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Final Art: Preparation of Files for Printing

A course by Chack Robles , Final Artwork Designer and Director

Final Artwork Designer and Director. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined January 2018

Learn to adapt your designs for production in various printing formats

  • Best seller Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 95% positive reviews (487)
  • 11975 students

Learn to adapt your designs for production in various printing formats

A course by Chack Robles

Getting your final artwork right can save both time and money. Chack Robles—a graphic designer specializing in final artwork design and printing—has been working in print advertising for decades and his portfolio includes agencies such as McCann Erickson, Publicis, and Flock. He has also collaborated independently with brands such as Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and Jack Daniel's. His job is to help designers, illustrators, and big brands produce astonishing results through their printed artwork.

In this online course, Chack teaches you to master the final artwork and build a solid knowledge of the basic rules and principles of printing, opening the doors to unlimited success in all your printing projects.

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What will you learn in this online course?

21 lessons & 19 downloads

Work profiles - Part 1
9 minutes, 11 seconds
Work profiles - Part 2
8 minutes, 44 seconds
Idea and reality
6 minutes, 12 seconds
Printing media - Part 1
11 minutes, 58 seconds
The art
15 minutes, 4 seconds
Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 95% positive reviews (487)
  • 11975 students
  • 21 lessons (3h 40m)
  • 19 additional resources (8 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Create a final artwork containing illustration, photography, and text, then adapt it to three types of printing: digital offset, traditional offset, and plotter.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Designers, illustrators, and anyone involved with graphic arts and advertising who is eager to master final artwork.

Requirements and materials

Basic notions of design, Photoshop, and Illustrator are essential for this course. As for materials, you only need a computer, although it is also advisable to have a linen tester and a Pantone guide.


Reviews

11975 Students
487 Reviews
95% Positive ratings
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Chack Robles

A course by Chack Robles

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Final Artwork Designer and Director

Although Chack began his studies at the faculty of architecture, in the end he trained as a graphic designer. It was while studying that he began working in the graphic arts industry as an assistant in a pre-press studio.

In the decades that he has been working in advertising, he has handled the final artwork in agencies such as McCann Erickson, Publicis, and Flock. He has also collaborated independently with brands such as Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and Jack Daniel's.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • What is the final art?
    • Work profiles - Part 1
    • Work profiles - Part 2
  • U2

    Idea vs. Output

    • What do I need to know?
    • Idea and reality
    • Printing media - Part 1
    • Printing media - Part 2
  • U3

    Forms of printing

    • The art
    • Output to digital offset - Part 1
    • Output to digital offset - Part 2
    • Output to digital offset - Part 3
    • Output to digital offset - Part 4
    • Output to conventional offset - Part 1
    • Output to conventional offset - Part 2
    • Output to conventional offset - Part 3
    • Output to plotter - Part 1
    • Output to plotter - Part 2
  • U4

    Visiting the workshop

    • Visit the digital offset workshop
    • Visit the conventional offset workshop and plotter
    • Final recommendations
  • FP

    Final project

    • Final art: preparation of files for printing

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Final Art: Preparation of Files for Printing. Design course by Chack Robles Best seller

Final Art: Preparation of Files for Printing

A course by Chack Robles
Final Artwork Designer and Director. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined January 2018
  • 95% positive reviews (487)
  • 11975 students