"Which Adobe software should I learn?" is one of the most common questions we get from students in Amritsar and Jalandhar who are creative-minded but don't want to commit to a full 6-7 month design or animation programme yet. MITS Academy now answers that with three focused, standalone courses — Adobe After Effects (8 weeks), Adobe Illustrator (6 weeks), and Adobe Premiere Pro (8 weeks) — each built entirely around one tool, with a real portfolio project every week.
The one-line difference between the three
- •Illustrator — you make *vector graphics that don't move*: logos, icons, brand identities, posters, packaging.
- •After Effects — you make *things move and composite*: motion graphics, animated titles, VFX shots, kinetic typography.
- •Premiere Pro — you *cut and assemble footage*: editing raw video into a finished promo, reel, or YouTube video, with colour grading and sound design.
If you're picking one to start with, that one-line distinction usually settles it — but here's the full breakdown.
Adobe Illustrator (6 weeks, ₹18,000–₹28,000) — for logo, branding and vector work
Illustrator is the right starting point if you want to design things that don't move — logos, icons, brand identity systems, posters, and packaging. The MITS Academy course runs 18 classes over 6 weeks: Week 1-2 covers Illustrator basics and vector/Pathfinder tools; Week 3 is colour and typography; Week 4 is a full logo design project built on negative-space and geometric-construction principles; Week 5 moves into branding and print design; Week 6 is a complete brand identity + packaging final project.
This is genuinely the fastest of the three courses (6 weeks vs 8), and it's the natural first step if branding, logo design, or packaging work is your goal — logo design is consistently one of the highest-demand categories on freelance platforms like Fiverr.
Adobe After Effects (8 weeks, ₹22,000–₹32,000) — for motion graphics and VFX
After Effects is where things start moving. The course runs 24 classes over 8 weeks, structured as a real production pipeline: Week 1-2 covers the interface and animation fundamentals (keyframes, the Graph Editor, motion paths); Week 3 is text animation and kinetic typography; Week 4 is shape-layer motion graphics and infographics; Week 5 moves into masking, green-screen compositing and rotoscoping basics; Week 6 covers motion tracking, camera tracking, and 3D layers for a cinematic VFX shot; Week 7 is professional motion graphics work (logo reveals, Reels, promotional graphics) with a Dynamic Link workflow into Premiere Pro; Week 8 is a complete professional motion graphics or VFX video as the final project.
This is the deepest of the three courses in terms of technical range — it genuinely touches compositing and VFX fundamentals, not just animation, which is why it sits in the same category as our full 7-month Animation & VFX pipeline course (just far more compressed and tool-specific).
Adobe Premiere Pro (8 weeks, ₹22,000–₹32,000) — for video editing and Reels
Premiere Pro is for turning raw footage into a finished video. The 24-class, 8-week course covers editing fundamentals and nested sequences (Week 1-2), audio and sound design (Week 3), colour correction and grading with Curves and HSL Secondary (Week 4), advanced editing techniques like blend modes and time remapping (Week 5), Reels/YouTube/social-media editing with captions and pacing (Week 6), Premiere's built-in motion graphics basics (Week 7), and a complete professional video as the final project (Week 8).
If your goal is specifically Reels, YouTube content, or client video editing — not motion graphics or VFX — this is the more direct route than After Effects.
Can I do all three? Should I?
Yes, and many students do — these three tools form the real production pipeline used at agencies and by freelance creators: Illustrator for brand assets, After Effects for animating them, Premiere Pro for cutting the final video. Doing Illustrator → After Effects → Premiere Pro in sequence (roughly 4-5 months combined, ₹62,000–₹88,000 total) gives you a genuinely complete creative production skillset. Each course also has an explicit Dynamic Link workflow module connecting After Effects and Premiere Pro, so the tools are taught to work together, not in isolation.
How these compare to the full Animation & VFX and Graphic Design courses
- •Graphic Design (6 months, ₹35,000–₹55,000) already includes Illustrator as one module among Photoshop, Figma and AI design tools — take the standalone Illustrator course instead if you specifically want fast, deep vector/branding skills without the broader 6-month commitment.
- •Animation & VFX (7 months, ₹48,000–₹68,000) is the full 3D pipeline — Maya, Houdini, Nuke, real 3D modelling and rigging — a different, deeper discipline than After Effects' 2D/compositing focus. Students who complete the After Effects course sometimes go on to Animation & VFX if they want to move into 3D.
- •Video Editing (6 months, ₹25,000–₹40,000) covers Premiere Pro and After Effects fundamentals plus a wide AI video toolkit (Runway, Descript, CapCut AI, ElevenLabs) — take the standalone Premiere Pro course if you want fast, focused editing mastery without the AI-tools breadth.
FAQ
Q1. Which Adobe course should a complete beginner start with? If you're unsure, start with whichever matches your actual goal: Illustrator for logos/branding, After Effects for motion graphics/VFX, Premiere Pro for video editing/Reels. If you genuinely don't know yet, Illustrator is the shortest (6 weeks) and cheapest way to test whether design work suits you before committing further.
Q2. What is the fee for these courses at MITS Academy? Illustrator: ₹18,000–₹28,000 (6 weeks). After Effects: ₹22,000–₹32,000 (8 weeks). Premiere Pro: ₹22,000–₹32,000 (8 weeks). EMI options available on all three. Prices mentioned are indicative and may vary based on the course structure and requirements — customised courses are also available on request.
Q3. Do I need to know Photoshop first? No — none of these three courses require prior Photoshop knowledge. Each starts from that specific tool's interface and fundamentals, assuming no prior design or editing experience.
Q4. Are these available at both Amritsar and Jalandhar centres? Yes — the same curriculum runs at MITS Academy Amritsar (SRK Mall, Mall Road) and Jalandhar (65 Garha Road, opposite PIMS), with free demo classes every Saturday at both.
Q5. What jobs can I get after these courses? Illustrator: Graphic Designer, Logo & Brand Identity Designer, Packaging Designer. After Effects: Motion Graphics Artist, VFX Compositor, Freelance Motion Designer. Premiere Pro: Video Editor, Reels/YouTube Editor, entry-level Colourist. All three also support strong freelance income on platforms like Fiverr and Upwork.
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