The Intermediate Illustrator Course
Course
In Manchester
Description
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Type
Intensive workshop
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Level
Intermediate
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Location
Manchester
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Class hours
16h
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Duration
2 Days
This intensive, hands-on two day Intermediate Illustrator training Course is designed to teach delegates how to create complex illustrations, manage colour across a range of devices, work with graphs and variables, control how illustrations appear on print and the web, and preview them on mobile devices.
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About this course
- Creating complex illustrations
- Enhancing complex illustrations
- Creating a vector version of raster graphic
- Creating special effects
- Working with graphs
- Working with variables
- Outputting documents
- Exporting graphics for the web and mobile devices
- Effects & Filters
- Drawing in perspective
- Working With Layers
- Text In Illustrator
- Symbols
- Web work
- Print work
- Image Output
- Automating Tasks
This course is suitable for people with some experience of Illustrator who want to improve their knowledge and abilities.
Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:
- Knowledge of OS X and basic computer navigation
- A comprehensive understanding of Illustrator. Preferably you will have attended The Introduction to Illustrator course or have the equivalent experience.
Whilst there is no Adobe certification for this course, our trainers are industry-experienced Adobe Certified Instructors and Soho Editors is an Authorised Adobe Training Partner. Additionally, the course is based upon Adobe’s CIAB guidelines, so you will receive a certificate from Soho Editors upon completion of the course.
Firstly, we are long established as part of the post-production industry, and therefore have an excellent understanding of the market, and the skills that post-production staff need to have. We are not purely a training company, with other divisions of the group having a huge presence in the industry.
Secondly, unlike a lot of our competitors that provide training to the post-production industry, many of the courses we run are fully approved and certified, and will give you a recognised qualification if you pass the exam (more on this later).
We do not do general training – our courses are all industry specific, and we are experts in this field.
Thirdly, we're situated in the heart of London's post-production district – where better place to train on post-production technology?
Fourthly, the team here is friendly, helpful, efficient, understanding, flexible and approachable, and the trainers, as well as being all of the above, are fully qualified and certified, and all have significant industry experience and kudos as editors / talent in their own right.
We offer a no quibble Satisfaction Guarantee. We are so sure that not only will you enjoy the experience, as well as learn what you need from the course, that if you are not satisfied, we will give you the same course again FREE of charge. It’s as simple as that, no argument*.
We are very proud to be recognised by so many of the world's leading post production software manufacturers for consistently high standards and customer satisfaction.
Through our manufacturer accreditation we are able to offer a full range of quality assessed certified courses, however we have also developed our own industry specific courses designed to release the creative person inside.
We can also fully bespoke and tailor any course to your liking. Take a look at our bespoke training section.
We are the preferred training provider for many leading media organisations including Viacom, ITV, BBC, Channel Five, Channel 4, BSkyB, Wall to Wall, Nomura Bank, to name but a few.
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Subjects
- Adobe Illustrator
- Image Editing
- Text
- Layers
Teachers and trainers (1)
Alex Snelling
Trainer
Course programme
Lesson 1: Creating Complex Illustrations
- Create a custom shape using simple shapes
- Using the shape builder tool
- Offset paths
- Erase shapes
Lesson 2: Enhancing Complex Illustrations
- Create Symbols
- Organise objects with layers
- Create a pattern swatch
- Create a mesh
- Create custom brushes
- Apply colour using live paint
- Recolour artwork
Lesson 3: Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic
- Trace artwork automatically
- Adjust the results of tracing
- Create a custom preset
- Convert a Traced object to paths
- Improved CC tracing options
Lesson 4: Creating Special Effects
- Apply effects
- Create Masks
- Simplify path
- Create blend
- Share graphic styles
- Create 3D effects
Lesson 5: Working with Graphs
- Create a graph
- Format a graph
Lesson 6: Working with Variables
- Create Variables
- Create data sets
Lesson 7: Outputting Documents
- Create an Artboard
- Set Up Colour management
- Preview an overprint
- Apply spot colours
- Print a Composite proof
- Create colour separations
- Create an Adobe PDF file
Lesson 8: Exporting Graphics for the Web and Mobile Devices
- Work with actions
- Export a file as an SWG file
- Create slices
- Add interactivity to an SVG file
- Preview an illustration for mobile devices
Lesson 9: Effects & Filters
- Understanding illustrator's filter and effects menu
- Distor & Transform
- Stylise
- Effect gallery
Lesson 10: Drawing in Perspective
- Choosing a perspective grid preset
- The Perspective grid tool
- The perspective selection tool
- Setting perspective grid options
- Setting plane options
- Adjusting the perspective grid
- Drawing new objects in perspective
- Attaching art to a perspective plane
- Mapping a perspective grid to a photo or drawing
- Using the plane switching widget
- Defining and editing grid presets
- Using keyboard shortcuts to speed up drawing.
Lesson 11: Working with Layers
- Creating and understanding layers
- Selecting and arranging layers
- Duplicating layer content
- Applying layer options
- Releasing and flattening layers
- Animating and outputting flash files using layers.
Lesson 11: Text in Illustrator
- Improved CC type tool
- Creating and threading multiple text container
- Modifying threaded text
- Modifying area type option
- Type flow into a shape
- Text on a path options
- Using text wrap and options
- Using character and paragraph styles
- Special characters with the glyph palette
- Setting up hyphenations and justifications
- Customising tabs
- Ensuring correct output
Lesson 12: Symbols
- Converting logos to symbols for reuse
- Using the symbol spray to instance symbols around page
- Manipulating and updating symbols
Lesson 13: Web Work
- Slicing to create entire web pages
- Exporting to SWF with Flash symbol support
- Deprecated Flash text features
Lesson 14: Print Work
- Setting up for professional printing
- Understanding transparency flattening
- Creating crop marks
- Page tiling
- Exporting multiple page PDF
- Using the area crop tool to export pre-defined areas
- Setting up the document raster effect setting.
Lesson 15: Image Output
- Saving, exporting and printing artboards independently or together
- Separations Preview - identifying unexpected spot colours
- Overprinting issues
- CMYK blacks in text and placed files
Lesson 16: Automating Tasks
- Creating and recording actions
- Using custom actions for automation and batching
- Running a batch
- Loading and saving action sets.
The Intermediate Illustrator Course