Adobe Illustrator – Introduction

This two day Illustrator training course develops the skills you need to create, manage, and edit vector artwork.

Gain a sound introduction to the concepts of vector graphics and their implementation within the design process, and learn best practice approaches which will speed up and increase your productivity.

Course Contents

• Open, set up and manage document size, orientation
• Format and artboard properties for screen, web and print.
• Build an efficient layer structure.
• Select, arrange, hide, lock, duplicate and transform
• Draw simple shapes, lines and grid objects.
• Draw and edit custom shapes
• Build complex artwork from simple shapes
• Merge, join and divide objects.
• Patterns, gradients, colour groups and colour libraries
• Capture themes from your iOS and Android device and use in your artwork.
• Create and apply special effects to object appearance.
• Add text inside an object shape and around a path.
• Output – techniques for achieving consistent colour for print and web