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ONSITE: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign for Beginners (A)

April 11, 2022

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the three most popular programs within the Adobe Creative Suite. When used together, they give you the power to create and manage visual content with amazing results. Learn to create documents for print or digital platforms using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. We will edit images in Photoshop, design graphic elements […]

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ONSITE: Activist Filmmaking (Ages 12-14)

April 08, 2022

Students will learn about the history of activist cinema and fundamental filmmaking techniques. They will collaborate with each other in creating individual activist films. Students will learn the fundamentals of pre-production, shot composition, and editing with Adobe Premiere, and will assist one another in completing their final film project. By the end of the course, […]

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ONSITE: Activist Filmmaking (Ages 12-14)

April 08, 2022

Students will learn about the history of activist cinema and fundamental filmmaking techniques. They will collaborate with each other in creating individual activist films. Students will learn the fundamentals of pre-production, shot composition, and editing with Adobe Premiere, and will assist one another in completing their final film project. By the end of the course, […]

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ONSITE: Intermediate Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign – ONLY OFFERED A FEW TIMES A YEAR

February 06, 2022

This intermediate-level class is an 8-week course that will go deeper into the three key Adobe Creative Cloud applications: Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. We will explore more tools for InDesign, more features of Illustrator (including 3-Dimensional tools), and more tools and techniques of Photoshop. Students should be familiar with the essential tools, functions, and features […]

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ONSITE: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator + InDesign for Beginners

February 06, 2022

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the three most popular programs within the Adobe Creative Suite. When used together, they give you the power to create and manage visual content with amazing results. Learn to create documents for print or digital platforms using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. We will edit images in Photoshop, design graphic elements […]

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ONSITE: Adobe InDesign Basics for Professionals

February 06, 2022

Do you want to improve the quality and consistency of your organization’s communications materials? Learn to create print or digital documents in Adobe InDesign. We’ll cover importing and formatting text, placing and editing images, as well as working with typography and logos. You’ll learn to pull all of those elements together to create an attractive […]

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ONLINE: Digital Botanical Collage with Adobe Photoshop

February 06, 2022

Create digital botanical collages in Adobe Photoshop using copyright-free imagery from encyclopedias. In this class, you will learn how to use selection tools, layer adjustments, and art objects to cut, modify and assemble images on a digital canvas. Conversations about elements and principles of art and design will support the development of a delightful composition.

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ONSITE: Digitally Painted Portraits

February 06, 2022

Try your hand at making a digital portrait! In this class, you'll learn all about creating your own digital portraits, including composition techniques and ways to emulate traditional media like oil paintings. We'll start by sketching out some ideas, then move on to creating our own oil paintings!

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ONSITE: Animating on Your iPad

February 06, 2022

Students will learn several types of basic animation in Procreate for the iPad. This is a more specific look at the animation abilities of this program.  The basics of drawing are expected as a prerequisite. We will learn simple boil animation gifs, how to animate motion, and finally create a looping .gif.

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ONSITE: Illustrating on Your iPad

February 06, 2022

Take your drawing and painting skills to the iPad! In this class, we'll dive into the Procreate drawing app to create digital drawings. Through tutorials and exercises, we'll explore both beginner and intermediate techniques that Procreate offers.

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ONSITE: Digital Botanical Collage

February 06, 2022

Make your own botanical-themed digital collage in Adobe Photoshop using copyright free imagery for personal use. In this class, you'll learn how to use selection tools, layer adjustments, and art objects to cut, modify, and assemble images on a digital canvas. Conversations about elements and principles of art and design will support the development of […]

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ONSITE: Make a Music Video (Ages 9-11)

February 06, 2022

Produce an original music video! You’ll learn art direction, how to shoot dance/choreography, green screen compositing, techniques for shooting with handheld cameras, and editing to music rhythms. Learn to design, shoot, and edit a 2–4 minute music video using music of your choice.

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ONSITE: Digital Self Portraits (Ages 12-14)

February 06, 2022

Do you ever wonder how artists depict themselves in self portraits? In this class, we'll explore how artists of color celebrate their identity through art. We'll use Adobe Photoshop and Wacom tablets to create our own digital self-portraits.

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ONSITE: Video Art + Green Screen (Ages 9-11)

February 06, 2022

If you could go anywhere, where might you travel? If you could interact with anyone, who would be at the top of your list? Become whatever you can dream… in your videos! Learn the art of green-screen video editing techniques, as we practice cinematography, camera video recording, and software editing. You will create several short […]

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ONSITE: Make a Music Video (Ages 9-11)

February 06, 2022

Produce an original music video! You’ll learn art direction, how to shoot dance/choreography, green screen compositing, techniques for shooting with handheld cameras, and editing to music rhythms. Learn to design, shoot, and edit a 2–4 minute music video using music of your choice.

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ONSITE: Digital Comics (Ages 12-14)

January 26, 2022

Become a comic artist with this interactive course that teaches you how to create your own comics. Learn how to create comic books in this class using digital techniques for pencilling, inking, coloring and lettering to help bring your stories to life.

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ONSITE: Collaborative Artmaking: Digital Art for a Cause (Ages 12-14)

January 26, 2022

What do YOU care about in your community? Through this digital collaborative artmaking project, students will explore their collective interests as a class by working together to determine a community issue that's important to the class. Based off the class's interests, we will create a digital visual art project of their choosing. Possible projects could […]

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ONSITE: Digital Comics (Ages 12-14)

January 26, 2022

Become a comic artist with this interactive course that teaches you how to create your own comics. Learn how to create comic books in this class using digital techniques for pencilling, inking, coloring and lettering to help bring your stories to life.

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ONSITE: Computer Animation (Ages 12-14)

January 26, 2022

Learn how to animate on a computer! Students will develop strong foundations in 2-D, digital animation by exploring digital software such as Adobe Animate CC and by learning the 12 principles of animation. We'll complete exercises like synching animation to sound, walk cycles and storyboarding. The goal of this course is to give students the […]

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ONSITE: Claymation (Ages 9-11)

January 26, 2022

Learn how to make stop-motion animation from a professional artist! This class covers the fabrication of puppetry, storytelling, set building, and the technique of stop-motion animation. You'll leave with an understanding of stop-frame animation techniques, a handcrafted puppet, and your very own short animation!

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ONSITE: Stop-Motion Animation (Ages 9-11)

January 26, 2022

Jump into the world of stop-motion animation. Work with drawings, paper cut-outs and clay. Learn how to produce 2-D and 3-D animation sequences and bring inanimate subjects to life.

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ONSITE: Digital Comics (Ages 9-11)

January 26, 2022

Become a comic artist with this interactive course that teaches you how to create your own comics. Learn how to create comic books in this class using digital techniques for pencilling, inking, coloring and lettering to help bring your stories to life.

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