Adobe Illustrator is an application widely used for its brilliance in creating professional vector graphics, Adobe Illustrator is very popular amongst Graphic Designers for that very reason. This course will guide you through from the very basics to the advanced skills you will need to be a professional.
PART 1. INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO ILLUSTRATOR
- Vector vs. Bitmap
- Configuring the Workspace
- Creating a New Document
- Artboard Arrangements
- Simple Shortcuts to Work Efficiently
DRAWING WITH ILLUSTRATOR
- Shape Tools
- Line Tool
- Pen Tool and its Shortcuts
- Adding / Removing / Editing points with Pen Tool
- Bézier Curves
- Transforming Tools
- Basic Blends
- What are Symbols?
- Spraying Symbols
COLOURS IN ILLUSTRATOR
- Colour Palette and Swatches
- Stroke and Fill
- Modifying Stoke Attributes
- Gradients and Patterns
ALTERING OBJECTS
- Using Selection, Direct Selection, Magic Wand and Lasso Tool
- Smart Guides to the Rescue
- Using Grids and Guideline
- Aligning Objects
- Grouping and Duplicating
- Twirl, Bloat and other Warp Tools
- Understanding Layers
- Hiding and Locking Layers
- Using Isolation Mode
- Compound Paths
- Clipping Masks
- Importing Images
- Converting Bitmap into Vector
TEXT WITH ILLUSTRATOR
- Adding Point and Area Type
- Spell Checking
- Finding and Replacing Text
- Creating Type Outlines
- Warping Text
SAVING YOUR ARTWORK
- File types
- Defining a Crop Area
- Saving for Web and Devices
- Saving in Vector Format
- Saving as PDF
- Simulating Multiple Pages
- Exporting to Photoshop
- Release to Layers
- Exporting for Adobe Flash
PART 2. ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
MORE ADVANCED DRAWING WITH ILLUSTRATOR
- Using Compound Paths
- Expand Appearance
- Attributes
- Outline Strokes
- Using Styles
- Shape Builder
- The Width Tool
- Using Perspective Grids
- Creating Custom Brushes
- Creating Calligraphy, Scatter, Pattern, Art and Bristle Brushes
ALTERING ARTWORKS
- Envelope Distort
- More about Clipping Masks
- Using Live Paint
- Transparency and Opacity Masks
- Drop Shadows and Outer Glows
- Gradient Mesh for Realistic Colouring
- 3d Shading and Highlights to 2D Graphics
- Filters vs. Live Effects
- Advanced Blending Techniques
- Generating a Colour Group
- Using Colour Guides
ADVANCED TEXT FEATURES
- Creating Character and Paragraph Styles
- Kerning
- Baseline Shift
- Horizontal and Vertical Scaling
- Adding Text to Vector Paths
- Gradients with Text
- Using 3D to Extrude Text
IMPROVING YOUR WORKFLOW
- Using Live Colour
- Using Smart Objects
- Creating Templates
Muhammad Fahid
