Short Courses
Digital illustration — Bitmap
This course focuses on understanding and applying digital illustration tools, with an emphasis on Adobe Photoshop. Through a lab component, trainees develop skills in bitmap image editing, working with colour, contrast, selection, layers, masks, and brushes. The programme includes exercises and practical projects that encourage experimentation and problem solving. Inspired by the Blue Design Alliance's mission, it encourages the creation of projects that value sustainability and water conservation. At the end, participants will be prepared to work in digital illustration, concept art and animation, with artistic and environmental awareness.
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Skills
- Use Adobe Photoshop tools independently, including brightness, contrast and colour adjustments, selection, layers, masks, filters and brushes
- Solve technical and creative problems through laboratory exercises and applied tutorials. Explore bitmap image editing for visual manipulation and the construction of digital visual narratives
- Integrate digital tools into the creative process, expanding the expressive possibilities of illustration
- Apply fundamental concepts of computer graphics in the context of digital illustration
- Design digital illustration proposals aligned with sustainability principles, focusing on the value of water and the preservation of natural resources
- Apply the skills acquired in professional areas such as digital illustration, concept art, or digital animation
- Develop digital illustration projects that combine technique, creativity, and communicative purpose
A qualified professional guarantees excellence
Trainer
Year 2025-2026
Tuition Fee
Fully funded course: exemption from tuition fees, registration, and insurance. A €25,00 fee is required to reserve a place, which will be refunded upon completion of the course.
Administrative Services
Contacts
For information on applications, admission or scholarships at ESAD, the Administrative Services team is available to assist by email or telephone, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 17:00 (in August, morning opening is at 9:00).
Recovery and Resilience Plan
PRR Funding
This project is funded by the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), under the European Union’s NextGenerationEU initiative, supporting innovation, skills development and sustainable growth.
Short Courses