Essential Skills for Designers – Mastering the Pen Tool
Course
Online
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
12 Months
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Start date
Different dates available
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
Completion Certificate awarded upon completion to show employers your new skills
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Essential Skills for Designers - Mastering the Pen Tool
Most of the tools of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are easy to learn and understand, but there is one major exception: the Pen tool. It is a very versatile vector drawing tool present in all three applications and can save you a lot of time and effort if you learn to use it properly.
It can be used for drawing shapes and illustrations, creating custom frames for your layouts, making selections of your images, designing custom paths for your type, drawing artistic effects and so much more.
In this course you'll become a Vector Master by following along and practicing the many exercises presented. You’ll be amazed at your new skills and abilities using this comprehensive and versatile tool.
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About this course
Our training works on all devices including Mobile phones, IPad’s, Android tablets, Macs and PC’s.
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Subjects
- Drawing
- InDesign
- Options
- Curves
- Straight
- Symmetrical
- Complex
- Custom
- Selecting
- Editing
Course programme
- Introduction
- What is the Point?
- Pen Tool Options
- Drawing Straight Lines
- Drawing Curves
- Drawing Complex Shapes
- Drawing Symmetrical Shapes
- Creating Custom Shapes and Symbols
- Creating Custom Frames in InDesign
- Selecting, Editing and Saving Paths
- Combining Paths
- Smooth Tool and Simplify Path
- Making a Selection with Paths
- Masking with Paths
- Type on a Path
- Stroke Paths
- 3D Shapes from Paths
Essential Skills for Designers – Mastering the Pen Tool