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Foundation Courses
- A to Z
(All students should attend the Foundation Courses during their
program at the Academy)
Other Academy Courses - A to Z
FOUNDATION COURSES
INTERIOR
DESIGN
Tutor
Wednesdays
1.1 Setting up yourself as an interior designer. Your design office.
The practical legal side.
1.2 The day-to-day running of the business.
2.1 Finding clients – taking a brief.
2.2 Interpreting the brief, dealing with the client, the project.
3.1 Sourcing/ contractors/ other professionals.
3.2 Fees, costings, contract or letter of appointment.
4.1 Expertise in recognising curtain fabrics/designs, upholstery
materials.
4.2 Expertise in recognising wall finishes/coverings, flooring/carpets.
5.1 Putting together what is needed from the brief.
5.2 How to instruct the contractors/provisional costs.
6.1 How to prepare yourself for a professional presentation plus
visual aids: mood boards, sample boards.
6.2 Dress rehearsal for the final presentation.
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WATERCOLOUR
SKILLS - OVERVIEW
This
course will teach the skills needed to learn the seductive art
of watercolour painting. Watercolour can be used to make inspiring
presentations for prospective clients. Not only is watercolour
a useful medium for building a portfolio of work, but also the
medium functions as an effective tool in helping students understand
the formal elements of design (colour, form, line, texture, light).
A solid understanding of these elements is the building block
on which great design is created. Watercolour is an accessible
vehicle to explore these themes - often producing stunning results
within weeks.
The
course will be structured in such a way as to teach important
principles of design while helping students learn how to manipulate
watercolour paint. Each day will start with exercises designed
to explore a different formal element of design, and finish with
applying these principles to a landscape or an interior. At the
end of the course students will have started to build a portfolio
of images of the built environment and / or landscapes in watercolour
paint.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week
One: INTRODUCTION
Introduction: Formal Elements of Design and Watercolour Painting
• All elements of painting introduced to students: colour,
form, line, perspective, light, texture
• Explorations of each of these elements within abstract
compositions.
• Brush strokes exercises
• Introduction to washes
• Wet on wet technique landscape painting
Week
Two: COLOUR
Colour in Watercolour Painting
• Colour theory lesson. subtractive /additive
• Colour wheel exercises
• Mixing colour exercises
• Colour and emotion explored
• Painting an interior using principles of colour
Week
Three: FORM
Form in Watercolour Painting
• Circle/ triangle/ square exercises
• Further exercises with washes
• Painting a space with the principles of form using washes
Week
Four: LINE AND PERSPECTIVE
Line and Perspective in Watercolour Painting
• Line: weight/style/direction
• Perspective: depth, space, colour, transparencies
• Painting a landscape or cityscape using principles of
line and perspective
Week
Five: LIGHT
Light in Watercolour Painting
• Light and shadow
• Creating mood through light
• Painting a landscape using principles of light
Week
Six: TEXTURE
• Special effects
• Texture
• Final painting created using all elements.
Supplies
List:
Set
of watercolour paints
A plastic palette
At least four good watercolour brushes – from sizes 1 to
12.
One large brush for washes
Watercolour paper size approx. 10” by 14”. Ideally
in a block
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Drawing
Skills - Tutor
DRAWING
SKILLS - OVERVIEW
This
programme of lessons is devised to orientate drawing skills towards
interior design. Whether the student has an art degree or has
not drawn since early school makes no difference. The lessons
have been carefully devised to cover all aspects of creative drawing
that will enable the student to become a confident, creative designer.
Towards the end of the course student's work should be of a standard
to show in their portfolio. They should also be able to sit with
a client and be able to draw out ideas freehand. A designer is
only limited by his / her own imagination, which will be greatly
expanded by the mastery of relevant drawing skills. It is greatly
recommended that the students also attend the watercolour skills
class in order to interpret these drawings into full colour renderings.
DRAWING
SKILLS 8-10 weeks course.
Module
1 of 10 - HOW TO BEGIN
Students will learn, with the use of reference points and "sighting"
how to represent what they see. With the use of special exercises
they will magically draw ellipses and circles freehand. By the
end of the lesson they will have drawn various objects in 3 dimensions.
Module
2 of 10 - STILL LIFE - THE BASICS ACHIEVED
In this lesson the students will learn how to relate one object
to another. By the end of the session the student will have achieved
an entire still life composition.
Module
3 of 10 - SHADING TECHNIQUES
The student will learn 5 different shading approaches. They will
learn to shade a sphere and look at how lighting affects shading.
