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Learn to draw and paint in a digital world. Express your artistic side with easy to use painting and drawing tools that work just like the real thing! Explore powerful and intuitive painting tools that let users of all levels work with a wide range of realistic media. Learn how to turn your digital artwork into paintings that you can hang. Recommended for anyone with the desire to paint in a digital medium. Example of digital art by David Hockney OUTLINE Week One – Introduction to d... [More]

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. In this Adobe InDesign CS5 class, you’ll get hands-on desktop publishing training and come away knowing how to use this popular page layout software to design and create professional-quality letterhead, business cards, brochures, PDF files that play movies, and more. You’ll discover that you don’t need to be a designer or an artist to produce beautiful documents! In each lesson, we’ll cover an impo... [More]

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. In this Adobe InDesign CS4 class, you’ll get hands-on training in desktop publishing and come away knowing how to use this popular page layout software to design and create professional quality letterhead, newsletters, business cards, brochures, PDF files that play movies, and more. You’ll discover that you don’t need to be a designer or an artist to produce professional quality documents! In each ... [More]

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. Learn to use digital editing techniques to show off your photos and memorabilia in Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking! Using Photoshop Elements, this course will teach you how to make the most of your scrapbooking talents and artistic ideas when you combine traditional and digital scrapbooking. Starting with simple projects, you’ll quickly learn how to build pages, use artistic journaling, and pr... [More]

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. If you’re already using the basic tools in Adobe Photoshop CS5, take your photo-editing skills to a new level! In this course, you’ll become an expert at using layers, layer masks, and other advanced features that let you change images easily long after you create them (and long after the Photoshop “undo” command expires). Non-destructive editing lets you work faster and reuse parts of images over ... [More]

Sick and tired of dodgy marketing material? Need a new business card or brochure or just need to know how to use Adobe InDesign software? In this two-day program you will take a hands-on approach to creating your own commercially printable DL flyer. Along the way you’ll learn all about how to use InDesign and gain tips, techniques and skills for all your design projects. This course will be run on Mac computers but is also suitable for PC users. Come to class with your own images an... [More]

Lightroom is one of the most intuitive programs for photographers to use to import images, manage workflow and complete powerful enhancements. This hands-on workshop will release the awesome power of this amazing program. Learn Lightroom secrets hands-on from one of Australia’s most awarded master photographers. Lightroom is one of the most intuitive programs for photographers to: import captured images set up a workflow (no more lost images!) complete powerful global and local enha... [More]

Photoshop Elements is a powerful image-editing program that is perfect for enthusiasts. This six-hour workshop will provide practical guidance to enable you to create, catalogue and manage your photographs and enhance your digital images. You will find you can accomplish excellent image creating and editing tasks. Learn from one of Australia’s most awarded master photographers. Learn from one of Australia’s most awarded master photographers. Please note: You will need to bring along... [More]

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. If you’re planning a career as a graphic artist, you need to master Adobe Illustrator CS5—and this course will give you the skills you need to use this powerful software tool with confidence. Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard for creating vector images you can resize to fit on anything from a dome to a billboard. And if you think of vector graphics as hard-edged and sharp, think again—beca... [More]

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. Bring out the best in your images! If you have a basic working knowledge of Adobe’s Photoshop Elements 9, these lessons will help you take your skills to the next level. Gain ability and confidence as you master the features of this award-winning software, specifically designed for photo enthusiasts. Packed with hands-on activities and step-by-step instructions, this course will make you an accompl... [More]