Illustrator Training

Course Details

Introduction to Illustrator training

Adobe Illustrator environment

• Adobe Illustrator software interface

• View, grid, guides, tools and palettes

• Color modes

• Preferences

• Commented benchmarks

• Vector drawings

• Creating predefined objects

• Precise positioning of objects

• Foreground and background

• Rules: benchmarks: grids

• Selection tools

• Creating paths and shapes

• Pen tool: point, handle: curve

• Key combinations

Plot Changes:

• Add and remove points

• The brush tool and the smudge tool

• Display modes

• Graphs Tool

• Edit

• Transformation tools

• Ctrl/Command D function

• Transformation functions

• Envelope distortion tool

• Pathfinder

• Merge Tools

• Masks

• Creating a Simple Clipping Mask

• Illustrator effects

• Appearance panel

• Alignment: object distribution

• Enrichment of illustrations

• Outlines

• Colors and use of the Color Chart: styles

• Overall colors

• Creating and applying gradients

• Transparency and blending modes

Working With Text

• Free text enrichment

• Curvilinear, captive and vertical text

• Search for fonts

• Layers/Layers

• Organizing layers

• Insulation mode

• Export: saving

• Export in pixel format

• PDF format for the printer

• Save and export

• Save as Adobe Illustrator

• Save: EPS: PDF: Flash

• Export to common formats: PSD: JPG: TIFF

Reminder

• Work plans

• Preferences

• Drawing Modes

• Pixel Grid

Vector Objects

• Creating and applying patterns

• Creating and Using Symbols

• Symbol Manipulation Tools

• Appearance panel

• Shape designer tool

• Transformations

• Envelope distortion

• Variable width tool

Advanced Tools

• 3D effects

• Break down objects

• Redefine the colors of an illustration

• Using the shape gradient

• Coloring with the gradient mesh

• Perspective Grid

• Objects on a perspective plane

Raster Images

• Linked or embedded image

• links panel

• Dynamic pixel image vectorization

• Automatic creation of a color chart

• Dynamic painting

• Photoshop Effects

• Object pixelation

Special Routes

• Transparent path: envelope

• Layer Mask

• Insulation mode

Text Functions

• Character-style sheets

• Paragraph-style sheets

Impression

• Cleaning function

• Overview of Flattening Transparencies

• Overview of separations

• Checking resolutions

• Overprint Options

Benefits :

• Course material for each participant

• Trainer support after training

• We offer you in public session:

  • Tea, coffee

  • Parking (only in certain cities)

  • Wireless internet connection

Goals :

• Introduction to the Adobe Illustrator interface and basic functions.

• Mastery and adaptation to different vector tools.

• Improvement of technique and more advanced options.

• Practice of acquired concepts.