Course Overview
In this course you will learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator by creating logos, business cards, letterhead and will practice drawing with vector tools. The easy way to learn Illustrator is by starting to use it!
Applying Font
Varying Formats
Alignment
Global Colors
Shortcuts
Vector Outlining
Lessons
19
Length
2 Hours 31 Minutes
Level
Beginner
Required
Illustrator
Introduction
The Basics of Illustrator
Vectors, workspace and tools defined
Logos
Creating Type-Based Logos 1
Managing fonts, creating documents and creating text
Creating Type-Based Logos 2
Advanced text editing, using color, applying effects and logo design basics
Business Cards
Creating Business Cards 1
Making shapes, arranging type & objects and how to layout text & graphics in Illustrator
Creating Business Cards 2
Rotating & scaling shapes and making a horizontal business card
Creating Business Cards 3
Designing a square business card and working with strokes
Creating Business Cards 4
Grouping objects, designing with effects & gradients and working with different units of measure
Creating Business Cards 5
Using opacity with gradients, using the eyedropper tool with text and economical design concepts
Creating Business Cards 6
Editing & managing artboards, advanced shape editing and design concepts
Stationery
Creating Stationery 1
How clipping masks work, multiple artboards & documents, layer basics, importing & using images and opacity control
Creating Stationery 2
Saving files, artboard tips & tricks, controlling copy/pasting locations and controling colors professionally
Creating Stationery 3
Organizing with layers, using coordinates to positon objects and working with global colors
Creating Stationery 4
Advanced layer management, getting advanced with clipping masks and more design concepts
Creating Stationery 5
Moving objects from layer to layer, navigating through layers and creating our final design
Shortcuts
Shortcuts 1
Shortcuts: the basics, tips & tricks and creating your own shortcuts keys
Shortcuts 2
Shortcuts for tools, expanding on tools, tips & tricks and how to find the shortcuts for tools
Shortcuts 3
Object manipluation, compoound path basics, using groups, hiding & locking objects and color shortcuts
Shortcuts 4
Manipulating values, coordinates, text and palette options quickly
Shortcuts 5
Pen-tool specific shortcuts for drawing, outlining objects and manipluating paths as you create them