Illustrator Introduction
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Course Facts
- 2 day course
- Our Trainers are Authorised Professionals
- Live Online or Classroom-based
- Certificate of completion
- Maximum class size of 6 for scheduled courses
- Unlimited support after your course
- Courses at all levels: Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced and Masterclasses
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Overview
Adobe Illustrator is the industry-leading application for working with vector graphics. Illustrator's comprehensive set of tools and features provides everything you need to produce extraordinary graphics for print, video, the web and mobile devices. This course is ideal for new and novice Illustrator users who needs to create illustrations, logos, maps, graphs, diagrams, advertisements and other graphics. On the course, you'll learn the key techniques needed to create and edit vector graphics quickly and effectively. The course covers the use of Illustrator's powerful drawing tools to work with shapes and layers and apply effects and styles. You'll learn how to create sophisticated artwork and graphics, create logos with special type effects and use Illustrator's powerful Image Trace and Live Paint tools. And during all of this, you'll learn the most effective ways to integrate Illustrator into your workflow.
All our Adobe Illustrator courses are taught by industry professionals who are also Adobe Certified Professional trainers. They will share years of their industry experience with you, imparting best practice techniques as well mastery of the tools.
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Course Outline
Navigation
- Moving around the interface and viewing choices
Interface
- The tools
- How panels work and overlap
- The Properties panel
- Organising panels
Basic concepts and tools
- Vector vs Bitmap images
- Working with Rulers, Guides and Smart Guides
Objects
- Simple shades: selecting and manipulating objects
- Transform, duplicate, clone, delete
- Arrange stacking
- Group/Ungroup and group selections
- Locking
- Aligning and distributing artwork
- Pathfinder
- Isolation Mode
Drawing
- Vector drawing: pen tool, paths, curves, points and handles
- Adding and deleting anchor points
- Splitting, cutting and erasing paths
Colours and fills
- Fills and strokes on objects and paths
- Colours vs. swatches: global colour
- Gradients - creating, editing and applying
- Colour books and libraries
Type
- Area vs point type
- The type tool - font, size, colour, leading
- Kerning, tracking, indents and baseline shift
- Type on and in a path
- Type as outlines
- Character and paragraph styles
Layers
- Creating layers - options and layer names
- Locking and hiding layers
- Moving objects between layers
- Selecting objects via layers
Patterns
- Creating, applying, editing
- Pattern transform behaviour
Brushes
- Types: Calligraphic, Art, Scatter, Creating and Editing
- Using brushes on lines and borders
Symbols
- Creating and applying symbols
- The symbol sprayer
Effects and Appearance
- Stylise, Distort & Transform, 3D
Graphing
- How graphs and data work
- Graph types
- Graph limitations
Export
- Save as AI, PDF or EPS
- Asset Export to JPG, PNG or GIF
- SVG
Image Trace
- Tracing options and expanding
Misc.
- Blob brush tool
- Perspective tool
- Multiple Artboards
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SEE COURSESUseful Links
- 10 Useful Tips And Tricks All Adobe Illustrator Beginners Should Know – Useful Illustrator tips for all levels
- Illustrator tutorials From Adobe.com – Official Adobe tutorials
- Illustrator home page – Where to go to find out about Illustrator
Mastering the Pen Tool: Creating Precision Vector Graphics in Illustrator
Unlocking the Power of Adobe Illustrator's Brushes
Creating Elegant Typography with Adobe Illustrator