Illustrator Introduction Course
This Adobe Illustrator Introduction Course is available as a stand alone Illustrator Course or as part of one of the Graphic Design Training Courses.
It runs either onsite on your premises or virtually as an Online Illustrator Training session with a live instructor.
Because these are totally private Illustrator Training events they can be tailored to suit your company & staff needs at times and dates to suit you.
Because it is part of Adobe Creative Cloud and designed to work seamlessly with other Adobe software including InDesign, Photoshop, Premier Pro and After Effects.
Illustrator lets you create and design artwork for both print and digital output and share visual vector assets across Creative Cloud.
How do the Online Adobe Illustrator Training Courses work?
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 timezones.
They are delivered via live instructor in a virtual environment where you can share screens and interact with one another. Apart from a lack of digestive biscuits (unless you have your own) it works in a very similar way to a more traditional training environment.
Find out more about our Online Adobe Illustrator Training Courses
How do Onsite Adobe Illustrator Training Courses work?
Onsite Illustrator training is extremely flexible and can be organised for one to one sessions, company groups /workshops and larger team roll-out They also SAVE YOU MONEY!
- The trainer comes directly to you
- No travel, hotels or other expenses are involved for your staff
- The course is focused on your objectives as there are no external attendees.
- Prior to the course we organise a meeting to discuss the training course
- Flexible dates and times.
Who is this Illustrator Introduction Course for?
This is an Introduction to Illustrator Course so perfect for beginners or those looking for refresher training. It can be run as a one to one session or for small company groups.
It is a very comprehensive Illustrator Introduction Course so ideal for everyone 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 then being the industry standard Illustrator is an excellent choice.
What will you learn on this Illustrator Introduction Course?
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
- The Illustrator AI Tools /Generative Fill /Generative Recolour
- Use Illustrator’s Selection Tools
- Create, Edit & Manipulate Geometric Shapes
- The Drawing Tools
- Use Illustrator’s Layout Tools Grids, Guides, Smart Guides
- Illustrator Type Tools
- Work with Images
- Exporting /Printing to Print & Web
The full 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.
Download our Adobe Illustrator Introduction Training Course Overview
What can I do with Vector Artwork?
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 - Overviews
Meeting Adobe Illustrator
Toolbox
Overview of Palettes
Control Bar
Views
Preferences
Illustrator AI Tools
Working with AI in Illustrator
Generative Fills /Generative Prompts
Generative Recolour
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 Selection Tools
Selection /Direct Selection Tools
Adding / removing to selections
Tips / tricks for sleeker selecting
Adobe Illustrator Shapes
Elliptic, poly, spiral, rectangle tools
Drawing geometrics shapes
Reshaping / resizing
Transforming tool/ scale, reflect, shear and rotate
Pathfinder palette
Adobe Illustrator Images
Importing images
Matching image colour
Linking / embedding images
Adobe Illustrator Print
Printing files
Print options
Working with Shapes /Geometrics
Creating /Editing Shapes
Working with Shape Builder
Working with the Path Finder
Adobe Illustrator Layout Tools
Grids
Guides
Rulers
Stacking order
Grouping / ungrouping
Align and distribute
Adobe Illustrator Drawing Tools
Bézier pen
Adding / removing points
Joining / cutting paths – knife tool
Pencil tool
Smooth tool
Reshape tool
Eraser tool
Adobe Illustrator Colour
Colour Panels
Process / spot / global colours / pantones
Swatch palette / adding / editing / deleting swatches
Fills and strokes
Gradient adding colour / editing colours / inkwells
Eyedropper tool
Paintbucket tool
