Adobe Illustrator Training - Foundation Course

Course Content

The Illustrator

• Introduction to the Interface
• Navigation and Zooming
• Rules and Guides
• Menus, Palettes & Screen Modes
• Pasteboard
• Raster & Vector Graphics
• Setting the Preferences

Page Set-Up

• Page Size
• Orientation
• Document Set-Up
• Page Tiling
• Colour Mode

Type

• Creating, Editing & Manipulating
• Bold and Italic
• Character, Paragraph and Columns
• Path and Area Type
• Type Filters and Effects
• Special Effects
• Warping Text
• Creating Outlines

Drawing Objects

• Guides and Grids
• Creating Basic Shapes
• Constraining Proportions and Movement
• Duplication
• Creating Objects with Filters & Effects
• Working with Symbols
• Liquefying Objects
• Using the Magic Wand Tool
• Using the Reshape Tool

Using the Pen Tool

• Working with Curves
• Using Brush and Freehand Tools
• Editing Paths
  

Transformation

• Rotate, Scale, Reflect, Skew & Flare
• Manual Techniques
• Using Dialogues
• Combining Transformations

Arranging Commands

• Layers
• Group and Ungroup
• Lock/Unlock
• Move, Copy & Paste
• Alignment & Distribution

Colour, Line & Fill

• Custom Colour
• Colour Models
• Swatches Palettes
• Blends, Patterns & Gradients
• Stroke Attributes
• Eyedropper Tool
• Paintbucket Tool

Special Effects

• Masks
• Compound Objects
• Symmetry & Perspective,
  Bevelling & Stroke Effects
• Shadow, Transparency & Exclusion
• PhotoShop Filters

Importing and Exporting

• Generating & Editing Imported Images
• Image Maps

Printing

• Generating Professional Output
• Crop Marks
• Proofs
• Colour Separations
• PostScript Considerations

Who Should Attend

This Adobe Illustrator training course is designed for new users of Illustrator. Also people who have attended a Windows Foundation course or who have previous experience in the use of Windows.

Venue & Duration

This course is held at Smart Learning Solutions training centre or on-site.