Adobe Illustrator Part 1
Learn to create logos, icons, and vector artwork with Adobe Illustrator. In this hands-on, two-day course, you’ll master the Illustrator workspace, select and arrange artwork, build designs from shapes, draw with the Pen tool, work with artboards, apply color, add type, and organize your artwork with layers.
Learn to create logos, icons, and vector artwork with Adobe Illustrator. In this hands-on, two-day course, you’ll master the Illustrator workspace, select and arrange artwork, build designs from shapes, draw with the Pen tool, work with artboards, apply color, add type, and organize your artwork with layers.
More Information:
- Learning Style: Virtual
- Technology: Adobe
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Course Duration: 2 Days
- Course Info: Download PDF
- Certificate: See Sample
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Course Information
About This Course:
Adobe Illustrator is the industry-standard tool for creating vector graphics, the crisp, scalable artwork used for logos, icons, illustrations, infographics, and print and digital designs. Because vector art can be resized without losing quality, it’s essential for any brand or design work. This course gives you the foundation to start creating professional artwork in Illustrator.
Course Objectives:
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Navigate and customize the Illustrator workspace, toolbar, and panels
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Change magnification, rotate the canvas view, and navigate multiple artboards and documents
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Select artwork using selection tools, Smart Guides, and saved selections
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Hide, lock, group, align, and arrange objects, and work in Isolation mode
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Create new documents and understand bleeds
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Build logos and designs using shapes, Live Shapes, rounded corners, and drawing modes
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Edit and combine shapes and paths with the Scissors, Knife, and Eraser tools
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Add, edit, rename, and reorder artboards
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Use rulers and guides to position objects precisely
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Move, scale, rotate, and shear objects
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Draw and edit straight and curved lines with the Pen tool, and add, delete, and convert anchor points
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Understand color modes and create, edit, name, and apply colors
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Copy appearance attributes from one object to another
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Create and format point and area type, import and thread text, and create columns of text
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Fix missing fonts and vertically align area type
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Organize artwork using layers and sublayers
Audience:
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Beginners who want to learn Adobe Illustrator
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Self-taught Illustrator users who want to fill gaps in their knowledge
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Graphic designers and illustrators
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Marketing and communications professionals who create logos, icons, and visual content
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Web, UI, and digital designers who need scalable graphics
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Small business owners who design their own branding
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Anyone preparing for the Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) in Graphic Design and Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator certification
Prerequisites:
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There are no formal prerequisites, and no prior Illustrator experience is needed