What you will be able to Produce from
Skills Learnt in this Course
Produce artwork for mono press advertisements to specification and print process requirements. Production including deep etched graphic images, graphic image preparation, formatting text to specification, document development, layout of document elements and proofing. Image files correctly managed, used, stored and retrieved.
Produce artwork for spot colour production. Production including, graphic image preparation, formatted text, document development, layout of document elements, trapping and proofing.
Produce artwork for CMYK publications to specification and print process requirements. Production including preparing graphic images, formatting text to specification, document development, determine production solutions for complex designs; layout of document elements, application of gradients and design effects and proofing. Image files correctly managed, used, stored and retrieved. Using major computer applications (Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator) to produce publications to specification.
Demonstrate knowledge of colour theory, electronic media, printing processes, DTP applications, evaluating completed work and combining data.
Ability to prepare graphics images to specification by undertaking tonal and colour corrections, masking, deep etching and retouching. Produce combined image effects to comply with design requirements.
Demonstrate knowledge of relevant printing and publication processes; production workflow; output technology; file format requirements; colour theory; image input; image requirements for various output conditions and sourcing and documenting information
Adobe InDesign CS3
- The Document Window - rulers, margins, guides, ‘X’ and ‘Y’ coordinates, ruler origin, pasteboard and page views.
- Using Palettes - align, attributes, character, colour, glyphs, gradient, hyperlinks, index, layers, library, links, navigator, pages, paragraph and character styles, story, stroke, swatches, table, tabs, transform, transparency and trap styles palettes.
- Document Setup - layout options, grids, zoom and hand tools, controlling windows and saving documents.
- Working with Text - creating text frames, typeface, point size, line, character spacing, alignment, indents, hanging indents, kerning, tracking, leading.
- Working with Objects - types of frames, basic shapes, selecting, altering, aligning, step and repeat, transforming, grouping and locking objects.
- Working in Colour - creating Pantone (spot) and CMYK (process) colours, appending, swatches, gradients, tints, defining, storing, swatch libraries
- Styling Objects - fills, strokes, corner effects, transparency, drop shadows, feathering, using the eyedropper.
- Pen and Beziers - pen points, drawing lines, curves, modifying paths and points, pencil, smooth and erase tools
- Text Effects - wrapping text, text on a path, paragraph rules.
- Pages and Books - blank pages, island spreads, master pages, page numbers, table of contents, flowing text, text breaks, setting and import options
- Imported Graphics - placing artwork, specialty frames, image import options, fitting, clipping paths, applying effects to images.
- Layers - working with layers, creating, duplicating and deleting layers, layer options.
- Libraries - storing, searching and sorting library items.
- Tabs and Tables - tab characters, tab stops, leaders, creating tables, table options, cell options, strokes and fills.
- Outputting - setup controls, marks and bleeds, print styles, tiling, preflight and packaging.
- Exporting - file options, creating PDF files, PDF styles, exporting text.
- Keyboard Shortcuts - Macintosh and PC
- Menu Items and Preferences overview.
- Plus many more speed Tips and Tricks
Adobe Illustrator CS3
- Vector graphics created in object-oriented applications; implications of using resolution independent graphics.
- Bezier objects and their creation; drawing with the pen tool; drawing geometic objects; drawing freeform objects; selecting, moving, hiding, locking and copying objects.
- Using the Illustrator Toolbox.
- Using the Illustrator Palettes.
- Creating new documents; changing artboard dimensions; changing the view; navigating around your document; changing and customising the view sizes.
- Basic transformations; creating blends.
- Reshaping; scaling; adding and subtracting anchor points; averaging and joining points; slicing and dicing an object for reshaping.
- Compound Paths
- Filling and stroking; mixing and applying colour; palettes and swatches used for colour; creating fill patterns; colour models.
- Using layers; creating and activating layers; working with groups; restacking layers; duplicating and deleting layers; layer management; merging and flattening; tracing images using layers.
- Making vectors from bitmaps with Live Trace
- Colouring with Live Paint
- Clipping masks
- Creating type; importing type; linking type; copying type; creating outlines.
- Editing type; selecting type; applying type attributes kerning and tracking, resizing, scaling, leading, alignment indents and baseline shift; special effects with type.
- Opening and placing images; how images are acquired; linking images; embedding images.
- Using brushes; creating and modifying brushes.
