Kites Diploma in Graphic & Animation (KDGA)

Semester – 1

1. Fundamentals of Computer

2. Introduction of Printing & Publishing

3. Typing

4. Intro of MS Publisher

5. Creating Drawing with Adobe Illustrator

6. Page Layout Tools

1. Fundamentals of Page Layout

2. Tool Box & Main Menu

3. Text Tools ,Story Editor

4. Page Layout: Setting, Orientation

5. Paragraphs, Kerning, Leading

6. Headers & Footers

7. Image: Importing Images

8. Book Making: Table of Contents

9. Indexing, Table Editor, Master Pg

10. Assignment: Visiting Cards, Bill / Receipt Books, Newspaper Columns, Advertisements.

7. Design with Coreldraw

i. Introduction to CorelDRAW

Getting Started, Moving Around and Viewing Drawings, Basic Drawing Skills Selecting and Manipulating Objects, Drawing and Shaping Objects, Arranging Objects

ii. Using Text

Working With Text, Working With Objects, Outlining and, Filling Objects,, Using Symbols and Clipart, Transforming Objects

iii. Adding Special Effects

Special Effects, Creating Output, Exporting Drawings, Printing

iv. Customizing CorelDRAW

Introduction , Customizing Options , Using Text and Color, Working With Color , Working With Paragraph Text, Special, Text Effects , Layouts and Layers , Special Page Layouts , Arranging Objects ,Using Layers

v. Styles and Templates

Using Styles and Templates, Advanced Effects, Special Interactive Effects, Custom Creation Tools, Working With Bitmaps.

8. Image Editing With Photoshop

i. Introduction to Photodhop

Vector Shapes and Bitmaps , Explore the Photoshop, Environment , Using the File Browser

ii. Basic Photo Corrections

Working with Selections, Layer Basics , Masks and Channels ,Retouching and Repairing

iii. Painting and Editing

Basic Pen Tool Techniques, Vector Masks, Paths, and Shapes ,Advanced Layer Techniques

iv. Creating Special Effects

Preparing Images for Two Color Printing ,Composite Images, Creating a Composite Image Creating an Animated GIF, Creating Composite Images Using Photo merge

v. The Finished Product

Saving Images for the Web and Creating a Web Gallery, Photoshop Elements Print Options

 Semester – 2

1. Working With Sound Forge

a. Audio Editing

b. Voice Recording

c. Noise Reduction

2. Working with Adobe Premier

a. Video Editing

b. Video Streaming

c. Capture Video

d. Mixing Video

3. Working with Adobe Flash

a. Introduction of 2D Animation

b. Making 2D Animation

c. Using 2D Animation Effect

4. Working with Flash Action Script

a. How to use Action Script

b. Creating User Interface Pages

c. Creating Buttons

Semester – 3

1. Working with 3D Studio Max

a. Introduction about 3D Animation

b. Working with Tools & Materials

c. Creating Architectural Material

d. Working with Lights, Camera

e. Creating 3D Animation

f. Rendering

2. Working with Maya

a. Introduction about 3D Animation

b. Working with Tools & Materials

c. Creating Architectural Material

d. Working with Lights, Camera

e. Creating Visual Effects

f. Creating 3D Animation

g. Rendering