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Beginners Guide to Adobe Illustrator : The Essentials

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Beginners Guide to Adobe Illustrator : The Essentials

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About Beginners Guide to Adobe Illustrator : The Essentials

Let's get Started

Downloading Files

Pixels vs. Vectors

A Tour of the Interface

Working with Layers

What is the Blend Tool?

Drawing Basic Shapes

Drawing Icons with Basic Shapes

Drawing Icons Continued

What is The Pathfinder Tool?

The Pathfinder Tool Explained

The Pathfinder Tool: Icon Design

Let's Talk Colour

Saving Colour Swatches

Working with Colour

What is the Pen Tool?

Mastering The Pen Tool

Creating an Illustration (Pen Tool)

What is Image Trace?

Using Image Trace

Let's Talk Text

Working with Text

Let's Talk Flyer

A Flyer: Adding Gradients & Symbols

A Flyer: The Pen Tool

A Flyer: Using Image Trace

A Flyer: Adding the Text

Let's Talk Saving

Saving & Exporting

What's Next?

What You Will Learn?

  • Are you a complete Illustrator Beginner? Do you want to learn how to create Logos, icons, vectors & Illustrations using the top graphic design software- Adobe Illustrator CC? .
  • In this full online course we will learn all the basics, tools and shortcuts to master Adobe Illustrator. It's the same Introduction course as I teach at the UK's leading Adobe Training Centre in London. .
  • Adobe Illustrator is part of the 'Adobe Creative Cloud' softwares for Graphic Design..
  • What we will cover:.
  • - Pixels Vs. Vectors.
  • - Creating Icons.
  • - Logos.
  • - The Pen Tool.
  • - Illustrations.
  • - Layers.
  • - Work with Color .
  • - Text / Typography.
  • - Image Trace.
  • - Creating A Flyer.
  • - Duplicate .
  • - The Blend Tool.
  • - Gradients & Symbols.
  • - Transparent background.
  • - Saving & Exporting.
  • - Shortcuts.
  • - Free Templates.
  • This course is aimed at complete novices, so don't worry you don't need to have any prior Illustrator knowledge!.
  • Are you ready to commence your journey into the world of being a designer?.
  • Note: To download the course files please go to the 'Projects & Resources' Tab.