Adobe Illustrator CC Beginner

Course details

Overflowing with creative ideas? Eager to transform those concepts into reality but uncertain where to commence? Adobe Illustrator emerges as the solution to your uncertainties. Illustrator is a software that empowers you to craft top-notch drawings, illustrations, and artwork using a standard desktop computer or laptop. Despite facing competition from other programs like Affinity Designer, CorelDRAW, and Sketch, Illustrator maintains its status as the premier all-encompassing software for generating images through geometric and mathematical commands. While it might seem intricate, this Adobe Illustrator CC Beginner course simplifies the learning process.

Illustrator proves versatile, enabling the creation of icons, logos, typographies, intricate illustrations, and app interfaces. In this course, you'll initially explore why it stands out as a pivotal tool in the graphic design and artistic realm. Subsequently, you'll delve into program navigation and fundamental features, encompassing shape creation, object measurement and transformation, and essential keyboard commands. Progressing, you'll grasp the art of filling objects with color, utilizing various brushes for painting, and, finally, applying effects and exporting to alternative formats.

This course is indispensable for those keen on digital art creation, and the skills acquired are easily transferable to other illustration and Adobe Creative Suite programs.

Adobe Illustrator CC Beginner Course Learning Outcomes:

• Master Adobe Illustrator basics for graphic design.
• Learn workspace management and selection tools.
• Develop skills in drawing shapes and using the pen tool.
• Gain expertise in measuring, transforming objects, and layers.
• Explore type tools and brush painting techniques.
• Understand applying effects and exporting files.

Adobe Illustrator CC Beginner Course Outline:

Introduction

• Introduction

Introduction to Illustrator

• Why Adobe Illustrator?
• Using Selection Tools
• Creating New Documents
• Saving Adobe Illustrator Files
• Navigating in Illustrator
• Managing Workspaces
• Using Adobe Bridge

Drawing Basics

• Creating Basic Shapes
• Creating Additional Shapes
• Using the Drawing Tools
• Mastering the Pen Tool
• Editing Shapes
• Understanding Layers

Measuring and Transforming Objects

• Working with Rulers and Guides
• Discovering the Transform Panel
• Using Transform Tools

Applying Fills and Strokes

• Editing Fills
• Modifying Strokes
• Creating Gradients
• Working with CC Libraries

Setting Type

• Using Type Tools
• Adding Type on a Path
• Discovering Type Panels
• Inserting Special Characters
• Working with Typekit

Painting with Brushes

• Discovering the Brush Panel
• Creating Custom Brushes
• Using the Blob Brush

Applying Effects

• Using the Appearance Panel
• Understanding the Effects Menu
• Using Transparency

Exporting from Illustrator

• Exporting to Other Formats
• Creating PDFs
• Understanding Metadata
• Printing in Illustrator

Conclusion

• Course recap

Updated on 11 December, 2023