Illustrator 2024
Fundamentals Training Course
On this 3-day beginner to intermediate class you will learn Adobe Illustrator by completing a series of Real World projects. Our instructors will lead you step-by-step through each project, teaching the correct workflow, how to master each tool and show you useful shortcuts to speed up your production. This hands-on training is a proven method for those looking to learn Illustrator.
What's Included
- Certificate of Course Completion
- Training Manual
- FREE Class Repeat (valid for 6 months)
3 Days
$1295.00
Live face-to-face instructor
No minimum class size - all classes guaranteed to run!
This course is ideal for designers, marketers and anyone who is pursuing a career in graphic design. No prior experience of Illustrator is needed. Training available on Mac and PC.
Detailed Course Outline
Learn the basics of viewing & navigating the Illustrator interface and the fundamentals of working with images.
- Lecture: Concepts of Raster vs Vector
- Lecture: Artificial Intelligence features in Illustrator
- Creating & Managing A New Document / Workspaces
- Setting up to work with Images: Open/Place/Export
- Vector Design Fundamental Workflows
Create and design using primary shapes and shape tools to create popular artwork.
- Working with Shapes & Lines
- Working with Tools
- Hidden features and tweaks for shapes
- Combining multiple shapes to create art
- Popular graphic design art using shapes
Take things to the next level and learn how to create and modify custom artwork for any design project
- From clip art to design elements for a presentation
- Introducing the Pen Tool (Don’t be afraid)
- Why the Pen Tool is much easier in Illustrator
- Anatomy of the Pen Tool / The Ultimate Multi-Tool
- No-Skills-Needed drawing for all
Learn the basics of typography and commonly used effects like drop shadows, glows and more.
- Fundamental Typography in Illustrator / Adobe Fonts
- Creating great-looking text: Paragraphs vs Titles
- Making your text look professional
- Having fun with various text effects
Bring all the design elements and images together into one flowing project and create variations for review.
- Determining Project Size and Color
- Getting creative with backgrounds
- Decorative enhancements / Clip Art / Free Clip Art
- Layout & Visual Flow
Learn many different ways to export various types of art and designs.
- The most important file formats for your artwork
- Exporting for Screen: Social Media, Web, Video
- Exporting for Digital Distribution: PDF, Interactive PDFs
- Exporting for Print: CMYK and You
Time to take things up a notch and learn the fundamental
power tools needed for most professional artwork in Illustrator.
power tools needed for most professional artwork in Illustrator.
- Introducing Compound Paths
- Working with Compound Shapes using Pathfinder
- Complex artwork tweaks
- Tips and tricks for combining
Use compound shapes and paths to create a more advanced
level of vector graphics.
level of vector graphics.
- Popular logo, brand, and clipart techniques
- Shattering design / Cutting Effects / Offsetting
- Faux texturing and notes about “near” photorealism
- Troubleshooting Tools that don’t seem to work
- The new Mockup (Beta) in Illustrator 2024
Learn about symbols and their ability to speed up your
workflows and then create complex artwork using symbols.
workflows and then create complex artwork using symbols.
- What are symbols and how can they help you
- Creating symbols and management
- A deep dive into the Symbol Tools
- Use symbols to create and design artwork
Go beyond type fundamentals and harness the effects of
Illustrator to create titles and creative paragraphs.
Illustrator to create titles and creative paragraphs.
- A detailed look into the Character and Paragraph Panels
- Lorem Ipsum, Ligatures and Glyphs / Stylistic alternates
- Custom Typography / Fonts / Unique Brands
- Text Effects and Text on a Path
Unlock the creative power of the Pen Tool to create amazing
effects and art.
effects and art.
- Warping & The Tools of Chaos
- The Blend Tool and Going Retro
- Path Tools / Pencil Tool / The Shaper Tool
- Magic Wand and Lasso Tool / Hidden Properties
Learn the difference between Raster and Vector effects and
how to effectively use them together.
how to effectively use them together.
- Raster Effects in Illustrator and worrying about resolution
- Why do Raster Effects exist in Illustrator
- Classic Professional uses of raster effects in vector art
- Typography vs Art vs Effects rendering understanding
- Design and Export of artwork with effects
Learn how to create and save color themes and work with
Adobe Color online and in Illustrator.
Adobe Color online and in Illustrator.
- Swatches, Gradients, and Color Theme Libraries
- Stealing Color from Vector Objects
- Getting precise with Spot Colors
- Color Management and File Formats
Here we go! Check out the new AI Recolor feature and tweak
the color of your artwork.
the color of your artwork.
- How does the new Recolor work in Illustrator?
- Applying the new feature to artwork
- Alternate color themes and saving colors to Libraries
- What are the limitations of Recolor
Use the deeper Illustrator color and formatting features to create and deliver accurate color in your projects.
- Color Settings and Color Syncing
- Working with Color Libraries (Pantone & More)
- Setting for working with Print
- Settings for working with Screen (social, film/tv, etc)
- Fundamental color tweaking
Learn to create, modify, and use the many different types of brushes in Illustrator.
- Creating fundamental brushes
- Creating more advanced brushes
- Applying brushstrokes to artwork and more
Generate vector artwork using artificial intelligence using the new Text to Vector (Beta) feature.
- The new artificial intelligent feature Text to Vector (Beta)
- Applying AI to a multipanel design in Illustrator
- Color themes and lining up design continuity
- Injecting AI into your design workflow
- The detailed properties that most people will ignore
- Pulling apart and redesigning your AI artwork
Go further with AI in Illustrator to explore useful web tools and functions like Adobe Express.
- What is Firefly? The different tools and features that use it
- What is Adobe Express? Design for Adobe Express
- From Illustrator to Adobe Express
- From Adobe Express to Illustrator
- Using general Firefly features with Illustrator
Our outlines are a guide to the content covered in a typical class. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular class.
