Course Details
Time: 9AM - 4PM Eastern Time (ET)
Duration: 2 Days
Description:
Adobe Illustrator is the full featured standard for creating graphics for every purpose. Use Adobe Illustrator's custom shapes, tracing features and advanced text engine to create engaging original artwork.
Prerequisites:
None
Public Class Schedule
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Date |
Price |
Register |
| Web-based(Opens in new window) |
English |
June 28 - June 29 |
$695.00
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| Web-based(Opens in new window) |
English |
September 7 - September 8 |
$695.00
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| Web-based(Opens in new window) |
English |
November 8 - November 9 |
$695.00
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Course Outline
- The Illustrator Workspace
- Illustrator help and resources
- Using tools, controls and panels
- Setting up the workspace
- Working with an Adobe Illustrator File
- Pictures versus illustrations
- Creating an Illustrator document
- Working with Artboards
- Adding, deleting and changing Artboards
- Zooming and navigating
- Working with rulers, grids and guidelines
- Preview and outline views
- Working with the basic appearances, fills and strokes
- Using the Layers panel
- Drawing in Adobe Illustrator
- Working with various selection tools
- Drawing and modifying basic shapes
- Working with live corners
- Drawing custom shapes with the Pen tool
- Creating and modifying groups
- Working with the Pencil and Eraser tools
- Creative strokes and brush presets
- Working Brush and Blob Brush tools
- Tracing and working with images
- Tracing an image
- Importing an image to include in your artwork
- Working with the auto trace tools
- Expanding a traced image
- Working with the Live paint tool
- Expanding a Live paint group
- Transforming and Combining Shapes
- Moving, scaling and rotating objects
- Transforming anchor points
- Using effects to change the shapes
- Working with Pathfinder
- Combining shapes with the shape builder tool
- Working with Transparency
- Creating Clipping Mask
- Working with Type
- Incorporating formatted text into your artwork
- Using type on a path and other text effects
- Using text as artwork
- Working with multiple fills, stokes and effects
- Working with Colour
- An overview of colour theory Illustrator's colour tools
- Saving and using colour swatches and swatch libraries
- Saving and using gradients on fills and strokes
- Working with patterns on fills and stokes
- Saving and Exporting Illustrator Files
- Saving in the Adobe Illustrator format and compatibility options
- Saving copies of the artwork in other common formats (EPS, PDF and Flash files)
- Exporting the artwork in common digital image formats (Photoshop, JPG and TIFF)
Private training is available for this course.
Call us at 1-888-484-2933 to learn more about our flexible scheduling options or complete our Information Request Form.
