Adobe Illustrator - Introduction

Course

In London

£ 435 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Beginner

  • Location

    London

  • Class hours

    14h

  • Duration

    2 Days

This is a comprehensive two day Adobe authorised introduction to Adobe Illustrator. The course has been designed to enable anyone new to Illustrator to produce professional graphics, designs and illustrations. The course covers Illustrator’s sophisticated drawing and text controls, creating complex shapes, using adjustable strokes, using painterly effects and the Image Trace and LivePaint features allowing you to create beautiful, professional artwork and designs.

Throughout the two days the emphasis is on practical, hands-on learning including a series of exercises designed to consolidate new skills and build confidence. If you wish to tailor this outline to your exact requirements, please call or email. You need no previous experience to attend this course.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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127-129 Great Suffolk Street, SE1 1PP

Start date

On request

About this course

Anyone who is looking to enter publishing, or looking to further their career progression. The focus is on developing skills by learning in a practical environment.

No prior experience required.

This is an industry led, practical, CPD approved certificated course that demonstrates that the delegate has invested in their learning and development, in key digital publishing skills.

You will be contacted by a course advisor who will send you general information on the course and start dates and how to book your place. You will be encouraged to contact us back, in order that we can answer specific questions and provide you with the details you are looking for.

Our entry requirements reflect the needs of the industry. The publishing industry is generally graduate entry, although there are exceptions and people with relevant experience within a commercial environment are welcome. We will accept non-graduates with a minimum of two years commercial experience. If in any doubt, please do not hesitate to contact us by telephone or email. Graduates will have greater opportunities than non-graduates to secure a position, but experience and the training provided by LSP are also important in helping with employment prospects. For those who are non-graduates the courses can consolidate the training with commercial experience to enable a delegate to become more marketable.

Please contact the Course Co-ordinator if you have any questions relating to entry.

The London School of Publishing offers some of the most up-to-date courses of their kind in the UK. Course contents are up-dated regularly and content reflects changes and developments occurring within the industry.

None of our courses are run as distance learning. We firmly believe that course delegates training in areas of publishing learn new skills when being trained face-to-face with an expert tutor.

The key advantages of following the LSP courses include:

LSP has been established since 1984 and we continue to be one of the most recognised and well-respected training organisations in the country. Our courses provide comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the current publishing processes.
We work closely with our tutors to ensure that key developments are implemented within the training.
Detailed notes on each of the sessions are provided – with plenty of exercises given and homework set regularly.
Course tutors are all working within their respective fields with many years of working and teaching experience.
The courses have intellectual rigour and help course delegates develop specific publishing skills.
The courses teach in a practical way – ensuring that course delegates are prepared for the demands of the industry and are ready to be employed within their respective fields.

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Subjects

  • Drawing
  • Painting
  • Graphics
  • Image
  • Web
  • Adobe
  • Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Illustration photomontage
  • CC

Teachers and trainers (1)

Julian  Woodfield

Julian Woodfield

Course Leader

Julian Woodfield worked as a professional animator and graphic designer from 1984 to 1990, working on a wide range of television commercials, TV title sequences and special effects for feature films. In 1989 he was a member of the team that produced the BAFTA award winning Wired title sequence for Channel 4. In 1994 Julian co-founded Media Training which is now an Adobe, Quark and Apple authorised training centre and is acknowledged as a leading training provider in this field in the UK.

Course programme

Day One

INTRODUCTION

WELCOME TO ILLUSTRATOR

  • About vectors and bitmaps
  • Syncing settings in Illustrator CC

GETTING STARTED IN ILLUSTRATOR

  • Opening illustrations
  • Using document profiles
  • Exploring panels and workspaces
  • Useful shortcuts
  • Creating new documents

ARTWORK COMPONENTS

  • Outline vs Preview mode
  • Rulers, guides and grids
  • Intuitive Smart Guides
  • Paths, point and handles
  • Grouping objects
  • Using layers
  • Working in Group Isolation Mode

CREATING BASIC SHAPES

  • Creating primitive shapes
  • Creating polygons, stars and spirals
  • Drawing lines, grids and arcs
  • Snapping and aligning shapes
  • Using the Width tool

APPLYING COLOUR

  • Colour models
  • Applying colour to objects
  • Spot vs. process colour
  • Process and global process colours
  • Managing swatches
  • Creating colour groups
  • Introduction to gradients
  • Loading swatch libraries

WORKING WITH LAYERS

  • Creating layers
  • Using layers effectively

DRAWING IN ILLUSTRATOR

  • Using the Pen tool
  • Working with paths, points and direction handles
  • Drawing paths
  • Tips for drawing curves
  • Editing, manipulating and modifying paths
  • Adding and deleting anchor points
  • Splitting cutting and erasing paths
  • Using the Average and Join commands

Q & A

Day Two

ORGANISING YOUR ARTWORK

  • Introducing multiple artboards
  • Editing the artboard size
  • Using guides and smart guides
  • Aligning and distributing artwork

PAINTING IN ILLUSTRATOR

  • Manipulating stroke options
  • Creating dashed lines
  • Adding arrowheads to strokes
  • Creating variable width strokes
  • Introducing blends
  • Painting with the Paintbrush
  • Using the Blob brush

PLACING IMPORTED GRAPHICS

  • Linked vs embedding images
  • Creating template layers

USING LIVETRACE

  • Automatically tracing artwork
  • Adjusting LiveTrace results
  • Converting LiveTrace objects

USING LIVEPAINT

  • Creating LivePaint groups
  • Painting LivePaint objects
  • Detecting gaps
  • Modifying LivePaint groups

TRANSFORMING OBJECTS

  • Using the Transform tool menu commands
  • Using the Transform panel

CREATING COMPLEX SHAPES

  • Introducing the Shape Builder tool
  • Using the Pathfinder panel
  • Creating compound shapes
  • Expanding compound shapes
  • Expanding Appearance and artwork

WORKING WITH TYPE

  • Using type tools
  • The Touch Type tool
  • Using the Character and Paragraph panel
  • Creating outlines from text
  • Using type on a path

SAVING AND EXPORTING

  • Saving Illustrator files
  • Creating Adobe PDF files
  • Exporting files from Illustrator
  • Using Safe for Web

Q & A

*This course runs very regularly. For dates please call 020 7221 3399

Adobe Illustrator - Introduction

£ 435 + VAT