Personal Description:

My name is Petra . I'm a well rounded Graphic Designer with close to 20 years of professional experience in Print and Web. I'm an expert user in all the common graphic software. I have worked in Advertising Agencies, Print Shops, Teaching Firm for Graphic Design and Computer Game Companies.
Working in so many related fields have given me a wast knowledge across all platforms and has given me the chance to learn from the best.

Related Technical Knowledge
Expert level in a wide range of Print and 3d related Applications

Adobe products: Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Professional, Indesign, Bridge
Various Layout Programs: QuarkXPress, Indesign
3d Applications: 3ds Max, Maya and XSI
Game Engines and related Tools
Microsoft Office Products: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, MS Project

Tutoring Experience:

All my life I have been passionate to teach people. I have been teaching graphic design most of my professional life. On the job and as job. as well in various private settings. I teach in person or over teamviewer.

right now I'm teaching a 14 year old highschool student in vancouver and a 40 year old woman in switzerland over teamviewer.

Tutoring Approach:

Every Student has different needs. I don't follow a certain script. I teach you what you want. I show something really quick, you try it out while I help you. Mistakes are wanted as you need to know why things should be done in a certain why.