Course Description
Master the advanced tricks and techniques of creating vector images with Adobe Illustrator in the [course_title] course.
Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor. The graphic-driven software allows you to create logos, graphics, cartoons and fonts for the photo-realistic layouts of Adobe Photoshop. Throughout the course, you will learn to draw anything with Adobe Illustrator. The course familiarises you with all the essential tools of the software such as builder tool, pen tool, curvature tool, eyedropper tool, library tool, brushes, and more. Through the illustration of a modern fox and logo shapes, you will learn real-world knowledge about how to create drawings and logos in Adobe Illustrator. The course also discusses the concepts of type and font, RGB and CMYK, etc. The course shows you how to combine and clean up paths and organise artwork into groups and layers.
Shortly, after completing the course, you will gain a solid understanding of how to use the world’s leading illustration and vector drawing software.
What Will I Learn?
- Feel comfortable using Adobe Illustrator to design your own graphics from scratch.
- Navigate Adobe Illustrator CC like a pro.
- Design your own graphics, without any experience.
- Draw beginner to advanced shapes and icons.
- Learn all of the key skills of Illustrator: shapes, text, masking, effects, and exporting.
- Master advanced Illustrator tools and techniques.
- Export your projects for print, web, or other design projects.
- Make your ideas come to life.
Requirements
- Any version of Adobe Illustrator, preferably the CC (Creative Cloud) version. Previous versions may be used, but some features might not be available.
- No prior knowledge or experience with Illustrator is required
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01 Welcome to the Course – Illustrator Essentials 201800:03:00
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02 Download the Course Project Files00:01:00
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03 Getting Started with Adobe Illustrator00:08:00
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04 Drawing with Shapes and Lines.MP400:23:00
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05 The Shape Builder Tool00:08:00
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06 Draw a Modern Fox with the Shape Builder Tool00:10:00
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07 Draw an Impossible Shape Logo with the Shape Builder Tool00:05:00
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08 The Curvature Tool00:13:00
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09 The Pen Tool00:13:00
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10 The Pencil Tool and Advanced Stroke Options00:13:00
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11 Using Brushes00:13:00
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12 The Width Tool00:09:00
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13 Type and Font00:14:00
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14 Curve Type on a Path00:13:00
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15 Break Apart and Destroy Text00:04:00
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16 What is RGB & CMYK00:04:00
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17 Using the Eye Dropper Tool00:04:00
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18 The Color Theme Tool00:05:00
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19 Gradients00:06:00
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20 Masking00:07:00
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21 Compound Paths00:11:00
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22 CC Libraries00:10:00
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23 The Liquify Tool00:08:00
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24 Bend and Warp00:06:00
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25 Repeating Shapes00:05:00
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26 patterns00:09:00
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27 Vectorize Images00:12:00
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28 Adobe Capture App00:11:00
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29 Free Templates from Adobe00:04:00
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30 Saving for Print00:06:00
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31 Exporting for Web00:05:00
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32 Redrawing the Mastercard Logo00:05:00
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33 Redrawing the Instagram Logo00:08:00
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34 Redrawing the Kadak Logo00:11:00
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35 Redrawing the eHarmony Logo00:11:00
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36 Redrawing the Tinder Logo00:06:00
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37 Redrawing the BP Logo00:08:00
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38 Adobe Illustrator Cheat Sheet and Shortcuts00:10:00
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39 Conclusion00:02:00
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Activity 0 – Intro to Activities00:01:00
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Activity 1 – Solution00:11:00
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Activity 2 – Swan Solution00:14:00
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Activity 3 – Colouring the Impossible Triangle00:03:00
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Activity 4 – Drawing and Coloring the Owl00:10:00
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Activity 5 – Drawing the Owl with the Pen Tool00:09:00
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Activity 6 – Drawing with the Pencil Tool00:11:00
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Activity 7 – Width Tool Love-00:23:00
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Activity 8 – Badge00:12:00
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Activity 9 – Liquify00:09:00
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Activity 10 – Repeating Shapes00:05:00
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Activity 11 – Patterns00:06:00
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Activity 12 – Vectorizing Images00:07:00
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Exercise Files – Diploma in Adobe Illustrator
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