Illustrator Level 1                                                       

Learning Method: Instructor-led Classroom Learning                     Duration: 2.00 Days 
   

Overview:  Adobe Illustrator is a sophisticated graphics application that helps you create complex and attractive designs with type effects. You can create advertisements and other illustrations with ease using this software. In this course, you will use Adobe Illustrator by drawing and manipulating simple shapes to design a layout for your product. You will create complex illustrations, manage color across a range of devices, work with graphs and variables, control how illustrations appear on print and the web, and preview them on mobile devices.

Pre-requisite(s):  A basic understanding of the computer operating system you are using is recommended.

Outline:

Day 1

Lesson 1: Getting Acquainted with Adobe Illustrator

Explore the Interface

Explore the Navigation Tools

Customize the Interface

Use Illustrator Help

Differentiate Between Raster and Vector Graphics

Explore the Adobe Bridge Workspace

Lesson 2: Creating Shapes in a Document

Create a Document

Draw Basic Shapes

Save a Document

Lesson 3: Creating Custom Paths

Draw Paths

Modify Paths

Lesson 4: Working with Text

Insert Text

Flow Text on a Path

Import Body Text

Format Text with Styles

Thread Text

Apply Hyphenation

Insert Typographic Characters

Lesson 5: Enhancing Documents

Format Objects

Apply Gradients

Apply an Envelope to Text

Manipulate Objects

Import a Graphic

Apply Graphic Styles

Lesson 6: Proofing a Document

Wrap Text

Find and Replace Text

Fix Spelling Errors

Lesson 7: Saving Images for Web and Print

Export Images for Print

Export Images for the Web

Save Images as PDFs

 

Day 2

Lesson 1: Creating Complex Illustrations

Create a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes

Create Compound Paths

Offset Paths

Erase Shapes

 

Lesson 2: Enhancing Complex Illustrations

Create Symbols

Organize Objects with Layers

Create a Pattern Swatch

Create a Mesh

Create Custom Brushes

Apply Color Using Live Paint

Recolor Artwork

 

Lesson 3: Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic

Trace Artwork Automatically

Adjust the Results of Tracing

Create a Custom Preset

Convert a Traced Object to Paths

 

Lesson 4: Creating Special Effects

Apply Effects

Create Masks

Simplify Paths

Create Blends

Share Graphic Styles

Create 3-D Effects

 

Lesson 5: Working with Graphs

Create a Graph

Format a Graph

 

Lesson 6: Working with Variables

Create Variables

Create Data Sets

 

Lesson 7: Outputting Documents

Create an Artboard

Set Up Color Management

Preview an Overprint

Apply Spot Colors

Print a Composite Proof

Create Color Separations

Create an Adobe PDF File

 

Lesson 8: Exporting Graphics for the Web and Mobile Devices

Convert Colors to Web-Safe Colors

Work with Actions

Export a File as an SWF File

Create Slices

Add Interactivity to an SVG File

Preview an Illustration for Mobile Devices

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