Adobe Illustrator + Adobe Photoshop

• Adobe Illustrator is a powerful drawing software program offered by Adobe. Anyone, regardless of artistic or computer ability, can use Illustrator to draw shapes and lines, create text, or import graphics and pictures. You can use Illustrator to do a layout for a book, create a web page, and the list goes on. The best thing about it is, however, that you can do all these things easily using Illustrator once you learn the program and what different functions and features it provides. 

• This course was designed to teach you everything you need to know to make full use of Adobe Illustrator. However, you should be forewarned that Illustrator is a large program because there is so much you can do with it. If you've used Illustrator before, then the first half of this course may serve as a review to you. That's because we start at the beginning, showing you around the program and teaching you how to do the most basic functions. These are the building blocks that will make Illustrator's advanced features easy to learn and use when we start to cover them later in the course.

• Adobe Photoshop is a complex graphics and image editing software and paint program.  Chances are, you've heard of Photoshop frequently in the past even if this will be the very first time that you use the program.  Adobe's Photoshop program has become a mainstay with graphics designers, professional photographers, and even hobbyists to edit graphics as well as create and manipulate images.  It's fun to use, and it can turn the most amateur photographer to a professional with just a few clicks of the mouse.

•  If you've ever used any software program to edit graphics or images before, then the Photoshop interface may seem familiar to you and some things may be quite easy to learn.   The reason is because most image editing programs on the market today are based on the Photoshop program.  Everyone wants to copy it because it is simply that convenient and effective.  However, Photoshop is by far the most extensive program available and offers the most features and options.  

Adobe Illustrator

• Navigate Illustrator and where to find all the tools and features you'll need

• Draw basic shapes

• Draw objects

• Create vector images, then edit those vector images quickly and easily

• Add color to your work

• Use blends, gradients, and patterns

• Create symbols to place into your work to save time

• Create layers and masks

• Draw landscapes such as buildings and houses with ease using perspective

• Add graphs to your documents

• Add text to your documents – and even to your objects and shapes

• Create drawings, business cards, brochures, or anything you want using Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

• Introduction to Adobe Photoshop

• Getting Started Using Photoshop

• Working With Images

• Resizing and Cropping Images

• Working With Basic Selections

• Painting in Photoshop

• Photo Retouching

• Color Correction

• Using Masks and the Quick Mask Mode

• Working With the Pen Tool

• Mockup

• Creating Special Effects

• Exporting Your Work