Adobe Illustrator

Do you need to:

• Create just about everything in Illustrator - Including icons, logos, postcards and hand drawn illustrations?

Aim:

This course is designed to create professional vector graphics for posters, flyers, logos, info graphics or even a creative fashion design using Adobe Illustrator. Our two-day Essentials course is aimed at giving you all the skills you need to design eye catching graphics for print or the web.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course you should have the skills and knowledge to:

• Create computer generated digital artwork for print and other media using Adobe Illustrator  

Participants will have learned the necessary technical skills and knowledge required to:

• Use the Illustrator Workspace, Tools and Panels
• Create Graphics using various vector production methods • Include Text in Compositions • Apply Colour to Graphics using basic methods
• Work with Layers
• Save files correctly to suit media requirements
• Use Live Effects and Symbols
• Create Graphics in Perspective
• Apply Masking techniques 

Key topics covered on this course include:

• Getting to Know the Work Area
• Open an Adobe Illustrator file
• Work with the Tools panel
• Work with panels
• Reset and save your workspace
• Use viewing options to change the display magnification
• Navigate multiple artboards and documents
• Explore document groups
•  Find resources for using Illustrator.

Techniques for Selecting Artwork:

• Differentiate between the various selection tools and use different selection techniques
• Recognise Smart Guides
• Save selections for future use
• Hide and lock items
• Use tools and commands to align shapes and points to each other and the artboard.
• Group and ungroup items
• Work in Isolation mode

Using Shapes to Create Artwork for a Postcar:

• Create a document with multiple artboards
• Use tools and commands to create a variety of shapes
• Understand Live Shapes
• Round corners
• Work with the Shaper tool
• Work with drawing modes
• Use Image Trace to create shapes

Editing and Combining Shapes and Paths:

• Cut with the Scissors tool
• Join paths