Graphic Design Classes Portland, OR

Master key aspects of the Adobe Creative Cloud in this three-day, beginner-level, hands-on course. Working with Photoshop, InDesign Illustrator, and Bridge, participants explore topics like imaging, painting, retouching, illustrating, adding color, using drawing tools, building documents, and working with text, styles, and graphics.

This intensive fifteen-day course allows participants to master some key Adobe concepts and functions. The Photoshop portion of this eight-course bundle helps participants master raster graphics and create stunning digital art. Students also explore some core Acrobat functions, like viewing, creating, manipulating, printing, and managing PDF files. InDesign, a desktop typesetting and publishing platform, enables users to create physical and digital marketing materials. Finally, in the Illustrator portion of this bundle, students work with vector graphics to design and edit projects.

Become a well-rounded Digital Designer: Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, and Visual (UI) Design. Conquer the essential Adobe applications (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Adobe XD); learn design concepts and theory; and develop several portfolio projects to showcase to employers or clients. This program includes 174 hours of hands-on training and 8 one-one-one mentoring sessions.

In AI for Graphic Design, students learn to integrate AI tools within Adobe applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to enhance their creative processes and streamline tasks. The course covers using AI to generate images, create text-to-vector graphics, and optimize workflows with advanced AI features. This hands-on training is designed to help graphic designers stay ahead in the evolving design landscape.

In this certificate program, participants will learn the skills needed to become a well rounded digital designer, capable of designing websites, logos, social media graphics, and more. Attendees start by learning industry-standard apps such as Sketch, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Students then learn and implement design fundamentals such as design theory, composition, typography, color, web design standards, and more. Attendees will learn the skills needed to start a career as a visual designer and walk away with projects they can use in a portfolio to show prospective employers or clients. The program includes a free retake and several step-by-step workbooks.

This 2-day program provides a comprehensive introduction to Adobe Photoshop. This course teaches students how to leverage Photoshop to create professional-quality images. Students will learn how to customize their Photoshop workspace and use Photoshop’s tools to edit, enhance, and augment graphics. Using Camera RAW and Adobe Bridge will also be included in the curriculum.

This 2-day program teaches advanced Adobe Photoshop skills. Using Photoshop’s tools, students will repair photos, work with selections and layers, and create special visual effects. Vector drawing and advanced compositing techniques are also included in the curriculum. Completion of this course will ensure that any professionals working with Adobe Photoshop will be able to unlock the tool’s full capabilities.

In this 18-hour class, participants will learn the important fundamentals of Photoshop to start using it right away. Attendees will work on a variety of projects from photo editing to creating graphics for web and print. Students will learn how to retouch photos, correct color, combine photos, use layers, start working with masks, use filters, save files properly for print, web, and more. The class includes a free retake and a step-by-step workbook.

This two-day Adobe Photoshop course focuses on the needs of current and aspiring professional photographers. Sharpen your creative eye by using a number of technical add-ons and applying best practices for taking, editing, storing, and publishing images. Specific topics include setting monitor calibration and color preferences, resizing images, layering, using Puppet Warp and Content Aware-fill to customize images, using Levels to enhance color, contrast, and tone, converting color images to black and white, retouching, and publishing.