They will then apply these exercises to the shading of a still
life of two apples.
Module
4 of 10 - DRAWING SURFACES
An arrangement of objects will be drawn which will include reflective
surfaces, metallic surfaces, shadows etc. The student will incorporate
these into a still life.
Module
5 of 10 - ONE-POINT PERSPECTIVE
One point perspective explained and by end of session each student
will have achieved 6 different drawings of an interior using one-point
perspective.
Module
6 of 10 - A KITCHEN INTERIOR
By the end of the lesson the student will have achieved a drawing
of a complex kitchen interior. This will include all the fittings,
tiled floor, work units, tables, lighting etc.
Module
7 of 10 - FURTHER ONE-POINT PERSPECTIVE OF INTERIOR
The students will have been encouraged to bring in photographs
or drawings of their own homes, or from any other source including
magazines. These will be drawn up in perspective by the end of
this session.
Module
8 of 10 - UNDERSTANDING 2-POINT PERSPECTIVE
2-point perspective exercises given. At the end of the session
a 2-point perspective drawing of lounge\waiting room will be achieved.
They will also see what can be achieved by altering the horizon
line.
Module
9 of 10 - MULTI-POINT PERSPECTIVE\ FURNITURE
By the end of the session the students will be able to place chairs
and various pieces of furniture in perspective. Although they
will all be using the same horizon line they will be using differing
vanishing points.
Module
10 of 10 - RENDERING OWN PROJECT
Students should bring their own projects to be drawn-up. They
will be at a standard to present to clients or employers. These
drawings should be collected towards a presentation portfolio.
These lessons can continue as the student wants to progress.
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OTHER
ACADEMY COURSES A - Z
AutoCAD
An
introduction to AutoCAD Version 2002/2004
The course is set around sessions so students can learn at their
own pace.
AUTOCAD MODULES CONTENT
Autocad for Beginners
Autocad for Intermediate Students
Autocad Workshops
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AUTOCAD/COMPUTER
AIDED DESIGN (CAD 1 & CAD II & III)) -
Course: Computer Aided Design ( CAD I )
Course
Content/Description:
This course is an introduction to Computer Aided Design/Drafting
(CAD), using
AutoCAD or Microstation. The course is aimed at people wishing
to gain experience
with AutoCAD or Microstation. The knowledge gained can be applied
over a wide
range of disciplines including mechanical, structural, civil
and architectural drafting,
surveying (mapping) , graphic arts and interior design.
At the completion of the course students should have gained
sufficient skills to be
able to produce 2D drawings (plans, elevations,sections) relevant
to their own
specialty or discipline.
Additional Information
Content:
. Introduction to CAD systems, basic line work
. Use of basic drawing entities, introduction to editing
. Using layers, using different line types
. Dimensioning and annotating drawings
. Pattern filling (hatching)
. Producing hard copies (plotting, printing)
. Storing standard shapes as blocks
. Final project
Minimum Entry Requirements
No prior knowledge of computers, CAD, or AutoCAD will be assumed.
Basic understanding of technical drawings and drafting.
Consistent attendance pattern is advantageous.
Course: Computer Aided Design ( CAD II &
III )
Course Content/Description:
The course is aimed at people that have basic (CAD II ) or intermediate
(CAD III) experience with AutoCAD or Microstation. The knowledge
gained
can be applied over a wide range of disciplines including mechanical,
structural, civil and architectural drafting, surveying (mapping)
,
graphic arts and interior design.
At the completion of the course students should have gained
sufficient
skills to be able to produce 2D or 3D drawings (plans, elevations,
sections, fly through, animation and still images) relevant
to their own
specialty or discipline.
The
course can be tailor made to suit individual design needs.
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PAINT
FINISHES
BRIEF
CV
A Brazilian-born Spanish artist who came to London twenty years
ago. Growing up in Spain from the age of eight, he was influenced
by the movement of the flamenco dancer, bullfighter and the
movement of local street life from the perspective of a visiting
American painter to his home town of Malaga.
Artists today use a variety of media through which to convey
their ideas. This course uses sand because it is at the core
of our own environment and is at once something visible and
invisible. It is beneath our cities' pavements and yet visible
in the cracks, beneath the sea and on the beach.
Our Artist has worked and collaborated in the last twenty years
for Interior Designers in different countries of Europe, he
has worked extensively on commissions worldwide and some of
his recent work includes Airport Terminals, Yacht Interiors,
Churches, Hotels, Theatres, to one of commissions for private
clients. He exhibits his artwork in different galleries and
museums around the world.