Creating Graphics and Multiple Page Documents
- Accessing data and planning
- Confirm client design brief
- Document and page layout applications
- Graphics applications
- Page assembly and layout processes
- Placing and combining complex elements
- Manipulating and retouching
- Typographic principles
- Step & repeat a layout
- CMYK and Spot colour preparation
- Font use and management
- Data Storage
- Post scanning techniques
- Deep etching
- Trapping for print production
- Masking/layers
- Preparation for halftone production
- Colour correction
- Tone correction
- Proof reading
- Punctuation and grammar
- File formats
- Evaluation of digital images
- Output preparation of digital data
- Finalise artwork
- Check quality
- Technical problem solving
Colour Reproduction for Print
- Additive and subtractive colour theories; the purpose of ink and paper; colour models; classification and measuring of colour;
- CMYK Basics; the halftone process; screen angle; screen frequency (LPI);
- Colour Correction; selective and global; UCR and GCR; tone reproduction; colour balance/cast removal; grey balance
- Trapping requirements for printing; duotones; dot gain; colour proofing; the print production workflow; image resolution and output; digital halftone dot generation.
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Adobe Photoshop CS3
- Photoshop computer system requirements.
- Bitmap vs Vector graphics.
- Creating new images and working with existing images.
- Pixel basics; changing dimensions and resolutions; cropping an image; changing the canvas.
- Resolution requirements for output and file size considerations.
- General preferences - display and cursors; guides and grids, Smart Guides
- Monitor calibration.
- Colour models and image modes - CMYK vs RGB; channels.
- Using all the Photoshop tools and the options bar.
- Using all the Photoshop palettes.
- Saving files; saving new and existing images; saving layers, vectors and effects; reverting files.
- Exporting and importing images.
- Colouring and editing techniques; using various painting options, brush options and libraries; erasing.
- Creating images using Layers; transforming; adding deleting, moving, hiding; showing; merging; flattening; linking; creating a layer set.
- Masks and channels; saving selections as alpha channels; loading and modifying alpha channel masks; channel options; using quick mask mode.
- Smart Objects
- Using a Vanishing Point
- Paths and shapes; using the pen tools; editing paths; saving paths; reshaping; converting paths to selections; stroking and filling paths; creating layer clipping paths; creating a shape layer; using the pathfinder options; rasterise a shape layer; transform a shape layer; type layers.
- Clipping paths, creating clipping paths for deep etching and silhouetting.
- Layer effects; applying effects; modifying effects; working with styles; saving layers effects as a style.
- Using Type; editable type vs rasterised type; type layers; editing text; changing type attributes of size, leading, spacing, baseline shift, scaling; using paragraph settings, type masks.
- Special effects with type; painting; stroking; screening; fading; warping.
- Working with gradients; gradient fills; editing; saving; gradient libraries; custom gradients; using gradients for image development.
- Making selections; selection tools; adding and subtracting; saving selections; transforming selections; feathering.
- Transforming paths, selections and images.
- Image retouching and cloning; stamping; creating patterns; combining and compositing images.
- Using the History palette; restoring and erasing images; using snapshots; reverting to prior history.
- Applying filters; modifying filter effects; filter techniques; unsharp masking.
- Image requirements for commercial print publishing.
- Colour blending modes.
- CMYK colour reproduction requirements; obtaining grey balance; dot gain implications; CMYK with a skeleton black; undercolour removal; grey component replacement; printing press requirements.
- Image mode conversion.
- Advanced greyscale techniques; requirements for printing; tone reproduction for detail enhancement.
- Tone reproduction techniques for CMYK, Curves and Levels; highlight and shadow settings; catchlight considerations.
- Colour correction techniques (selective and global); CMY overprinting.
- Colour management; colour settings; CMS profiles; converting document’s colour profiles.
- Advanced selecting and masking techniques; creating channel masks for difficult masking requirements.
- Complex combining techniques; creating special effects.
- Using spot colour channels; exporting as DCS 2.0.
- Advanced imaging techniques with layers, channels, adjustment layers; styles and patterns.
- Creating layer masks; layer mask options; modifying layer masks; applying and discarding; filling type with imagery.
- Clipping layers as groups; placing imagery inside objects.
Automation and batching; Creating droplets from actions.
- Producing Duotones; tone reproduction; colour choice; original image considerations; printing considerations; screen angle requirements.
- Plus many more Tips and Tricks.
Adobe Acrobat 8
- What is the Portable Document Format (PDF)
- Raster and Vector Graphics
- PDF Page Layout Views
- Toolbars - Basic and Zoom; The Status Bar
- What are Articles, Bookmarks and Links?
