Adobe Illustrator CS Essentials 

Objective:
This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn the basics of using Illustrator CS to create graphics for use on the Web, in print, or in other media. It can comprise of any or all of the following people: Graphic Designers, for creating original or composite artwork; Production Artists, for designing layouts for documents; and Illustrators, for creating and previewing fine artwork. Students will get the most out of this course if their goal is to become proficient in using Illustrator CS to create simple and complex shapes, add colour and text to illustrations, and modify and group objects in illustrations.

Skills required prior to the course
Students should be familiar with PCs and the use of a keyboard and mouse. Students should also be proficient users of the Windows 95 (or later) operating system.
 

Duration: 2 days 9.30am - 4.30pm

Fee:  £425 + VAT per delegate (Discounts)

Location: All courses are held in Central London

Course Contents:

• Getting started

  • Starting Illustrator 

  • Opening an existing file

  • Identifying window components

  • Observing the toolbox

  • Observing the palettes

• Navigating

  • Using views

  • Using the navigation tools

  • Using the Navigator palette

• Creating, saving, and closing files

  • Creating a new file

  • Saving a file

  • Closing a file and closing Illustrator

• Creating simple illustrations

  • Drawing basic shapes

  • Drawing a rectangle and an ellipse

  • Drawing a polygon

  • Drawing a star

  • Drawing a spiral

  • Drawing a flare

• Modifying objects

  • Using rulers

  • Moving objects

  • Arranging objects

  • Rotating objects

  • Scaling objects

• Painting with brushes

  • Using the Brushes palette

  • Creating a new brush

  • Creating a new symbol

• Creating paths

  • Introducing paths

  • Using the Line Segment tool

  • Creating paths by using the Pencil tool

  • Editing paths created with the Pencil tool

• Using the Pen tool

  • Creating straight-line segments

  • Creating curved segments

  • Drawing curves with corner points

  • Using the Pen tool to create more complex shapes

• Editing paths

  • Editing paths created with the Pen tool

  • Using the cutting tools

  • Editing paths by using Average and Join

• Changing Fill and Stroke colours

  • Using the Swatches palette

  • Using the Colour palette

  • Applying gradients

  • Setting transparency

• Manipulating stroke options

  • Altering the stroke weight

  • Altering the Cap and Join options

  • Creating a dashed line

• Using the Eyedropper and Paint Bucket tools

  • Using the Eyedropper tool

  • Using the Paint Bucket tool

• Using the text tools

  • Using the Type and Vertical Type tools

  • Using the Path Type tool

  • Using the Area Type tool

• Using the Type palettes

  • Using the Character palette

  • Using the Paragraph palette

• Altering text

  • Changing text to outline

  • Modifying outlined text

• Working with grouped objects

  • Grouping objects

  • Restacking objects in a group

• Using the Layers palette

  • Creating a layer 

  • Positioning layers 

  • Moving objects from one layer to another 

  • Deleting a layer 

  • Locking and hiding layers 

  • Merging layers 

  • Duplicating a layer
    

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