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Adobe Illustrator for Beginners

Course code: FC0357A

Course category: Adult Education Weekdays

Course Topic: Art and Photography

End Qualification: College Certificate of Completion

Hours: 6-9pm

Start date: 15/09/2011

Course duration: 6 weeks

Course venue: City College Main Campus

Course aims:
This digital media course is an excellent introduction into the uses and power of the program Adobe Illustrator

Illustrator is an industry standard design tool and can be used in a variety of ways within the context of design and illustration. Whether you’re a designer or illustrator you will learn how to develop ideas from sketches into more formalised visualizations and illustrative designs. The course also looks at issues concerning outputting files and file types for exporting to both web and print mediums.

At the end of the course you’ll be able to produce both web and print based imagery for promotional material, posters, business cards, formalised illustrations, character designs and to develop drawing and layout skills using the software.

Adobe Photoshop may also be used to complement certain aspects of design using Adobe Illustrator.

Course topic: Art and Photography

Course content:
Components of the course will include:

A general introduction in using Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator as an industry level drawing, illustration and design tool
Working with File types
Adobe Illustrator working with other Adobe products
File import / export to and from Illustrator
Colour management for web/print
Import/export to and from other Adobe products

Facilities for students:
You will be based at our City College Main Campus where we have extensive and excellent facilities for practical and theory work. These include: state of the art Windows PC’s and Apple Macintosh’s with industry level software.

Teaching and learning aids such as Smart Whiteboards, data projectors, personal City College email accounts, Virtual Learning Environment and personal online file storage space will compliment and aid student’s on the course.

Tutors:
Tutors assigned to this course will have experience in teaching a range of modelling software and many of them work in the digital media design industries.

Awarding Body: City College

Entry Requirements:
This is a complex software package and students wanting to take this course should be extremely comfortable with all aspects of using a Windows or Macintosh based computer and have some experience in design software.

Progression and links:
Students undertaking this course will be able to produce work that could contribute to an entry level graphic and illustration design course and may also help to contribute towards a portfolio of evidence at interview for other Further Education courses.

The completed projects from the course may also help to contribute towards a portfolio of evidence for interview for within industry.

Fees for your course: £80

Disclaimer:
Although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, it does not form any part of a contract between City College Brighton and Hove and the student. Courses may be subject to change.

Timetables are subject to change and you should check with your tutor prior to enrolment for the details of your timetable.