Adobe Classes Chicago, IL

This 2-day program provides a comprehensive introduction to Adobe Photoshop. This course teaches students how to leverage Photoshop to create professional-quality images. Students will learn how to customize their Photoshop workspace and use Photoshop’s tools to edit, enhance, and augment graphics. Using Camera RAW and Adobe Bridge will also be included in the curriculum.

This 2-day program teaches advanced Adobe Photoshop skills. Using Photoshop’s tools, students will repair photos, work with selections and layers, and create special visual effects. Vector drawing and advanced compositing techniques are also included in the curriculum. Completion of this course will ensure that any professionals working with Adobe Photoshop will be able to unlock the tool’s full capabilities.

In this 18-hour class, participants will learn the important fundamentals of Photoshop to start using it right away. Attendees will work on a variety of projects from photo editing to creating graphics for web and print. Students will learn how to retouch photos, correct color, combine photos, use layers, start working with masks, use filters, save files properly for print, web, and more. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

This Adobe Creative Cloud crash course is an introductory hands-on workshop designed for creative individuals who aspire to take their design skills to the next level with Adobe’s powerful suite of tools. In this 2-day workshop, students will learn three of Adobe’s most popular software products: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. For InDesign, students will learn the interface, how to navigate master and local pages, how to format content, how to modify various layouts, and more. Within Illustrator, students with discover the interface, learn the pen and shape tools, understand how to export branding assets, and create logos. For Photoshop, students will also learn how to navigate the interface, how to work with layers, how to maximize smart objects, make modifications, and create a landing page.

This two-day Adobe Photoshop course focuses on the needs of current and aspiring professional photographers. Sharpen your creative eye by using a number of technical add-ons and applying best practices for taking, editing, storing, and publishing images. Specific topics include setting monitor calibration and color preferences, resizing images, layering, using Puppet Warp and Content Aware-fill to customize images, using Levels to enhance color, contrast, and tone, converting color images to black and white, retouching, and publishing.

Master some core Adobe Photoshop concepts in this five-day beginner bootcamp. The curriculum focuses on industry standard techniques and tools for photographers, graphic artists, video post production professionals, and web designers. Specific topics include professional imagery, fully leveraging available tools, consistent color output, Photoshop integration, and workflow management.

Combine the best elements of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop in this five-day introductory bootcamp. Photoshop is one of the world’s foremost graphics editing tools, and Lightroom enables users to manipulate and manage a large number of images. Specific areas of instruction include professional image importing and creation, managing and viewing photos, grouping, metadata, keywords, filtering, sideshows, image publication, and workflow optimization.

This comprehensive course offers an in-depth overview of Adobe After Effects. Students will learn how to develop dynamic visual assets with professional quality motion graphics and visual effects. They will learn how to enhance video, eLearning and other types of projects, utilizing best design practices.

This 2-day course teaches students how to use the basic functions of Adobe Illustrator. Instructors will cover Artboards and Workspaces before introducing the Tool Palette. Students will learn how to use Live Paint, the Pen tool and all of Photoshop’s patterns and color palettes. Completion of the program will prepare students to create professional effects, logos and multilayered designs.

This 2-day program on Adobe InDesign teaches the essentials of this publishing layout software. Students in this class will learn how to design and publish many types of content, such as marketing materials, newspapers, magazines, catalogs, and more. With no need for previous experience, students will leave this program ready to create high-quality layout designs.

In this 18-hour class, participants will learn the important fundamentals of InDesign to start using it right away. Attendees will work on a variety of projects: 1 and 2-page advertisements, a double-sided brochure, a magazine layout, and even an entire book! Students will learn how to work with type, graphics, manage large files using paragraph and character styles. Students will also master pages, learn how to prepare files for printing, and how to export to a PDF. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

In this 18-hour class, participants will learn the important fundamentals of Illustrator so they can start using it right away. Attendees will create a variety of graphics such as logos, icons, patterns, and more. Students will learn how to use the Pen tool to draw custom vector graphics, convert hand-made drawings to vectors, use the Pathfinder feature to merge basic shapes into complex shapes, create patterns for fashion design, save files appropriately for web or print, and much more. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

In this 18-hour class, participants will learn the important fundamentals of Adobe After Effects so they can start creating incredible motion graphics and visual effects right away. Attendees will learn to animate graphics, text, and photos. Students will learn to import designs (created in Photoshop and Illustrator) into After Effects, animate those designs, work with a timeline, keyframes, basic and custom easing (including the graph editor), and export the final animation as a video or animated GIF. Students will also learn to work with null objects, hold keyframes, start working with 3D objects, use video footage to create a movie title sequence, and more. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

In this 18-hour class, participants will learn the important fundamentals of Adobe Premiere Pro so that they can start using the industry-leading video editing software right away. Students will learn how to import video footage, use the timeline, create titles, use audio, and perform multicam editing. Attendees will also learn basic color correction techniques, adjust the speed of video (speeding it up or slowing it down), remove a background with green screen removal, add video transitions, and more. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

Create video effects and motion graphics that enhance real-world projects and presentations in this three-day intermediate Adobe After Effects course. Participants who are familiar with After Effects and Photoshop basics usually do well in this course. Core concepts include 3D kinetic typography, expressions, audio linking, infographic techniques, and special effects. Specific topics include color correction, workflow management, animation and shapes, 3D capabilities, camera control, particle generation, and advanced effects.

Deepen your understanding of Adobe Illustrator in this two-day, intermediate level course. Through a series of hands-on exercises, participants who have completed Illustrator I develop, evaluate, and optimize eye-catching websites. Specific topics include using the appearance panel, creating advanced clipping masks, customizing the workspace, managing workflow, using advanced brush techniques and the gradient mesh tool, inserting graphs, and utilizing patterns. Other topics include logo digitization, basic symbolism, and artistic perspective.

Obtain the techniques and tools you need to create successful product designs in this one-day intermediate Adobe Illustrator course. Through a combination of instructor guidance, individual and group projects, and class discussions, participants learn how to create feature rich and visually appealing websites that engage users. Specific topics include setting up the artboard, using guides, snapping, grids, texts, and shapes, and exporting assets.

Increase your Adobe Illustrator proficiency in this five-day, basic-level bootcamp. This platform is one of the leading vector graphics designing and editing programs in the world. Participants who are somewhat familiar with Illustrator usually benefit from this course. Specific topics include layered animation, gradients, transparency, 3D effects, working with colors and color groups, and using tools like Artboard, Bristle Brushes, Puppet Wart, Property Tools, and Shape Builder.

Elevate your Adobe InDesign skills in this two-day, intermediate-level class. Using the most current InDesign version, participants strengthen their document construction skills, maximize work efficiency, and incorporate the latest design standards into their creations. Specific topics include advanced transparency techniques, blending modes, page layout, shape conversion, stylesheet techniques, tables, and text flow, linked file management, Creative Cloud utilization, long document management, PDF accessibility, and HTML/CSS exports.

Further develop your Adobe InDesign Tablet and Mobile publishing skills in this one-day intermediate course. Participants who have successfully completed an InDesign Essentials class learn how to create new documents, or modify existing ones, to formats like EPUB, Kindle/AZW, MOBI, PDF and HTML for Kindle, iPad, and other such users. Added interactive elements, like video and music, enhance your creations. Specific topics include creating e-books, hyperlinks, and EPUB documents, converting graphics, redefining reading orders, adding metadata, exporting HTML code, creating and exporting documents, and learning best practices for Section 508 compliance.