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| London Bridge | £479 + VAT save £20 | |||
| London Bridge | £499 + VAT | |||
| Online | £499 + VAT | |||
| London Bridge | £499 + VAT | |||
| Online | £499 + VAT | |||
| London Bridge | £499 + VAT | |||
| Online | £499 + VAT | |||
| London Bridge | £499 + VAT | |||
| Online | £499 + VAT | |||
| London Bridge | £499 + VAT | |||
| Online | £499 + VAT | |||
| London Bridge | £499 + VAT | |||
| Online | £499 + VAT |
Day one
Adobe Illustrator essentials
• Understanding Illustrator's unique role in the design industry
• Understanding and personalising Illustrator's interface
• Opening and editing existing Illustrator documents
• Creating different size documents with any number of artboards optimised for print, video, web or mobile devices
Using shapes to create graphics
• Different ways to select and edit artwork
• Creating new shapes
• Combining simple shapes to make complex shapes
Working with colour
• Understanding and working with RGB and CMYK colours
• Mixing, applying, updating and organising your own branded colours and tints
• Creating and applying gradients
• Experimenting and applying simple pattern fills
Creating original artwork with drawing and painting tools
• Using the Pencil tool to create freeform and straight paths
• Drawing straight lines and smooth curves with precision and ease
• Manipulating and editing artwork
• Joining artwork together by combining paths
Using Illustrator's AI features
• Creating editable graphics using simple text prompts
• Using settings to create patterns, icons and scenes
• Creating designs by referencing the aesthetics, colours, and design elements of a sample artwork.
Illustrator's stroke options
• What are stroke options and when are they used
• Drawing attention with dots and dashes
• Creating new shapes from paths
Manipulating artwork
• Learn to rotate, reflect, and skew artwork
• Transforming multiple elements simultaneously
• Using cut, reshape, and combine with other artwork elements
• Using short cuts
Day two
Using Adobe Illustrator to create headlines and text
• Adding text to artwork
• Selecting and editing existing text
• Formatting text using Illustrator's powerful typographical controls
• Using letterforms to create attention grabbing headlines and copy
Working with complex graphics
• Using rulers, guides, and smart guides to work effectively and accurately
• Locking, grouping and hiding content
• Reworking grouped elements
• Controlling object hierarchy
• Aligning content for visual appeal
• Using layers when working with complex graphics
• Learn speed tips, shortcuts and good practice
Creating artwork for print, web and social media
• Exploring digital design tools and workflows
• Design artwork assets for mobile, web or social media using artboards
• Adding multiple designs and versions for different delivery output using artboards
• Designing precise artwork using a grid
• Aligning artwork with the pixel grid
• Saving design elements or artboards to JPG, SVG and PNG for use on the web, social media, in-app content and print
• Turning Illustrator layouts into print-ready PDF's
• Creating ultra-compact PDFs optimised for download and print
Managing design assets
• Building a reusable custom library of icons, illustrations, designs, graphics and colours
• Using Illustrator libraries in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign
• Sharing custom assets with colleagues
Questions and answers
This course is also available as a private course. This would allow you to choose any dates for your training. And, if you wish, we can tailor the content for you or your team. Please contact us for more details.
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