Illustration: Web Design Training course

Web Design Training : Adobe Photoshop + Adobe Illustrator

4 days 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Online, Montreal, Quebec City

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The Web Design Training course at a glance

Length
4 days
Schedule
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Format
Live virtual class or in person in Montreal and Quebec City
Price
$899 per participant, or $764 for public bodies and non-profits (plus taxes)
Language
English

Doussou Formation and Web Design Training: key facts

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Web Design Training course outline

Introduction to the Web Design Training

Discovering Photoshop

  • Understand the work environment and the tools
    Manage the control panel
    Save your workspaces

Choosing colors and color modes

  • Color modes
    Color palette, swatches, gradients

Drawing in Photoshop

  • Use the pencil, the brush and the airbrush
    Use the eraser tool
    Use the paint bucket tool
    Use the gradient tool

Mastering the selection tools

  • Move tool
    Classic selection tools
    Use the Lasso tool
    Use the Magic Wand tool
    Use the Quick Selection tool
    Copy, move or delete a selection
    Save and reuse a selection
    Expand or reduce a selection
    Select or deselect all

Working text in Photoshop

  • Create and edit text
    Format text
    Format a paragraph
    Area type or point type?
    Convert text to image
    Create and use character styles on Photoshop

Use layers, masks and styles

  • How layers work
    Use the layers panel
    Manage layers
    Manage the layout of a document with layers
    Manage layer groups
    Layer compositions
    Build a vector mask and output an element
    Use fill layers

Discovering Adobe Illustrator

  • Illustrator interface
    Customize the workspace
    Uses : logo, illustrations, layouts...
    Vector processing and formats

Master vector drawing with Illustrator

  • Create predefined objects
    Precise objects positioning
    Foreground and background
    Rules, grids and landmarks
    Learn selection tools
    Create paths and shapes
    Pen tool : anchor points, handles and curves
    Key combinations
    Paths modifications : adding or removing anchor points
    Brush tool and Blob Brush tool
    Display modes
    Graph tools

Modifications

  • Transformation tools
    Ctrl + D Function
    Transformations functions
    Envelope Distort tool
    Pathfinder
    Fusion tools

Masks

  • Create a simple clipping mask
    Illustrator effects
    Appearance panel
    Alignment: objects distribution
    Illustration enrichment
    Contours
    Colors and using swatches : styles
    Global colors
    Create and apply gradients
    Transparency and blending modes

Work with text

  • Enrichment of point type
    Type on a path, area type and vertical type tool
    Find fonts

Layers

  • Layers organisation
    Isolation mode

Save and export

  • Save in Adobe Illustrator format
    Export in pixel format
    PDF format for printer
    Save: EPS, PDF, Flash
    Export to common formats: PSD, JPG, TIFF

Prices and practical information

Preferred rate

$764 / participant

Public bodies and non-profits · plus taxes

Standard price

$899 / participant

Businesses and individuals · plus taxes

Practical information

  • Length: 4 days
  • Schedule: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Format: Live virtual class or in person in Montreal and Quebec City
  • Payment: online (PayPal or card) when registering, or by invoice for organizations

Corporate Web Design Training training

Train your whole team as a private group, on your own documents, at your premises or in a virtual class, on the dates that suit you.

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Participant reviews

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Why take this Web Design Training course

Objectives: what you will be able to do

  • Getting familiar with Adobe Photoshop
  • Acquiring the basics of Photoshop to resize, crop, retouch your photos
  • Mastering image clipping with Photoshop
  • Preparing your visuals for print or for the web
  • Mastering the main features of Illustrator

Prerequisites

  • Have a good knowledge of his MAC or PC computing environment.

What is included

  • Course materials and exercise files for each participant
  • Certificate of attendance
  • Optional personalized coaching after the course
  • In public in-person sessions:
    • Tea and coffee
    • Lunch at a nearby restaurant
    • Parking (in some cities)
    • Wi-Fi access

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