Photoshop and Illustrator Unleashed

Course Syllabus

Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator are

essential tools for every Motion Designer to
master. Learning Photoshop or Illustrator
can be overwhelming if you don’t know
where to begin. This course makes learning
Photoshop and Illustrator easy and fun.
Duration: 8 Weeks
Focus: Photoshop, Illustrator

Instructor
Jake Bartlett
Jake Bartlett is a motion designer and online instructor based in Denver
Colorado. After working at a production company in Los Angeles for nearly five
years he decided to quit his day job to pursue the freelancer’s life and teaching
animation online. His creativity runs on coffee, lego bricks and “Weird Al”
Yankovic. Throughout his career he’s had the opportunity to work for clients like
Coca-Cola, Twitter, Skype, Evernote, HGTV, NatGeo Wild and Norah Jones.

Jake’s clients include:

Photoshop and Illustrator Unleashed
Course Syllabus

Week 1 APRIL 6, 2020

Meet your classmates, get comfy with the Student Portal, and dive right in with your first
project designed to get you creating on the first day!

5 HOURS OF CONTENT 1 ASSIGNMENT

Week 2 APRIL 13, 2020

Time to jump in and start creating vector artwork with Adobe Illustrator using the some of
the most important tools the program has to offer.

6 HOURS OF CONTENT 2 ASSIGNMENTS

Week 3 APRIL 20, 2020

Jump into Photoshop, where you’ll learn how to cut out and manipulate assets, and even
have your first taste of taking direction from a Creative Director.

8 HOURS OF CONTENT 2 ASSIGNMENTS

Week 4 APRIL 27, 2020

Take a week off to focus, get a short primer on the history of Adobe software, and why a
lot of the tools you’ve been using feel very similar even though they’re in different.

2 HOUR OF CONTENT 0 ASSIGNMENTS

Week 5 MAY 4, 2020

Let’s explore tools and techniques that will help you build up your design chops. By the
end of this week you’ll be more confident and ready for an even bigger challenge.

5 HOURS OF CONTENT 2 ASSIGNMENTS

Week 6 MAY 11, 2020

You’ll be challenged like never before with a real-world project that will put all of your
new-found Photoshop and Illustrator knowledge to the test.

5 HOUR OF CONTENT 2 ASSIGNMENT

Week 7-8 MAY 18 - MAY 29, 2020

You’ve got an additional 2 weeks to finish your final project! This should give you plenty of
time to give that project some polish so you can start building up your portfolio.
HOMEWORK LOCKER CLOSES MAY 29TH 6PM ET

* New content opens daily. Students can work on their own time or follow along with their peers from anywhere in the world.