GRAPHIC DESIGN, also known as communication design, is the art and practice
of planning and projecting ideas and experience with visual and textual content.
Course Overview
Getting to Know the Work Area
The Photoshop Environment
Creating Custom Workspaces
Opening Images
Using the File Browser
Image Magnification
Viewing Document Information
Moving the Image
Undoing Mistakes and the History Palette
Using the options bar and other panels
Using the Tools
Displaying Drawing Guides
Setting Preferences
Opening an Image in Photoshop
Creating images in Photoshop Saving
images in Photoshop
Basic image editing
Cropping an Image
Bitmap Images
Vector Images
Image Size and Resolution Settings
Scanning Images
Placing Files
Supported import and export formats
Color Modes and Models
Color Management
Foreground and Background colors
Using the Color Picker
Selecting colors with the Eyedropper Tool
Selecting colors with the Swatches Palette
Parts of the Toolbox
Toolbox shortcuts
Tool Options
Marquees Tool
Magic wand Tool
Lassos Tool
Move Tool
Crop Tool
Slice Tools
Healing Brush Tool
Pattern Stamp Tool
Clone Stamp Tool
Patch Tool
Pencil Tool
Paintbrush Tool
Color Replacement Tool
Eraser Tools
History brushes Tool
Gradient Tool
Paint bucket Tool
Burn-dodge-sponge Tool
Blur-sharpen-smudge Tool
Shapes-line-rectangle-polygon Tool
Path selection Tool
Pen Tool
Type Tools
3D Tool
Hand-Zoom Tool
Foreground and Background colors
About Layers-fill and adjustment Layers
Using the Layers Palette
Creating Layers
Deleting Layers
Moving Layers
Layer Opacity
Locking Layers
Layer modes and blending options
Apply Layers Style
Flatting and saving file
Using the quick selection tool
Moving a selected area
Manipulating selection
Refining the edges of a selection
Editing a mask
Applying a filter effect to a masked selection
Creating a Gradient mask
Using the action palette
Recording action
Playing action
Editing action
Loading a saved action
About the type Layer
Creating horizontal and vertical type
Using horizontal and vertical type mask tools
Using character palette for text editing
Creating text warp
Rasterizing type
Converting type to Shapes
Adding effect to text
About special effects
Using filters
Basic filters
Filter Combinations
Slicing and image in Photoshop
Saving linked images in an HTML file
How to convert PSD file to HTML and CSS
Animating by hiding and showing layers
Animating with layer opacity and position
Using masks to create animations
Getting to Know the work Area
Overview
Working with Panels
Working with the tools panel
Understanding Rulers
Finding Resources
Selecting objects
Aligning Objects
Working with Groups
Arrange Objects
Distributing Objects
Working with basic shapes
Creating ellipses and polygons
Changing Stroke width and alignment Joining paths
Combining and editing shapes
Working with the pathfinder
Using Live Trace
Working with artboards
Scaling, reflecting, rotating, distorting and shearing objects
Working with rulers and guides
Changing Perspective
Using free distort
Transforming Content
Using the pen tool
Using the Pencil and brush tools
Drawing Curves
Editing a Path
Coloring and Painting
Editing a Swatch
Using Patterns
Working with Live Paint
Using Gradients
Threading text
Changing fonts size and color
Using styles
Warping text
Text on a path
Creating Outlines
Wrapping text around an object
Sampling text
Using Calligraphic Brushes
Editing a brush
Using Art Brushes
Creating a pattern brush
Creating custom brushes
Using and editing effects
Using appearance attributes
Creating and saving graphic styles
Applying an appearance to a layer
Applying a Photoshop effect
Creating Symbols
Editing Symbols
Using Symbols tools
CorelDRAW Basics and Interface
Getting Started
Exploring the CorelDraw Screen
File Management
Setting Up the Page
Moving Around the Current Page
Viewing Modes
Inserting and Deleting Pages
Changing Page
Using Multiple Workspaces
Customizing the Toolbars
Using Shortcuts
Saving Defaults
Setting File Backupsv
Drawing and Shaping Objects
Drawing and Shaping Tools
Using the Freehand Tool
Drawing Lines and Polylines
Drawing Freehand Polygons
Drawing Perfect Shapes
Reshaping Lines and Polylines
