Course Content
Module 1: Introducing Adobe Illustrator
- The Illustrator compound
- Operating with tools
- Zooming options within tools
- Setting strokes
- Filling attributes
- Basic geometrical shape
Module 2: Illustrator Basics
- Learning vector and raster graphics
- Creating forms
- Working with artboards
Module 3: Basic Structures
- Understanding Illustrator terms
- Creating lines, shapes and path
- Modifying simple lines, shapes and paths
- Freehand tool
- Selecting the objects
- Arranging objects
- Editing objects
Module 4: Formatting paths
- Working with color
- Applying fills and strokes
- Drawing straight path
- Drawing curved path
Module 5: The Pen Instrument
- Creating simple line paths
- Creating curved trails
- Combining straight and curved paths
- Modifying paths
Module 6: Working with Text
- Type tools
- Formatting type
- Entering and editing text
- Working with text labels
- Working with text boxes
- Entering text along path
- Entering text within path
- Creating text outlines
- Editing text outlines
Module 7: Using sheets
- Working with sheets
- Managing various sheets
Module 8: Output from Illustrator
- Introduction to output from illustrator
- Adobe Swatch Exchange
- Exporting artwork from Illustrator
Module 9: Drawing techniques
- Creation of patterns
- Measuring the patterns
- Constraining the patterns
- Hiding and locking objects
- Working with transformation tools
- Using compound path
- Using masking objects
- Using blend tool
- Working with layer
- Overviewing illustrator filters
Module 10: Setting object attributes
- Define color
- Save colors as swatches
- Spot colors
- Process colors
- Set stroke attributes
- Adding arrows
- Set fill attributes
- Creation of gradients
- Application of gradients
Module 11: Manipulation of objects
- Selection making
- Moving objects
- Object duplication
- Object alignment
- Change staking order
- Grouping and ungrouping
- Locking of objects
- Hiding of objects
Module 12: Creation of graphs
- Creating graphs
- Graph types
- Data importation