Animation and Design Training - United Kingdom

Who should attend this Animation Training Course?

This Animation training course is designed for those interested in learning about animation. Designers, Web Designers, and Print Designers would benefit from this Masterclass.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this training course, hence anyone can attend. No prior knowledge or experience is required.

Animation Masterclass Course Overview

This 1-day Animation Masterclass is a concise course, which will enable delegates to implement the skills they learn immediately. Delegates will engage in a series of practical exercises that will provide them with a detailed understanding of the main components of animation. Delegates will begin by learning the basics before gradually being introduced to more animation features.

By the end of this Animation Masterclass, delegates will know how to use animation programs and software and will be able to create their own short animations by adopting the techniques acquired. 

What's Included in this Animation Training Course?

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Manual
• Experienced Instructor
• Refreshments

Who should attend this Maxon Cinema Training Course?

The course is aimed at any user looking to learn 3D and add Maxon Cinema 4D to their range of industry skills.

Prerequisites

As this course is aimed at everybody, there are no prerequisites. Some familiarity with Maxon Cinema 4D will be a bonus, however.

Maxon Cinema 4D Masterclass Overview

This 1-day masterclass in Maxon Cinema 4D provides a comprehensive understanding of how to use the primary features of this powerful tool for 3D artists. This intensive classroom course will quickly get you up to speed with using Cinema 4D to create incredible looking 3D models. You will learn how to navigate the program’s interface, as well as how to create basic models using shapes, polygons, and textures. You will also learn how the software can integrate with several Adobe products.

The course focuses on the fully featured Studio version but can be customised to suit other editions such as Cinema 4D Broadcast, Visualise and Prime.

What's included in this Maxon Cinema Training Course?

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Manual
• Experienced Instructor
• Refreshments

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for attending this course.

Audience

Anyone interested in learning CorelDRAW from scratch can attend this course. This course is well-suited for graphic designers.

CorelDRAW Training Course Overview

Graphic designing software’s are, for sure an aid for creators. This ideal mix of technology and art have created a hike in the business. CorelDRAW is one of the best vector-based software in the industry. It is a vector graphics editor used for creating vector illustrations, web graphics, logos, etc. CorelDRAW has many advanced tools that can be used for creating artwork or professional projects. It offers reliability and has a user-friendly interface with accessible features.

The Knowledge Academy’s CorelDRAW training course delivers a detailed understanding of CorelDRAW and its components. Delegates will learn about the basic features of CorelDRAW, including vector graphics, bitmaps, and drawings and gain a thorough understanding of the CorelDRAW workspace. Delegates will also become familiarised with lines, outlines, brushstrokes, shapes, and symmetrical drawings.

During this 2-day course, delegates will be equipped with the skills required to add objects and layers, create, and edit colour palettes, and make use of object transparency. Delegates will learn to add special effects, add text, and utilise templates and styles. Adding tables, formatting tables and cells, working with bitmaps, and creating web graphics are also a significant part of this training.

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Manual
• Experienced Instructor
• Refreshments

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to attend this course.

Audience

Anyone interested in learning the working of GIMP and how to use various GIMP tools can attend this course.

GIMP Training​ Course Overview

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a program allowing users to change and manipulate images. It is a freely distributed software program used for image retouching, composition, and authoring. GIMP has numerous capabilities, and it can be used as an online batch processing system, a simple paint program, a mass production image renderer, an expert quality photo retouching program, an image format converter, etc. This GIMP training course is designed to equip delegates with comprehensive knowledge on the working of GIMP.

In this 2-day training, delegates will get an understanding of basic concepts of GIMP as well as its features and capabilities. Delegates will learn how to create and use selection, add new brushes, and draw simple objects. They will also learn how to enhance photographs by improving the composition and colours.

During this training, delegates will be equipped with the knowledge of how to create shortcuts to menu functions and customise splash screen. In addition, they will be familiarised with scripting, tools, and dialogs. Post completion of this training, delegates will be able to work with different menus and filters.

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Manual
• Experienced Instructor
• Refreshments

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to attend this course.

Audience

Anyone interested in to have a working knowledge of QuarkXPress can attend this course.

