Graphic Design and Illustration Course Outline

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Graphic Design and Illustration

Scott Morton
email: [email protected]
blog: mortons2.wonecks.net

Learning Graphic Design and Illustration by Andrew Faulkner, Conrad Chavez, and Brian Wood

Description
Learning Graphic Design & Illustration gives you an in-depth introduction to Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, two of the most widely used graphic design applications in the world. Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard for digital imaging excellence. Its powerful image-editing features and intuitive interface make it easy to learn and simple to use for both beginners and professionals. Adobe Illustrator CC is the industry standard illustration application for print, multimedia, and online graphics. Whether you are a designer or a technical illustrator producing artwork for print publishing, and artist producing multimedia graphics, or a creator of web pages or online content, Adobe Illustrator offers you the tools you need to get professional quality results.

Outline

Adobe Photoshop CC

Chapter 1 – Getting Started with Photoshop CC
Lesson 1 – Getting to Know the Work Area
Lesson 2 – Basic Photo Corrections
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Chapter 2 – Using Selections and Layers While Designing
Lesson 3 – Working with Selections
Lesson 4 – Layer Basics
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Chapter 3 – Improving and Extracting Image Content
Lesson 5 – Quick Fixes
Lesson 6 – Masks and Channels
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Chapter 4 – Enhancing a Design with Typographic and Vector Elements
Lesson 7 – Typographic Design
Lesson 8 – Vector Drawing Techniques
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Individual Project

Chapter 5 – More Photo Refinements
Lesson 9 – Advanced Compositing
Lesson 10 – Painting with the Mixer Brush
Lesson 11 – Working with Camera Raw
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Chapter 6 – Preparing and Outputting a File
Lesson 12 – Preparing Photoshop Files for the Web
Lesson 13 – Producing and Printing Consistent Color
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Individual Project

Adobe Illustrator CC

Chapter 7 – Getting Started with Illustrator CC
Lesson 14 – Getting to Know the Work Area
Lesson 15 – Techniques for Selecting Artwork
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Chapter 8 – Working with Shapes and Paths
Lesson 16 – Using Shapes to Create Artwork for a Postcard
Lesson 17 – Editing and Combining Shapes and Paths
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Chapter 9 – Transforming, Positioning, and Drawing
Lesson 18 – Transforming Artwork
Lesson 19 – Creating an Illustration with the Drawing Tools
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Individual Project

Chapter 10 – Working with Color and Type
Lesson 20 – Using Color to Enhance Signage
Lesson 21 – Adding Type to a Poster
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Chapter 11 – Working with Layers and Fills
Lesson 22 – Organizing Your Artwork with Layers
Lesson 23 – Gradients, Blends, and Patterns
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Chapter 12 – Expanding Your Toolkit with Brushes and Styles
Lesson 24 – Using Brushes to Create a Poster
Lesson 25 – Exploring Creative Uses of Effects and Graphic Styles
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Chapter 13 – Working with Symbols, CC Libraries, and Web Content
Lesson 26 – Creating Artwork for a T-Shirt
Lesson 27 – Preparing Content for the Web
End-of-Chapter Activities
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Individual Project