Learn Illustrator for Beginners
Our virtual and face-to-face Adobe and Illustrator training courses will empower your team to boost productivity.
Adobe Illustrator is used to create a variety of digital and printed images, including cartoons, charts, diagrams, graphs, logos, and illustrations. Illustrator allows a user to import a photograph and use it as a guide to trace an object in the photograph.
About this course
After becoming familiar with Illustrator’s user interface, participants will go on to learn step-by-step how simple it is to create complex vector shapes using the tools available within Illustrator. Learn how to work with artboards; how to draw with the Pencil, Curvature, and Pen tools; and how to organise colour with swatches. The course also covers drawing shapes, adjusting strokes and formatting text.
Assumed Knowledge
This course is designed for xxx
Duration
7 hours (available as two half-days for virtual training)
Cost
Please view our Pricing page or complete the form below to obtain a quote. The cost will depend on the number of participants and whether training is to be conducted on your site or at one of our recommended training room locations.
Main Topics
At the end of the course, the attendees will be able to:
- Understand the basics eg new docs, units of measure, fonts;
- Create and use Artboards;
- Navigate around your artwork;
- Draw lines and shapes;
- Understand how colour works including swatch creation;
- Adjust Strokes eg line weight, joins, dashes, arrowheads;
- Type or text options;
- Use the Shape Builder, Join, and Convert text to Outlines commands;
- Use the pencil, pen and paint tools;
- Understand the save and export options.
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