Resources

General Class Resources 

• Late or Revised Assignments Form

• Critique & Objective Makeup

• Project Revision Directions​​

• Extra Points Tracker​

• Colorado Colleges Graphic Design Options & Info

• CE Student Agreement

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Free Resources ​​

Free Photo Websites - copyright info slides

• Flickr

• Pexels

• Unsplash

• Burst

• Pixabay

• National Archive

Free Resources

• Creative Inspiration - Adobe Creative Magazine

• Free Fonts - dafont.com

• Free Fonts - fontsquirrel.com

• ​Install Adobe Fonts

• Adobe Color Wheel

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Tutorials

Mr. Wiant's Tutorials

Past Video Tutorials

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Photoshop Tutorials

• Remove Tree from Blue Background

• Remove Tree from Complex Background

• Dramatic Lighting Effect

• Glow Fantasy Effect

• 1 Min Photoshop Tutorials

• Mask Hair #1 Tutorial

• Mask Hair #2 Tutorial

• Using Clipping Masks

• Match colors

• Blending Images with Layer Masks Demo​

• Warp Images Video

• Adding Noise to an Image

• Blending Images with Layer Masks Demo

• Layer Mask Tutorial

• Creating Realistic Shadows

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Illustrator Tutorials

• 1 Min Illustrator Tutorials

• TutVid Tutorials

• Create Geometric Pattern

• From Drawing to Vector Tips

• Create Diamonds

• Create Split Shapes

• Create Custom Rotated Shapes

• Creating Dashed and Custom Strokes

• Shape Builder & Pathfinder Video Demo

• Appearance Panel

• Layers Demo

• Freeform Gradient & Global Swatches

• Drawing Modes​

• Warp Text to Shape

• Pencil Tool Demo

• Symbols Demo

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Class Slides & Notes

GD1 Slides

Welcome Slides

GD1 Syllabus & Expectations Slides

Pen Tool & Masks Slides

Book Cover & Poster Slides

Surrealism Notes

Design Principles: Flow, Hierarchy and Typography

Design Principles: Balance, White Space and Contrast

Illustrator Notes

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GD2 Slides

​Class Expectations & Syllabus

Design Principles Review Slides​

Design Cycle Slides

​Visual Identity Slides

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GD3 Slides

Intro to Typography

Kerning, Tracking and Leading Slides

​Ligature Logo Slides

​Branding Slides

​Print Ad Slides

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