Drawing Curves
Reshaping Curves
Drawing Rectangles
Drawing Circles
Selecting and Deselecting Objects
Moving Objects
Copying and Deleting Objects
Deleting Objects
Sizing Objectsv
Mirroring Objects
Rotating and Skewing Objects
Using Transform Objects
Eyedropper and Paint bucket Tool
The Outline Tool
Choosing Outline Thickness
Choosing Outline Colors
Using Fill Tool
Uniform Fill, Fountain Fill, Pattern Fill
Interactive Mesh Fill
Copying Attributes
Setting Outline and Fill Defaults
Arranging Objects
Grouping and Ungrouping Objects
Using Guidelines
Using Snap To
Aligning Objects
Group and Child Objects
Combining and Breaking Objects
Welding Objects
Using Intersection
Using Trim
Using Layers
About Layers
Editing Layers
Setting Up a Master Layer
Moving, Copying, and Layer
Reordering Layers
Using the Object Manager
Special Effects
Drawing with The Artistic Media Tool
Shaping an Object with an Envelope
Extruding an Object
Blending two Objects
Using the Lens Effect
Adding Perspectives
Using Power Clips
Applying Contours
Applying Drop Shadows
Using Interactive Transparencies
Applying Mesh Fills
The Text Tool
Creating Artistic Text
Editing Text
Formatting Text
Setting Text Options
Creating Paragraph Text
Choosing Paragraph Options
Setting Indents Using the Ruler
Importing Text
Using the Spell Checker
Text Implementing Color Management
Creating Custom Color Palettes
Choosing a Color Using Color Harmonies
Applying Colors Using the Color Docker
Automatically Creating Color Styles
Importing and Sizing Paragraph Text
Flowing Text Between Frames
Formatting Paragraph Frames
Wrapping Paragraph Text Around Objects
Applying Drop Caps
Typing Text into Objects
Special Text Effects
Fitting Text to a Path
Converting Text to Curves
Creating Blended Text Shadows
Special Text Effects
Jumpy Text
Neon Text
Glowing Text
Chrome Text
Bevel Text
Creating Enveloped Text
Inserting Text Symbols
Adding Clipart
Modifying Clipart
What is a Bitmaps
Importing Bitmap Options
Adjusting Color
Hiding Certain Colors in a Bitmap
Applying Special Bitmap Effects
Creating Web Images
Advanced GIF Options
Special Page Layouts
Creating a Greeting Card
Print Previewing the Layout
Creating Labels
Print Options
Print Previewing
Exporting Drawings
Exporting to Graphic Formats
Copy and Pasting Into Other
Applications
About Styles and Templates
Creating a style
Applying a Style
Copying Properties
Custom Creation Tools
Creating Custom Patterns
Managing and Using Symbols
About Corel RAVE
Playing sample RAVE
Performing the five steps necessary to create RAVE animations
Working with the Timeline Docker
Tweening objects to create animation
Exporting to Macromedia Flash Format
Publishing to the web Create web Rollovers
Inserting Hyperlinks
Creating Sprites and adding behaviors
Creating interactive movies
Introducing the Workspace
Overview
Working with Panels
Customizing the Workspace
Using Context menus
Finding Resources
Viewing Guides
Adding Text
Working with Styles
Working with Objects
Working with object styles
Working with master pages
Changing the size of pages
Placing text and graphics
Creating and editing text frames
Creating and editing graphics frames
Changing the shape of a frame
Wrapping text around a graphic
Transforming and aligning objects
Selecting and modifying grouped Objects
Flowing text into and existing frame
Flowing text manually
Flowing text automatically
Finding and Changing a missing font
Checking Spelling
Editing text by dragging and dropping
Entering and importing text
Adjusting Vertical Spacing
Changing Fonts and type Style
Changing Paragraph Alignment
reating a drop cap
Adjusting letter and word spacing
Setting Tabs
Working with Color
Creating and applying Colors
Working with gradients
Applying Colors to test and Objects
Creating and applying paragraph styles
Creating and applying Character Styles
Creating and applying object styles
Adding Graphics from other programs
Comparing vector and bitmap graphics
Working with alpha Channels
Adjusting display quality
Formatting a Table
Adding Graphics to table cells
Creating and applying table and cell styles
Creating PDFs
Preflighting files
Packaging files
Previewing the page