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Saving a Selection

Photoshop has many tools that allow you to select a part of an image, known as a selection. A selection allows you to modify only the selected part of an image,  such as performing a colour...

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Importing editable text from Illustrator to After Effects

Adobe Illustrator is often used to create the original artwork used in After Effect projects. But unfortunately, any text created in Adobe Illustrator is not editable when imported into After Effects....

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Illustrator Graph Designs: Custom Markers on Line Graphs & Scatterplots

Using the Graphic Designs feature on Adobe Illustrator, you can customise the graphs produced from the graph tools a step further.  In this post I will be showing how to convert the “points” used in...

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Gridify: Rapidly Creating Grids on Adobe InDesign

The Gridify feature introduced in InDesign CS5 is an extremely handy tool that can rapidly generate grids, which will help speed up you work flow, saving you time when producing layouts.  There are...

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Importing multiple resources into Adobe Captivate

When you need to import multiple images into a captivate project, selecting Media, then Image (see below) can soon become a tedious task as it only allows you to import one image at a time....

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Batch Processing

When you want to process a large number of photographs to be of a similar style, the batch process tool becomes very useful. To batch process, you need to first create an action.  This is like...

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Smart Shapes and button states

Since version 6,  Adobe Captivate has allowed you to create custom shapes using the Smart Shape tools.  The  Smart Shapes could then be converted into buttons. This was a great way of being able to...

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Keeping it transparent in Photoshop

In this blog post we will look at what file formats can save images with a transparent background. You may want to make the background transparent behind an object in the image, so you can add in an...

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Table of Contents in Adobe InDesign

Having a table of contents is a must in any book, magazine or any form of large publication.  A table of contents displays the structure of the publication helps the reader navigate it’s contents.  By...

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Dreamweaver: Creating Image Maps

Creating image maps are useful for when you only want a specific area or multiple areas to display more information or to link to another webpage.  Adobe Dreamweaver makes this process simple and easy....

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Simple Page Numbering in Adobe InDesign

Adding page numbering in InDesign to books or documents is a simple process, but through this tutorial I will show you how to automate the process rather then tediously adding numbers manually to each...

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Featured course: Adobe Photoshop 101

Become a YELLOW BELT in Adobe Photoshop (Adobe Authorised Training) There is no doubt that Photoshop is one of the most flexible, comprehensive and easy to use photo editing packages out there. Whether...

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Interactive Documents for the non-coder

Being an Adobe instructor at Academy Class I have received a lot of questions recently about Digital Publications, ePubs and interactive PDFs, as well as the changes about the new Adobe Animate CC. It...

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Introducing “Unreal Engine 4”

Meet the “Unreal Engine 4”, a secret ingredient within the marvellous success of “Unreal Tournament” competition, “Ancestry”, “Real Boxing”, “Loading human” and other games. Even if you still prefer...

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What the 3D Movement Means for Job Seekers of Tomorrow

3D technology is changing the world around us; it’s changing the movie industry, the design industry and the manufacturing process. But what will this innovative technology mean for the future of...

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10 ‘Photoshopped’ Images That Created a Buzz in 2015

Photoshop is a powerful tool and one that’s has led to some incredibly talented users wreaking havoc on the internet with images that are so close to reality they will leave you questioning your...

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5 Ways to Raise Your Resume Game in 2016

Getting into the habit of regularly tweaking your CV to reflect your current skills, achievements and experience can be a real time saver in the long term and help you raise your game when the time...

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9 life-saving tricks on how to work with Adobe Photoshop faster

Have you ever caught yourself in a mood to start learning Adobe Photoshop techniques but you changed your mind hesitating to get lost in all those layers, patterns, filters, purges, tool boards? Here...

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Academy Class Announces High Tech Partnership with Dell

One of the UK’s top new media training providers has announced a high-tech new partnership with Dell.  Agreement will see creative and development training experts, Academy Class rejuvenate its entire...

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Academy Class Now Certified as MAXON Training Provider

Following a high profile partnership with Dell, Britain’s top media training provider has just announced an alliance with authoritative 3D animation software developer, MAXON. As a certified MAXON...

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