Duration
3 days
Course Outline
ILLUSTRATOR INTERFACE & SETUP
- Opening Documents
- Working with Multiple Documents
- Zooming & Panning
- Exploring the Menus & the Toolbar
- Exploring the Panels
- Vector vs. Raster & Working with Different File Types
- Setting UI Brightness
DOCUMENT SETUP & ARTBOARDS
- Creating a New Document & Setting Preferences
- Introducing the Artboard Tool
- Working in a Video Preset
- Setting Up Multiple Artboards
- Using Multiple Artboards
- Overlapping Artboards
CREATING OBJECTS
- Locking a Selection, Enabling Smart Guides & Setting Up the Ruler
- Drawing a Rectangle & Using Keyboard Shortcuts
- Drawing a Rounded Rectangle & an Ellipse
- Drawing a Polygon, a Star & a Flare
- Drawing Lines, Arcs, Spirals & Grids
- Editing Shapes with the Direct Selection Tool
THE ADOBE PEN TOOL
- The Pen Tool Explained
- Pen Tool Basics
- Drawing Shapes with Bezier Points
- Adding, Deleting & Converting Anchor Points
- Using Bezier Controls to Draw a Heart Shape
- Tracing an Image with the Pen Tool
GROUPS, LAYERS & TRANSFORMATIONS
- Understanding Object Hierarchy
- Changing Object Stacking Order
- Grouping Objects
- Performing Basic Transformations
- Transform Strokes, the Transform Panel & Transform Multiple Objects
- Using the Transform Each Command & Isolation Mode
- Using the Transform Tools & Resizing the Artboard & Its Content
COLORS & COLOR SPACES
- Basic Fills & Strokes
- The Color Panel & the Eyedropper Tool
- RGB vs. CMYK
- Color Spaces & Adjusting the Appearance of Black
SWATCHES, GRADIENTS & PATTERNS
- The Swatches Panel
- Loading a Swatch Library
- The Basics of Gradients
- Saving & Editing Gradients
- Gradient Recommendations
- Creating & Working with Patterns
STROKES, EFFECTS & APPEARANCE
- Stroking a Path via the Control Panel
- Using the Stroke Panel
- Modifying Corner Type, Stroke Alignment & Corner Limit
- Using the Appearance Panel & the Offset Path Command
- Using the Appearance Panel to Recreate Artwork
- Applying a Gradient Stroke, Editing Effects, Saving & Applying Graphic Styles
AUTOMATING SHAPES & COLORS
- Using the Shape Builder Tool
- Recoloring Artwork Automatically
- Aligning, Distributing & Averaging Shapes
- Using the Blend Tool
- Using the Transform Again Command
- The Pathfinder Panel
- Creating a Gear
THE ADOBE TYPE ENGINE
- Working with Point Text
- Area Text vs. Point Text
- Using the Character Panel
- Using Keyboard Shortcuts in the Character Panel
- Styling Document Text
- Adjusting Leading with Keyboard Shortcuts
- Fine Text Adjustments & Placing Area Text
- Flowing & Formatting Area Text
- Type on a Path & the Glyphs Panel
SAVING & SHARING YOUR WORK
- Saving Your Files
- Exporting & Creating PDFs for Print
- Setting Basic Printing Options
- Using the Save for Web Command & Making Art Pixel-Perfect
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.