This course is for anyone interested to improve their skills and making the most of Adobe's popular vector graphic application.

On this course you will learn best practices, shortcuts, timesavers and general workflows using Adobe Illustrator.

Taking part in this hands-on workshop will provide you with techniques to be able to work faster, more efficiently and more professionally with this industry leading Adobe product.

All attendees are required to bring a laptop with relevant software loaded (preferably latest version or at least Illustrator CS6).

Course Syllabus

Basics

• Artboards
• Interface
• Settings
• Navigation 

Working with Objects

• Working with objects
• Selection techniques
• Organising objects
• Align and Distribute objects
• Combining shapes
• Transformations 

Appearance of Objects

• Stroke settings
• Swatches
• Gradients
• Appearance Panel
• Effects 

Drawing

• Drawing Tools
• Drawing modes
• Pen Tool
• Brushes
• Symmetrical drawing
• Live Paint 

Type

• Character and Paragraph panels
• Touch Type
• Type on a path
• Create Outlines 

Advanced techniques

• Masking
• Envelope Distort
• Working with Images
• Image Trace
• Recolor Artwork
• Symbols
• Patterns
• Gradient Mesh 

Export and Integration

• Saving work for print
• Saving work for web
• SVG export options
• Adobe Apps
• CC Libraries

Course cost £250 per person and includes lunch & all course materials.

To book please email [email protected]