Adobe Certification in Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, & Animate (Vouchers Included)   

Unlock your creative potential and become a versatile creative professional with our comprehensive Adobe Certified Professional course, designed to equip you with both software proficiency and certification readiness, enriched with hands-on projects for real-world expertise.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac. Chromebooks are not compatible.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Photoshop (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Animate (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Illustrator (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe InDesign (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Premiere Pro (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

In today's fast-paced digital media landscape, mastering Adobe software is essential. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 20,000 job openings are expected each year through 2034 due to workforce turnover and retirements, making obtaining certifications related to software, like Adobe, a valuable asset for standing out in this competitive field.

Our Adobe Certification course offers in-depth training in five industry-standard tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and Animate. Whether you are looking to enhance your creative skills or advance your career, this course is designed to prepare you for success. For those aiming to earn an Adobe Certified Professional certification, the curriculum is aligned with the requirements of each Adobe Certified Professional certification exam previously listed, ensuring you are fully equipped to achieve official recognition of your expertise. With a multi-faceted learning approach, you will encounter short explanations and demonstrations, hands-on exercises, video reviews, and quizzes throughout this course. Each module provides you with a comprehensive grasp of the software, from foundational elements to nuanced specifics that may be part of the certification exams.

This Adobe certified professional course also includes a series of independent projects to choose from that both give you a chance to apply and solidify what you have learned and give you tangible outcomes that can be added to your professional portfolio. For example, you can use Photoshop for branding, InDesign for brochures and reports, Illustrator for logos and posters, Animate for animations and banners, and Premiere Pro for show opening videos.

The hands-on projects serve a dual purpose: they deepen your understanding of each tool and provide you with practical experience that directly translates to workplace scenarios. Whether you are aiming for a career in design, marketing, video production, or any creative field, the Adobe Certified Professional course offers a structured learning path. The course also includes a voucher for the Adobe Certified Professional exams, offering you the chance to officially validate your skills.

By the end of this Adobe graphic design certification course, you will master Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Animate, becoming a well-rounded creative professional equipped with the tools and experience to excel in the creative industry.

Adobe Certification in Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, & Animate

Course Activities

• Quizzes: 64
• Assignments: 145
• Projects: 13
• Exams: 5

• Photoshop Home Screen
• Creating New Documents
• The Photoshop Interface
• Setting Preferences
• Zooming
• Panning
• Rulers, Guides, and Grids
• Shape Basics
• Type
• Move Tool
• Layer Basics
• Masking: A Super-quick Intro
• Check Spelling
• Artboards

• Libraries
• Smart Objects
• Marquee Selection Tools
• Lasso Selection Tools
• Feathering and Anti-Aliasing
• Quick Selections
• Auto-Aligning Layers
• Masking
• Select and Mask
• Green Screens and Chroma Key Compositing
• Clipping Masks
• Refining Hair Selections
• Blend If
• Introduction to Paths
• The Pen Tool
• Selecting Color Ranges
• Sky Replacement
• Vector Masks
• Gradient Masks

• Healing
• Filters and Smart Objects
• Filter Gallery
• Neural Filters
• Camera Raw
• Retouching Portraits
• More on Camera Raw
• Adjustment Layers and Color Correction
• Transformations and Filters
• Practicing

• Layer Styles
• Layers and the Layers Panel
• The Frame Tool and Selection Modifications

• Color Picker
• Brushes
• Mixer Brush Tool
• Content-Aware Cropping
• Pattern Fills
• Layer Patch Tool
• Dodge and Burn

• Client Goals and Audience
• Communicating about Design Plans
• Basic Project Management Concepts for Designers
• Copyright, Permissions, and Licensing
• Digital Image Terminology
• Typography
• Visual Composition

• What is Premiere Pro?
• Who Uses Premiere Pro?
• What is Non-linear Editing?
• Introducing the Digital Video Workflow
• Touring Premiere Pro's Interface

• Telling Stories with Video
• Shots
• Framing Your Shots
• Camera Moves

• Creating a Project
• Organizing Media
• Reviewing Clips

• Editing Clips with the Source Monitor
• The Timeline Panel

• Exporting Frames
• Making a Quick Export
• Customizing Your Export
• Exporting a Main File
• Exporting a Clip
• Using Adobe Media Encoder
• Copying or Archiving a Project