COURSE – Painting and Paint Finishes
Gilding, Sponging, Ragging ,Rag Rolling, Cheese Clothing ,Stippling
, Colour Washing, Dragging And Stippling ,Marbling ,Wood Graining
,Stucco Venetian, Ageing and Antiquing, Lacquer, Crackle Varnishes,
Tile Mosaics, Pebble Mosaics ,Big Scale Paints, Murals, Trompe
L'Oeil, Paints on Silk Fabric, Framed Pictures ,Screens, Pigments
etc.
Modules
1-11
Module 1 Special Effects; On the walls, Sponging On-Off, Mutton
Clothing, Rag Rolling, Stippling, Color Washing, Flogging
Module 2 Marbling Effect
Module 3 Wood-Graining Effect
Module 4 Lacquer, Gilding, Crackle Varnishes, Ageing and Antiquing
Module 5 Tiles Mosaics
Module 6 Pebble Mosaics
Module 7 Paint on silk
Module 8 Basic perspective for interiors
Module 9 Acrylic techniques
Module 10/11 Big scale painting on canvas & trompe l'oeil
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Web
Design
Saturday
Morning 10.00 to 13,00 hrs Web Design
Afternoon 14.00 to 17.00 hrs One to one tutorials.
Intermediate
to advanced development open session
For intermediate to advanced development of projects in web and
flash this session is for problem solving and development with
individual input. All parts of development may be discussed either
as group or individuals. Please help by being patient if another
student is in consultation.
Web
Design Modules
This content is subject to change
Introduction to web design
Lecture
Introduction to Web Design general discussion, questions and answers
Basic website layout and why it is setup this way.
Discussion on student project what ideas and how to implement
themWorkshop
Introduction to HTML and Dream Weaver basic setup and build a
basic site
Student
Achievement
Student will be able to open and setup Dreamweaver and produce
a basic site including links
Will include Index page
Homework
1. 100 words of what the web site is they want to produce and
why
2. Produce a basic website as with workshop
What is good design?
Lecture
How to produce a Mood Board or Ideas Box
Why product this as a beginning
Getting a domain and web server
What is Good and Bad Design?
Workshop
Table manipulation
Importing images and text
Background images
Student
Achievement. Students will be able to produce a mood board. Increase
knowledge of visual look a website can have using tables and images.
Homework
1. Production of a Mood Board or ideas Box dependent on idea
2. Redevelop basic web site with images and tables
Image
Manipulations
Group Work
Reading of a Mood Board or Ideas Box (Homework)
Lecture
What is good Navigation and site maps and production of good Image
practice why?What is DPI?
What are raster and vector images?
Workshop
Image Manipulation
Reducing a large image down correctly for best results
Introduction
to Fire works and Photoshop
Student
Achievement
Student will be able to produce well constructed and reduced images
will have basic knowledge of Fireworks and Photoshop.
Homework1.
Producing sit a map and developing ideas
2. Also 2 sites that reflect their ideas and 2 that are totally
not what they want?
3.
Web site
Add reduced images and to basic website as work shop
Basic
Graphical Website
Group
Work
Critic of ideas and presentation of 4 sites by student (Homework)
Lecture
How the internet actually works: social and current context
Roughing out a website ( Project Planning)Workshop
Production of a Basic website for Photoshop to DreamWeaver via
fireworks
Rollovers
Student
Achievement
Student will be able to produce a basic graphical website for
Photoshop design to DreamWeaver live production.
Homework
Produce 3 visual layouts for final project design, home, contact
and one other page.
Writing
for the web
Group
Work
Critic of ideas (Homework)Lecture
Writing for the web
What is a style, text conventions, legibility, hypertext, typography
and optimising for Google and other search engines?
What are frames and why use them?
Workshop
CSS
style sheets
Anchor points
Other Behaviors
Student
Achievement
Student will be able to understand about the necessity for text
and how to implement style sheetsHomework
Develop basic ideas for final project and attach CSS style sheets
to them
Web
optimisation
Group Work
Problems
and analysis of Project Work
Lecture
Meta Tags optimising for search engines and publicity
What is JavaScript and other scripting languages.
