Canva and AI in practice Training Course

Course Objectives:

• Understand the fundamentals of digital graphic creation and desktop publishing
• Master methods for defining and managing color
• Distinguish between vector and bitmap graphics
• Learn techniques for enhancing color in photos and graphics
• Grasp the principles of photo retouching and photomontage creation
• Develop your own illustrations and graphics
• Adapt designs to meet the specific requirements of composition and printing
• Create logos and branding elements
• Design engaging charts and tables
• Produce business cards and letterheads
• Design labels, diplomas, and invitations
• Prepare leaflets and brochures
• Apply text formatting techniques
• Utilize spot colors effectively
• Follow principles of print preparation
• Explore digital printing, offset printing, and screen printing processes

Sample Class Projects:

• Poster Design
• Portrait Retouching
• Panoramic Composition
• Catalog Design
• Self-Portrait Editing
• Billboard Layout
• Logo Creation

During this training, participants will master:

• Efficient program operation
• Printing technologies and related considerations
• Image adjustments and photo retouching
• Color correction
• Red-eye reduction
• Brightness and contrast adjustment
• Image resizing
• Sharpening images
• Compositing multiple photos into a single image
• Restoring quality to old or damaged photographs
• Creating sepia effects
• Cutting out objects from backgrounds
• Image composition, color models, fundamental concepts, and file formats
• Working with layers and masks
• Tool selection and vector paths
• Applying styles and effects
• Working with text
• Enhancing color photos and graphics
• Using correction layers
• Automation techniques
• Using the document history panel
• Advanced retouching and montages
• Saving and exporting work

This instructor-led, live training (available online or onsite) is designed for beginner to intermediate-level photo enthusiasts and graphic designers who want to use Adobe Photoshop Elements to edit and enhance their photos.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Edit and enhance their photos using various tools and functions.
• Organize and manage their photo collections with the organizer.
• Create and share photo projects such as slideshows, collages, and calendars.
• Apply artistic effects and filters to their photos.
• Perform basic and advanced photo retouching techniques.

The Adobe After Effects Essentials course is a two-day training program designed to equip you with the fundamental skills required to quickly become proficient with Adobe After Effects. Throughout the course, you will learn to manage layers, grasp keyframing principles, control animations, work with transparency, and gain a deeper understanding of rendering and output processes. Upon completion, you will be capable of professionally editing video content by applying industry best practices.

This course covers all the essential skills necessary for the post-production of high-quality video content.

This instructor-led, live training in Brazil (online or onsite) is designed for graphic designers and illustrators looking to leverage advanced Adobe Illustrator tools to create professional, high-quality vector artwork, illustrations, and graphic designs.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Gain in-depth knowledge of new and advanced Adobe Illustrator features.
• Apply expert tips and techniques for utilizing advanced Illustrator tools.
• Convert hand-drawn sketches into digital images.
• Develop professional-grade graphics, logos, and animated GIFs.
• Transform, blend, and distort text and images.
• Automate workflows to handle repetitive tasks efficiently.

This instructor-led live training, held in Brazil (online or onsite), is intended for web designers looking to design applications using Adobe XD.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Configure Adobe XD to begin application design.
• Develop rapid wireframes.
• Create prototypes that include micro-interactions.
• Enhance their CVs with UX design capabilities.

We invite you to join a course dedicated to image processing using Adobe Photoshop.

This course is designed for those who wish to master color management, prepare images for display, and perform editing, retouching, and collage work, as well as learn how to utilize the RAW format.

We will demonstrate how to fine-tune your shots to achieve the best possible results. We will explore all the tools available to a photo editor.

You will have the opportunity to acquire new knowledge through dozens of illustrated examples and reinforce it by completing exercises under the guidance of your instructor. Additionally, you will have access to prepared course materials. Benefit from the expertise of professionals to save time and avoid unnecessary trial and error.

Through this instructor-led live training, participants will explore Adobe Photoshop's photo-enhancement capabilities while completing a series of practical exercises aimed at improving the quality of sample photographs.

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Utilize Photoshop's photo-enhancement tools to modify image quality
• Adjust sharpness and blur levels to highlight key features in a photograph
• Modify colors and facial expressions within photos
• Prepare photographs for printing or development processes

Target Audience

• Beginners and enthusiasts in photography

Course Format

• A mix of lectures, discussions, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice

This instructor-led live training, located in Brazil (available online or on-site), is designed for beginner and intermediate photographers aiming to maximize the potential of Darktable for their image management and editing requirements. This course outline delivers a comprehensive overview of the Darktable software, starting from foundational concepts and progressing to more complex editing techniques.

By the conclusion of this training, participants will be capable of:

• Setting up a development environment with Darktable.
• Importing, organizing, and managing their photo collections.
• Editing and enhancing images using Darktable's features.
• Performing advanced color correction and manipulation.
• Applying non-destructive editing techniques.
• Debugging common issues in Darktable.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the core principles of computer graphics and desktop publishing.
• Master color definition and management techniques.
• Distinguish between vector and bitmap graphics.
• Learn to customize color profiles for photos and graphics.
• Acquire skills in retouching and creating photomontages.
• Develop original illustrations and graphic designs.
• Adapt graphic compositions to meet specific printing requirements.
• Design effective logos and brand identity marks.
• Create engaging charts and data tables.
• Produce business cards and letterheads.
• Design labels, diplomas, and invitations.
• Prepare layouts for leaflets, banners, billboards, and print materials.
• Format text efficiently.
• Create and apply style sheets and formatting styles.
• Utilize spot colors effectively.
• Follow best practices for preparing publications for print.
• Gain knowledge of digital printing, offset printing, and solvent printing processes.

This course offers a practical introduction to Inkscape, an open-source vector graphics application extensively utilized for producing high-quality visuals such as logos, icons, infographics, diagrams, and marketing collateral.

Through guided, hands-on sessions, participants will master the core features and tools of Inkscape—including shapes, paths, layers, color, and typography—while completing exercises aligned with workplace design requirements. The training also highlights best practices for file organization, collaboration, and exporting artwork for both digital and print media.

This instructor-led, live training in Brazil (online or onsite) is aimed at web designers who wish to create mobile interfaces with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Implement UI/UX designs for a responsive mobile application.
• Prepare and animate designs in Adobe Illustrator.
• Create reusable components.
• Incorporate advanced animations with Adobe After Effects.

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML-based graphics format used to create 2D vector images.

In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn the fundamentals of SVG as they step through the creation of their first SVG project.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basics of vector graphics and SVG
• Learn how to create, modify, use, and optimize SVG
• Learn how to use SVG with HTML & CSS
• Learn how to do basic animations with SVG
• Create their own SVG animation

Audience

• Developers and Programmers
• Graphic Designers
• HTML & CSS developers interested in learning more about SVG

Format of the course

• Part lecture, part discussion, exercises and heavy hands-on practice

Adobe graphic programs are a set of tools for creating, editing, and manipulating graphics, multimedia, and documents. Adobe Systems is known for developing many professional programs dedicated to graphics, multimedia, photo editing, web design, and more. Here are some of the main graphic programs created by Adobe: Adobe Photoshop This is one of the most popular programs for raster graphics editing. It allows for image manipulation, creating graphics, retouching, color correction, and many other advanced operations. Adobe Illustrator Focused on vector graphics, Illustrator allows you to create logos, illustrations, vector graphics, typographic designs, and other elements that can be scaled without loss of quality.