Digital Drawing Workshop
class description

$149 • one–half day—3 hours • meets 1:30pm–4:30pm

Skill Level: Introductory (what does this mean?)
(presents skills and concepts important to other classes in our curriculum)

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To register for this class, click on its starting date

A Note About CS5

If you have a previous version of the software, don't worry! Although we're teaching Adobe® Creative Suite® 5, our instructors will point out which features are new and which aren't.

So whether you're using CS5 or its predecessors, our classes will meet your needs.

Class Description

special offer: If you enroll in and take both this class and Desktop Publishing Overview, you'll be charged only $49 for the second one (saving $100)!

The key tool in drawing digitally, the Pen Tool, is now found in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Flash. Master it once, and use it universally. It is with the Pen tool that you create paths on which to run text and to precisely create lines to enclose any shape no matter how exotic.

Many users of other drawing programs (e.g., Freehand) will already be familiar with the behavior of this tool. However, those who are new to drawing should spend these few hours with us in preparation for learning the other aspects of applications like Adobe Illustrator.

Pen Tool icon

Not sure what the Pen Tool is? Open up any of the Adobe applications mentioned above, and look in the Tool panel (left side of your screen). Do you see a fountain pen nib? That's the Pen Tool!

who should take this class?

  • You! If you need to draw digitally
  • Those who need to make "Clipping Paths"
  • Logo and type designers
  • Illustrators and those who need to learn Adobe Illustrator
  • Photoshop users who want another way to make super-precise selections

what we cover

(always customized for the students in attendance):

Path anatomy
  • anchor points
  • handles
  • Bézier concepts
Moving paths from applicationt to application
  • when to copy, when to export
  • which options to chose when pasting and placing
Tips & Rules of Thumb
  • how many points are enough? too many?
  • time-saving keyboard shortcuts and modifiers
  • how precise to be or not to be
Time to do and practice
  • use these new skills with the instructor close-by
  • put the theory into practice
Use the Pen in different applications
  • use paths to control InDesign features
  • create vector objects in Illustrator
  • see how Photoshop differs in behavior and purpose
Q&A

Digital Drawing Workshop | $149 | day(s) | To register for this class, click on its starting date