• Using the Program Monitor
• Using Markers

• Understanding Transitions
• Adding Audio Transitions

• Three-point Edits
• Four-point Edits
• Changing Clip Playback Speed
• Replacing Clips
• Nesting Sequences
• Trimming
• Motion
• Clip Position, Size, and Rotation

• Working with the Audio Workspace
• Configuring the Audio Mix Track
• Adjusting Volume and Gain
• Improving Audio

• Introducing the Effects Panel
• Types of Effects
• Applying Effects
• Using Adjustment Layers
• Source Clip Effects
• Masking and Tracking
• Keyframing Effects
• Some Common Effects

• Understanding Color Adjustment
• Reading the Lumetri Scopes
• Using the Lumetri Color Panel
• The Comparison View
• Matching Colors
• Color Adjustment Effects

• Alpha Channel
• The Opacity Effect
• Color Keying a Green-screen Shot
• Masking

• The Graphic Templates Panel
• Creating a Title
• Introduction to Video Typography
• Using Graphics

• Copyright and Content Licensing
• Obtaining Permissions

• Working in the Video Industry
• Project Setup and Interface
• Organizing Video Projects
• Creating and Modifying Visual Elements
• Publishing Digital Media

• Illustrator Home Screen
• Creating New Documents
• Inserting a Shape
• The Illustrator Interface
• Setting Preferences
• Zooming
• Panning
• Rulers, Guides, and Grids

• Creating a Project
• Creating Basic Shapes
• Selection
• Using Drawing Modes
• The Alignment Tools
• Working with Colors
• Working with Swatches
• Fill and Stroke Attributes

• Organizing a Project
• Artboards

• The Pencil and Pen Tools
• More on the Pen Tool
• Using the Line Tools
• Transforming Objects
• Align and Distribute Objects
• Tools for Reshaping
• Working with Grouped Objects

• Appearance Panel
• Working with Pathfinder
• Working with Shape Builder Tool
• Live Paint
• The Paintbrush Tool
• Creating Patterns
• Using Gradient Tools
• Working with Graphic Styles

• Working with Type
• Format Text
• Working with Styles
• Using Tab Stops
• Working with Glyphs
• Converting Type to Outlines

• Project Components
• Custom Art Brush
• Import Text and Thread Text Frames
• Import Styles
• Import Artwork
• Manage Linked and Embedded Project Components

• Proofing Your Project
• Preview Project
• Printing
• Export Options
• Save for Video
• Package a Project

• Client Goals and Audience
• Communicating about Design Plans
• Basic Project Management Concepts for Designers
• Copyright, Permissions, and Licensing
• Digital Image Terminology
• Typography
• Visual Composition

• InDesign Home Screen
• Opening a File in InDesign
• The InDesign Interface
• Properties Panel
• Workspaces in InDesign
• Spreads and Pages
• Zooming
• Panning
• Setting Preferences
• Installing Adobe Fonts

• A Tea Party Invitation Postcard
• Hidden Characters
• Navigating a Document
• Types of Frames
• Resizing Content
• Character and Paragraph Styles in InDesign

• Rulers, Guides, and Grids
• Parent Pages
• Headers and Footers

• Placing Text
• Understanding Text Encoding
• Find / Change
• Spell Check
• Understanding the Story Editor

• Styles Overview
• Character Properties
• Paragraph Properties
• All About Fonts

• Placing Images
• Capture and Colors
• Layers
• Gridify
• The Gap Tool

• Reshaping Text Boxes
• Inset Spacing and Indent Tabs
• Import Tricks
• Anchored and Inline Images

• Inserting Tables
• Table Options
• Cell Options

• Preflight Profiles
• Performing a Preflight Check
• Export Options
• Packaging Documents

• The Buttons and Forms Panel
• Text Fields
• Radio Buttons
• Checkboxes
• Form Button
• Interactive PDF Form

• Client Goals and Audience
• Communicating about Design Plans
• Basic Project Management Concepts for Designers
• Copyright, Permissions, and Licensing
• Digital Image Terminology
• Typography
• Visual Composition

