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Adobe Illustrator Training Course - Introduction

This two-day introductory Adobe Illustrator training course teaches essential Illustrator skills like using tools and panels, working with color, drawing with tools, and adding and formatting text. The course is designed for media professionals with little Illustrator experience and covers topics such as the Illustrator workspace, gradients, layers, tracing images, and warping text. It uses lesson files from the best-selling Illustrator Digital Classroom series and can also be offered as a private or customized class.

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Adobe Illustrator Training Course - Introduction

This two-day introductory Adobe Illustrator training course teaches essential Illustrator skills like using tools and panels, working with color, drawing with tools, and adding and formatting text. The course is designed for media professionals with little Illustrator experience and covers topics such as the Illustrator workspace, gradients, layers, tracing images, and warping text. It uses lesson files from the best-selling Illustrator Digital Classroom series and can also be offered as a private or customized class.

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Adobe Illustrator Training Course - Introduction

In this introductory Adobe Illustrator course you’ll learn how to use Adobe Illustrator to create high-quality illustrations, logos,
and other custom artwork. This class is for anyone who needs to understand the workspace, tools, and drawing features that
are available in Adobe Illustrator.

What you’ll learn in this training course


• The Illustrator workspace • Gradients and additional color options
• Essential Illustrator tools and panels • Adding and formatting text
• Working with color • Placing text on a path
• Using the drawing tools • Working with layers

Audience for this training course


This introductory Adobe Illustrator course is designed for media professionals with little to no prior knowledge of
using Adobe Illustrator. Experienced Illustrator users with no formal training will also benefit from this class as tips,
tricks, keyboard shortcuts and essential foundation skills are covered throughout this class. Users include fashion
illustrators, graphic designers, user experience designers, video, and multimedia professionals, and more.

Training course duration


This class is a two days in length. It runs from 9:30 am- 4:30 pm. Lunch break is approximately from noon - 1:00 pm.

Training course curriculum


This training course uses lesson files and content from the Illustrator Digital Classroom, which was written and created
by our instructors. These training courses are offered by the same instructors that write this best-selling series.

Enrolling in this Adobe Illustrator Introductory training course


You can register for this training class online at agitraining.com, or by calling 781-376-6044 or 800-851-9237.

Locations for this Adobe Illustrator Introductory training course


You can attend classes at your training centers located in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, on site
at your office, or on-line. You can select the course location at the time of your registration.

Private and customized training course options


This training course can be offered as a private class for groups or individuals, and the content can be customized to
meet your specific needs. You can call to speak with a training representative at 781-376-6044 or 800-851-9237 to
discuss customizing this training course.

Goals and objectives for this training course


American Graphics Institute is focused on providing high-quality training courses for your professional development. We
provide regularly scheduled small group courses along with private or customized training.

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Adobe Illustrator Training Course - Introduction topics:
Lesson 1: Using the workspace Cutting and joining paths The Shape
Builder
Exploring the interface
Choosing a
workspace Opening a
file
Using artboards
Changing your view
Zooming and scrolling
Using tools and
panels
Exploring the Control panel
Working with panels and the
dock

Lesson 2: Learning essential skills


Using the shape tools
Repositioning and resizing shapes
The Transform panel
Constraining a shape
Entering exact dimensions
Selecting artwork
Using the shape and transform tools
Introducing layers
Cutting and pasting objects
Repeating transformations

Lesson 3: Adding color


Exploring the Appearance
panel Changing colors
Adding effects
Using Live Paint
Adding a symbol
Saving swatches
Selecting the same color
Creating a color group
Using the Color panel
Adding Pantone colors

Lesson 4: Using the drawing tools


Understanding the Pen tool
Straight, curved and hinged lines
Tracing images
Creating a tracing template
Working with Image Trace
Using the Line, Pencil and Eraser tools
Editing existing paths
Adding and removing points
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Lesson 5: Additional color options layers to organize an illustration
Selecting using the Layers panel
Adding tonal values with
Creating new layers
gradients Customizing
Showing and hiding layers
an existing gradient
Locking and unlocking layers
Saving a gradient
Rearranging layers
Using the
Moving items between layers
Gradient
panel Remembering layers when pasting
Updating a Creating a template layer
gradient
Creating a
pattern
Applying a
pattern
Editing a
pattern
Locating
existing
patterns
Using the
Color
Guide

Lesson 6: Adding and formatting


text
Formatting
text
Paragraph
formatting
Using paragraph and
character styles Editing
styles
Putting
text on
a path
Warpin
g text
Putting
text in a
shape
Creating
outlines
Checking
spelling
Using
Find and
Replace

Lesson 7: Using layers


Getting to know the
Layers panel Using
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