About the DTP Adobe, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign suite: History, Use, Features, Day-to-day, References.

Discern Matrix or Vector
Understand the colorimetric modes: RGB, CMYK and the different representations of color.
Distinguish between working formats: .psd, .psb, .indd, .ai, .pdf, ect.

Menu
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Panel columns

Create a new “default” document
Open an image
Discover the characteristics of an image: Image size and resolution
Modify the work area

Workshop: Crop, straighten an image

Differentiate between quick selection tools and magic wand
Create a layer by copying
Pass a layer from one document to another
Apply a manual transformation
Rename the layers
Change the order of the layers
Basic recording

Photomontage workshops: Layers from one image to another the other, the basics of photomontage

Create a new document
Work with the rulers, rulers origin, guides and smart guides
Navigate the work plane
Create simple shapes Understand the
color picker
Differentiate the selection tool and direct selection tool
Understand the notion of anchor point
Move and transform simple shapes:
– The Rotate tool
– The Scale
tool – The deformation tools
Use layers
Discover the “Bézier curves” tools

Workshop: Create a pictogram with simple shapes

Modify the outline color
Modify the fill color
Work with the swatch panel
Add an outline
Work with the text in Illustrator
Configure the character formatting: font style, size, approach, kerning, line spacing … Free text, captive and curvilinear

Workshop: Create a vector logo

Create a new document
Work with rulers, rulers origin, guides and smart guides
Navigate the work plane
Understand graphics block tools
Differentiate selection tool and direct selection tool
Color outline and fill
Change outline thickness and color
Transform objects
Work with text in InDesign
Configure character formatting: font style, size, approach, kerning, line spacing …

Workshop: Business card

Import images from InDesign
Import multiple images
Import Photoshop compositions
Import Illustrator vector illustrations
Master the Links palette
Modify links
Embed an image

Workshop: Make an A3 poster

Work with text blocks and options: texts in columns, chaining
Import text: with formatting / without formatting
Link a text file

Workshop: Make a double-sided A4 brochure 3 pane

Handling the Pages panel
Navigating between pages
Inserting pages
Moving pages
Deleting pages

Workshop: Formatting an article on 2 double pages

Preflight and assembly
Export to pdf

Passing of the certification (if foreseen in the financing).