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Adobe Illustrator for beginners and intermediates.

Hi there!

I’m Ana, a Graphic Designer with 8 years experience with several design studios and 6 years experience as a teacher in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign for an international school in Amsterdam.

With my lessons I will teach you the skills you need to make amazing graphics and illustrations. We’ll cover the importance of designing for different media and sizes and the importance of typography in the visual arts and how to play with this. We’ll cover different color spaces, Pantones and preparing documents for print (final art), and much more..

Lessons will be tailored made to your level (from beginner till intermediate level) and your particular interests (online, print, etc).

My lessons consists of prepared tasks and hand-outs and will contain weekly homework.
I teach in English or Spanish.

Looking forward to meet !

All the best,
Ana

Extra information

I teach at my house (Amsterdam city center) where we’ll study on an iMac + laptop which have the latest versions of the software. I can also come to your home. In that case I add € 5 p/h for travel and you’ll need to provide a computer with valid Adobe software.

Location

At teacher's location: Marnixkade, 1015 Amsterdam, Netherlands
At student's location: Around Amsterdam, Netherlands
Online via webcam

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General info

Age:
Adults (18-64 years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Duration:
90 minutes
The class is taught in:English, Spanish
Hi there! I’m Ana, a Graphic Designer with 8 years experience with several design studios and 2 years experience as a teacher in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign for an international school in Amsterdam. With InDesign you can create a wide range of publications like brochures, flyers, magazines, books or even online forms and portfolios. We’ll cover all these options and explain the use of linked images and auto-updating content. We’ll discuss lay-out options and rules, the many typographical options and smart ways to use Master Pages to quickly set-up professional looking publications and much more... So whenever your goal is to create a stunning looking CV or a profesional 200-page textbook, these lessons will give you the skills and confident to use InDesign as a tool to reach these goals. Lessons will be tailored made to your level (from beginner till intermediate level) and your particular interests (online, print, etc). My lessons consists of prepared tasks and hand-outs and will contain weekly homework. I teach in English or Spanish. Looking forward to meet ! All the best, Ana

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from £38.17At student's home

Good-fit Instructor Guarantee


If you are not satisfied after your first lesson, Apprentus will find you another instructor or will refund your first lesson.

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