Adobe Illustrator CC 2018 - Essentials Training Online Course

Adobe Illustrator CC 2018 - Essentials Training

If you want to learn Adobe Illustrator CC, this is the perfect course for you! Whether you are brand new to Illustrator, or have played around with it but need more guidance, this course will help...

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Course Description

If you want to learn Adobe Illustrator CC, this is the perfect course for you! Whether you are brand new to Illustrator, or have played around with it but need more guidance, this course will help you feel confident and comfortable using the industry-standard vector-based graphic application. Design your own logos, icons, characters, textures, text-based graphics, and complete illustrations in Adobe Illustrator CC! This course was designed for the complete beginner, with practice files and fun projects to get you taking action. Throughout this Illustrator CC course, you will be designing your own real-world projects that are professional and inspire you to do even more!

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What you’ll learn

Start by understanding the Adobe Illustrator workspace and tools
Use the pen & curvature tool to improve your designs
Advance your graphics with strokes, pencils & brushes
Speed up your workflow with the shape builder tool
Align and distribute objects to create amazing backgrounds and textures
Add and stylize text to your projects
Create beautiful graphics with masks and compound shapes
Get creative with effects and advanced techniques
Understand color and how to use it like a pro
Save & export your projects for any kind of project

Covering Topics

Section 1 : Introduction

Section 2 : Drawing Shapes

Section 3 : Type & Fonts

Section 4 : Color

Section 5 : Masking

Section 6 : CC Libraries

Section 7 : Effects & Patterns

Section 8 : The Capture App

Section 9 : Free Templates

Section 10 : Exporting & Saving

Section 11 : Real World Exercises

Section 12 : What's Next?

Curriculum

  Section 1 : Introduction
1
Welcome to the Course Preview
2
Download the Course Project Files
3
Getting Started with Adobe Illustrator

  Section 2 : Drawing Shapes
4
Drawing with Shapes and Lines
5
Introduction to Activities Preview
6
Activity 1 - Draw Your Own Animal
7
The Shape Builder Tool
8
Draw a Modern Fox with the Shape Builder Tool
9
Activity 2 - Drawing the Swan Preview
10
Draw an Impossible Shape Logo with the Shape Builder tool
11
Activity 3 - Coloring the Impossible Triangle
12
The Curvature Tool
13
Activity 4 - Drawing and Coloring the Owl
14
The Pen Tool
15
Activity 5 - Drawing the Owl with the Pen Tool Preview
16
The Pencil Tool and Advanced Stroke Options
17
Activity 6 - Drawing with the Pencil Tool
18
Using Brushes
19
The Width Tool
20
Activity 7 - Using the Width Tool

  Section 3 : Type & Fonts
21
Type and Font Preview
22
Curve Type on a Path
23
Activity 8 - Design Your Own Badge Badge
24
Break Apart and Destroy Text

  Section 4 : Color
25
What is RGB & CMYK?
26
Using the Eye Dropper Tool
27
The Color Theme Tool
28
Gradients

  Section 5 : Masking
29
Masking an Image
30
Cut Holes in Shapes

  Section 6 : CC Libraries
31
Using CC Libraries

  Section 7 : Effects & Patterns
32
Liquify & Distort
33
Activity 9 - Design Your Own Font
34
Bend & Warp Shapes and Text
35
Drawing Repeating Shapes
36
Activity 10 - Design a Repeating Shape Graphic
37
Repeating Patterns
38
Activity 11 - Design Your Own Pattern
39
Vectorize Images
40
Activity 12 - Create a Stencil Cutout of an Image

  Section 8 : The Capture App
41
Using the Adobe Capture App

  Section 9 : Free Templates
42
Get Free Templates from Adobe

  Section 10 : Exporting & Saving
43
Saving for Print
44
Exporting for Web

  Section 11 : Real World Exercises
45
Redrawing the Mastercard Logo
46
Redrawing the Instagram Logo
47
Redrawing the Kodak Logo
48
Redrawing the eHarmony Logo
49
Redrawing the Tinder Logo
50
Redrawing the BP Logo

  Section 12 : What's Next?
51
Adobe Illustrator Cheat Sheet and Shortcuts

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