Adobe Illustrator Training
Our Courses in Adobe Illustrator are designed for users who want to learn how to design logos, branding, and graphics
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Duration
1 Day
Prerequisites
Participants will need to have sound computer skills.
Quick Glance
This course is aimed at users wishing to learn the basics of Illustrator focusing on designing infographics, diagrams, illustrations, flyers, web banners, icons, logos, and marketing materials.This course may be condensed into shorter sessions for smaller or more targeted groups.
Adobe Illustrator Training
Our Adobe Illustrator course covers the essential tools and techniques for creating stunning vector graphics. From learning the basics to designing logos, branding, and marketing materials, you’ll gain the skills needed to bring your creative ideas to life. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this course offers expert guidance to help you master Illustrator’s powerful features.
Introduction
- Understanding vector graphics
- Starting Illustrator
- The welcome experience
- Opening an existing document
- The Illustrator workspace
- The status bar
- Understanding artboards
- Closing a document and exiting Illustrator
Navigating Illustrator
- Understanding panels
- Displaying and hiding panels
- Floating and docking panels
- The tools panel
- Working with the tools panel
- Understanding workspaces
- Working with workspaces
- Working with the control panel
- Navigating with the hand tool
- Navigating with the navigation panel
- Changing document views
- Using the zoom tool
- Creating and using custom views
Working with Objects
- Understanding paths and selection tools
- Selecting with the selection tool
- Working with isolation mode
- Selecting multiple objects
- Making marquee selections
- Using the direct selection tool
- Selecting with the magic wand tool
- Understanding smart guides
- Moving objects
- Copying objects
- Grouping and ungrouping objects
- Locking and unlocking objects
- The alignment and distribution tools
- Aligning objects
- Distributing objects and spacing
- Inserting images
- Deleting objects
Setting up a New Document
- Understanding templates
- Understanding document presets
- Adjusting units of measure
- Creating a print document
- Saving a new document
Working with a Document
- Understanding artboard options
- Moving and resizing artboards
- Creating and deleting artboards
- Understanding grids, guides and rulers
- Displaying and hiding rulers
- Making guides
- Locking, unlocking and clearing guides
- Viewing and hiding the grid
Working with a Document
- Understanding artboard options
- Moving and resizing artboards
- Creating and deleting artboards
- Understanding grids, guides and rulers
- Displaying and hiding rulers
- Making guides
- Locking, unlocking and clearing guides
- Viewing and hiding the grid
Layers
- Understanding layers and sublayers
- Understanding the layers panel
- working with the layers panel
- Creating layers and sublayers
- Naming layers and assigning colours
- Grouping layers
- Reassigning objects to different layers
- Rearranging layers and sublayers
- Hiding and displaying layers
- Locking and unlocking layers
- Deleting layers
Shapes
- Understanding the shape and colour tools
- Preparing the workspace
- Creating basic shapes
- Creating polygons
- Creating other shapes
- creating lines and spirals
- Editing path segments
- Using offset path
- Understanding drawing modes
Colour, Fill and Stroke
- Understanding fill and stroke
- Understanding colour
- Understanding colour controls
- Applying colour using the colour panel
- Applying colour using the swatches panel
- Applying colour using the eyedropper tool
- Swapping fill and stroke colours
- Working with stroke weight
- Working with stroke width
- Applying dashes to strokes
Gradients
- Understanding gradients
- Applying a linear gradient
- Changing the direction of a gradient
- Changing colours in a gradient
- Colours in a gradient
- Adding colours to a gradient
- Applying a radial gradient
- Saving a gradient
- Applying a gradient to a stroke
Working with Type
- Understanding type in illustrator
- Understanding formatting options
- Inserting and formatting point type
- Inserting and formatting area type
- Cutting and pasting text
- Formatting text
- Formatting paragraphs
- Copying formatting with the eyedropper tool
- Creating columns of text
Text and Objects
- Typing on a path
- Converting text into editable path
- Working with character objects
- The touch type tool
- Styles
Introduction to Drawing
- Understanding drawing in illustrator
- Drawing a straight path with the pen tool
- Drawing closed paths with the pen tool
- Draw curved paths with the pen tool
- Drawing objects with curved paths
- Adjusting curves created by the pen tool
- Drawing paths with the curvature tool
- Drawing paths with the pencil tool
- Add fill to closed paths
Saving and Printing
- Understanding save and export options
- Understanding file formats
- Exporting an illustrator document
- Saving for a Microsoft office program
- Saving as a pdf file or to web
- Printing an illustrator document
- Packaging a document
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