Adobe Illustrator Level 1 (Basic)
What You'll Learn in Adobe Illustrator Level 1 (Basic)
Course Length:
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to use Adobe Illustrator to create illustrations that include graphics and text. You will:
- Identify the components and capabilities of Illustrator
- Create basic shapes
- Create custom paths
- Create graphics that contain custom text
- Customize objects
- Customize basic shapes
- Prepare documents for deployment
Target Student
This course is intended for designers, publishers, pre-press professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people switching to a design job or taking on design responsibilities and who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents.
Course Outline
Section 1: Introduction to Illustrator
Evaluate Graphics Scalability
Navigate, View, and Measure Graphics
Customize the User Interface
Section 2: Creating Documents Containing Basic Shapes
Create Documents
Save Documents
Draw Basic Shapes
Section 3: Creating Graphics Containing Customized Paths
Draw Paths
Modify Paths
Section 4: Creating Graphics Containing Customized Text
Insert Text
Flow Text Along a Path
Insert Bounded Text
Thread Text
Apply Text Styles
Insert Typographical Characters
Section 5: Customizing Objects
Import and Link Graphics
Alter the Appearance of Objects
Section 6: Customizing Basic Shapes
Apply Strokes
Fill Shapes
Apply Gradients
Apply Graphic Styles
Distort Text with Text Envelopes
Section 7: Preparing Documents for Deployment
Update Text
Wrap Text
Hyphenate Text
Optimize Content for Print
Optimize Content for the Web
Optimize Content for PDF Documents
Adobe Illustrator Level 1 (Basic)
Upcoming Classes
All Public classes are held onlinewith a live instructor
| Dates | Price | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2024 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET | $550.00 Online | |
| September 24, 2024 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET | $550.00 Online | |
| December 4, 2024 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET | $550.00 Online | |
| April 15, 2025 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET | $550.00 Online |
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