Graphic Design

Level 1

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

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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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Let us take you on a journey that will give you the life that you have been dreaming of!

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