Create professional motion graphics and visual effects, suitable for the web, CD or DVD

Learn short cuts in producing blockbuster motion graphics.

Develop an understanding of high-resolution multilayer compositing and animation

Adobe After Effects is recognised as the essential tool for motion graphics and visual effects. It offers a fast, flexible, affordable 2D and 3D compositing and animation toolset to help you develop your creative ideas with speed and control and deliver high-quality results for film, video, multimedia or the Web.

Learn how to use Adobe After Effects to produce motion graphics, compositions and movies that will bring your work to life and equip you with the skills you need to enhance your creativity and please your clients.

Whether you already have some hands on experience with After Effects and wish to have a better understanding of the many features and tools within After Effects or are looking for a course that will give a strong foundation in the key aspects of After Effects, this course is for you.

This course is also available with the three-day  Adobe Premiere Pro 101 course as part of the Adobe Video Editing Masterclass for just £850.

This one day advanced course builds on our Illustrator Introduction course, developing additional skills that use the advanced tools within this software.

You’ll be able to create visually stunning, scalable graphics for use in web, mobile, video and print workflows and create 3D illustrations, lighting effects, and apply artwork to 3D objects

Learning how to use professional vector editing software correctly can be hugely rewarding, cost effective and timesaving, justifying the time and cost of training.

Since its release in 1986, Adobe Illustrator has firmly established itself as a market leader in digital illustration and “infographics”. Everywhere you look there are examples of how Adobe Illustrator has shaped the way branding and advertising has evolved over the decades. From cereal boxes, to multi-national corporate logos and identity, Adobe Illustrator is at the heart of global visual communications.

Here’s an example of  what you will be able to achieve after this training.

Produce a wide range of graphic visuals from producing logos to tracing complex images

Learn essential drawing and production techniques with diverse tools and features

Understand the advantages of vector based graphics for developing your skills

Use professional vector editing software correctly in order to save time and increase your productivity, as well as the quality of your finished design.

This course develops the  fundamental skills required to create, manage, and edit vector artwork, as well as providing a  sound introduction to the concepts of vector graphics and their implementation within the design process.

If you are a complete beginner you have the opportunity to acquire good habits and avoid time consuming and costly mistakes.

If you are self taught and have found getting the results you want frustrating or have struggled to navigate the Illustrator interface this course is ideal.

Since its release in 1986, Adobe Illustrator has firmly established itself as a market leader in digital illustration and “infographics”.
Everywhere you look there are examples of how Adobe Illustrator has shaped the way branding and advertising has evolved over the decades.
From cereal box design, to multi-national corporate logo and identity. Adobe Illustrator is at the heart of global visual communications.

March 8th 2010 - March 8th 2010

This training will save you valuable time and money - you will get to know the advanced features of InDesign which improve your productivity and enhance the quality of your creative output.

Adobe InDesign provides precise control over typography and has built-in creative tools for designing, pre-flighting, and publishing documents for print, online, or to mobile devices. InDesign’s ability to dovetail with the rest of the Creative Suite product range offers users unrivaled editing and publishing power and this course will show you how to include interactivity, animation, video, and sound in page layouts to fully engage your readers

InDesign is a feature rich application, possessing a streamlined interface, and logical methodologies, as well as all of the functionality required by established professionals. Investing in this one day advanced course will enable you to exploit these features to their best effect for your own specific projects.

Produce eye-catching page designs suitable for both print and the web

Use InDesign to produce  flyers, leaflets  and newsletters

Create artwork  from scratch and learn how to  produce creative layouts and use production techniques.

This course introduces you to the page layout and design applications of InDesign.  The course starts from the program basics and quickly builds knowledge and confidence in how to navigate the application and use the tools to create layouts from single pages to complex multi-page documents.

February 23rd 2010 - February 24th 2010

Accelerate your path from imagination to imagery

Prepare images professionally for presentations, publications, web and video

Communicate your concepts clearly and effectively

This Advanced Adobe Photoshop course teaches participants the techniques necessary to create, manipulate and edit professional quality images with skill and precision. This Photoshop training course is suitable for designers and photographers who have working experience of Photoshop. The training is designed to give you a good understanding of the main Photoshop features and the techniques used in professional design and photo retouching work.

March 9th 2010 - March 9th 2010

• Create eye catching designs and images for print and multimedia using Adobe Photoshop
• Save time , and costs by becoming a proficient user of this professional image editing software
• Speed up workflow and deliver projects faster by using the most effective ways to complete tasks
• Create and retouch digital images and manage and control your workflow for better image optimisation.
• Format and save pictures for the web, pdf and other applications
• Beginners have the opportunity to acquire good habits and avoid time consuming and costly mistakes.
• Advanced users will also benefit greatly from this course with many tips and tricks to help increase productivity.
• If you are self-taught, and have found getting the results you want frustrating, this course will empower you to focus on tasks that add value to your creativity, projects and job satisfaction

Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard and professionals’ choice for image editing, graphic design, photographic retouching, web development, multimedia, post-production, animation and more besides.

It is widely used in every facet of the visual communications sector from photographers and graphic designers, to scientists and 3D artists. Now in its twelfth version, and part of a larger Suite of products, Photoshop provides highly efficient methods for editing scanned artwork, digital photographs and even movies. Its tight integration with each of the Creative Suite applications provides unrivalled synergy for publishing to print, web and mobile devices.

If you wish to aim for certification, on top of the practical skills you’ll learn from Photoshop, then you can come back and take the ACA examination with us.

January 11th 2010 - January 12th 2010

March 15th 2010 - March 16th 2010

This brand-new, three-day, Adobe-certified training course is a great way to learn how to use  Adobe Premiere  Pro,  and its bundled programmes (On-Location, Sound Booth, Media Encoder and Encore) to produce professional quality productions.
This course  will  help you realise the full benefits of your investment in Adobe® Premiere® Pro,   such as  breakthrough performance for video production, enabling you to work dramatically faster thanks to the revolutionary native 64-bit, GPU-accelerated Adobe Mercury Playback Engine.
Together with our  two-day Adobe After Effects Introduction course this makes up the  Adobe Video Editing Masterclass. Buy this for a total price of of £850 - saving £70 on the price of the two courses.