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AUTOMOTIVE WRAP ACADEMY

LEARN THE SECRETS TO BECOME AN AUTOMOTIVE GRAPHIC DESIGNER BY A WORKING PROFESSIONAL

COURSE OUTLINED BELOW

WORKING A GAME PLAN

• Importance Of Photos & Videos For Predesign.
• What Design Elements Will Work And What Will Fail On The Automobiles Body.

TEMPLATES

• Where To Purchase And How To Use Them.
• Template Preparations And Sizing To Actual Size.
• Paneling For Full Turn-Around: Front, Back, Drive/Passenger Sides, And Top.
• Learn How To Use The Ruler Tool For Panel Measurements.
• Reasons To Print Templates For A Concept Design.

CONCEPT: DIGITAL DESIGN

• Learn To Use A Digital Tablet For A Quick And Easy Concept Design (iPad).
• Learn To Work With Adobe Photoshop’s Mobile App On The iPad.

CONCEPT: PENCILING & INKING

• Printed Canvas Templates
• Working With A Pencil And Eraser On Our Printed Templates.
• Inking Our Original Pencil Design.
• Using A Light-Table For Mirroring Our Design.

COMPUTER INPUT

• Learn The 3 Options You Have To Input Your Design Into the Computer.
• Option 1: Scanning Our Designs.
• Option 2: Using A Consumer Camera And Overhead Mount.
• Option 3: Using Our Camera Phone And Why We Chose Our iPhone Photos.

DESIGN: ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

• Learn To Find Your Inspiration For Your Graphic Designs.
• You’ll Learn Design Options Like: Drop-Shadows, Strokes
• Learn Color Theory And How We Chose A Base Color From A Photo.
• How to Photo Preparation & Photo Enhancements
• Thinking Ahead For Wrap Mini-Panels Like Body Inlays.
• Learn To Mirror Your Design, Find Problems And How To Solve Or Avoid Them.
• Learn To Work With Layers Within Adobe Illustrator.
• Once Completed You’ll Have Learned To Create An Original Design.

DESIGN: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

• Learn To Take Our Design From Illustrator And Place It Into Photoshop.
• Learn How To Work Within Panels And The Proper Design Placement.
• We’ll Work The Design As A Full-Turnaround.

LETTERING: ORIGINAL VS STOCK

• Learn To Use Both Adobe Photoshop And Adobe Illustrator For Our Lettering.
• Choosing A Font For The Foundation Of Our Original Lettering.
• Choosing An Artistic Style For Our Custom Lettering.
• Placement On Vehicle For Visibility: Size & Spacing.
• Penciling & Inking Our Original Lettering Design.
• Learn To Work With Adobe Fonts And Which One To Choose.
• Learn To Modify Our Font Choice And Creating Outlines.
• Learn The Importance Of Licensing & Commercial Use Of Fonts.

MURAL DESIGN: URBAN STYLE

• Learn To Sketch Your Design.
• Learn To Build Collage In Adobe Photoshop By Choosing And Cutting Photos.
• You’ll Learn How To Digitizing The Collage Within Adobe Illustrator.
• Preparing And Placing Outlines Within Hood Template Area.
• Learn To: Alignment, Uniting, And Expanding Strokes.
• Once The Outline Is Completed; Learn To: Color Fill, Shading, Highlights, And Gradients.
• You’ll Also Learn The Power Of Using Pathfinder And Shapes.

FINAL TOUCHES

• You’ll Learn How To Add Those Final Touches For The Extraordinary Design!
• For Non-Artist You’ll Learn How To Work With Clipart.
• Learn The Art Of Designing Pinstripes And There Stroke Weight And Expanding.
• You’ll Also Learn: Background Fill And Reflect & Rotation Of Artwork.
• Learn To Design For Perforated Vinyl For The Rear Window.

CONCEPT DESIGN PERSPECTIVE

• Readying Designs Using Both Adobe Photoshop And Adobe Illustrator.
• Adding Design Ideas Like Blackout Of Chrome And Tire Decals For Up-Sales.
• Learn To Free Transform For Perspective Layout For Realistic Presentation.

CONCEPT DESIGN PRESENTATION

• Readying Our Canvas For: Preparation For Presentation.
• Adjusting The Resolution Shift, Image Size, And Layer Blend Options.
• Best Layout For Visual Presentation And Adding A Signature Area For Branding.

TEST PRINT PREPARATION

• Learn Adobe Photoshop And Adobe Illustrator File Prep.
• Learn The Importance Of A Test Print.
• Learn How To Setup A Document And Avoiding Color Shift: RGB Vs CMYK.

PANELING: ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

• You’ll Learn How To Flatten The Transparency And Convert Text To Outlines.
• Learn To Use: Rulers & Guides And The Knife And Eraser Tools For Cutting Design.
• Learn Proper Cuts For Panel Placement Within Adobe Illustrator.

PANELING: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

• You’ll Learn How To Layer A Design & Placement From Adobe Illustrator to Adobe Photoshop.
• Learn To Prepare A Single Document For Layer Styles, Drop-Shadows, Filters, And Blurs.
• Learn Cutting And Cropping Canvas For Individual Panels Within Adobe Photoshop.

PRINT PREPARATION FOR VINYL

• Print Preparation From Adobe Illustrator And Adobe Photoshop.
• Learn To Setup A Document; With Correct Width Sizing For Vinyl Rolls Print And Bleeds.
• Learn Cropping A Document And Panel Layout And Organization.
• You’ll Learn How To Ready The Window Perforation File For Rear Window.

TAGGING PANELS

• Learn The Importance Of Naming Panels For Assisting The Installer And Easy Installation.
• Learn To Position The Panels On File Documents To Save On Vinyl Material And Print Cost.
• Why You Should Create Extras Design Pieces For Print.
• Learn To Inspect Your Files.

INSTALLATION KEY

• Learn Document Preparation And Concept Layout Adjustments.
• Adobe Photoshop And Adobe Illustrator Panel Placement Into Key Document.
• Adding Design Lines & Dots For Panel Placement Navigation.
• Installation Key Arrangement And Inspection Because Correction Is Perfection!

FINAL INSPECTION

• Learn The Best Document And Print Color Settings.
• You’ll Also Learn How To Use The Raster Effect (PPI) & Resolution Settings.
• Learn How To Output Through Adobe Illustrator For Print.

CUT CONTOUR

• Learn How To Create Cut Contours For Spot Graphics.
• Learn To Take Our Design Print File From Adobe Photoshop And Adobe Illustrator.
• Learn To Trace Designs And Options To Ready Files For Plotter (Vinyl Cutting Machine).

DELIVERING PRINT FILES

• Using Our Installation Key As A Checklist To Prevent Missing Files.
• The Easiest Delivery Method Of Large Files.

WORKING WITH A TEAM

• Learn How To Build A Winning Team That Will Help You Succeed Both Artistically And Financially.
• Learn How To Choose Wisely: The Vinyl Installer, The Vinyl Printer, And The Vinyl Installer.

CRITIQUING THE FINAL WRAP DESIGN

• We Critique The Final Design, Print Quality, And Wrap Install Technique & Look.
• You’ll See The Color-Shift From The Output From Adobe Photoshop Vs Adobe Illustrator.
• What Was Our Vinyl Choice And Why We Went With This Option.
• We’ll Talk About The Placement Of The Vinyl Installation.
• What Changes We Would Have Made If Any.