In this two-day Beginners Adobe Illustrator course, you will learn how to use the software to a good standard and start creating your own designs. We'll explore all of the different tools, shapes and layout features before moving onto groups, layers, and different formats to export in.
Adobe Illustrator is the most popular vector drawing and graphic design package in the world. You can enlarge vector artwork infinitely, making it an excellent choice for billboards and large format posters. You can also create EPS files that retain all Postscript data needed for print, making it suitable to create tee shirt designs, as well as any package design.
We also dedicate time for you to ask us real-life questions to gain knowledge of doing something with the software relevant to you. This course is ideal for those new to Illustrator, and at its completion, you will be able to create your own designs. For the full technical breakdown, please see further down the page.
Finally, we offer six months of email support on all of our courses. If you get stuck on something (as long as it's in your course outline), drop us an email, and your trainer will get back to you with a solution.
Two day Beginners Adobe Illustrator Course
01.) The Toolbox
02.) Different palette types
03.) Setting up preferences
04.) Outline and GPU views
05.) The Selection Tool
06.) The Direct Selection Tool
07.) Modifying selections
08.) Adding to and subtracting from selections
09.) The Pen Tool
10.) Adding and removing points
11.) Drawing paths
12.) The Pencil Tool
13.) The Reshape Tool
14.) Using rulers, guides and smart guides
15.) Using the grids
16.) The Group function
17.) How to distribute
18.) Using the align functions
19.) The Stacking order
20.) The colour palettes
21.) Spot colours (Pantone)
22.) Understanding colour
23.) Using Smart Filters
24.) Saving custom palettes
25.) Custom gradients
26.) Creating and editing type
27.) Typeface properties
28.) Kerning, tracking and leading
29.) Creating paths for type
30.) Compound Paths
31.) Placing images
32.) Importing images
33.) Linking and embedding images
34.) Matching colour successfully
35.) The difference in file formats
36.) Best practice when saving images
37.) Saving for web
Most of our Adobe courses come with a free Adobe authorised training manual for your reference during and after the training. The courses where no manual is available come with comprehensive notes for you to take away with you. We always have a maximum of six delegates in our classrooms which will give you more one on one time with the instructor.
You are encouraged to ask us examples of how to do things that you need to learn for you role. We try and tailor a portion of the day to accommodate this, so that everybody leaves with relevant knowledge suited to their job.
Our trainers are all Adobe certified (Adobe Certified Instructors) and more importantly, have worked in relevant roles using all of the software they teach. We check all of our trainers credentials thoroughly before we employ them, to give you the student, the very best learning experience.
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