- Find and Edit Text
- The Search PDF Pane
- PDF Text Edit Limitations
- Export Content from a PDF Document
- The Content Selection Tools
- Creating PDF Documents from Microsoft Word
- Acrobat and Microsoft Applications
- Adobe PDF Settings
- Adding Bookmarks
- Adding Links, Content Types, Destinations, Properties Bar
- Adding Articles
- Creating PDF files from HTML Documents
- Embedded Multimedia and Media Types
- Creating Actions
- Optimising PDF Files
- Batch Processing
- Specify Access to Documents in a Collection
- Searching a Document Collection
- Acrobat's Collaboration Workflows
- Preparing PDF Documents for Review
- Working with Stamps, Watermarks and Backgrounds
- The Commenting and Advanced Commenting Toolbars
- Digitally Signing a Document
- Adding Comments and Markups to a PDF Document
- Compile and View Document Comments from Multiple Reviewers
- Creating Text Form Fields
- Types of Form Objects
- Creating Forms
- Creating Fields with Predefined Options
- Creating Buttons
- The Form Submission Process
- Create Tables and Calculations
- Colour Printing and Composite Printing
- When Should You Use Commercial Printing
- Commercial Printing Process
- Choosing between PDF and Other Workflows
- Trapping in a PDF Workflow
- Transparency Flattening in PDF Documents
- Colour Management
- Controlling Colour Management in Acrobat
- Appropriate PDF Settings for Prepress
- Creating a Named Set of Adobe PDF Settings
- Previewing Printed Effects on Screen
- Preflight Documents and Profiles
- Create PDF/X Compliant Files
- Printing a Composite
- Creating Colour Separations
- plus many more tips and tricks
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
The 120 hour course comprises 5 units of competence and covers training using industry standard software applications Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat as well as training on the use and management of computer resources, colour reproduction techniques and printing requirements, typography and layout.
Units of Competence from the National Printing and Graphic Arts Training Package ICP05.
ICPPP221A Select and apply type
ICPPP224A Produce pages using a page layout application
ICPPP225A Produce graphics using a graphics application
ICPPP423A: Apply Colour to Design Brief
ICPPP226A Produce interactive PDF files
Participants will be assessed against industry competency standards and will receive a Certificate of Attainment upon successful completion of each unit of competence. This certificate is Nationally Recognised.
TRAINING METHOD
Prepress Skills Centre is a specialist training centre (since 1995) with many years experience in providing specialist training to both the print and web publishing industries.
Our computer labs are very spacious and utilise ergonomically designed computer benches and chairs. Training techniques used at the training centre include the use of a computer projection screen for clear vision of demonstrations.
During the course participants will develop the skills required to complete structured exercises and workplace related projects. All techniques and skills will be demonstrated and each participant will be provided with feedback on their progress and personal attention when required.
Prepress Skills Centre is a ‘Registered Training Organisation’ (RTO) for the delivery of training, assessment of skills and issuance of certification.
MEET THE TRAINERS
The trainers used for this Training program are Bernard O’Hara and Keith Bowley.
Keith has been working in the Printing and Graphic Arts industry for over 30 years and has been training industry people in the use of the current software applications since 1992. Keith’s knowledge and skills are not limited to the software applications, but also on colour reproduction, scanning and how to correctly prepare digital images for various media applications, particularly those images required for use in print and web publishing.
Bernard has been working in the Printing and Graphic Arts industry for 28 years and has been training industry people in the use of the current software applications since 1995. Bernard’s knowledge and skills are not just limited to software application, but also on typography and page layout and how to use the applications to correctly prepare digital artwork for various media applications, particularly those images required for use in print and web publishing.
Feel free to email Bernard or Keith with any enquires you may have at training@prepress-skills.wa.edu.au
PREREQUISITES
No persons are excluded from this course based on their sex, age, social background or ethnic origin.
Minimum entry requirements — Completion Year 10. Applicants without these formal qualifications may discuss entry arrangements with the Prepress Skills Centre Director.
Participants require basic computer skills in either Windows PC or Macintosh.
Note: A condition known as colour blindness may prevent a person from achieving all the competency standards for this Training Program.
Before completing enrolment please view important training prerequisite.
COST
Total cost is $2,490 (payment plan is available). Payment is accepted by cash, money order, cheque or credit card (VISA, Mastercard or Bankcard only).
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