Online Class: Adobe Illustrator

Discover the limitless potential of Adobe Illustrator through a course specifically designed to elevate your design skills, using foundational tools and expert techniques. Whether you're creating simple shapes or intricate artworks, this program equips you to confidently produce dynamic and professional graphics.
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  • 15
    Lessons
  • 23
    Exams &
    Assignments
  • 3,395
    Students
    have taken this course
  • 13
    Hours
    average time
  • 1.3
    CEUs
 
 
 

Course Description

Mastering Adobe Illustrator: The Complete Course

Step into the world of Adobe Illustrator, the industry's leading vector graphics software that empowers both novices and professionals to bring their creative visions to life. Whether you're an aspiring designer or simply someone looking to add a new skill, this course is tailor-made to transform you into an Illustrator maestro.

Adobe Illustrator is not just another drawing tool; it's a universe of possibilities. From simple shape creations to intricate graphic designs, from dynamic web pages to riveting book layouts - the horizon of what you can achieve with Illustrator is boundless. What makes this journey even more exciting is the ease with which you can navigate through these vast capabilities once you get the hang of it.

Course Highlights:

  • Foundational Know-How: Start with the essentials. Understand the Illustrator interface, tools, and functionalities. Ideal for beginners, this segment ensures a smooth entry into the world of graphic design.

  • Artistic Building Blocks: Master the creation and manipulation of basic shapes and objects, the very foundation of any design work in Illustrator.

  • Vector Magic: Dive deep into vector graphics, learning to craft, modify, and perfect them with precision.

  • A Splash of Color: Enhance your designs with color, using blends, gradients, and patterns to breathe life into your creations.

  • Symbols & Efficiency: Discover how to create symbols to streamline your design process and enhance productivity.

  • Layering & Masking Mastery: Grasp advanced techniques such as layers and masks to add depth and complexity to your designs.

  • Perspective Drawing: Effortlessly depict landscapes, buildings, and intricate scenarios using the perspective tools.

  • Dynamic Additions: Incorporate graphs and text into your designs, including text wrapping around objects and shapes.

  • Endless Creations: Whether it's compelling business cards, striking brochures, or personal art pieces, this course will equip you to create them all.

Fear not if Illustrator seems like uncharted territory. With our lucid explanations, practical exercises, and interactive assignments, we break down complex processes into digestible bits. By the course's culmination, regardless of your initial expertise level, you'll be wielding Adobe Illustrator with the finesse of a seasoned professional. Embark on this transformative journey, and redefine the boundaries of your creativity!

 
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Course Lessons

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  • Lesson 1. Adobe Illustrator Essentials

    Vector graphics form the core of Adobe Illustrator, allowing images to maintain quality regardless of scaling, thus serving a wide range of applications from logos to complex animations. This mathematical approach to image creation offers unparalleled precision, beneficial for industries that demand exacting detail and clarity in their designs.

  • Lesson 2. Streamlined Document Management in Illustrator

    Effectively embedding images within Illustrator designs enriches visual storytelling, capturing attention and dynamically amplifying messages. The Place command simplifies this process with options like linking, templating, and replacing, ensuring seamless integration.

  • Lesson 3. Layered Creativity: Drawing Modes Unleashed

    Illustrator empowers designers through paths and anchor points, allowing fluid manipulation of vector graphics akin to reshaping clay. Drawing modes like Draw Inside and tools such as Rectangle and Ellipse cater to artistic flexibility, enhancing creativity in design.

  • Lesson 4. Navigating the World of Adobe Illustrator: Mastering Selections and Transformations

    Adobe Illustrator offers powerful selection tools like the Selection, Direct Selection, Lasso, and Magic Wand tools to refine and control your design process. By understanding these tools, you'll gain greater creative freedom and streamline your iterative design projects effectively.

  • Lesson 5. From Pixels to Perfection: A Guide to Vector Conversion

    Adobe Illustrator's capabilities extend from tracing raster images to versatile vector content, sustaining clarity across all scales and uses. Understanding object mechanics such as shape transformations, movement, and alignment helps designers produce cohesive and aesthetic artworks efficiently and creatively.

  • Lesson 6. Mastering Illustrator's Color Tools

    Loading swatch libraries enhances creative capacity by providing themed color sets specific to various industries and applications, such as food or beverages, efficiently enriching design projects with relevant and evocative hues. This feature allows for easy integration of unique palettes, enhancing the thematic consistency of any design.

  • Lesson 7. Elevate Your Vector Creations with Patterns and Gradients

    Illustrator’s blending techniques facilitate seamless transformations and color transitions, broadening your creative horizons. Transitioning between shapes and colors allows for dynamic design applications in fashion mockups and digital artwork.

  • Lesson 8. Navigating Adobe Illustrator: Paths and Points Unlocked

    The pen tool in Illustrator is a conduit for creativity, transforming simple paths into intricate designs with patience and skill. From manipulating anchor points to applying advanced techniques like symmetry and complexity, seasoned artists can produce sophisticated works of art.

