Our Introduction to Adobe Illustrator is designed to provide delegates with the basics of creating and editing vector graphics in Adobe Illustrator.
Prerequisites
No experience of Adobe Illustrator is necessary.
Benefits
Delegates will learn when to use vector graphics rather than bit-mapped, how to use the comprehensive selection of drawing tools, building up an illustration with objects and using type in illustrations.
Course Content
Introduction to the Interface
§ Overview of the Toolbox
§ Exploration of the Palettes
§ The Info Bar
§ Understanding Document
§ & Page Setup
§ Setting up the Artboard
§ Magnification & Views
§ Setting Document Preferences
§ Bitmapped vs Raster Images
§ Drawing Béziers Curves & Lines
§ Adding & Deleting Points
§ Using Keyboard Shortcuts
Using Various Tools:
§ Scissors & Knife Tools
§ Cutting & Joining Paths
§ Pencil Tool
§ Smooth Pencil Tool
§ Eraser
§ Reshape Tool - Editing Paths
§ Drawing tools:
§ Rectangle, Ellipse, Star,
§ Polygon & Spiral
Using Smart Guides
§ Manipulating Objects
§ Moving & Copying Objects
§ Controlling the Stacking Order
§ Grouping & Ungrouping
Transform Tools:
§ To Scale, Reflect, Shear
§ & Rotate Objects
§ Free Transform Tool
Colour
§ Creating Process Colours
§ Specifying Spot Colours
§ Choosing Pantone Colours
§ Using The Swatches Palette
§ Adding & Deleting Swatches
§ Applying Fill & Stroke Colour
Exploring The Stroke Options
§ Copying Colour Attributes
§ To Different
§ Objects
§ Using The Eyedropper Tool
§ Using The Paintbucket Tool
Creating Blends
§ Creating A Smooth Colour Blend
§ Specifying Steps For A Blend Path
Creating Compound Paths
§ Creating Masks
§ Using Objects As Masks
§ Creating A Freehand Mask
§ Using Type As A Mask
§ Pathfinder Filters
Other filters explored
§ Creating & editing type
§ Formatting type to include:
§ Typeface, type size, type style,
§ Leading & kerning
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