Illustrator training – Intro to Illustrator

This Illustrator training course is designed for new users of Adobe Illustrator CS2 or CS3 and provides an ideal overview of this amazing vector package.
The Illustrator course is practical in nature. Led by an Illustrator expert, delegates undertake a series of step-by-step exercises to refine their skills at a comfortable pace.
We generally conduct our Adobe Illustrator training in London but can come to your offices if this is more convenient. By the end of the Illustrator class you will be able to create graphics and logos with a very high degree of confidence and skill.

2 days, Macintosh or PC

Price £469 (+VAT)

This course was just what I wanted. Fast, furious, and to the point.
I came to the course needing to know how to accomplish certain tasks – I learned these and much more as well.
I had almost no understanding of Illustrator when I arrived, and I picked up a good working knowlege that I am already building on, 48 hours later. The instruction is patient and well honed. Just right. PS Great lunch"

Chris Kelly,
Kelly Tags

"I'm just astounded that you can make Illustrator so easy. I never used the program because of it's differences to Photoshop, but now I think I'll give it a try."

Subscriber,
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The Illustrator workspace
Navigating around the workspace
Saving custom workspaces
The tool palette
The control palette

Basic drawing techniques
Drawing rectangles and circles
About fill and stroke
Moving objects
Using modifier keys

Intermediate drawing
Using the pen tool
Using Bezier curves
Manipulating anchor points and control handles
Adding and removing anchor points

Colour
Applying colour to objects
Editing colours
Opening swatch libraries
Creating process colours
Creating spot colours
About global colours

Symbols
Using symbols
Creating new symbols
Editing symbols
The symbol sprayer tool
Using the brush tool
Applying brush strokes to objects
Creating art brushes
Creating calligraphic brushes
Creating pattern brushes
Creating scatter brushes
Artistic uses of brushes

Advanced drawing and editing
Using the selection and direct selection tools

Using ‘spaz’ mode

Layers and groups
Using layers
Creating and rearranging layers
About grouped objects and layers
The group selection tool

Special tools and effects
Using the polar grid tool
Using the twist tool
Creating blends
Editing blends

Gradient meshes
Creating and editing gradient meshes
Applying colour to gradient meshes
Creating naturalistic illustrations

Transparency
Using transparency
Using blend modes
Using opacity masks

Creating and editing text
Wrapping text around objects
Turning text into outlines
The appearance palette
Using appearances
Creating multiple stokes and fills
Saving as graphic styles
Using graphic styles libraries

Working in 3D
Extruding and bevelling objects
Rotating objects in 3D space
Revolving objects in 3D space
Mapping artwork to objects
Lighting 3D objects
Creating 3D text in Illustrator

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