GRAPHIC DESIGN
Take your graphic design journey to the next level with C12 Studio’s Graphic Design classes. Explore a wide range of topics, tools, techniques, and principles that will enhance your skills and elevate your design portfolio.
Whether you’re an experienced professional looking to refine your expertise or a beginner ready to dive into the world of graphic design, our classes cover essentials like typography, color theory, design trends, logo creation, and more. Learn from C12 Studio’s talented designers and bring your skills to new heights.
Course Structure
Introduction to Design Concepts
This section introduces fundamental design principles, including layout, balance, contrast, and alignment. You'll learn the basics of visual communication, developing an eye for creating aesthetically pleasing and effective designs.
Software Fundamentals
Get acquainted with the essential software used in design, such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or alternative tools. This training covers the basics of each software, focusing on interface navigation, essential tools, and basic techniques needed for creating digital artwork.
Foundational & Advanced Design Skills
This covers a range of core skills, from understanding color theory and typography to mastering composition and visual hierarchy. The advanced section dives deeper into more complex techniques, enabling you to refine your style and make your designs more dynamic and polished.
Poster Design: From Basics to Mastery
This topic guides you through the process of creating compelling posters, starting with layout basics and progressing to advanced techniques. You’ll learn how to use typography, imagery, and composition to convey messages effectively and grab attention.
Basic & Advanced Logo Design
Beginning with the essentials of logo design, this section explores branding principles, creating simple, impactful designs, and refining your approach. Advanced techniques cover intricate logo designs, symbolism, and the process of creating logos that work well across various media.
Product Design: Core Skills & Advanced Applications
Learn the basics of designing products, including packaging and 3D mockups. The advanced portion covers more complex aspects like user-centered design, prototype creation, and understanding how to tailor products to meet specific user needs and industry standards.
Pre-recorded Course
Complete Beginner's Guide to Digital Art
- Learn the basics of digital art software
- Learn the basics of line drawing
- Learn to make simple shapes
- Learn the basics of digital coloring
- Learn to draw from observation
- 3 hours on-demand video
- English/Chinese
Digital Portrait Drawing for All Level
- Foundational drawing techniques
- Form & anatomy of the facial features eye, nose, ear, mouth, hair and skin
- Drawing portraits from every perspective
- Drawing portraits from imagination
- drawing portraits with a template
- form & anatomy of the human head (muscles, bones, …)
- male & female head proportions
- portrait construction & advanced Loomis method
- English/Chinese
Landscape Drawing from sketch to color
- Landscape Basics: Learn the foundational techniques for drawing landscapes, focusing on perspective, composition, and proportion.
- Create Expressive Landscapes: Develop skills to capture the mood and atmosphere of various landscapes, from serene fields to dramatic mountains.
- Enhance Detail and Texture: Learn how to depict natural elements like trees, water, and skies with realistic texture and detail.
- Inspire Creativity in Nature Art: Unlock your artistic potential by experimenting with different styles and techniques to create unique landscape compositions.
- English/Chinese
How to Draw Perspective for Beginners
- How to use simple tricks like “overlap”, “object placement”, and “size variation” to create an illusion of depth in your drawings
- All the different elements of a perspective drawing finally explained (vanishing points, horizon line, picture plane, etc)
- How to use off frame vanishing points to make your drawings look better
- Step-by-step instructions on how to draw scenes in 1-point, 2-point, and 3-point perspective
- English/Chinese
How to Draw Perspective for Beginners
- How to use simple tricks like “overlap”, “object placement”, and “size variation” to create an illusion of depth in your drawings
- All the different elements of a perspective drawing finally explained (vanishing points, horizon line, picture plane, etc)
- How to use off frame vanishing points to make your drawings look better
- Step-by-step instructions on how to draw scenes in 1-point, 2-point, and 3-point perspective
- English/Chinese
Online/In-person Course
Software & Platform
Software
Photoshop / Illustrator
Class Format
Zoom online & In Person Class
