace basics

Customize the workspace

Create documents

Properties panel

Artboards

Tools

Tool galleries

Safe Mode

Set preferences

View artwork

Rulers, grids, and guides

MODULE 3
Drawing basics

Draw pixel-perfect art

Draw simple lines and shapes

Perspective drawing

Edit paths

Adjust path segments

Symbols

Create 3D objects

Define perspective grids

Draw pixel-aligned paths for web workflows

Draw with the Pen, Curvature, or Pencil tool

MODULE 4

Adjust colors

Select colors

Use the Adobe Color Themes panel

Use and create swatches

Color groups (harmonies)

Color Themes panel

MODULE 5

About painting

Gradients

Paint with fills and strokes

Brushes

Live Paint groups

Transparency and blending modes

Stroke an object
Meshes

Create and edit patterns

Patterns

MODULE 6

Select objects

Move, align, and distribute objects

Layers

Stack objects

Group and expand objects

Lock, hide, and delete objects

Duplicate objects

Rotate and reflect objects

MODULE 7

Crop images

Cut, divide, and trim objects

Transform objects

Puppet Warp

Combine objects

Scale, shear, and distort objects

Blend objects

Reshape using envelopes

Reshape objects with effects

Edit clipping masks

MODULE 8

Import artwork files

Save artwork

Export artwork
Collect assets and export in batches

Creative Cloud Libraries in Illustrator

Import bitmap images

Import Adobe PDF files

Import artwork from Photoshop

MODULE 9

Create Adobe PDF files

Adobe PDF options

Import and export text

Fonts

Format paragraphs

Format type

Special characters

Create type on a path

Scale and rotate type

Character and paragraph styles

Line and character spacing

MODULE 10

Create special effects

Create sketches

Create a drop shadow

Drop shadows, glows, and feathering

Summary of effects

Set up documents for printing

 Adobe InDesign Module

Module 1: Introduction to InDesign

New features summary

Create documents

Workspace and workflow

GPU Performance

Workspace basics

Set preferences

Toolbox

Customize menus and keyboard shortcuts

Recovery and undo

Adjust your workflow

Work with managed files

View the workspace

Save documents

Module 2: Layout and design

Create a table of contents
Add basic page numbering

Create text and text frames

About pages and spreads

Create an index

Create documents

Text variables

Create type on a path

Linked content

Align and distribute objects

Lay out frames and pages

Clipping

Module 3: Text
text

Wrap text around objects

Endnotes

Glyphs and special characters

Bullets and numbering

Find/Change

Anchored objects

Footnotes

Add text to frames

Edit
Captions

Module 4: Styles
Paragraph and character styles

Object styles

Drop caps and nested

Work with styles

Module 5: Typography

Text composition

Format paragraphs

Align text

Using fonts

Format text

Format characters

Leading

Kerning and tracking

Work with Typekit fonts

Module 6: Tables
Format tables

Create tables

Table and cell styles

Select and edit tables

Table strokes and fills

Module 7: Interactivity
Hyperlinks

Bookmarks

Buttons

Animation

Cross-references

Module 8: Drawing and painting

Draw with lines and shapes

Edit paths

Understand paths and shapes

Draw with the Pencil tool

Draw with the Pen tool

Compound paths and shapes

Module 9: Color
Apply color

Use colors from imported

Work with swatches

Tints

Understand spot and process colors

Gradients

Module 10: Export and publish

Publish Online

Adobe PDF options

Export content to HTML

Export to Adobe PDF

Export to JPEG format