Luminous Works
Luminous Works is a Seattle-based Adobe Authorized Training Center, specializing in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Dreamweaver.
We also offer intensive instruction in Digital Photography Workflows, Adobe Lightroom and standards-compliant web design using CSS.
At Luminous Works, you'll find:
- Convenient & Comfortable location
- Hands on training
- Free class refresher within 12 months
- Opportunity to bring home your class files
- Mac, Windows or both
- Adobe Certified Instructors
- Basic email support
Carla Fraga and Steve Laskevitch, Luminous Works' founders, have not only been teaching photography and design for many years, we produce fine art photography and regularly do graphic design work. Every day we use the products and technologies we teach.
Luminous Works is based in Seattle, WA, USA
At Luminous Works, you'll enjoy an attractive and comfortable classroom, and instruction from professional educators who are experts in the material they teach. For images of our classroom, and more information, see http://www.luminousworks.com/
 online course |
 instructor-led class |
 learn at home |
 group study |
 self-directed study |
 cd-based training |
 DVD video training |
 printed book |
 e-book digital book |
 workshop seminar |
 train the trainer |
 computer-based learning |
 discount pricing |
 online tutorial |
Adobe Illustrator CS3 Training
: From the fundamentals of digital drawing to sophisticated shading techniques, we offer classes for any level of Adobe Illustrator user.
For the beginner, consider:
http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=dpo
and:http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=draw
If you are already familiar with the basics of graphic design, start with our Illustrator Essentials class:http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=ill1
Been using Illustrator for a while and want to advance your knowledge?
Try our one day, advanced more...
: From the fundamentals of digital drawing to sophisticated shading techniques, we offer classes for any level of Adobe Illustrator user.
For the beginner, consider:
http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=dpo
and:http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=draw
If you are already familiar with the basics of graphic design, start with our Illustrator Essentials class:http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=ill1
Been using Illustrator for a while and want to advance your knowledge?
Try our one day, advanced more...Adobe InDesign Training
: From beginning through advanced training in Adobe InDesign CS3 as well as InCopy CS3.
For the beginner, consider:
http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=dpo
and:http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=draw
If you are already familiar with the basics of graphic design, start with our Indesign Indepth class:http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=id1
Been using Indesign for a while and want to advance your knowledge?
Try our one day, intermediate to advanced course: more...
: From beginning through advanced training in Adobe InDesign CS3 as well as InCopy CS3.
For the beginner, consider:
http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=dpo
and:http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=draw
If you are already familiar with the basics of graphic design, start with our Indesign Indepth class:http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=id1
Been using Indesign for a while and want to advance your knowledge?
Try our one day, intermediate to advanced course: more...Adobe Photoshop CS3 Training
: From the basic concepts of resolution and file size through advanced Photoshop illustration techniques, we offer a series of classes for your needs.
Just starting out? Consider our Photoshop Essentials class:http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=ps1
Need help with adjusting colors and making selections? Check out: http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=ps2
More at:http://www.luminousworks.com
Adobe Creative Suite
: From the basic concepts of resolution and file size through advanced Photoshop illustration techniques, we offer a series of classes for your needs.
Just starting out? Consider our Photoshop Essentials class:http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=ps1
Need help with adjusting colors and making selections? Check out: http://www.luminousworks.com/description.php?course=ps2
More at:http://www.luminousworks.comAdobe Illustrator CS3 Essentials
: Illustrator CS3: Essentials
Description
Who uses Illustrator? Architects, artists, designers, engineers, and Photoshop divas who need some vector graphics power tools. Illustrator's ability to create graphics in a freeform way or with incredible precision appeals to all these users. Learn to utilize this amazing tool to design logos, create detailed maps, illustrate products and more.
Create basic and interesting shapes
Get accustomed to layers
Gradients
Bend and twist images with powerful transformation more...
: Illustrator CS3: Essentials
Description
Who uses Illustrator? Architects, artists, designers, engineers, and Photoshop divas who need some vector graphics power tools. Illustrator's ability to create graphics in a freeform way or with incredible precision appeals to all these users. Learn to utilize this amazing tool to design logos, create detailed maps, illustrate products and more.
Create basic and interesting shapes
Get accustomed to layers
Gradients
Bend and twist images with powerful transformation more...Adobe InDesign CS3:Essentials
: Description
InDesign is Adobe's premier desktop publishing design and layout application. With hands-on projects, harness InDesign's powerful tools for layout and design, use colors correctly and create consistent and amazing type. Apply art from Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, control tables, and output for print and Acrobat PDF. Learn InDesign through hands-on projects.
Best ways to create and configure documents, control your workspace and set up your more...
: Description
InDesign is Adobe's premier desktop publishing design and layout application. With hands-on projects, harness InDesign's powerful tools for layout and design, use colors correctly and create consistent and amazing type. Apply art from Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, control tables, and output for print and Acrobat PDF. Learn InDesign through hands-on projects.
Best ways to create and configure documents, control your workspace and set up your more...Adobe Lightroom Photographic Workflow: Organize, Process, and Output
: Learn essential workflows for capturing, sorting, editing, correcting, and outputing photographic images with the new Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. One software application that encompasses nearly the whole photographic workflow to make the time with your computer more productive.
Many photographers have been using Photoshop, Adobe Camera Raw and Bridge (or the File Browser as it was once known) and find the combination a potent one. more...
