Illustrator Introduction Course

Illustrator Introduction Course

This Illustrator Introduction course does for artwork what our Photoshop Course does for photographs.  On the Illustrator Introduction Course learn how to produce drawings from scratch, use the tools & learn tips and tricks with colour, precision positioning & graphic effects.

 

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All our Adobe Courses are fully customisable including this Illustrator Introduction course - Why not get in touch with us and see just how versatile we really are.  Illustrator Courses including the Illustrator Introduction Course are bought onsite to you or a training suite can be arranged at a convenient location to you.  Destinations are too numerous to mention but include Midlands Birmingham, Coventry, Leeds, Leicester, Sheffield, Manchester, Cambridge, The North, Yorkshire, Birmingham, Lancashire, Derby, Sheffield, Warwickshire, Stratford on Avon

 

Illustrator Course - Introduction

Meeting Adobe Illustrator
Toolbox
Overview of Palettes
Control Bar
Views
Preferences

 

Adobe Illustrator Selection Tools
selection  tool
direct selection tool
adding / removing to selections
tips / tricks for sleeker selecting

 

Adobe Illustrator Drawing Tools
bézier pen
adding / removing points
joining / cutting paths – knife tool
pencil tool
smooth tool
reshape tool
eraser tool

 

Adobe Illustrator Shapes
elliptic, poly, spiral, rectangle tools
drawing geometrics shapes
reshaping / resizing
transforming tool/ scale, reflect, shear and rotate
pathfinder palette

 

Adobe Illustrator Layout Tools 
grids
guides
rulers
stacking order
grouping / ungrouping
align and distribute

Adobe Illustrator Colour 
colour palettes
process / spot / global colours / pantones
swatch palette / adding / editing / deleting swatches
fills and strokes
gradient adding colour / editing colours / inkwells
eyedropper tool
paintbucket tool

 

Adobe Illustrator Type Tool 
creating / editing type
typeface attributes / tracking / leading / kerning etc
type on a path
type path options
outline type
type area tool
frame options

 

Adobe Illustrator Images
importing images
matching image colour
linking / embedding images

 

Adobe Illustrator Print
printing files
print options

Prices for Illustrator Introduction Course - our price is per course per day

the more persons on the course the more you benefit - ALL PRICES INC VAT

 

Standard rate for one person is £275.00 inc VAT

Second person £75.00 inc VAT

Additional persons £50.00 inc VAT

 

We are Midlands based so depending on your location in the UK travel expenses for the Illustrator Introduction Course may be incurred.

 

The above price includes 6 months post course support.  We like to build rapport with our clients so an Illustrator Introduction Course support would be held directly with the Illustrator Trainer who ran the course.  It also includes any and all course materials plus access to our online training tips & tutorials section.

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