ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR COURSE OUTLINE

Selection Tools & drawing tools

• Drawing and modifying basic shapes
• Using the pen and pencil tools to create paths
• Adjusting paths
• Using paintbrushes
• Using the pathfinder panel to create complex objects
• Selection tools and options

Using Colour

• Applying Stroke and Fill colours
• Mixing and picking RGB, CMYK & Pantone colours
• Using ‘live colour’ panel to create colour schemes
• Re-colouring artwork with ‘live colour’
• Gradients and blends, gradient mesh
• Saving and modifying colours for later use, and then importing them
• Using ‘live paint’

Working with Text

• Typing directly onto the page and importing text from a text file
• Creating columns of text
• Setting text attributes (font, colour, size, kerning, etc.)
• Copying text attributes from other text
• Wrapping text around objects or flowing along a path

Working With Images

• Placing photographs and other artwork into Illustrator
• Choosing whether to link or embed image files
• Creating borders around images
• Using a path to mask an an area of an image
• Modifying image colours and appearance
• Using ‘live trace’ to create vector art from photographs

Working with Layers

• Creating layers - setting layer properties
• Viewing, hiding and locking layers
• Moving objects between layers

Documents

• Page setup
• Viewing the document and working in artwork or preview modes
• Navigating around your document
• Grids, guides, and other features to help you accurately position objects
• Adding and using guidelines - locking and unlocking, positioning accurately
• Getting information about the document and contents
• Exporting artwork for Photoshop or for a DTP program
• Tools & Panels
• Using the Info Panel & the Transform Panel to maintain accuracy
• Moving, aligning, & grouping objects
• Transforming and warping objects
• Using envelope distortions
• Using filters - Vector and bitmap filters
• Using effects and utilising the appearance Panel
• Creating symbols and altering how they are applied and their appearance
• Creating 3D objects in Illustrator
• Keyboard Shortcuts

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