Introduction to QuarkXPress​ Course Overview

This Introduction to QuarkXPress training will teach delegates how to use this desktop publishing software to create and edit complicated page layouts in a WYSIWYG environment. Delegates will learn how to create a project from an IDML file and export layouts and projects. This course will provide knowledge of how to create hanging character classes and sets.

During this 1-day course, delegates will be equipped with a comprehensive knowledge of character mapping for legacy projects. Delegates will become familiarised with the working of design grids, Rubi text, anchored boxes, and OpenType styles. Delegates will learn how to create clipping paths and then how to create special effects with that clipping path. Before course completion, delegates will get an understanding of the working of shared content and composition zones.

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Manual
• Experienced Instructor

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to attend this course.

Audience

Anyone interested in learning how to create two-dimensional scalable vector graphics can attend this course.

Inkscape Training Course Overview

Inkscape is an open-source application to create two-dimensional scalable vector graphics. It is used for an extensive range of computer graphic tasks. Inkscape can be used to make logos. Web graphics, diagrams, logos, and paper scrapbooking. Inkscape is like Corel, Draw, Adobe Illustrator, Freehand, etc. but it uses scalable vector graphics (SVG)-an open XML-bases W3C standard as the native format.

The Knowledge Academy’s Inkscape Training is designed to provide a comprehensive knowledge of the working of Inkscape. Delegates will learn how to create and manage documents and shapes. They will get an understanding of how to work with different shapes like rectangles, ellipses, stars, and spirals. In addition, they will become familiarised with advanced concepts of Inkscape - pasting techniques, boolean operations, and inset and outset.

In this 1-day training course, delegates will learn how to trace bitmaps and pixel art. Delegates will be equipped with the knowledge of calligraphy and its various tool options. Furthermore, delegates will be introduced to the interpolation between two identical and different paths. On course completion, delegates will be able to use interpolate to fake irregular-shaped gradients.

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Manual
• Experienced Instructor
• Refreshments

Prerequisites

There are no specific requirements to attend this course.

Audience

Anyone who is interested in learning the logo design and is in the business of logo design can attend this course.

Logo Design Training​ Course Overview

A Logo is a symbol unique to an individual, brand, company, or business. It is a design symbolising an organisation and is used for its advertising material, letterhead, etc. A good logo stands out and provides information to customers about the company. Logo design identifies in its simplest form using a typographic solution, a logo mark, or a mixture of both.

The Knowledge Academy’s Logo Design Training course is designed to equip delegates with the knowledge of how to create high-quality and beautiful logos. Delegates will learn the whole logo design process from scratch to finish. They will get an understanding of several types of logo designs that can be used, such as wordmark, textual iconic, combined, and enclosure logos. Delegates will learn about elements of the iconic logo design.

In this 1-day course, delegates will get an insight into the lucrative industry of logo design. Delegates will acquire the art of conversation by designing distinct, relevant, and memorable logo designs. In addition, they will get an understanding of tips to be followed while designing a logo. After attending this course, delegates will be able to design awe-inspiring, stunning logos.

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Manual
• Experienced Instructor

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for this course.

Audience

This course is for Mechanical Engineers, Designers and IT professionals who wants to learn about Sketchbook.

Sketchbook Essential Training Course Overview

Sketchbook is a painting and drawing app. It is raster graphic software application intended for expressive drawing and sketching. This course describes how to use sketchbook and create exciting digital sketches and renderings. Delegates will get familiarised with sketchbook interface and its tools. They will gain an understanding of working with colours in sketchbook. This course explains brushes and its properties including its fundamentals, modifying brushes properties and workflow with synthetic brushes.

This course describes working of layers. Delegates will learn about cropping, translating, transforming, and distorting. They will also about curves and straight lines.

After attending this one-day course, delegates will be proficient in digital sketching.

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Manual
• Experienced Instructor

Prerequisites

There are no perquisites for this course. However, a basic knowledge of the Object-Oriented Programming concepts will be beneficial for delegates.

Audience

This course is ideal for anyone interested to improve the creation of better designs of software projects. However, Architects and Software Programmers will get more benefit by attending this course.

Design Patterns Training Course Overview

Holding knowledge of Designing Patterns will undoubtedly help you to become a better Developer or Programmer because Design Pattern offers many ways to handle a frequent problem while building an application.

