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The Adobe Illustrator Introduction course includes a thorough review of the Illustrator interface including how to use tools and panels, and how to customize and save workspaces.
This class includes a thorough review of the Illustrator interface including how to use tools and panels, and how to customize and save workspaces. You will learn how to set up documents and save document presets, use multiple artboards, and navigate and zoom in and out as needed as you create illustrations. You will also learn to use the selection and drawing tools to create basic shapes and paths, and then combine them to create more complex drawings. A thorough understanding of how to use type in illustrator includes point and area type, as well as the use of styles, and creating type on a path. The class also includes a lesson on the layers panel, and how to organize the elements of your design, and use layers for creating multiple versions of a layout.
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Adobe
13599
2 Day(s)
Foundation
$990.00
Objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: • Identify the components and capabilities of Illustrator CC. • Create basic shapes. • Create custom paths. • Create graphics that contain custom text. • Customize objects. • Customize basic shapes. • Prepare documents for deployment.
Getting to Know the Work Area Introducing Adobe Illustrator Starting Illustrator and opening a file Exploring the workspace Getting to know the Tools panel Working with the Properties panel Working with panels Docking panels Switching workspaces Saving a workspace Using panel and context menus Changing the view of artwork Using view commands Using the Zoom tool Scrolling through a document Viewing artwork Navigating artboards Using the Artboards panel Arranging multiple documents Finding resources for using Illustrator Techniques for Selecting Artwork Starting the lesson Selecting objects Using the Selection tool Using the Direct Selection tool Creating selections with a marquee Hiding and locking objects Selecting similar objects Selecting in Outline mode Aligning objects Aligning objects to each other Aligning to a key object Aligning anchor points Distributing objects Aligning to the artboard Working with groups Grouping items Editing a group in Isolation mode Creating a nested group Exploring object arrangement Arranging objects Selecting objects behind Using Shapes to Create Artwork for a Postcard Starting the lesson Creating a new document Working with basic shapes Creating and editing rectangles Rounding corners Working with the Rounded Rectangle tool Creating and editing ellipses Changing stroke width and alignment Creating and editing a circle Creating polygons Editing the polygons Creating a star Drawing lines Working with drawing modes Using the Draw Inside mode Working with Draw Behind mode Finishing up Editing and Combining Shapes and Paths Starting the lesson Editing paths and shapes Cutting with the Scissors tool Joining paths Cutting with the Knife tool Outlining strokes Using the Eraser tool Transforming Artwork Starting the lesson Working with artboards Adding artboards to a document Editing artboards Aligning artboards Renaming artboards Reordering artboards Working with rulers and guides Creating guides Editing the ruler origin Transforming content Working with the Bounding Box Positioning artwork using the Properties panel Scaling objects Reflecting objects Rotating objects Distorting objects with effects Transforming with the Free Transform tool Shearing objects Creating an Illustration with the Drawing Tools Starting the lesson An intro to drawing with the Pen tool Selecting paths Drawing straight lines with the Pen tool Introducing curved paths Drawing a curve with the Pen tool Drawing a series of curves with the Pen tool Converting smooth points to corner points Rounding corner points Editing paths and points Deleting and adding anchor points Converting between smooth points and corner points Working with the Anchor Point tool Creating a dashed line Adding arrowheads to a path Working with the Pencil tool Drawing freeform paths with the Pencil tool Drawing straight segments with the Pencil tool Joining with the Join tool Using Color to Enhance Signage Starting the lesson Exploring color modes Working with color Applying an existing color Creating a custom color Saving a color as a swatch Creating a copy of a swatch Editing a global swatch Editing a non-global swatch Using the Color Picker to create color Using Illustrator swatch libraries Adding a spot color Adding Type to a Poster Starting the lesson Adding type to the poster Adding text at a point Adding area type Working with Auto Sizing Converting between area type and point type Importing a plain-text file Threading text Formatting type Changing font family and font style Fixing missing fonts Changing font size Changing font color Changing additional character formatting Changing paragraph formatting Working with Glyphs Modifying text with the Touch Type tool Resizing and reshaping type objects Sampling text formatting Wrapping text Working with type on a path Creating type on a path Creating type on a closed path Creating text outlines Finishing up Organizing Your Artwork with Layers Starting the lesson Understanding layers Creating layers and sublayers Creating new layers Creating sublayers Editing layers and objects Locating layers Moving content between layers Viewing layers Reordering layers Changing layer order Exporting Assets Exporting artboards and assets Exporting artboards
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Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. Students should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, and so on.
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