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DTP & Graphic Design

Master professional design software used in print media, advertising, branding and digital marketing. Create logos, brochures, posters and stunning visual content.

4–6 Months Offline / Online Certificate Provided Portfolio Building

Course Overview

The DTP & Graphic Design course at White Fortress Academy equips you with industry-standard design skills used in print media, advertising agencies, digital marketing firms, and publishing houses.


You will learn Adobe Photoshop for photo editing and digital art, CorelDRAW for vector illustration and print design, Adobe Illustrator for logos and branding, and InDesign for professional page layouts — all the tools that professional designers use daily.


You will work on real-world projects including logo design, business cards, brochures, posters, banners, and social media creatives — building a strong portfolio to kickstart your design career.

Course Curriculum

29 modules · 87 topics

Design Fundamentals

6 modules · Month 1
01

Elements & Principles of Design

3 topics
  • Design Elements
  • Line, shape & form
  • Colour, texture & space
  • Typography as a design element
  • Design Principles
  • Balance & contrast
  • Emphasis, rhythm & unity
  • Hierarchy & proportion
  • Layout & Composition
  • Grids & alignment
  • Margins & white space
  • Focal point & rule of thirds
02

Colour Theory

3 topics
  • Colour Models
  • RGB for screens
  • CMYK for print
  • Colour wheel basics
  • Palettes & Psychology
  • Complementary & analogous palettes
  • Colour psychology in branding
  • Building a brand palette
  • Colour Profiles
  • sRGB vs CMYK profiles
  • Converting colour modes
  • Screen-to-print matching
03

Typography

3 topics
  • Fonts & Font Types
  • Serif, sans-serif & script
  • Display & decorative fonts
  • Font licensing basics
  • Hierarchy & Pairing
  • Headings vs body text
  • Pairing fonts
  • Size, weight & contrast
  • Readability & Text Layout
  • Leading, kerning & tracking
  • Alignment & line length
  • Paragraph spacing
04

Vector Graphics

3 topics
  • Raster vs Vector
  • Pixels vs paths
  • When to use each
  • Scaling without quality loss
  • Image Resolution
  • DPI & PPI
  • Resolution for print vs web
  • Resizing images safely
  • File Formats
  • JPG, PNG & GIF
  • PDF, SVG & EPS
  • PSD, AI & CDR
05

Print vs Digital

3 topics
  • Print vs Digital Specs
  • Colour mode & resolution
  • Sizes & units
  • Output differences
  • Bleed, Margins & Trim
  • Bleed & safe area
  • Crop marks
  • Margins for binding
  • Paper & Printing Basics
  • Paper types & GSM
  • Offset vs digital printing
  • Brand consistency across media
06

Design Software Introduction

3 topics
  • Meet the Software
  • Photoshop, Illustrator & CorelDRAW
  • InDesign for page layouts
  • Raster vs vector tools
  • Workspace Setup
  • Panels & toolbars
  • Custom workspaces
  • Document settings
  • Shortcuts & Organisation
  • Essential shortcuts
  • Naming & folder structure
  • Saving & backups

Adobe Photoshop

9 modules · Month 1–2
07

Layers & Masks

3 topics
  • Layers
  • Layers panel & layer types
  • Grouping & locking
  • Blend modes
  • Masks & Adjustment Layers
  • Layer masks
  • Adjustment layers
  • Clipping masks
  • Non-Destructive Editing
  • Smart Objects
  • Smart Filters
  • Reversible edits
08

Photo Retouching

3 topics
  • Colour Correction
  • Levels & Curves
  • Brightness, contrast & hue
  • Fixing colour casts
  • Skin & Blemish Retouching
  • Spot Healing & Clone Stamp
  • Smoothing skin naturally
  • Dodge & Burn
  • Background Removal
  • Select Subject
  • Refining edges
  • Replacing backgrounds
09

Selections & Pen Tool

3 topics
  • Selection Tools
  • Marquee & Lasso
  • Quick Selection & Magic Wand
  • Select & Mask
  • Paths & Pen Tool
  • Anchor points & curves
  • Converting paths to selections
  • Cut-outs with paths
  • Shape Tools
  • Rectangle, ellipse & custom shapes
  • Fill & stroke
  • Combining shapes
10

Text Effects & Layer Styles

3 topics
  • Typography in Photoshop
  • Character & paragraph panels
  • Warping text
  • Text on a path
  • Layer Styles
  • Drop shadow & bevel
  • Stroke & glow
  • Saving styles
  • Gradients, Patterns & Mockups
  • Gradient fills
  • Patterns & textures
  • Placing designs in mockups
11

