LDC Production 101 for Illustrators

Description

POV – you’re an illustrator and want to know how to correctly set up your files for your printer or how to send your art to your client for publication – what do you do? This mini class is for you. LDC’s Professional Development Series: Production 101 for Illustrators focuses on helping visual artists working in publishing, both online and in print.

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LDC Professional Development Series: Production 101 for Illustrators
Tuesday, 28 January, 6:30-8:30pm
Led by Lana Lê, online

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In this seminar, we will show you how to take your art and make it production-ready. Using Photoshop, learn how to scan your files, clean up your art, and the basics of colour-correction. Further, we’ll show you how to import your art into Indesign, set up your book project, and prepare your document for printing or a digital download using Indesign and Acrobat.

Please NOTE: This class is NOT intended as a software class – we aren’t software experts. We’re using Adobe Creative Suite software because they are industry standards, but we understand there are more ways than one to get a destination, and want to provide some guidance if you’re unsure how to create your art for the intention of publishing. If you’re using different software, you may need to research how to do similar things using those tools. Some of the principles we cover can be applied to producing art for other things such as surface design, or packaging. 

We aim to answer the following questions:

– What does “bleed” mean? 

– What is the difference between setting up my file for print vs. preparing an online PDF?

– What is “DPI”?

– What is the difference between “RGB” and “CYMK”?

– How can I colour-correct my image files? 

– Why is my type blurry on my file?

– Why is my file size so big? And how can I reduce it?

If there’s time, we’ll give you cover design tips and Q&A. Please NOTE: This class will be recorded and available to ticket holders for one week afterward.

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About Lana Lê

The seminar will be taught by LDC committee member, Lana Lê, who has been developing the LDC Online Comics Fair. An illustrator and graphic designer for 20 years, Lana has packaged nonfiction titles for US publishers including Penguin | Randomhouse and Abrams, as well as designed promotional collateral for companies such as Estée Lauder and Bloomingdale’s.