COURSE TITLE:
Adobe Illustrator Training UK
LEVEL:
Introduction : Intermediate : Advanced
COURSE LENGTH:
1 day
COURSE PRICES:
*All prices quoted exclude VAT
COURSE OVERVIEW:
Adobe Illustrator is a powerful vector graphics package for designers and web developers.
Adobe Illustrator can be used to create graphics for the web or high-resolution images for print. Illustrator provides you with a range of easy to use tools for creating, editing, modifying and enhancing graphics. |
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The course outlines below set out the full range of topics you can choose to cover during your on-site training course, and you can build your course around your exact training requirements, or any specific projects you or your staff are working on at present.
You will find that this approach makes our courses the most effective and productive use of your training budget available today.
For off-site courses use the outline below as a guide to the modules available, contact us now for a full off-site course outline and training dates. |
Introduction Level
Introduction to the Interface
Overview of the Toolbox
Exploration of the Palettes
The Info Bar
Understanding Document
& Page Setup
Setting up the Artboard
Magnification & Views
Setting Document Preferences
Bitmapped vs Raster Images
Drawing Béziers Curves & Lines
Adding & Deleting Points
Using Keyboard Shortcuts
Using Various Tools:
Scissors & Knife Tools
Cutting & Joining Paths
Pencil Tool
Smooth Pencil Tool
Eraser
Reshape Tool - Editing Paths
Drawing tools:
Rectangle, Ellipse, Star,
Polygon & Spiral
Using Smart Guides
Manipulating Objects
Moving & Copying Objects
Controlling the Stacking Order
Grouping & Ungrouping
Transform Tools:
To Scale, Reflect, Shear
& Rotate Objects
Free Transform Tool
Colour
Creating Process Colours
Specifying Spot Colours
Choosing Pantone Colours
Using The Swatches Palette
Adding & Deleting Swatches
Applying Fill & Stroke Colour
Exploring The Stroke Options
Copying Colour Attributes
To Different
Objects
Using The Eyedropper Tool
Using The Paintbucket Tool
Creating Blends
Creating A Smooth Colour Blend
Specifying Steps For A Blend Path
Creating Compound Paths
Creating Masks
Using Objects As Masks
Creating A Freehand Mask
Using Type As A Mask
Pathfinder Filters
Other filters explored
Creating & editing type
Formatting type to include:
typeface, type size, type style,
leading & kerning
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Intermediate Level
Creating, editing & formatting
text on a path
Creating & manipulating outline type
Type effects explored
Using the type area tool
Linking & unlinking text boxes
Using the vertical type tools
Importing images
The transformation palette
Linking & embedding images
Locking a point on the proxy box
The gradient tool:
changes location & angle
of the gradient fill
Exploring the gradient palette
Pattern fills
Creating, editing &
customising pattern fills
The selection & direct selection tools
Specifying document colour mode
Locking & unlocking objects
The alignment palette
Saving Illustrator files
Printing files
Type effects explored
Setting document preferences
Customising startup files
Customising the artboard size
Customising document setup
Setting program preferences
Specifying custom colours
Creating custom swatch libraries
Importing custom swatch libraries
Exploring & using layers
Creating & deleting layers
Hiding layers
Specifying layer options
Organising layers
Moving & copying objects
between layers
Creating template layers
Using the release to layers option
Creating graphs to include:
column, line, pie area & scatter graphs
Entering & importing data
Setting dynamic data linking
Breaking links to external data
Setting graph options
Converting graph designs
Creating marker & column design
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Advanced Level
Creating grids
Setting grid preferences
Tracing vector images
The trace options
Controlling the trace area:
- ie defining a partial image
Setting trace preferences
Rasterising vector objects to
PICT & TIFF formats
Exploring bitmap filters
Using Art, Calligraphic,
Pattern & Scatter brush effects
Creating & using your own art brushes
Brush options of selected object
Using the gradient mesh tool
Editing a gradient mesh
Adding colour to a gradient mesh
Changing the angle of a colour
within a gradient mesh
Adding points to a gradient mesh
Distinction between the filter
& effect menu
The appearance palette:
Clear appearance option
Maintain appearance for
subsequent objects
The Actions palette:
Creating an action
Applying actions
Inserting menu options into an action
Linked & embedded images
Links palette options
Checking document Info to include:
font information, colour settings
& imported graphic info
Saving Illustrator files
Exporting Illustrator files
to various formats
Using the path join & cleanup options
Specifying transparency
Exporting as Flash
Saving as PDF files
Printing files
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