Workshop
Implementing JavaScript
Frames
Student
Achievement
Student will be able to able to search and implement pre-produced
JavaScript and understand Frame layout
Homework
Develop
further development of final project and attach CSS style sheets
to them
Web
other
Group
Work
Problems and analysis of Project Work
Lecture
Advanced layout and manipulation of ideas
That is a Database
Inserting flash and other mediums
Workshop
Start implementing web site design and production
Student
Achievement
Student will be able to other formats and how to acquire advice
and help
Homework
Finalisation preparation for final project
Final
Presentations
Lecture
The future of the web
Workshop
Project finalisation and full presentation of project
Student
Achievement
Fully working and live website
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Digital
presentation two sessions in Powerpoint and Flash
Introductions
to PowerPoint Presentation
Workshop
Use basic PowerPoint and templates
Homework
Production of a basic PowerPoint presentation using information
provided
More
advice use of PowerPoint
Workshop
Use implement PowerPoint and presentation
Flash Digital presentation
Introduction
of Flash for Digital presentation
Lecture
What is flash and how can it be used for a digital presentation
Workshop
Simple animation and use of time lines.
The
drawing layout
What is a simple and layers
Motion and other formats
Homework
Produce 2 Ideas for project
Flash
animations for Digital presentation
Lecture
How to develop and plan a Flash Project
Workshop
Re introduction to flash motion and further development in motion
and interaction.
Importing
images
Exporting flash movies
Homework
Produce 2 Ideas for project
Flash for the web for Digital presentation
Lecture
Producing a storyboard
Workshop
Further animation techniques and production
Homework
Produce graphical presentation as storyboard for project
Flash advanced animation for Digital presentation
Lecture
Presenting your project
Workshop
Producing a project
Animated navigation of flash
Homework
Start
implementing ideas into flash project
Final
Presentations
Workshop
Project finalisation and full presentation of project
Student
Achievement
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Tutorials
- Senior
Mentor
Tutorials
are based on individual practical projects particular to each
student. The projects are developed from two sources:
1. Real
client based projects as obtained from either the students projects
or from ADA
2. Virtual projects designed by the student + tutor in collaboration
to provide an idealised version of a project particularly favoured
by the student.
The
range of project subjects is infinite encompassing any design
format:
Architectural, landscape, interior, furniture, product, lighting,
exhibition, graphics, branding, etc.
Students
are encouraged to attend also for support, research, development
and critique / evaluation of their current areas of activity &
study within the school.
The
basis for the format is co-design team in practice i.e. learning
by practice as a lead or co designer. Students attend by individual
organisation at their preference. Individual programmes are planned
in collaboration with the Tutor.
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Kitchen
Design/Bathroom Design
Kitchens
Module
1:
Kitchen
as a heart of a house
Kitchen layout, ergonomics principles
Units, surfaces, materials
Appliances
Work with clients
Practical part: role-playing, designer meeting a client
Module
2:
Kitchen
drawing
Lines, scaling, shadings, etc
Technical drawings
Pricing
Practical part: students to create their first basic kitchen
Module 3
Showroom
visit
Working
in retail
Sales pressure and expectations
Variety of jobs
Administration
Customer care
Module 4
Practical
part: Exam
Exam
results
Discussion
Why to work in Kitchens and Bathrooms
How to look for a job
How to impress a potential employer
Future in Kitchen Design
At
this stage successful students should have understanding of kitchen
design, have enough knowledge to face clients and potential employers.
Bathrooms
Module
1:
Bathrooms as a place of hygiene and pleasure
Bathroom layout
Components
Basic plumbing points
Practical part: role-playing, designer meeting a client
Module
2:
Bathroom
drawing
Lines, scaling, shadings, etc
Pricing
Practical part: students to create their first basic bathroom
Module 3
Showroom
visit
Working
in retail
Sales pressure and expectations
Variety of jobs
Administration
Customer care
Module 4
Practical
part: Exam
Exam
results
Discussion
Why to work in Kitchens and Bathrooms
How to look for a job
How to impress a potential employer
Future in Bathroom Design
At
this stage successful students should have understanding of bathroom
design, have enough knowledge to face clients and potential employers.
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Photoshop
Why use Photoshop?
Brief history of
basic traditional photography methods and processes in relation
to compositing photographs using masking and double/multiple
exposure methods to give us an understanding of where Photoshop
has come from and how this and equivalent technologies have
evolved in a digital medium.
Beginner
Level
Introduction
Photoshop was originally developed as a digital solution to
the traditional technologies, and the skills and processes used
to select and manipulate areas in Photoshop are very similar
to preceding technologies in a number of ways.
Application Overview
Starting the application
Opening files from the hard drive, and opening new files
Saving files, and choosing file formats
File Management and Backing up Files Overview
RAM and Hard Drive requirements
Use of Memory Stick to save files on the move.
