Adobe Illustrator Training in Derby & Derbyshire
Our Adobe Illustrator Training in Derby & Derbyshire is hosted onsite at your premises across the region or is available as an Online Illustrator Training session with a live instructor.
On this Illustrator Training Course you will learn to create /edit either new or existing artwork and design for both print and digital output. Because Illustrator is part of Adobe’s Creative Cloud it works seamlessly with the other apps letting you create, design and share vector assets with InDesign, Photoshop, Premier Pro and After Effects.
Our Illustrator Training Courses are privately run as one to one sessions or for company groups which can be tailored to suit your company /individual needs.
Online Illustrator Training
As with the onsite Adobe courses our Online Illustrator Training Courses are flexible and can be customised to individual and group training.
These can be delivered on video software of your choice including both Zoom and Teams and are available across all time zones. We’re quite happy to deliver this at international times in the evening and nights.
Training is delivered via a live instructor in a virtual environment where you can share screens and interact with one another.
The only real problem about Online Illustrator Training courses is not being able to share digestive biscuits (or Rich Tea or Chocolate Chip – I could continue) unless you have your own of course. Apart from that hiccup our Adobe Training Courses work in much the same way as our onsite ones.
Onsite Illustrator Courses what are the benefits?
The Adobe Illustrator Training in Derby & Derbyshire is an extremely flexible course and can be organised for one to one sessions, company groups /workshops and larger team roll-outs. Onsite training offers great flexibility with both course content and dates and times which can all be worked around you.
- The Illustrator Training is hands on working through tasks, theory and discussion
- No travel, hotels or other expenses are involved for your staff
- Onsite Illustrator Courses are cheaper than traditional training
- The course is focused on you and your team as there are no external attendees.
- Prior to the course you chat about the course with the trainer and have a clear structure.
- Flexible dates and times.
Illustrator Introduction Course what will you learn?
On this Adobe Illustrator Introduction training course you will learn how to create, edit and retouch images for a range of different purposes including both digital media, print and the web.
You will work with the interface, tools and Illustrator features to produce high quality artwork.
Our digital design courses are extremely flexible and can be tailored around you and your company so you can create artwork relevant to you.
For example you may want to change logos, colours and perspective of clothing or design high impact flyers and infographics or specialise in social media icons and logo design.
It’s your choice and your Illustrator course.
On this Illustrator training you will learn how to:
- Work with Illustrator Tools, Panels & Interface
- Understand and use selection tools in Illustrator
- Create, edit and manipulate geometric shapes
- Create your own patterns
- Drawing tools, pen, anchor points, pathfinder
- Use Illustrator’s layout tools including Grids, Guides, Smart Guides
- Illustrator Type Tools
- Working with Images
- Exporting /Printing to Print & Web
The full Illustrator course outline is available at the bottom of the page. We constantly update our Illustrator Training materials to incorporate new tools one of which is Illustrator’s wonderfully named Intertwine Tool.
Adobe Illustrator what can it be used for?
Use to create Vector artwork (you can find out exactly what vector artwork is here) some examples would be:
- Create logos, symbols, icons for screen, digital, print & video
- Website Mockup Design
- Design Packaging
- Social Media Icons
- Social Media Images & Posts
- Infographics
- Charts, Graphs & Spreadsheets (to enhance documents like financial reports & tenders)
Illustrator Introduction Course who is it for?
This is an Introduction to Illustrator Course so perfect for beginners or those looking for refresher training. Although an intro course it is very comprehensive so ideal for anyone wanting to work in vector graphics.
Over the years this Illustrator Course has been delivered to a wide range of people from many different companies.
It is used by marketeers, designers, product designers, content creators, fashion design, studio crew, digital artwork, administrators and educators to name a few.
If you want to create vector graphics for infographics, social media icons, schematics etc then Adobe Illustrator is a perfect choice.
Download our Adobe Illustrator Introduction Training Course Overview
Adobe Illustrator Training in Derby & Derbyshire - Overviews
Meeting Adobe Illustrator
What is Vector Artwork
Vector Artwork Examples
Illustrator Drawing Tools
Pencil Tool
Pen & Pen Curvature Tool
Paths & Handles
Drawing Straight Paths
Drawing Curved Paths
Drawing Curves & Bends Tips
Splitting, Cutting & Erasing Paths
Path Manipulation & Modification
Working with Anchors
Illustrator Type Tools
Type Tools
Type Tools Panel
Character & Paragraph Formatting
Outline Text
Text & Paths
Basics of Illustrator
Opening existing Illustrator artwork
Creating new artboards /documents
Working with Illustrator Panels & Tools
Illustrator & Colour
Colour Modes
Spot, Process Colours
Pantone Colour
Colour Fills & Strokes
Colour Themes
Colour Groups
Illustrator & Social Media
Design for Social Media
Create Social Media Icons
Adapt Existing Social Media Icons
Design Considerations for Online
Artwork Layout
Viewing Modes
Rulers, Guides & Grids
Smart Guides
Grouping /Un-Grouping
Adobe Illustrator Layers
Isolation Mode
Illustrator Gradients
Create & Edit Gradients
Work with Gradients for Shading
Diffuse Gradients (Illustrator 2019)
Illustrator Trace
Trace Images in Illustrator
Trace Tool
Trace Panel
Converting to Vector
Working with Traced Paths
Basic Vector Shapes
Creating Shapes
Polygon’s, Stars, Ellipses etc
Rounded Corners
Rounded Corner Shortcuts
Lines & Grids
Working with Primitives
Working with Live Shapes
Pathfinder Shaping
Working with Layers
Creating Layers
Layer Stacking
Layers Place in Illustrator
Illustrator More Complex Shapes Tracing Images in Illustrator
Shape Builder Tool
Creating & Designing Complex Shapes
Pathfinder
Pathfinder Functions
Illustrator Brushes & Painting
Using Existing Brushes
Creating New Brush Tips
Editing Existing Brushes
Apply Arrowheads to Strokes
Understanding Various Brushes
Calligraphic, Art, Scatter & Bristle
Brush Libraries
Objects & Transformations
Working with Transform Tools
Transform Panel
Transform Shortcuts
Saving and Exporting Illustrator Files
Proofing & Packaging
Exporting to PDF
Exporting to File Formats
Exporting for Photoshop Edits
