What will i learn?
- Designing logos
- Turning photographs into vector artwork
- Preparing graphics for web and print
- Working with type in creative ways
- Learn useful keyboard shortcuts and best practices
- Creating vector illustrations
- Vectorizing and colorizing traced hand drawings
- Designing infographics
- Mastering advanced Illustrator tools and techniques
- Learn Illustrator from the start the way a professional would use it
Curriculum for this course
85 Lessons
11:31:50 Hours
Introduction
4 Lessons
00:12:01 Hours
- Why learn Illustrator 00:01:58
- How to Study 00:03:27
- Getting an Adobe Certification 00:05:07
- Changes to User Interface in CC 2018 00:01:29
Basics
7 Lessons
00:57:18 Hours
- Illustrator Documents 00:08:45
- Artboards 00:10:49
- Navigation 00:07:51
- Working with Vectors 00:09:42
- User Interface 00:10:30
- Properties panel (New in CC 2018) 00:03:30
- Settings 00:06:11
Working with Objects
8 Lessons
01:14:53 Hours
- Basic Shapes 00:12:06
- Transformations 00:07:56
- Combining Shapes 00:13:22
- Selection Techniques 00:06:29
- Organising Objects 00:12:53
- Aligning and Distributing Objects 00:05:24
- Working Precisely 00:09:26
- Exercises 00:07:17
Appearance of Objects
6 Lessons
01:05:54 Hours
- Stroke settings 00:13:12
- Swatches 00:13:38
- Gradients 00:10:24
- Appearance panel 00:15:09
- Effects 00:11:07
- Exercises 00:02:24
Drawing
11 Lessons
02:01:58 Hours
- Basic Drawing Tools 00:10:05
- Drawing Exercise 00:14:32
- Coloring 00:12:00
- Drawing assistance tools 00:08:39
- Draw Inside 00:06:28
- Pen Tool 00:14:02
- Pen Tool exercise 00:18:29
- Distort and Transform tools 00:08:57
- Symmetrical drawing 00:09:05
- Concentric drawing techniques 00:09:59
- Manual tracing exercise 00:09:42
Brushes
6 Lessons
00:57:33 Hours
- Calligraphic Brushes 00:11:51
- Scatter Brushes 00:10:29
- Art Brushes 00:10:59
- Bristle Brushes 00:02:55
- Pattern Brushes 00:11:23
- Image Brushes 00:09:56
Images
5 Lessons
00:59:54 Hours
- Working with Images 00:10:31
- Preparing simple images for tracing 00:08:24
- Preparing complex images for tracing 00:10:25
- Image Trace 00:20:32
- Improving and Colouring traced images 00:10:02
Type
13 Lessons
01:23:55 Hours
- Character formatting 00:12:18
- Paragraph formatting 00:12:03
- Using Text styles 00:07:13
- Variable and SVG Fonts (New in CC 2018) 00:03:23
- Touch Type 00:03:22
- Type on a Path 00:06:00
- Type and Shapes 00:04:34
- Warp Text 00:07:03
- 3D Type 00:06:28
- Create Outlines from Text 00:07:49
- Image within Text 00:03:22
- Text Wrap 00:03:16
- Type Exercise 00:07:04
Advanced Techniques
15 Lessons
01:39:06 Hours
- Introduction to Masking 00:10:34
- Clipping Mask 00:04:59
- Opacity Mask 00:03:24
- Masking exercise 00:02:28
- Recolor Artwork 00:09:14
- Live Paint Bucket 00:08:57
- Envelope Distort 00:03:44
- Puppet Warp (New in CC 2018) 00:03:57
- Symbols 00:06:09
- Symbol Tools 00:06:21
- Blending Objects 00:04:35
- Creating Patterns 00:10:28
- Refining Pattern Design 00:06:56
- Gradient Mesh 00:08:33
- Perspective Drawing 00:08:47
Export and Integration
6 Lessons
00:35:40 Hours
- Saving work for Print 00:08:14
- Saving work for Web 00:07:43
- Export for Screens 00:03:47
- Adobe Apps 00:08:25
- Integration with Bridge 00:02:49
- Archiving Projects 00:04:42
CC 2019 New Features
3 Lessons
00:15:35 Hours
- Freeform Gradients 00:05:23
- Global Edit 00:04:24
- Enhanced visual font browsing 00:05:48
Conclusion
1 Lessons
00:08:03 Hours
- Building Your Portfolio 00:08:03
Requirements
- Any version of Adobe Illustrator, preferably not older than Illustrator CS6. Ideally Illustrator CC (Creative Cloud).
- Prior knowledge is not needed
- Exercise Files and Study Guides are provided
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Description
llustrator is the industry-standard vector graphics application that lets you create logos, icons, sketches, typography and complex illustrations for print, web, interactive, video and mobile devices.
Its time saving features allow users to create work quickly and efficiently at the highest professional standard.
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