Adobe Illustrator Introduction / Intermediate

Creating basic Documents
-Explore the pre built Document Profiles
-Shortcuts to navigate the Artboard effectively
-Work in a Custom Workspace

Drawing in Illustrator
-Use the Pen tool for straight lines
-Add, delete or adjust points along a path
-Understand how Bezier Curves work, learn to
draw and edit these Curves
-Freeform drawing and editing with this
powerful tool
-Create Logos using simple Shapes
-Using Live Trace to transform your hand drawn
sketches into vector artwork that can be further
adjusted

Modifying Objects
-Lasso select and the other goodies in the Select
Menu
-Transform objects with scale, shear, rotate &
reflect tool
-Be precise using Smart Guides, Grids &
Guidelines
-Align, Group & Duplicate to achieve better
results
-Layers palette: Hide & Lock Objects
-Intro to Isolation Mode for effective editing

Working with Colours in Illustrator
-Difference between Swatches and Colour
palette
-Applying colour to Stroke and/or Fill
-Adjusting Stroke with the Stroke palette
-Live Colour for perfect Complementary /
Analogous colours
-Live Paint as an easy way to colour artwork
-Introducing Gradients & Patterns

Text copy in Illustrator
-Point, Area and Type on a path
-Import Body Type & fix Spelling Errors
-Find and Replace Text or Insert Typographic
Characters
-Create Text Outlines to design your own fancy
headlines

Outputting your Artwork
-Defining cropping area
-Saving your artwork in vector formats
-Save for Web & Devices