The Complete Digital Art Tools Diploma

Digital Art Tools for Photoshop Certificate Course

Ever wonder why a picture in a magazine looks flawless or how creative an advertising banner looks? While being a professional designer or photographer may have a lot to do with it, the potential to create amazing images is possible for anyone. The key is to learn how to use the right post-production software, such as Adobe Photoshop. The ability to create multi-layers with unique effects and designs allows the designer to add depth and dimension. It is important to understand what Photoshop is used for as it has multiple functions and can be a very useful tool in not just editing photos, but also creating pamphlets, banners, business cards and flyers.

This course will teach you about the benefits of such a program and also provides instructions on how to use it for both professional and personal needs. Throughout the course, you will see 21 different videos. Each video will take you on a step-by-step journey through the basic features of Photoshop. While there are several obvious features, such as the ‘Layers’ dialogue box, there are additional ways to use each tool to maximise the post effects of a photo.

In this course, you will learn:

• How to create a new file and adjust a canvas size that is suitable to project needs
• How to navigate through the software, where to find its tools and understand the layout of the page
• Learn how to identify Photoshop tools and understand their basic functionalities
• Learn how to identify the secondary tools, how to select them and what they are used for
• Learn shortcuts and understand how and when to use them
• How to use the layer option and understand the layer dialogue box
• Learn how to use and apply adjustment layers
• How to add effects and filter to an existing image

Course Benefits:

• You will learn the basic steps of using Photoshop and can begin to create a design
• How to become more efficient by using shortcuts and understanding the use of specific tools
• You will understand how to enhance an image and ways to crop the image to reuse for another project
• The importance of colours and how they can be adjusted and enhanced using the different colour options such as colour balance
• How to use brightness and contrast, exposure and hue and saturation to manipulate a photo
• How to use rulers to make creative designs such as pamphlets
• Design elements that enhance a creative project

Level 1 Adobe Illustrator Certificate Course

Adobe Illustrator is a flexible and user-friendly new software that allows you to create attractive designs and images using vector graphics. In addition, it allows you to create small image file sizes - as opposed to other graphics design software, where file sizes are enormous - and print them out in high quality.

If you’re just starting out, this video course on Adobe Illustrator shows you how to use the tools and introduces different features that you can use, to create magnificent designs.

One of the most useful points is that Adobe Illustrator offers compatibility with other Adobe products and integrates with interfaces, such as Adobe After Effects.

In this course, you will learn:

This course on Illustrator covers the following topics:

• The fundamental differences between Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and how each graphic interface works;
• How to open different types of new files for different requirements;
• The icons, elements and features on the Illustrator home page, and how to access each one;
• The features and benefits of using the Pen tool, and how you can use it, to create new designs, by creating pivot points, etc.;
• Using the Line Segment, Spiral and Grid tools, to build an image;
• An introduction to shape tools, and how to use them;
• How to manipulate the Paintbrush and Colour features, to obtain the desired effects, including 3D and gradient effects;
• How to use the Scale, Rotate, Reflect and Width tools, to create the designs that you want;
• How to use and manipulate layers, to insert different elements into your final design;
• How to use the Shape Builder and Free Transform tools, to give your image the final touches and fine-tune it.

Course Benefits:

The benefits of studying this course on Illustrator include:

• You will be able to use the tools and features, to create drawings, designs and logos for both personal and professional use;
• You will be able to create attractive and aesthetic information graphics and resize every design to your requirements;
• You will be able to use vector graphics, to create trace drawings and maps.

Level 1 Photoshop CS6 Certificate Course

Photoshop is an excellent tool for taking an image to the next level. It elevate the quality of a photo and can completely change an image.

However, before you can learn all the advanced tricks-of-the-trade, it’s essential to understand Photoshop’s basic and most commonly used tools. Not only does this allow for proper application of tools, but its benefits span across many industries.

Photoshop is great for creating website layouts and graphics, restoring old images and artistically transforming an image.

Whether you’re a professional designer or simply into editing selfies, the creative possibilities with Photoshop are endless. Let’s look at what you will learn in this course and what some of the benefits are.

What you will learn in this course:

• How to express yourself creatively using Photoshop
• What to do with an image once editing is finished
• The different ways to enhance a photo and learn about the basic tools of Photoshop
• How to view different aspect ratios
• How to apply overlays
• About the setting options of the gear tool
• The difference between print and web options
• How to personalise personal and business documents
• Understand about different file types and how to import an image
• You will understand the importance of file size, image size and canvas size

Course Benefits:

• Enhances career options
• Learn how to effectively use layers
• Learn about the benefits of the different file types
• Understand which file type is most commonly used
• Know how to enhance photos using the spot healing brush and clone stamp tool
• Excellent tool for business as it is a commonly used platform for editing, marketing and creating business cards

Making Your Sales Pitch Certificate Course

To persuade a prospective client to make a purchase, you need to make a convincing sales pitch. Your success will depend on your ability to understand your customer’s needs, communicate your message and appear confident at all times.

This course will teach you how to put together a compelling pitch that will help you build a strong rapport with a prospect and close the deal. It takes you step-by-step through the planning process so you can feel confident when making a pitch.

You Will Learn:

• Why it’s normal to feel anxious prior to making a sales pitch and the five steps you should take to ensure you are well-prepared
• How to speak and stand in a way that conveys quiet confidence and authority
• What to do if you make a mistake during your sales pitch
• The five most common mistakes people make when giving a sales pitch and how to overcome them
• Why it is important to get feedback on your pitch and why it’s a good idea to watch other people make sales pitches

Benefits of Taking This Course:

• This course will help you make convincing sales pitches that will give you a better chance of closing a deal
• This course will teach you what makes for a weak and strong sales pitch, and will therefore enable you to give meaningful feedback to colleagues who ask for your opinion on their selling skills
• This course will improve your public speaking abilities, which in turn will improve your confidence and make you a more persuasive sales person
• This course will teach you a number of transferable communication skills, which will be useful in both your professional and personal life

The course is broken down into 0 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.

You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!

Once you have completed all 0 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 0 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

The pass mark for the test is 70%.

If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.

Once you have completed your test you can log in to your account and download/print your certificate any time you need it. If you would prefer us to post you a certificate to a UK address, there will be an admin charge of £10 (certificates sent internationally may cost more).

You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.

You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.

We estimate that the course will take about 9 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.

Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.