Graphic Design
Graphic Design is one of the most highly demanded skills in the freelancing marketplaces. With more companies going online every day, the demand for Graphic Designers is ever increasing. In this program, we will teach you how to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create industry-standard designs that will help you get freelance jobs easily.
Course Contents
Self Paced
80 Hours
Mentor LEd
40 Hours
Tests
10+
Assignments
6
Price
$300
With this knowledge you will be able to
Work with industry-standard Adobe programs
Understand design theory and modern design trends
Create unique logos for brands and individuals
Design business cards, flyers, posters, social media designs, etc.
Edit and retouch photos
Build a portfolio of professional designs on Behance, Dribbble, etc
Work as a freelance graphic design in marketplaces like Upwork, Fiverr, People Per Hour, etc
Course Curriculum
- Chapter 01: Introduction
- Chapter 02: Fundamentals of Graphic Design
- Chapter 03: Illustrator Interface and Navigation
- Chapter 04: Working with Objects and Shapes
- Chapter 05: Other Essential Tools
- Chapter 06: Appearance and Path Options
- Chapter 07: Alignment, Stroke and Panels
- Chapter 08: Pen Tools, Typography and Shape Builder
- Chapter 09: Art Board Tools and Exports
- Chapter 10: Project 1 - Flat Character Design
- Chapter 11: Project 2 - Business Card Design
- Chapter 12: Project 3 - Flyer Design
- Chapter 13: Project 4 - Banner Design
- Chapter 13: Project 4 - Banner Design
- Chapter 15:Project 5 – Rollup Banner
- Chapter 16: Project 6 – Vector Tracing
- Chapter 17: Project 7 - Logo Design
- Chapter 18: Photoshop Interface and Navigation
- Chapter 19: Working with Selection
- Chapter 20: Working with Layers
- Chapter 21: Other Selection Tools
- Chapter 22: Working with Colors and Lighting
- Chapter 23: Pen Tools, Brush Tools and Pattern Tools
- Chapter 24: Layer Usages and Masking in Depth
- Chapter 25: Project-1: Retouching Photo/Image
- Chapter 26: Project-2: Background Removal and Changing Background
- Chapter 27: Project-3: Background Blur – How to Blur a Background like Pro
- Chapter 28: Project-4: Removing Objects from an Image
- Chapter 29: Project-5: Photo/Image Manipulation
- Chapter 30: Project-6: Photo Editing, Color Adjustment and Correction
- Chapter 31: Project-7: Water Reflection Effects and Creating Filters
- Chapter 32: Conclusion
Course Curriculum
| Introduction to the course |
| Type of graphics and media |
| Color modes and resolutions |
| Why we use Illustrator? |
| New File/Document Setup |
| Workspace and Panels |
| Illustrator zooming, screen modes, navigation and undo & redo |
| Creating objects using shape tools and color apply |
| Direct Selection Tools, Copy/Paste options |
| Lock/Unlock, Hide/Show All |
| Arrange Function |
| Lasso Tools and Magic Wand tools |
| Scale, Shear and Transform Again |
| Rotate and Reflect Options |
| Clipping Mask and Free Transform Tools |
| Eyedropper & Gradients |
| Mesh Tools and Blend Tools |
| Offset path, Split Into Grid & Compound Path |
| Ruler, Guides & Alignment |
| Stroke Panel and Expand |
| Layer Panel, Transparency Panel and Transform Panel |
| Pen Tools |
| Type Tools & Outline |
| Shape Builder |
| Art Board Tools |
| Save File and Export options |
| Project 1 – Flat Character Design |
| ASSIGNMENT: Design a Flat Character |
| Document Setup for Business Card |
| Modern Trends and Inspiration |
| Layout |
| Creating the Business Card Shapes |
| Working with text and icons |
| Save File and Export options |
| ASSIGNMENT: Design a Business Card |
| Flyer Modern Treads and Layout |
| Flyer Design |
| ASSIGNMENT: Design a Flyer |
| Banner Design |
| ASSIGNMENT: Design a Banner |
| Rollup Banner Design |
| ASSIGNMENT: Rollup Banner Design |
| Manual and Auto Vector Tracing |
| ASSIGNMENT: Vector Tracing 3 Images |
| Logo Design |
| ASSIGNMENT: Logo Design |
| New File/Document Setup |
| Workspace and Panels |
| Photoshop screen modes, zooming in/out and navigation |
| Creating objects using Marque Tools |
| Color Apply in Photoshop |
| Feather, Expand and Contract |
| Layer Concept and Usage of Layers |
| Layer’s re-selection & customization |
| Merge Layers & Group Layers |
| Lasso Tools and Polygonal Lasso Tools |
| Magic Wand Tools |
| Magnetic Lasso Tools |
| Quick Selection Tools |
| Object Selection Tools |
| Designing a Cartoon Character |
| ASSIGNMENT: Design a Cartoon Character |
| Hue and Saturation – How to color a black and white image |
| Level and Curves |
| RGB vs CMYK |
| ASSIGNMENT: Color a Black and White Image |
| Pen Tools |
| Brush tools |
| Pattern Tools |
| Layers and Blend Mode |
| Opacity vs Fill |
| Layer Mask in Depth |
| Smart Objects |
| Adjustment Layer |
| Sharpening Images like a pro |
| Image Brightening – fixing the lightning |
| Removing Spot and Bugs from the Skin |
| Smoothing Skin |
| Applying Artificial Lipstick |
| Changing Eye and Hair color |
| ASSIGNMENT: Retouch an Image |
| Clipping Path/Removing Background with Pen Tools |
| Removing background from the hair |
| Changing Background and Color correction |
| ASSIGNMENT: Background Remove and Change Background |
| Background Blur Techniques in Depth |
| ASSIGNMENT: Blur the Background |
| Removing Objects using Clone Stamp Tools |
| Removing Objects using Content Aware Tools |
| ASSIGNMENT: Blur the Background |
| Creating a 3D pop out Manipulation |
| ASSIGNMENT: Image Manipulation |
| Color Adjustment and Correction in depth |
| ASSIGNMENT: Color Adjustment and Correction |
| Water Reflection Effects and Creating Filters |
| ASSIGNMENT: Water Reflection Filters |
| Conclusion |
We will also teach you SOFT SKILLS!
because you will need them to excel in the Freelance marketplaces
In addition to learning technical skills, you will also need freelancing skills, mostly tips and tricks on how to win jobs and grow your portfolio.
With our expert mentors who are also professional freelancers, we have created a complete freelancing skills course that will take you from a beginner to an expert in no time.
We will teach you how to find appropriate jobs, write proper cover letters and negotiate to get better rates for your work.
Most of the clients in the Freelance marketplaces communicate in English
To help you become better in your communication and negotiation, we will provide you with an Business English course.
We will start with the basics of the English language and we will teach you everything you need to know to communicate effectively with your clients.
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