Introduction to Illustrator Creative Cloud (CC) Training

Course Length: 2 days

Delivery Methods: Multiple delivery options

Course Overview

In this Introduction to Illustrator Creative Cloud training class, students will get started creating graphics and illustrations starting with the basics and using the tools and utilities the program offers to create layouts and illustrations.

Course Benefits

Learn to navigate the Illustrator environment.
Learn to create documents and basic shapes.
Working with colors, swatches, and fill and stroke.
Organize a project and work with layers and artboards.
Learn advanced illustration techniques.
Learn to work with shape, brush, and gradient tools to manage shapes in your projects.
Learn to work with type.
Manage project components.

Available Delivery Methods

Public Class
Public expert-led online training from the convenience of your home, office or anywhere with an internet connection. Guaranteed to run .

Private Class
Private classes are delivered for groups at your offices or a location of your choice.

Self-Paced
Learn at your own pace with 24/7 access to an On-Demand course.

Course Outline

Getting to Know the Illustrator Environment
1. Menus and Navigation
2. Panels
3. Tools
4. Workspace
5. Rulers and Guides
6. File Management
7. Exercise: Illustrator Environment
Getting Started
1. Creating a Project
2. Create a New Document
3. Exercise: Create New Document
4. Creating Basic Shapes
5. Selection
6. Using Drawing Modes
7. Exercise: Draw components of the project
8. Working with Colors
9. Working with Swatches
10. Fill and Stroke Attributes
11. Exercise: Format Artwork
Organizing a Project
1. Organizing a Project
2. Creating Layers and Sublayers
3. Layer options
4. Layer Organization
5. Exercise: Work with Layers
6. Artboards
7. Working with Duplication of Artboards
8. Exercise: Artboards and Duplication
Creating Advanced Illustrations
1. Using Advanced Techniques
2. Using the Pencil Tool
3. Exercise: Drawing with the Pencil Tool
4. Using the Pen Tool
5. Exercise: Drawing with the Pen Tool
6. Using the Line Tools
7. Exercise: Drawing with the Line Tools
8. Transforming Objects
9. Align and Distribute Objects
10. Liquefy Tools
11. Working with Grouped Objects
12. Exercise: Manipulate Project Components
Advanced Management of Shapes
1. Management of Shapes
2. Working with Appearance
3. Exercise: Appearance Panel
4. Working with Pathfinder
5. Working with Shape Builder Tool
6. Exercise: Path and Shape Builder Tools
7. Working with Coloring and Painting
8. Live Paint
9. Creating Patterns
10. Exercise: Brushes and Patterns
11. Using Gradient Tools
12. Exercise: Gradients
13. Working with Graphic Styles
14. Exercise: Styles
Working with Type
1. Working with Type
2. Create Text
3. Format Text
4. Exercise: Creating Types of Text
5. Working with Styles
6. Using Tabs
7. Exercise: Styles and Tabs
8. Working with Glyphs
9. Converting Type to Outlines
10. Exercise: Type to Outlines
Managing Project Components
1. Project Components
2. Reusing Design Elements
3. Custom Art Brush
4. Sharing Color Themes
5. Exercise: Reuse
6. Import Text and Thread Text Frames
7. Import Styles
8. Import Artwork
9. Exercise: Import
10. Manage Linked and Embedded Project Components
11. Exercise: Working with Linked Content
Sharing Your Project
1. Sharing your project
2. Proofing Tools
3. Preview Project
4. Exercise: Proof
5. Printing
6. Export Options
7. Save for Video
8. Save for Web
9. Generate CSS
10. Exercise: Print and Export
11. Package a Project

Class Materials

Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following is required for this Illustrator class:

Experience with basic software programs such as Microsoft Word

Introduction to Illustrator Creative Cloud (CC) Training

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