Duration
2 days
Course Outline
Learn about Adobe Illustrator CC 2019, the professional illustration and design tool for graphic artists, technical illustrators, cartographers, and desktop publishers.
Learn to understand and use the vector Bézier pen! Topics include:
- Getting to know the Illustrator CC 2019 workspace and preferences
- Making a custom Tool panel
- Understanding paths, views, selection tools, fills and strokes
- Setting up preferences and color settings
- Creating basic geometric shapes with the Shape tools
- Live Corners and reshape segment techniques
- Using the enhanced features in the Pencil tool
- Using a grid and/or Smart Guides to aid symmetrical drawing
- Using the Bézier Pen, Direct Selection tool, and Anchor Point tool efficiently
- Applying and editing color gradients to filled regions
- Creating and using swatches, tints, gradients, and patterns on filled regions
- Transform tools including scaling, rotating, distorting, shearing, and reflecting
- Using the Pathfinder panel to make complex shapes
- Working with the Blend tool/command and its options
- Creating a compound path
- What's new in Illustrator CC 2019
Prerequisites or Equivalent Experience
- General experience in graphic design
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.