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Commercial Art > Tools and Skills

The following is a list of tools and skills that a Commercial Art student will learn to use:

Skills:

• System operations
• Software mastery
• LAN – Local Area Network usage
• Telecommunications
• Layout and design
• Illustration in various media
• Advertising concept and design
• Package design
• Technical illustration
• Storyboarding
• Animation
• Filmmaking
• Web site design
• Traditional and electronic portfolio

Traditional Media Tools:

• Pencil
• Ink and technical pen
• Felt pens
• Gouache paints
• Colored pencil
• Watercolor
• Scratch board

Hardware/Software Tools:

• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Macintosh
• Microsoft Windows
• Internet Explorer
• Claris Draw
• Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and ImageReady
• Adobe GoLive
• Scanners
• Digital cameras (still and video)
• Alias Maya
• iMovie and iDVD