In this 1-day Design Patterns course, delegates will learn many topics which will help them to face and solve common problems which they will face while creating an application. Firstly delegates will learn the fundamentals of Design Patterns, before moving onto an advanced topics such as creational Design Patterns, structural - behavioural and concurrency Design Patterns, the role of flyweight, MVC, front controller, the role of strategy, template method, observe and visitor, Anti-Patterns, Refactoring, and more.

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Manual
• Experienced Instructor

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge of the fundamentals of digital design. 

Audience

The course is designed for:

• Electronics Engineers who want to understand the essentials of Professional VLSI Digital Design Training
• Professionals who want to develop their career in this field
• Delegates who wish to gain an understanding of RTL coding and simulation using EDA tools

Essentials of Professional VLSI Digital Design​ Course Overview

VLSI stands for very-large-scale-integration, and it is a process to make an integrated circuit (IC) by merging thousands of transistors into a single chip. Microprocessors in workstation or PC, chips in graphics card, digital cameras, mobile phones and laptop’s chips and all other use VLSI circuits.

In this 1-day Essentials of Professional VLSI Digital Design training course, delegates will gain a thorough understanding of several aspects related to power management, clock-gating, clock requirements, synchronisation and RTI coding considerations. Starting from key RTL coding considerations and environment/tool familiarisation other advanced topics will be covered such as clock-gating and synchronisation, SystemVerilog labs, resets, bus interfaces and side-band signals. In addition to these, delegates will also learn about SystemVerilog labs, physical design flows and semiconductor manufacturing process - overview, synthesis labs and Mini-Project1 start, essentials of clocking, SystemVerilog labs, Power-Performance-Area (PPA) Trade-Offs, SystemVerilog labs and Perl quick-start, design for test and manufacturability, SystemVerilog labs and Perl quick-start, and more.

After attending this course, delegates will be able to create simple test benches for simulating/debugging IP designs and systematically plan and implement the RTL.

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Manual
• Experienced Instructor

Prerequisites

To attend this Video Editing Training course, learners should have basic computer literacy and operating system understanding.

Audience

This Video Editing Training course is ideal for anyone who wants to gain in-depth knowledge to edit videos and films efficiently.

Video Editing Training Course Overview

Video editing is the process of post-production editing of segments of motion video production footage using special effects and background score. A decent video editing program not only saves you time but can also be incredibly cost-effective, which offers software options for any demand and budget. This training course will magnify the delegates' expertise and editing capabilities for using the Avid media composer platform and enable you to produce more videos effectively. Holding skills and abilities to edit videos for specific purposes will lead the learners to attain many highly skilled and earning opportunities as freelancers and video content creators.

In this 1-day Video Editing Training, delegates will gain expertise about exploring the fundamentals of successful video editing, how to approach shooting the experiences, and several assembling and trimming methods. Delegates will gain insight into implementing segment effects to improve the colour correction to upgrade the quality of the footage. Our highly expert trainer with abundant knowledge will teach the delegates the film editing capabilities that can be used for personal projects and allow them to share higher quality video creations.

It also accommodates the delegates with interesting topics, such as:

• How to ingest video clips?
• Ingesting from camera cards
• Locating audio cues
• Adjusting audio in the sequence
• Scripted drama

At the end of this training, delegates will learn about the importance of Video Editing and all the additional features of Avid to edit a video to upgrade the pixels of the video footage. They will also be able to delete segments from the timeline, add effects, and export final video productions.

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Courseware
• Experienced Instructor

Prerequisites 

There are no formal prerequisites for attending this Blender Creator Training course.

Audience

This Blender Creator Training course is ideal for anyone who wants to enhance their skills and knowledge in 3D animations and using Blender.

Blender Creator Training​ Course Overview

Blender Creator is open-source software that visualises still 3D images and effects and edits videos. It applies to individuals and small studios in that it helps in supporting various operating systems like Windows, Linux, macOS, etc. It has the feature of relatively small memory and drives requirements compared to other 3D creation suites. Many people and workshops use blenders all over the world for broadcasting and in movies. This training course will help individuals to gain expertise in Blender Creator and use it for almost all kinds of media production. Holding the skills and knowledge of using Blender will help individuals to get higher job designations as an animator and upgraded earnings.  

