Design Software Intro


Portrait Line Drawings
The Illustrator pen and brush tools are used to create line drawings based on a photograph.

Landscape Illustrations
Landscape illustrations created using the Illustrator pen, shape, brush, gradient, and pattern tools.

Photo Editing Basics
Learning to edit photography in Photoshop using selections and image adjustments. Photos are modified to complementary and triad color models and a distressed vintage black and white photo is corrected

Hand-Tint a Vintage Photo
In this project, a vintage photo is hand-tinted using selections, masks, and layer effects. Students can choose from supplied historical photos or use an old family photograph.

Unexpected Photo Combinations
A unique collage of multiple unrelated images is created in Photoshop using layer and image combination techniques.

Double Exposure Photo
A portrait of each student and an individually meaningful are combined to create a visual effect similar to a film process where one image is photographed over another without advancing


Food Festival Poster
A poster promoting a food festival. Student create artwork in Photoshop and Illustration and design the poster typography and layout in InDesign.



Portfolio Booklet
A portfolio booklet featuring all course work completed by the student during the term. The layout is created in InDesign, with artwork created in Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.