After Effects & Photoshop for Graphic Design

You know it is “like, the coolest animation program ever,” but did you know the Adobe® After Effects® can be used for print, web, illustration or photo compositing?

And, If you know Adobe® Photoshop®, you already know the basics! Learn to create compelling artwork for your articles, photo compositions, and blog posts, in minutes. Generate bubbles for a champagne glass, create a sunset, generate patterns and one-of-a-kind textures, generate and rotate a 3D globe from Illustrator artwork, and even learn to use keying tools to silhouette images. 

And once your artwork is complete, we’ll move the artwork back into a native, fully transparent, layered Photoshop document.

What you’ll learn:

• Get inspired to create your own custom artwork
• Create special effects in a fraction of the time
• Expand your digital creation capabilities
• Generate textures and natural phenomenon
• Create illustration elements for your photo composites
• Tell more compelling stories with your visuals
• Export your artwork to native Photoshop documents

Software Used: Adobe Photoshop CC 2017, Adobe After Effects CC 2017

• Class Introduction
• Creating Custom Artwork for a Print Project
• Keying for Photography
• How to Generate Artwork
• Lighting Effects
• Particles
• Adding 2D to a 360º Photo