In this 1-day Blender Creator Training course, delegates will get a thorough understanding of 3D effects in games and videos. During this training, delegates will learn about the working of motion, tracking, and masking. They will also learn about various techniques of editing, and modelling like text and meshes, etc. Our highly expert trainer with years of teaching experience will conduct this course and help delegates to gain hands-on practice with various aspects of Blender.

It also accommodates delegates with the other interesting topics, such as: 

• Linked and asset libraries
• Sequencer in video editing
• Mesh, curves, and metaball
• Blender file and data-blocks
• Importing and exporting files

At the end of this training course, delegates will be able to create 3D models with simple colours and modelling geometry. They will also be able to animate pictures and videos and UV map the models.

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Manual
• Experienced Instructor

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites to attend this Blender 3D Modelling for Unity Training course.

Audience

This Blender 3D Modelling for Unity Training course is ideal for anyone who wants to enhance their skills in 3D animations and who wants to be a professional freelance.

Blender 3D Modeling for Unity Training​ Course Overview

Unity is a powerful tool which provides a great structure to build games that are, extensively used worldwide. Blender 3D is software which is free, open-source, and append graphics in games. The primary purpose of 3D Blender is to include 3D visual effects and animations. Blender could be used for 3D and 2D animation, architectural design, VFX, motion capture, and realistic scene creation. This training course assists learners to create and design 3D games more effectively. Holding knowledge and skills in Blender 3D Modelling for Unity will help individuals to attain many excellent job roles and designations in prominent organisations. 

The Knowledge Academy’s 2-day Blender 3D Modelling for Unity Training course is designed to gain in-depth knowledge about the melding of Unity and Blender. During this training course, delegates will learn to develop the ability to assemble assets including, camera control and marine movement. This training course will also provide delegates with the insights required to understand the importance of modular level design. Our highly expert trainer with years of teaching experience will conduct this course and help delegates to get hands-on experience with Blender software.

Course Objectives:

• To understand the fundamental concept of animation
• To attain a deep knowledge of creating Unity project
• To learn how to enter the Blender zone for the first time
• To explore the ProBuilder toolbar and its deployment
• To become accustomed to modular scenery making

At the end of this training course, delegates will be able to rig the character using UV wrapping and texturing. They will also be able to layout the levels by adding skybox and sound effects. 

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Manual
• Experienced Instructor

Prerequisites 

There are no formal prerequisites for attending this Motion Graphics Masterclass. 

Audience 

This course is designed for those who are interested in animation and want to learn about techniques that add intensity to the stories by adding music and after effects. 

Motion Graphics Masterclass Course Overview

Motion Graphics is the integration of graphic design, animation, and digital footage with audio to create a digital film. It allows individuals to communicate the concepts to viewers in an efficient manner. The advancement of computer graphics led to the development and widespread application of motion graphics. It is often used to make advertisements, movie titles, exchange information, and other things. Studying this course provides learners with modern techniques to generate an illusion of motion that helps them communicate with viewers and also adds intensity to the stories using music and effective copy. Individuals with the required abilities and expertise in animation will be paid more than typical designers in corporations.

The Knowledge Academy’s 1-day Motion Graphics Masterclass is designed to provide delegates with a deep understanding of animation and how to create the illusion of motion. During this training, delegates will learn about the three-dimensional space to manipulate object properties and achieve certain results. They will also learn how to create dynamic and harmonious motion graphics by arranging and changing visual elements. Our highly professional trainer with years of teaching experience will conduct this course and equip delegates with the core concept of motion graphics.

Course Objectives

• To provide a broad understanding of the field of motion graphics
• To learn about the degree of the field to which objects are placed
• To familiarise with the conversion of compressed video into a format usable
• To understand how to store and deliver video sequences
• To conform the image to a file format that could be interpreted
• To place elements in a sequence of frames for developing illusions

At the end of this training, delegates will be able to create motion graphics by adding audio and giving animation to the text. They will also be able to attract an audience to a particular product with the help of animated advertisements and titles of the products. 

• Delegate pack consisting of course notes and exercises
• Courseware
• Experienced Instructor