The course will be taught using the Adobe Creative Suite (CS6), but is suitable for those using CS5, CS6 or Creative Cloud.
Module 1 - Introducing the Suite
The applications and interfaces
Zooming and navigating
Introducing image types and resolution
Adobe Photoshop
Module 2 - Introducing Photoshop
Creating a new document
Image resolution
Rotating and cropping images
Module 3 - Selections
The Marquee tools
The Lasso tools
The Quick Selection tools
Color Range
Refining a selection
Saving and loading selections
Module 4 - Introducing layers
Combining images using layers
Creating and managing layers
The Eraser tools
Transforming layers
Common adjustments
Module 5 - Taking layers further
Layer styles
Blending modes
Working with Adjustment layers
The Type Tool
Module 6 - Retouching tools
The Spot Healing Brush Tool
The Patch Tool
Content-Aware Fill
Content-Aware Move
Module 7 - Working with History
History basics
Configuring History
The History panel
The History Brush
Module 8 - Filters
The Filter Gallery
Gaussian Blur
Sharpening
Module 9 - Outputting from Photoshop
Colour modes
Exporting other file types
Adobe Illustrator
Module 10 - Introducing Illustrator
Vector graphics versus raster graphics
Creating a new document
Managing artboards
Module 11 - Basic shapes
Illustrator terminology
Drawing simple lines and shapes
Modifying paths
Module 12 - Formatting paths
Working with colour
Fill
Stroke
Module 13 - The Pen Tool
Creating simple line paths
Creating curved paths
Combining straight and curved paths
Modifying paths
Module 14 - Working with text
The Type Tool
Formatting type
The Area Type Tool
The Type on a Path Tool
Module 15 - Using layers
Working with layers
Managing layers
Module 16 - Outputting from Illustrator
Outputting from Illustrator
Adobe Swatch Exchange
Exporting artwork from Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Module 17 - Introducing InDesign
Creating a new document
The newly-created page
Guides
Working with frames
Module 18 - Working with type
The Type Tool
Importing text
Linking text frames
Character formatting
Common paragraph formats
Using Notes
Creating simple tables
Other useful text options
Special characters and symbols
Module 19 - Working with styles
An introduction to styles
The styles panels
Creating styles
Applying styles
Editing and managing styles
Overrides
Module 20 - Working with graphics
Importing images
Scaling and moving
Text wrapping options
Module 21 - Working with multiple frames
Grouping, aligning and distributing objects
Stacking objects
Converting shapes
Transforming objects
Layers
Module 22 - Working with colour
Working with colours
Creating tints and gradients
Module 23 - Preparing a document for output
Resolving errors in a document
Printing a document
Exporting files for printing
Packaging a document
Exporting a file in another format