Resizing Images
Understanding resolution and pixels
Photoshop is a combination of raster and vector explained.
Vector vs. Raster (i.e. pixel) based images
Anti-aliasing
Understanding dpi for different media
72 dpi web and screen based work
300 dpi print
The Photoshop Workspace
Toolbox, palettes, hiding and docking palettes
Setting general preferences
Quick overview of
Photoshop Preferences and colour Settings
Monitor Calibration
Navigation
• Views
Standard Screen Mode
Full Screen Mode with Menu Bar
Full Screen Mode
Getting around, and viewing images using the Navigator palette
Zooming in and out
Using the Hand tool
• Using Guides
Document Workspace
• Increasing canvas size
• Cropping images
• Guides and Zooming
Zooming In
Zooming Out
Fit on Screen
Actual Pixels
• Notes on
Keyboard Shortcuts
Using Rulers, Guides
and grids to layout compositions.
Working with Layers
The Layers Palette
Creating, viewing, reordering, linking, and moving layers
Importance of Layer Order in composition
Background layers and regular layers
Keeping elements on individual layers for maximum flexibility
and experimentation.
Locking layers
Building a composite image with layers
Applying effects to layers
Deleting and merging layers
Organising artwork on layers
Creating and viewing layers
Selecting & removing artwork on a layer (dragging layers
to trash)
Rearranging layer order
Changing the opacity & mode of a layer
Advanced Layer Techniques
Maintaining control of your layers using Layer Sets.
Basic Layer Blending
Saving files
The Tools (and Options)
palette
Each tool in the tools palette can be edited using the options
palette.
The Move Tool
The difference between moving pixels and moving selection outlines
Working with Selections
Selection Tool overview Marquee, Elliptical Selections
Magic wand & Lasso tools
Add, subtract & transform selections
Combining Selection tools
Cropping the completed image
Selection Tools
Using the basic selection tools: the Marquees, and Lasso tools
Moving a selection
Rectangular & Elliptical marquee tools
Adding and subtracting from selections
Selecting by colour, using the Magic Wand
Filling selections with foreground and background colours
Stroking selection outlines
Hiding edges
Transforming selections
Feathering selections
Remember to Select_Deselect your selection when finished (Ctrl
D)
Using the colour Range command to select colours
Select_Colour_Range
Selections
Filling Selections using the Bucket and Gradient Tools, using
Empty (Fill) Layers
Selections
Selecting areas of an image
Advanced Selections
Softening selection edges using Quick mask* (or Feathering)
*best method
duplicating and Moving pixels
Filling and drawing edges around selections
Advanced Selection
Techniques
Symptoms
1) Hard Edge
Using Quick mask mode to soften edge selections rather than
using ‘Feathered Selections’
Within Quick mask
Mode:
Using Filter_Blur_Gaussian Blur to soften layer edges with accuracy
rather than simply Feathering Selection edges.
1) Glow round edge, this is resolved by:
• Select_Modify_Contract
• Select_Modify__Expand
Using the Modify
menu to modify selections
With selections
Editing and saving
selections
Complex Selections may take some time to perfect, so it is always
wise to save selections in case you can reload them later. (Or
if you do not get time to finish masking a selection and need
to return in another session to complete the selection)
Combining and moving
selections
Saving and loading
a selection
Applied
Select an image from Google (other) and make a selection
Basic Key Commands
The Crop Tool
Hiding or deleting parts of the image
The Brush Tool
Setting brush options - Hard and Soft Brushes
Modifying brush shapes
Customising your own Brushes
The Eraser Tool
The Gradient Tool
Creating gradients
Using gradients with predefined selection areas
Basic Image Adjustment
and Correction
Brightness and Contrast
Colour Balance
Using Variations
Levels
Adding Grain
Using Filters
Text
Adding and editing text layers
Choosing fonts and styles, spacing for text
Applying Layer Styles to Text (e.g. Stroke, Gradient Overlays,
Drop Shadows etc)
Use of Fonts for Branding
Applied Exercise
How to create a business card / letterhead / branding using
graphics and text (using the Text Tool)
Converting text
layers to pixels (e.g. Making a logo Combining Pen Tool and
existing Text Layers
Image Adjustments
Colour Correction
Using Levels
Brightness Contrast
Using Hue and Saturation
Curves
Using colour Balance
Adjustment Layers
Colour Balance
invert
Using Adjustment
Layers to not damage layer artwork.
