tutorials contact emails
Prisca Schmarsow
graphiceyedea@gmail.com
Nick Fusco
nick.fusco@gmail.com
Roger Endacott
roge@mac.com
Elroy Simmons
 
Raoul Brand
ray@o2music.co.uk

illustrator

1. intro to illustrator
   
   a first look at the toolbar, selection tools and creating basic shapes
   (includes 'creative challenge' exercise)
2. Bézier pen tools
   
   a quick look at type tools, intro to the pen tools, Bézier curves explained
   download tracing template
3. advanced pen techniques and type tools
   
   aligning and joining anchor points, using type, area and path type tools
4. using layers and gradients
   
   using the layer palette and its options - how to avoid sublayers, applying and creating gradients
5. transformations and keyboard shortcuts
   
   using transform tools, close look at reshape and free transform tool, includes perspective exercise
6. stroke and brushes
   
   specific settings of the stroke, applying and creating calligraphic, art, scatter and pattern brushes
7. using pathfinders
   
   using the pathfinders to create and edit complex shapes (includes exercise to create the recycle logo using compound path)
8. using and creating styles
   
   using the styles palette, applying / removing styles and creating custom styles
9. fileformats
   
   looking at file formats available
10. text perspective
    
    creating a 3D perspective effect for text using the blend tool
11. clipping masks
    
    cropping images using clipping masks, creating opacity masks
12. type on a circle
    
    creating type on a circular path just a quick step-by-step reminder ;)
13. simple animation
    
    creating a passing sun animation using the blend tool - outputting to swf format view sample

Photoshop

1. photoshop selection techniques
   
   pros and cons of the different selection techniques, includes magic wand, quick mask and colour range
2. smoothing jagged edges using channels
   
   on the example of text, improving the appearance of the edges using channels, blurs and level adjustments
3. image filled text
   
   creating text filled with image content using layer masks, fill layers, blur filters and layer modes
4. pixel stretchin'
   
   creating a background effect using a single pixel line
   1 page tutorial, very quick ;)
5. shocking text
   
   creating a electric glow effect around text, step-by-step tutorial with list of tips
6. rounded corner images
   
   editing rectangular images with rounded corner outlines
7. creating paper textures
   
   create a crinkled sheet of paper using brushes, age and stain the paper for a worn look
8. CS3 - smart filters
   
   using the new feature of smalrt filters to do image adjustments

Moho

1. Filling shapes with colour
   
   introduction to Moho's workspace and tool palette
2. Moho intro
   
   apply colour to stroke and fill of shapes
3. character set up
   
   importing an illustrator file and setting up bones for animation

Flash

1. drawing in flash
   
   introduction to flash - looking at the toolbar and drawing tools
2. basic tweening
   
   introduction to the timeline - creating simple shape and motion tweens
3. bitmaps & fades
   
   importing files into flash - file formats
   using bitmaps - vectorising, breaking apart and fading
4. using guide layers
   
   setting up guide layers to control motion
   working with and animating text
5. using masks and animated movieclips
   
   creating a short intro animation using masks both on the main timeline and inside a movieclip step-by-step
6. twisting lines
   
   motion graphics - creating a twist animation using lines and movieclips
   view sample
7. clip trigger
   
   setting up movieclips with instance names and actionscript to control play sequence

Maya

1. intro to UI — the pawn - chesspiece part I
   
   introduction to the toolbar, view ports and a look at the menu bar
   includes step-by-step exercise, modelling a simple chess piece
2. modelling — the pawn - chesspiece part II
   
   modelling a simple chess piece continued...
   applying different techniques, using reference images provided
   download images
3. NURBS modelling — the queen - chesspiece part III
   
   NURBS modelling, rebuilding surfaces
   (download archives from #2 for sample files)
4. box modelling — the knight - chesspiece part IV
   
   box modelling, working with polygons
   (download archives from #2 for sample files)
5. creating an eye
   
   creating the human eye with procedural textures
6. intro to animation — bouncing ball
   
   creating a simple animation of a ball bouncing
7. animated path — spinning top
   
   animating a spinning top along a motion guide
8. morphing
   
   morphing an oject using shape blend