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Illustrator Training

2 days - £445 + vat

This two day Adobe Illustrator training course will teach you about the unique features of Illustrator, including how to create logos, professional type effects, complex airbrush effects and colour control.

This Illustrator course is for those who are new to Adobe Illustrator - the industry standard program for print and online graphics.

Illustrator Training Course Content

Selection Tools & drawing tools

• Drawing and modifying basic shapes
• Using the pen and pencil tools to create paths
• Adjusting paths
• Using paintbrushes
• Using the pathfinder panel to create complex objects
• Selection tools and options

Using Colour

• Applying Stroke and Fill colours
• Mixing and picking RGB, CMYK & Pantone colours
• Using ‘live colour’ panel to create colour schemes
• Re-colouring artwork with ‘live colour’
• Gradients and blends, gradient mesh
• Saving and modifying colours for later use, and then importing them
• Using ‘live paint’

Working with Text

• Typing directly onto the page and importing text from a text file
• Creating columns of text
• Setting text attributes (font, colour, size, kerning, etc.)
• Copying text attributes from other text
• Wrapping text around objects or flowing along a path

Working With Images

• Placing photographs and other artwork into Illustrator
• Choosing whether to link or embed image files
• Creating borders around images
• Using a path to mask an an area of an image
• Modifying image colours and appearance
• Using ‘live trace’ to create vector art from photographs

Working with Layers

• Creating layers - setting layer properties
• Viewing, hiding and locking layers
• Moving objects between layers

Documents

• Page setup
• Viewing the document and working in artwork or preview modes
• Navigating around your document
• Grids, guides, and other features to help you accurately position objects
• Adding and using guidelines - locking and unlocking, positioning accurately
• Getting information about the document and contents
• Exporting artwork for Photoshop or for a DTP program
• Tools & Panels
• Using the Info Panel & the Transform Panel to maintain accuracy
• Moving, aligning, & grouping objects
• Transforming and warping objects
• Using envelope distortions
• Using filters - Vector and bitmap filters
• Using effects and utilising the appearance Panel
• Creating symbols and altering how they are applied and their appearance
• Creating 3D objects in Illustrator
• Keyboard Shortcuts

Illustrator Course Prerequisites

• All delegates attending this Illustrator training course must be confident with Windows or Macintosh environments, including creating, moving and deleting files and folders.
• Silicon Beach Training recommends that all delegates attending this illustrator training course familiarise themselves with the Illustrator interface before attending.
• A free 30 day trial version can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com/uk/downloads/#printpub

Book this Adobe Illustrator course one to one for £895 + vat

Illustrator Training Recommended Reading

Illustrator 10 Wow! Book - Sharon Steur et al – buy from amazon
Illustrator 11.0 CS Win – buy from amazon

Download course outline as pdf.

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