  • Lesson 9. Elevating Digital Art Through Path Manipulation

    Adobe Illustrator offers a suite of path manipulation tools transforming raw creative ideas into polished, professional-grade designs. Understanding and skillfully applying these tools—Reshape, Eraser, Smooth, and Divider—allows for a refined artistic vision.

  • Lesson 10. Layering 101: Enhance Your Digital Work

    Layer visibility and locking features offer designers the ability to control the visual and editable aspects of their projects effortlessly. Like a conductor with an orchestra, you'll maintain harmony within your digital creation by strategically introducing or sidelining specific layers.

  • Lesson 11. Typography Fundamentals: Type Tools in Illustrator

    Transforming text into an art form, Adobe Illustrator's advanced typography tools allow imaginative layouts like spiraled invitations and traditional vertical languages. By understanding fonts, formatting, and glyphs, you can refine your design's mood and communication, creating a masterpiece of clarity and allure.

  • Lesson 12. Colorful Journeys: Transforming Paths with Live Paint in Illustrator

    Illustrator’s Brush Panel expands digital painting possibilities with a variety of unique brush types, catering to naturalistic styles and abstract forms. These brushes empower artists to craft intricate patterns, emulate traditional media, and explore dynamic strokes for enhanced creativity.

  • Lesson 13. Transform Your Art with Adobe Illustrator Effects

    Illustrator's Effects menu is a portal to artistic possibilities, letting users customize visuals dramatically with a simple click. With options like Convert to Shape and Scribble, even simple geometries or designs can be easily altered to fit precise, creative visions.

  • Lesson 14. The Art of Symbols: A Designer's Guide to Efficiency

    Symbols in design software act as creative stamps, allowing multiple repetitions of artwork and contributing to visual consistency. By integrating AI and 3D tools, new realms of design possibilities open, enabling dynamic and lifelike visual expressions.

  • Lesson 15. Elevate Your Designs with Illustrator's Save and Export Mastery

    Emerging tools like Cloud Storage and Automation within Illustrator are game-changers for workflows, boosting productivity and collaboration. This lesson encourages continuous learning and adaptation to leverage new features, honing skills essential for modern design challenges.
 

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Define vector graphics and explain their advantage in maintaining image quality across different scales using Adobe Illustrator.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing Adobe Illustrator's workspace, including tool panels and artboards, to efficiently design and organize multi-component digital projects.
  • Create and customize artboards to efficiently manage design projects, ensuring alignment and consistency across various design materials.
  • Demonstrate the ability to open and modify existing documents using appropriate tools in Adobe Illustrator.
  • Create and modify vector paths using Adobe Illustrator tools, including utilizing anchor points and drawing modes, to produce scalable and precise graphic designs.
  • Identify the distinct differences between vector and raster graphics and demonstrate how each can be effectively utilized in digital design applications.
  • Identify and utilize the Selection Tool in Adobe Illustrator to select entire objects for basic transformations and repositioning
  • Implement the Direct Selection Tool to manipulate individual anchor points and path segments for detailed vector illustrations in Adobe Illustrator
  • Apply shape manipulation techniques such as moving, copying, aligning, and locking to create a professional and cohesive design layout in Adobe Illustrator.
  • Demonstrate the ability to convert raster images to scalable vectors using the Image Trace panel in Adobe Illustrator, including choosing appropriate tracing modes.
  • Define and differentiate RGB and CMYK color modes and their suitable applications in digital and print design projects.
  • Demonstrate the application of fill and stroke colors on vector shapes in Illustrator, utilizing the Color Picker to enhance design aesthetics.
  • Define the process for creating and applying custom patterns in Adobe Illustrator, including using swatches and editing options.
  • Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
 

Additional Course Information

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Course Title: Adobe Illustrator
Course Number: 8900135
Lessons Rating: 4.4 / 5 Stars (1,522 votes)
Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries
Availability: This course is fully available online in all 50 states, including California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Georgia. It’s also offered in major English-speaking countries, such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Ireland.
Last Updated: May 2024
CEU Value: 1.3 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)
CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.
Course Type: Self-Paced, Online Classes
Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams
Syllabus: View Syllabus
Course Fee: $120.00 U.S. dollars

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Student Testimonials

  • "It was a well thought out course, very insightful. Great details." -- Daniel D.
  • "Getting to read the material and also see a video made everything come together. I liked that I could go in my illustrator and try it out myself. Very Hands on (which I need)!" -- Vanessa P.
  • "I liked all the videos and netlinks that showed more advanced examples." -- Michael R.
  • "Thank you for your quick return of my grades and completion certificate. I am taking this course for a new position at work and truly appreciate your diligence in these matters. Thank-you! " -- Shelly R.
  • "It was great." -- Emily O.
  • "Feels great knowing how to use a program tha has been treated like a secret operating system. I am able to understand Adobe illustrator fully." -- Kerin B.

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