Compositing

3 topics
  • Digital Compositing
  • Combining multiple images
  • Matching scale & perspective
  • Layer organisation
  • Blending Images
  • Masks & blend modes
  • Feathering edges
  • Colour matching
  • Lighting, Shadows & Effects
  • Adding realistic shadows
  • Light & glow effects
  • Creative filters
12

Social Media Creatives

3 topics
  • Sizes & Formats
  • Post & story sizes
  • YouTube thumbnails
  • Banner dimensions
  • Designing Creatives
  • Text on images
  • Brand colours & fonts
  • Eye-catching layouts
  • Exporting
  • Export for web
  • Export for print
  • File size & quality
13

Brushes & Painting

3 topics
  • Brushes & Textures
  • Brush tool settings
  • Texture brushes
  • Eraser & Smudge
  • Painting & Colouring
  • Colouring line art
  • Shading & highlights
  • Digital painting basics
  • Custom Brushes & Frames
  • Making custom brushes
  • Frames & borders
  • Decorative edges
14

AI Tools for Designers

3 topics
  • Generative AI in Photoshop
  • Generative Fill & Expand
  • Removing objects with AI
  • Writing effective image prompts
  • AI Image & Asset Creation
  • Adobe Firefly & Canva AI basics
  • Ideas, mood boards & concepts
  • Licensing & copyright basics
  • AI-Assisted Workflow
  • Background removal & upscaling
  • Reviewing & refining AI output
  • Where AI helps and where it does not
15

Photoshop Practice Projects

3 topics
  • Poster Design Project
  • Concept & layout
  • Images & typography
  • Final poster export
  • Product Ad Design
  • Product cut-out & lighting
  • Headline & call to action
  • Ad sizes
  • Event Banner & Review
  • Event banner layout
  • Feedback & revisions
  • Final export

CorelDRAW & Illustrator

8 modules · Month 3–4
16

Vector Drawing

3 topics
  • Shapes, Paths & Nodes
  • Basic shapes
  • Editing nodes
  • Open & closed paths
  • Pen Tool Mastery
  • Straight & curved segments
  • Curves & anchor handles
  • Tracing artwork
  • Shape Building
  • Weld, trim & intersect
  • Align & distribute
  • Building simple icons
17

Colour & Effects

3 topics
  • Fills & Outlines
  • Solid & pattern fills
  • Outline width & style
  • Colour swatches
  • Gradients & Effects
  • Linear & radial gradients
  • Transparency
  • Drop shadows
  • Print Setup
  • Colour profiles
  • Converting to CMYK
  • Print-ready settings
18

Logo Design

3 topics
  • Concepts & Sketching
  • Research & mood boards
  • Pencil sketches
  • Choosing a concept
  • Building the Logo
  • Drawing the logo in vector
  • Typography for logos
  • Colour choices
  • Variations & Guidelines
  • Horizontal, stacked & icon versions
  • Black, white & colour versions
  • Brand guidelines basics
19

Stationery Design

3 topics
  • Business & Visiting Cards
  • Standard sizes
  • Front & back layouts
  • Contact details hierarchy
  • Letterhead, Envelope & ID Card
  • Letterhead layout
  • Envelope sizes
  • ID card design
  • Print Preparation
  • Bleed & trim
  • Colour mode
  • Print-ready PDF export
20

Brochure & Flyer

3 topics
  • Layout for Print
  • Page sizes
  • Columns & grids
  • Text & image balance
  • Image Placement
  • Placing & cropping images
  • Resolution check
  • Text wrap
  • Folding & Sizes
  • Bi-fold & tri-fold
  • Flyer sizes
  • Panel setup
21

Banners & Hoardings

3 topics
  • Large Format Setup
  • Banner & hoarding sizes
  • Scaling designs
  • Safe margins
  • Resolution Basics
  • Resolution at large sizes
  • Viewing distance
  • Vector vs raster at scale
  • Flex & Vinyl Notes
  • Flex vs vinyl
  • Finishing margins
  • Print-ready file
22

Packaging Design

3 topics
  • Packaging Basics
  • Box & pouch types
  • Materials & finishes
  • Pack information
  • Dielines & Templates
  • Reading dielines
  • Folds & cuts
  • Placing artwork
  • Labels & Mock-ups
  • Label design
  • Product details & barcodes
  • Packaging mock-up
23

Illustrator Essentials

3 topics
  • Workspace & Tools
  • Toolbar & panels
  • Selection & shape tools
  • Pen & Pencil tools
  • Artboards & Layers
  • Multiple artboards
  • Layers & groups
  • Aligning objects
  • Image Trace & Export
  • Tracing images to vectors
  • Cleaning up traced art
  • Exporting assets