: Learn essential workflows for capturing, sorting, editing, correcting, and outputing photographic images with the new Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. One software application that encompasses nearly the whole photographic workflow to make the time with your computer more productive.
Many photographers have been using Photoshop, Adobe Camera Raw and Bridge (or the File Browser as it was once known) and find the combination a potent one. more...Adobe Photoshop Essentials
: Photoshop CS3: Essentials
Description
Learn the important features and essential workflow for capturing, editing, correcting, and outputing photographic images.
Scanning, resolution and pixels: oh my
Color correction essentials
Basics of retouching and digital painting
Filters and other image manipulations
Image construction with Layers
Who should take this class?
Folks completely new to Photoshop
Intermediate Photoshop users who havent had the chance to explore the application or its best practices more...
: Photoshop CS3: Essentials
Description
Learn the important features and essential workflow for capturing, editing, correcting, and outputing photographic images.
Scanning, resolution and pixels: oh my
Color correction essentials
Basics of retouching and digital painting
Filters and other image manipulations
Image construction with Layers
Who should take this class?
Folks completely new to Photoshop
Intermediate Photoshop users who havent had the chance to explore the application or its best practices more...Desktop Publishing Overview
: How do image editing programs, drawing programs, and page layout programs all fit together? What does each do? What do I do with my fonts? What the heck is "dpi" anyway?
In this class, we give you the bird's eye view of desktop publishing workflows. We'll go from image acquisition and manipulation in Photoshop, to the creation of a simple logo in Illustrator, and bring those elements together in InDesign for page layout. Along the way we'll cover those important but elusive concepts that everyone needs.
What is resolution and why should I care?
Drawing vs more...
: How do image editing programs, drawing programs, and page layout programs all fit together? What does each do? What do I do with my fonts? What the heck is "dpi" anyway?
In this class, we give you the bird's eye view of desktop publishing workflows. We'll go from image acquisition and manipulation in Photoshop, to the creation of a simple logo in Illustrator, and bring those elements together in InDesign for page layout. Along the way we'll cover those important but elusive concepts that everyone needs.
What is resolution and why should I care?
Drawing vs Digital Drawing Workshop
: The key tool in drawing digitally, the Pen Tool, is now found in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Flash. Master it once, and use it universally. It is with the Pen tool that you create paths on which to run text and to precisely create lines to enclose any shape no matter how exotic.
Many users of other drawing programs (e.g., Freehand) will already be familiar with the behavior of this tool. However, those who are more...
Dreamweaver
: In this class, we'll combine Dreamweaver's different views of our pages (looking at both code and design) to create a fully functioning web site by the end of the course. You'll even be able to bring it home with you Some basic HTML experience is very useful, but we'll also cover some of those basics in class.
-Setting up a site: on your computer and on the server
-Configuring Dreamweaver for how you work
-Using graphics in your site: learn the different file formats
-Format text of various kinds
-Know what to do and what to avoid: best practices
-The basics of more...
: In this class, we'll combine Dreamweaver's different views of our pages (looking at both code and design) to create a fully functioning web site by the end of the course. You'll even be able to bring it home with you Some basic HTML experience is very useful, but we'll also cover some of those basics in class.
-Setting up a site: on your computer and on the server
-Configuring Dreamweaver for how you work
-Using graphics in your site: learn the different file formats
-Format text of various kinds
-Know what to do and what to avoid: best practices
-The basics of Photoshop CS3 Photographic Workflow: Organize, Process, and Output
: Description
Learn the essential CS3 workflow features for capturing, sorting, editing, correcting, and outputing photographic images. Spend more time with your camera and less with your mouse
Day One
understand Adobe Bridge: do what no lightbox ever could. Learn how it is an effective if not exact, replacement for iPhoto, iView, and Portfolio
master Camera RAW: do what no darkroom ever could. Supported by the major stock agencies now, it has been more...
Web basics
: Description
Learn the essential CS3 workflow features for capturing, sorting, editing, correcting, and outputing photographic images. Spend more time with your camera and less with your mouse
Day One
understand Adobe Bridge: do what no lightbox ever could. Learn how it is an effective if not exact, replacement for iPhoto, iView, and Portfolio
master Camera RAW: do what no darkroom ever could. Supported by the major stock agencies now, it has been more...Web Publishing Overview
: How do the acronyms of web design become websites? HTML, xHTML, CSS, PHP, div, ul, swf, li, and dozens more combine, often under the protective cover of software applications like Dreamweaver, to make the web interfaces we see every day. In this short class we digest this alphabet soup.
Even though the great software used in web design have made it easier to overlook the code it creates, it doesn't make the code any less necessary to understand. So, we'll work through what we sometimes call "structured gibberish" and make a simple website that we can be proud of
Along the way we'll more...
: How do the acronyms of web design become websites? HTML, xHTML, CSS, PHP, div, ul, swf, li, and dozens more combine, often under the protective cover of software applications like Dreamweaver, to make the web interfaces we see every day. In this short class we digest this alphabet soup.
Even though the great software used in web design have made it easier to overlook the code it creates, it doesn't make the code any less necessary to understand. So, we'll work through what we sometimes call "structured gibberish" and make a simple website that we can be proud of
Along the way we'll more...| Head Office |
