Audience
This course is for those who want to boost their existing Adobe Illustrator skills.
Prerequisites
You should consider attending Illustrator Introduction before taking this course.
Duration
2 days. Hands on.
Course Objectives
This course is designed to boost your existing Adobe Illustrator skills. Explore more difficult creative capabilities and dramatically improve your productivity.
Delivered by an Adobe Authorised training provider.
What will I learn?
- Complex drawing skills
- Advanced painting techniques
- Transparency and blends
- Patterns and effects
- Workflow improvements
- Free digital course assets
- Free helpdesk support for 28 days
Course Content
Day One
The Pen Tool
• Drawing Paths with the Pen Tool
• Mastering the Pen Tool
• Editing Paths
• Editing Anchor Points
• Direct Selection Tool Shortcuts
• Shortcuts for Related Tools
• Pencil & Eraser Tools
Strokes and Paths
• Outlining Paths
• Offsetting Paths
Artboards
• Setting up Documents
• The Artboard Tool
• Artboard View
• Editing Artboards
• Rearranging Options
• Best Practice
• Artboards & Advanced Guides
• Artboards & Interface
• Artboards & Smart Guides
Appearance
• The Appearance Panel
• Making new Strokes
• Making new Fills
• Layering
• Applying Filters
• Object Attributes
• Multiple Attributes
• Applying Live Effects
• Graphic Styles
Graphic Styles
• Overview
• Graphic Style Libraries
• Creating Graphic Styles
• Saving Graphic Styles
• Graphic Styles & Appearance
Brushes
• Overview
• Working with Brushes
• Using Brush Libraries
• Brush Types
• Editing Brushes
• Creating a Calligraphic Brush
• Creating a Scatter Brush
• Creating an Art Brush
• Creating a Pattern Brush
Transparency and Blends
• The Transparency Panel
• Blend Options
Symbols
• Working with Symbols
• Using Symbol Libraries
• Editing Symbols
• Creating Symbols
• Symbol Sprayer Tool
Image Trace
• Settings
• Adjustments
• Editing
Live Paint
• Live Paint Overview
• Live Paint Tools
• Live Paint Explored
• Selecting Areas
• Selecting Paths
• Gap Detection
Advanced Patterns
• Working with Patterns
• Pattern Libraries
• Creating Patterns
• Editing Patterns
• Modifying Patterns
Recolour/Live Colour
• Colour Editing Overview
• Live Colour Overview
• Modifying Colour in Artwork
• Using Colour Libraries
• Extracting Colours from an artwork
Questions and answers
Day Two
Advanced Gradients
• Gradient Tool
• Gradient Panel
• Creating Gradients
• Editing Gradients
• Using Gradient Libraries
• Gradient Annotator
• Freeform Gradient Tools
• Gradients & Transparency
Separations Preview
• Overview
• Using Separations Preview
• Options
Creating Blends
• Overview
• Blend Options
• Creating a Basic Blend
• Expanding a Blend
Effects
• Distortions
• Drop Shadow
• Feathering
• Stylize Effects
• Scribble Effects
• Warp Effects
• Other Filters
• Warp & Distortion Tools
• Expanding Appearance
3D Functions
• Extrude & Bevel Effect
• Revolve Effects
• Transforming Effects
• Other Filters
Warp and Distortion Tools
• Using Warp Effects
• Expanding Appearance
Gradient Mesh
• Overview
• Gradient Mesh Tool Selecting
• Editing
Graphs
• The Graph Tool
• Creating Graphs
• Inputting Graph Data
• Editing Graphs
Envelope Distort
• Using Warp
• Using Mesh
• Envelope Distort Options
• Uses and Limitations
• Releasing and Expanding
Advanced Type Functions
• Style Sheets
• Touch Type Tool
• Area Type
• Colouring Type & Frames
• Type on a Path
Perspective Drawing
• Switching On & Off
• Grid Options
• Editing the Grid
• Perspective Tools
• Drawing in Perspective
Shape Builder Tool
• Overview
• Relationship to Pathfinder
Questions and answers