Adobe Illustrator Introduction
Course
In Manchester, London and Glasgow
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Workshop
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Level
Beginner
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Class hours
8h
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Duration
2 Days
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Learn the fundamentals of Illustrator as we guide you through this comprehensive introduction to the leading graphic-design program. Get up to speed as you learn how create, edit, and export crisp vector graphics. The perfect starting point for anyone interested in creative visuals.
After we give you a complete tour of the Illustrator environment, we will show you how to create and export your own artwork. You will also learn useful vector-drawing concepts such as Bézier curves, paths, and anchor points. Pick up the tips you need to get started in the exciting world of digital graphics.
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About this course
Our goal is for you to gain a comprehensive understanding in the basics of creating and manipulating shapes and text.
This course is intended for graphic designers and textile/fashion designers, and anyone else who has visual-design responsibilities.
This course is intended for graphic designers and textile/fashion deisgners, or people transitioning into a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, clothing design, advertisements, or other graphic documents. Delegates may have little or no experience with Illustrator.
Ahead of taking this course the trainee must have basic PC or Mac skills, including a fundamental understanding of a computer's operating system, how to launch an application and create and save files, as well as how to copy files from CDs and other media.
Please go to and head to the Illustrator Introduction page where you will find a "book this course" link to complete.
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It was a great experience and I look forward to implementing my new skills at work.
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Recommended
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Subjects
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- Design
- Graphics
- Adobe
- Illustrator
- Illustration
- Drawing
- Export
- Adobe Illustrator
- Gradients
- Colouring and dyeing hair
- Patterns
- Shapes
- Bézier curves
- Appearance panel
- Anchor points
- Colour Tools
Teachers and trainers (1)
Adobe Authorised Trainer Certified
Adobe Expert
Course programme
This 2-day Introduction course helps you learn about the tools and features available in Adobe Illustrator. We will help you understand how this industry-leading program takes graphical design to a new level. You will learn how to create and manipulate shapes and curves, combining them with text to produce simple logos ready for the web and for print. Together, we will work with colours, gradients, layers, fonts, and photos to create eye-catching illustrations and text effects.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Navigate the Illustrator environment
- Draw and understand Bézier curves, the root of drawing in Illustrator
- Create a logo using simple shapes
- Apply gradients and patterns
- Edit paths and anchor points
- Set attributes in the Appearance panel
- Measure objects and place them with precision
- Trace and colour your hand-drawn artwork with Live Trace, Live Paint, and Live Colour
- Export illustrations for web and for print
The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Core Illustrator Concepts- What are Vector Graphics?
- Creating a Custom Workspace
- Fill and Stroke Attributes
- Document Settings
- Exploring panels and workspaces
- Using the Control Panel
- Navigation
- Smart Guides
- Preview Options
- Grids and Guides
- The Bounding Box
- Panels
- Libraries
- Defining swatches
- Working with gradients
- Working with patterns
- Using the Colour Guides
- Live Colour
- Finding colours with Kuler
- Draw Paths with the Pen Tool
- Shape Tools
- The Selection Tools
- Methods of Selection
- Shapes
- Duplicate Objects
- Mastering the Pen Tool
- The Pencil tool
- Editing Anchor Points
- Compound Shapes
- Pathfinder Options
- Path Options
- The Appearance Panel
- Object Attributes
- Multiple attributes
- Applying Live Effects
- Appearance Panel settings
- Defining groups
- Editing groups
- Working with layers
- Layers and object hierarchy
- Moving and copying objects
- Rotating and scaling objects
- Reflecting and skewing objects
- Using the Transform panel
- Creating a calligraphic brush
- Creating an art brush
- Creating a pattern brush
- Defining and editing symbols
- Editing symbols
- Minding your resolution settings
- Transforming Effects
- Using the Warp effect
- Creating Point Text
- Creating Area Text
- Text Formatting
- Creating Text Threads
- Text on a Path
- Using the Glyphs panel
- Creating a basic blend
- Using a blend to create an airbrush effect
- Working with Images
- Using the Links panel
- The Edit Original workflow
- Live Trace
- Rasterising artwork
- Creating graphs
- Using Gradient Mesh
- Using Envelope Warps
- The Liquify Distortion tools
- Saving your Illustrator document
- Printing your Illustrator document
- Using the Crop Area tool
- Setting up page tiling
Additional information
All computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac systems
Small class size (limited to a maximum of 4-8 attendees on all sessions)
Quality reference manual for post course reference to take away with you
6 months post course support to assist you where needed
Official Authorised Certificate for your successful completion of the course
Lunch To give you the most flexible options for lunch we provide lunch vouchers which can be redeemed locally at a number of popular eateries including Pret A Manger, EAT, Starbucks, Tesco, Sainsburys, Boots and Gregs
Refreshments to keep you on top form are available for you throughout the course with a full range of teas, coffees and biscuits
Pads and pens
Adobe Illustrator Introduction