InDesign & Portfolio

6 modules · Month 5–6
24

Page Layout Basics

3 topics
  • InDesign Workspace
  • Documents & pages
  • Margins & columns
  • Panels & tools
  • Frames & Text Flow
  • Text frames
  • Linked frames
  • Handling overflow
  • Colours & Images
  • Colour swatches
  • Placing images
  • Managing links
25

Magazine & Catalogue

3 topics
  • Multi-Page Layout
  • Spreads & facing pages
  • Page numbering
  • Consistent layouts
  • Image Placement
  • Image frames & fitting
  • Captions
  • Text wrap
  • Book & Booklet Layout
  • Booklet setup
  • Cover & back page
  • Binding margins
26

Master Pages & Styles

3 topics
  • Master Pages & Grids
  • Master pages
  • Baseline grids
  • Automatic page numbers
  • Paragraph & Character Styles
  • Creating styles
  • Applying & updating styles
  • Consistent formatting
  • Contents & Tables
  • Table of contents
  • Pagination
  • Tables
27

PDF Export

3 topics
  • Export Settings
  • Print vs digital presets
  • Compression & quality
  • Colour conversion
  • Preflight & Packaging
  • Preflight checks
  • Packaging fonts & links
  • Fixing errors
  • Marks & Interactive PDF
  • Crop marks & bleed
  • Hyperlinks & bookmarks
  • Interactive PDF basics
28

Portfolio Project

3 topics
  • Brand Identity Project
  • Logo & colours
  • Stationery set
  • Social media kit
  • Brand Kit Creation
  • Guidelines document
  • Asset folders
  • Usage rules
  • Mock-ups & Presenting
  • Realistic mock-ups
  • Presenting final work
  • Client feedback
29

Freelancing

3 topics
  • Client Communication
  • Understanding client briefs
  • Sharing drafts
  • Handling revisions
  • Pricing & Proposals
  • Pricing your work
  • Writing proposals
  • Invoices & payment terms
  • Finding Clients
  • Freelance platforms
  • Social media presence
  • Portfolio presentation

Practice Projects

Project 1Logo and brand identity kit
Project 2Business card and letterhead set
Project 3Brochure and flyer design
Project 4Magazine or catalogue layout
Project 5Social media banner pack
Project 6Packaging design mock-up

Software You Will Master

Adobe Photoshop CorelDRAW Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Canva Pro Lightroom Basics Adobe Acrobat MS Publisher

Career Opportunities

Graphic Designer

Work in advertising agencies, studios, and in-house design teams creating visual content.

DTP Operator

Design layouts for newspapers, magazines, books, and print media publications.

Social Media Designer

Create eye-catching visuals for brands' social media channels and digital campaigns.

Logo & Brand Designer

Build brand identities for businesses as a freelancer or in a branding agency.

Course Details

Duration4–6 Months
ModeOffline (Delhi Centre) / Online Classes Available
Batch TimingMorning & Evening Batches (Mon–Sat)
EligibilityBasic computer knowledge required. No prior design experience needed.
CertificateCompletion Certificate from White Fortress Academy provided on passing
SupportPortfolio building guidance + Freelancing tips + Placement assistance

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the DTP & Graphic Design course in Delhi?

The DTP & Graphic Design course takes 4–6 months.

Is the DTP & Graphic Design course offline or online, and what are the batch timings?

Mode: Offline (Delhi Centre) / Online Classes Available. Batch timing: Morning & Evening Batches (Mon–Sat).

Who can join the DTP & Graphic Design course? Do I need any prior knowledge?

Basic computer knowledge required. No prior design experience needed.

Will I get a certificate after the DTP & Graphic Design course?

Yes. White Fortress Academy provides a completion certificate on passing the course.

Which tools and software will I learn in the DTP & Graphic Design course?

You will work with Adobe Photoshop, CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Canva Pro, Lightroom basics, Adobe Acrobat and MS Publisher.

What jobs can I aim for after the DTP & Graphic Design course?

Career paths covered on this page include Graphic Designer, DTP Operator, Social Media Designer and Logo & Brand Designer. Hiring depends on your skills and the market. The academy's support includes portfolio building guidance, freelancing tips and placement assistance.

What is the fee for the DTP & Graphic Design course, and can I try a demo class?

The fee is not listed on this page, so please ask the centre for the current fee and the next batch date. Call or WhatsApp +91 88104 71374, or visit 53, Maujpur Main Road, Opp. HDFC Bank, Delhi 110053 (Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM). A free demo class is available.

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