Illustrator Introduction Profile
Creating digital artwork
- Course duration
- 1 day (follow-up day available)
- Course timings
- 9:30-16:30
- Prerequisites
- Delegates should have a working knowledge of Windows, and experience with a mouse is essential.
- Training formats
- Private course · tailored · 1 to 1 (all instructor led)
- Manuals
- Detailed worksheets and information sheets provide support throughout the course and upon your return to the office.
- Calendar
- Click here to see the Illustrator courses calendar
Course Topics
The emphasis of the course is on drawing objects and paths with controlled attributes such as Fill and Stroke colours;
gradients and blends; and applying brushes to paths. The subject matter will be covered in a series of short,
self-contained projects.
Illustrator Basics
the Illustrator work area: tools, palettes and menus · navigating around an Illustrator
document
Drawing Simple Shapes
the transform palette · rectangles and rounded rectangles · the pen tool for straight lines ·
copying and scaling · alignment of objects · miscellaneous creation tools
Colours And Gradients
applying fills and strokes · controlling stroke width and style · creating and saving a colour
swatch · copying paint attributes · customising the swatches palette · using a pattern brush
· creating and adjusting a gradient fill · colour and shape blends · combining blends and
gradients
Pen Drawing
drawing straight line paths · splitting a path · drawing bézier curves · editing paths and
converting points
Brushes
creating paths with the brush tool · scatter brushes · changing colour attributes of different
brush types · making a pattern brush · symbols