• Animate Home Screen
• Creating New Documents
• Drawing Basic Shapes
• Animate Interface
• Tools
• Properties
• Libraries
• The Timeline
• Navigating a Document
• Rulers, Guides, and Grids
• Setting Preferences

• Symbols
• Types of Symbols: Graphic, Button, and Movie Clip
• Creating Symbols
• Editing Symbols
• Overview of Animation
• Onion Skinning
• Introduction to Basic Movement: Timing, Weight, And Movement
• Overview of Tweening
• Shape Tween
• Motion Tween
• Understanding the Motion Editor Panel
• Apply Easing to Animation
• Previewing an Animation
• Saving and Exporting an Animation

• Selection Tools
• Brush Tools
• The Pen Tool
• Shape Tools
• Color Tools
• Layers and Symbols

• Basic Illustration Principles
• Introduction to Character Design
• Drawing the Head
• Drawing the Facial Features
• Drawing the Body
• Arms and Hands
• Drawing the Legs and Feet
• Saving and Exporting Your Character

• Rotoscoping
• Utilizing Camera and Layer Depth Tools
• ActionScript and JavaScript in Animate
• Sound and Video Integration in Animate
• Sound Mixing and Scape Creation
• Using the Bone Tool for Rigging
• Working with Motion Presets
• Applying Filters and Blend Modes
• The Art of Masking
• Understanding HTML5 Canvas and WebGL Document Types
• Publishing and Export Options in Animate

• Purpose, Audience, and Audience Needs
• Communicating about Design Plans
• Copyright, Permissions, and Licensing
• Animation and Interactive Media Key Terminology
• Basic Design Principles and Industry Best Practices
• Animation and Interactive Media Principles

Adobe Animate Exam

What you will learn

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of key Adobe tools, such as Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Animate
• Acquire foundational and advanced skills in each software, preparing you for potential certification exams
• Complete a series of hands-on, independent projects that allow you to apply your newly acquired skills in real-world scenarios
• Learn how to create various types of digital media, from branding packages and social media campaigns to animated infographics and opening videos for shows
• Understand the principles of design, layout, and animation to enhance your projects' aesthetic and functional aspects

How you will benefit

• Equip yourself with a diverse skill set that opens doors to a rewarding career in the rapidly growing creative and design fields
• Build a robust portfolio through hands-on projects, showcasing your skills to potential employers or clients
• Gain practical experience that prepares you for the challenges you will face in your creative career
• Keep up-to-date with the latest trends, tools, and best practices in the Adobe Creative Suite
• Have the option to validate your skills officially through Adobe certification exams, with a course voucher included

Tracy Berry

Tracy Berry is a dynamic and seasoned instructor, consultant, and graphic designer/programmer with over 30 years of professional experience. Since launching her training career in 1993, Tracy has helped thousands of professionals grow their skills across a wide range of tools and technologies. She has delivered over 1,600 virtual classes for Webucator alone since 2007, making her one of the most experienced online instructors in the industry.

Tracy specializes in Microsoft Office applications (including SharePoint and Project), Adobe Creative Suite, desktop publishing, web design, and productivity and communication skills. She is also the co-author of numerous Webucator courses on Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Adobe tools.

As a Certified Technical Trainer (CTT), Tracy has led training initiatives for leading organizations such as CVS, Siemens, the U.S. Department of Defense, United States Air Force, The Coca-Cola Company, JPMorgan Chase, AT&T, Library of Congress, Northrop Grumman, Basin Electric, and Merrill Lynch, among many others. Her background also includes extensive experience in graphic design and multimedia development, with hundreds of logos, websites, and marketing pieces produced for clients around the world.

Tracy is known for her engaging, upbeat, and professional teaching style. Students consistently praise her as exceptionally knowledgeable, personable, patient, and well-organized, noting how she brings even technical or dry material to life with clarity and enthusiasm. Her courses are designed to be welcoming, inclusive, and stress-free, helping learners of all backgrounds feel confident, supported, and motivated to engage with the material.

Her deep content expertise is matched by her gift for communication—students frequently cite her as the best instructor they've ever had, appreciating her real-world insights, thoughtful pacing, and readiness to go above and beyond to help each individual succeed.