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.

The Adobe ACA exam is available for Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Flash. If your goal is to achieve certification, you can combine our  two day introductory courses with this exam.

Take the training, put your new skills in to practice, and book the  ACA examination with us.

In an increasingly competitive world, certification can help provide the added credentials as well as open new opportunities for industry professionals.  This certification validates entry-level skills needed to plan, design, build, and maintain effective communications by using different forms of digital media.

Why ACA?

Differentiate yourself from competitors

Get your resume noticed

Attract and win new business

Demonstrate your business’ commitment to staff development by encouraging employees to achieve certification

Leverage the power of the Adobe brand

ACA Exams  Currently Offered by nti Leeds

Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 and CS5,

Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash CS4 and CS5,

Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop CS4 and CS5

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.