Adjustment Layers Affecting all Layers Underneath – Quick
fix for Printing Colour Problems! Changing the hue of images
Improving contrast and adjusting tonal ranges
These pixel editing options highlight the Importance of Keeping
colour on separate layers to allow flexibility in changing later.
Transformations
using Free Transform Tool
The Free Transform
tool is used for scaling (resizing), rotating, and distorting
elements of an image (which need to be on their own layer, so
may need to have had a selection applied to bring the pixels
onto their own layer).
Free Transform
Using Transform (also Right Click to select this mode) to Skew
and Distort Elements.
Painting and Basics
Photoshop interface - palettes and tools
Choosing paint colours, brushes and settings
Colours
Use of Colour and Form
Switching the foreground and background colours
Working from precise colours (e.g. Pantone)
Colours and Branding
Using the Swatches Palette
Choosing CMYK safe colours, and viewing CMYK output in the RGB
colour space
Using the colour sliders to choose colours
Choosing Custom colours
Retouching (Photography)
Using the Clone Tool
Using the Patch and Healing Brush Tools
Organising palettes
Rulers, guides and grids
Using the History palette & multiple undo
Viewing images
Working with palettes, menus & options Bar
Vector drawing tools
About Pixels, image resolutions and file size
The option palette
• Photo Retouching
• Colour and Printing
Colouring selections
Working with Channels
Manipulating Layers
Changing the colour
balance
Applying filters
Filter special effects
Composition
How to make a basic Room from scratch in Photoshop using Rectangular
Marquee Tools, Gradient fills and multiple layer
• 1 Point
Perspective
• 2 and 3 Point Perspectives
Scanning in Artwork
using Scanner
Sizing Artwork for Final Output
Understanding Dpi
Printing Artwork
Multiply and Screen Layers.
How to render a Line Drawing using Multiply Layers to maintain
line art on a separate (top ) layer using Colour, Gradient Tool,
and Wrapping Textures.
How to Wrap Textures
onto Desired Selection Areas.
Blending Modes/
Layer Settings
Using blending modes for layers
Overlay Mode
Multiply Mode
Screen Mode
Other blending Modes
Intermediate
Level
Using Layer Styles
and the Styles Palette
Stroke effects
Drop Shadow lighting effects
Inner Glow to give 3D lighting effects
Fast Working In
Photoshop - Jumping quickly between layers.
Using Ctr + Click
Shortcuts within the document Window to jump quickly between
layers.
Retrieving Selection
Edges using Ctr + Click within the Layers Palette.
This is especially useful when applying lighting to elements
on individual layers – Using the Gradient Tool.
Basic Pen Tool Techniques
Drawing paths
Drawing straight and curved paths
Combining straight and curved paths
Drawing a path around artwork
The History Palette
Setting History Options
Creating Snapshots
Creating documents from History States
Advanced
Level
Advanced Selection
Shapes – Using the Pen Tool
Logo Design – Using Vector Paths in Layers
Brief Overview of Graphic Design in the 20th Century –
New Objectivity, Modernism, Saul Bass, deconstruction, Warhol.
Contemporary Illustration styles.
Advanced Compositing
Working with Layer Masks
Retouching Images
and Photos
Resolution and image size
Cropping an image
Adjusting the tonal range
Removing a colour cast
Replacing colours in an image
Adjusting saturation and lightness
Removing unwanted blemishes and artefacts
Applying sharpness
Using the Clone Tool, Patch and Healing Brush Tools
Using the Dodge and Burn Tools
Using corrective filters
Overlays - changing the feel of photos, Old Sepia effects
Strategies for retouching using duplicate layers
Subtle detailing using Layer Masks for optimum control and flexibility
The History Brush
Using the History brush to restore from History states
Creating and Saving Brushes and Patterns
Creating textures
Clipping Groups
Using layers as masks for other layers
Shape Tools
Using Vector shapes in Photoshop
Understanding Photoshop in the Context of other programs
Working with Illustrator
and Photoshop
Placing and working with Illustrator files in Photoshop
Importing to Adobe Illustrator for Print (if required)
Importing vector graphics from Illustrator into Photoshop
Exporting PNG files
from Photoshop into other programs, especially Flash to maintain
layer transparency for animation.
Exporting Photoshop files (maintaining layers and Layer Sets)
to After Effects for animation. E.g. Title Sequence credits
sequence.
Exporting texture files into 3D programs (Light wave, 3D Studio
Max, Maya)
Photoshop Actions
Recording actions, and batch processing
Annotations
Creating visual and audio notes that appear on your image
Calibrating Monitors
Advanced use of Filters
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