Adobe Illustrator CC - Advanced

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$395.00 USD

Duration
1 Day

Delivery Methods
Virtual Instructor Led
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Course Overview

You have created simple artwork by using the basic drawing and painting tools available in Adobe® Illustrator®. You now want to use advanced tools, options, and effects to create complex artwork. In addition, you want to ensure that your artwork is ready for commercial printing and also save it for the web. In this course, you will draw complex illustrations and enhance them by using various painting options. You will also use painting tools, manage colors, format type, work with effects, prepare artwork for commercial printing, and prepare graphics for the web. This course is a great component of your preparation for the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator exam.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to use Adobe Illustrator to create complex illustrations, format illustrations and type, and prepare documents for print and web.

Draw complex illustrations.

Enhance artwork by using painting tools.

Customize colors and swatches.

Format type.

Enhance the appearance of artwork.

Prepare content for deployment.

Set up project requirements

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for designers, publishers, pre-press professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people taking on design responsibilities who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents. It is also useful for anyone interested in working toward the Adobe Certified Professional Graphic Design and Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator exam certification.

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Course Prerequisites

To ensure your success in this course, you should be familiar with basic computer functions such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with Windows. You should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files. Familiarity with basic design terminology, such as palettes, color modes, shapes, text, and paths, is highly recommended.

Agenda

1 - Drawing Complex Illustrations

Topic A: Apply the Grid, Guides, and Info Panel
Topic B: Combine Objects to Create Complex Illustrations
Topic C: Organize Artwork with Layers
Topic D: Create a Perspective Drawing
Topic E: Trace Artwork

2 - Enhancing Artwork Using Painting Tools

Topic A: Paint Objects Using Fills and Strokes
Topic B: Paint Objects Using Live Paint Groups
Topic C: Paint with Custom Brushes
Topic D:Add Transparency and Blending Modes
Topic E: Apply Meshes to Objects
Topic F: Apply Patterns

3 - Customizing Colors and Swatches

Topic A: Manage Colors
Topic B: Customize Swatches
Topic C: Manage Color Groups
Topic D: Adjust Color

4 - Formatting Type

Topic A: Set Character Formats
Topic B: Apply Advanced Formatting Options to Type

5 - Enhancing the Appearance of Artwork

Topic A: Apply Effects to an Object
Topic B: Create Graphic Styles
Topic C: Apply a Mask to an Object
Topic D: Apply Symbols and Symbol Sets
Topic E: Work with 3D Objects

6 -Preparing Content for Deployment

Topic A: Prepare Artwork for Printing
Topic B: Prepare Transparency and Colors for Printing
Topic C:Create Slices and Image Maps
Topic D: Save Graphics for the Web
Topic E: Prepare Documents for Video
Topic F: Prepare Files for Other Applications

7 -Setting Project Requirements

Topic A: Identify the Purpose, Audience, and Audience Needs
Topic B: Determine and Evaluate Standard Copyright Rules for Artwork, Graphics, and Graphics Use
Topic C:Determine and Evaluate Project Management Tasks and Responsibilities