Illustrator Syllabus

Illustrator Syllabus

• How to use exercise files
• How to send feedback
• What is Adobe Illustrator_
• Installing Illustrator via Creative Cloud
• Touring the Illustrator interface
• Navigating a single document
• Working with Illustrator's panels
• Building and saving your own workspace
• Creating and using custom views
• What are Illustrator Artboards
• Creating multi-art board documents
• Exploring the Art boards panel
• Changing the size and shape of Artboards
• Layers in Illustrator Files
• Creating and editing Layers
• Targeting objects inside the layers panel
• Hiding, locking, and deleting layers
• Using the Selection and Direct Selection Tools
• Drawing basic shapes
• Drawing with the line tools
• The Pencil Tool and Brush Tool
• Modifying existing shapes and paths
• Grouping and Ungrouping objects
• Using Isolation Mode to edit grouped artwork
• Transforming Objects
• Repeating transformations
• Using Transform Each
• Creating and using gradient fills
• The Gradient Annotator
• Adding strokes to your objects
• Adding endpoints and dashed lines to your strokes
• Creating variable width strokes
• Understanding CMYK vs. RGB color
• Understanding process, spot, and global swatches
• Working with colour groups
• Loading.ASE files into Illustrator
• What are Appearances_
• Exploring the Appearance panel
• Applying multiple fills and strokes
• Working with effects
• Saving appearances as graphic styles
• Bonus - Appearances, advanced demo
• Creating compound paths and shapes
• Working with the Pathfinder panel and Shape modes
• Smoothing and erasing paths
• Creating artwork with the Shape Builder tool
• Using the Shaper tool
• Mastering the Pen tool
• Challenge - Using the Pen tool
• Solution - Using the Pen tool
• Creating point and area type objects
• Using placeholder text
• Exploring the type panels
• Setting type onto a path
• The Touch-Type tool
• Adding Type kit desktop fonts to Illustrator
• Converting text into paths
• Placing linked images into Illustrator
• Working with the Links panel
• Embedding images into your Illustrator documents
• Using clipping masks
• Using the image trace panel
• Converting pixels into paths
• What are CC libraries_
• Adding content to CC libraries
• Mobile tools and Illustrator
• Printing your artwork
• Packaging files for print production
• Legacy Save for Web
• Using the Asset Export panel
• Exporting image files
• Deciding which courses to watch next