Illustrator CS4/CS5 Adv Creative Drawing and Paining

Building upon our two day introduction course, this one day session explores techniques for developing image finessing. Unleash the power of Illustrators painting and drawing tools, and discover methods for creating rich and arresting communications material. From importing and enhancing scanned images, to customisable live effects and artistic brush styles. If you have ever wondered how capable Adobe Illustrator is as an outlet for your creativity then this course is ideal for you.

By the end of the course, using practical hands-on tutition, you will have an understanding of the the following features and techniques:

• Strategies for a creative workflow - Your approach to work and the strategies deployed are as crucial as selecting the correct tools for the task at hand. Whether you're moving artwork back and forth from Photoshop, tracing scanned artwork or wanting to effortlessly clear your canvas to focus your editing. This module looks at starting off on the right editing foot!
• Perspective drawing - Learn how to draw artwork with Illustrator features that work on established laws of perspective drawing. Ideal for small vector components, or for building an entire project within.
• Focus on painting and drawing tools - A great deal of attention is often focused on Illustrators ability for precision and technical drawing. However, it also excels at creative, free flowing drawing techniques for eye catching designs.
• Creating 3D objects - 3D effects enable you to convincingly create the appearance of three-dimensional (3D) objects from two-dimensional (2D) artwork. Illustrator provides features to control object, lighting, and shading features.
• Brushes - Brushes let you stylise the appearance of paths. You can apply brush strokes to existing paths, or you can use the Paintbrush tool to draw a path and apply a brush stroke simultaneously.
• Live effects - Effects offer far more than the over prescribed "drop shadow" or "glow". Learn ways in which effects can be used stand alone, or combined to assist in creating standout graphics. And as the name suggests, Live Effects are editable, and interchangeable.

You will benefit from this course if:

• You are a "self-taught" Illustrator user and want to learn "best practice" techniques for achieving better results, more efficiently.
• You want to build confidence from utilising Illustrators more artistic authoring tools to create rich media, and help set your artwork apart.