Adobe Illustrator Beginner Course | Online Training - GoSkills
Illustrator - Basic
Skills you’ll gain
Adobe Illustrator is the industry-leading vector drawing program used by professional designers around the globe for digital graphics, illustrations, and typography. If you are an aspiring graphic designer or budding artist, this Adobe Illustrator beginner course online will help you harness Illustrator's powerful design tools to create breathtaking works of art.
Designed for beginners, no prior experience with Illustrator or other design applications is required. Step by step, you will get familiar with the essential tools you need to create beautiful vector art through practical tutorials, hands-on application and example files. Video tutorials are recorded in Adobe Illustrator CC 2017.
Highlights:
- 41 practical tutorials.
- Explore the different types of documents you can create in Illustrator for print or web.
- Understand the fundamentals of CMYK and RGB colors and when to use each.
- Create, scale and manipulate shapes.
- Add color with fill and stroke, and apply linear and radial gradients.
- How to use the Pen tool and Curvature tools to create shapes.
- Work with preset brushes and create your own custom brushes.
- Create basic paths which can be used to trace an image.
- Add text and adjust its size, style and formatting.
- Distort shapes and type, and add perspective with the Free Transform tool.
- Blend lines or shapes gradually with the Blend tool.
- Merge shapes with the Pathfinder and Shape Builder tools.
- How to use masks on shapes or text, and opacity masks for gradients and highlights.
If you already have some experience with Illustrator and are looking to improve your skills, check out the Illustrator - Advanced course.
Once enrolled, our friendly support team and tutors are here to help with any course related inquiries.
Syllabus
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Overview of the Tools Once setting up a document we will take a look at the basic tools that you will want to know about and how to navigate the toolbar interface. 7m
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Overview of the Panels Taking a look at the panels that you will want to know about and how to use them. 8m
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Overview of the Menus Browsing the different menus that you will want to know about and briefly covering the different things that can be found in each menu. 7m
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Oh Snap Learn how to use Rulers, grids, Smart Guides and guides that snap into place. 5m
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Layers on Layers on Layers Learn about working with layers - how to create them, stack and reorder them, hide them, and delete them. 5m
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Different Tools to Get the Job Done We will take a look at the different tools and methods available for making selections (Selection Tool, Direct Selection Tool, Magic Wand, and Lasso Tool). 7m
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All Shapes and Sizes Covering the different types of basic shapes that can be made and how to scale them, rotate or flip them, and manipulate them. 9m
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Fill vs Stroke How to toggle between fill and stroke and how to change the settings for each. 3m
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Swatches Using and saving colors to the Swatches Panel. 4m
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Gradients How to apply linear and radial gradients. 8m
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Getting Familiar with the Pen Tool An introduction to the Pen Tool and how to use it. Will discuss Anchor Points / Handles and how to add or remove points from shapes. 8m
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The Curvature Tool A brief look at the Curvature Tool and how it can be used with the Pen Tool. 3m
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Preset Brushes A basic demonstration of how to use the default / preset brushes in Illustrator. 2m
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Custom Brushes How to create, save, and load your own Illustrator brushes. 10m
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Drawing with the Pencil Tool How to draw with the Pencil Tool and use the Smooth Tool to smooth out jagged lines. 3m
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Shaper Tool Basics How to use the Shaper Tool to quickly scribble and manipulate shapes. 4m
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Following the Path How to use the Pen Tool to create basic paths or trace an image. 6m
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Adjusting Strokes Show how to change the weight of a stroke or make the caps rounded or flush. 4m
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Broken Lines and Dashes Show how to create dotted lines or dashes from a stroked path. 4m
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Arc and Spiral Showing how you can use the Line Tool along with the Arc and Spiral Tools. 4m
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Different Strokes How to change the width or thickness of a line. 2m
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Easy Erasing Showing how you can erase shapes or parts of shapes. 2m
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Cut it Out Using the Scissor Tool and Knife Tool. 2m
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Adjusting Size, Style, and Spacing Covering the basics of how to add text and adjust the size, style, kerning, and linespacing. 5m
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Justified How to format and justify copy. 4m
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Type on a Path How to add type to a path. 2m
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Distorting Type Show examples of how to distort type using the Envelope Warp feature. 5m
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Distorting Shapes Show examples of how to distort shapes using the Bloat and Pinch Tools. 3m
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Transformers How to distort shapes and type. 2m
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Putting Things in Perspective How to add perspective to your shapes and text. 3m
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Scaling Objects How to quickly and easily scale any object using percentages using the Scale Tool. 3m
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Rotating Objects Rotate objects or shapes or create a series of shapes on a circular path. 3m
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The Art of The Blend Tool How to blend lines or shapes either gradually or with a specified number of steps. 5m
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Shape Builder Tools How to use the Shape Builder Tool. 2m
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The Pathfinder How to use the Pathfinder Tool to manipulate shapes. 5m
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Masking Basics Masking shapes or text using shapes. 3m
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Opacity Masks Using opacity masks to mask gradients or highlights inside of shapes and text. 6m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Eric Vasquez
Eric is an Art Director, designer and multidisciplinary artist who has worked for a variety of high profile clients including Nickelodeon, Oxygen, World Wrestling Entertainment, Spike TV, and Major League Baseball.
Eric has been in two art exhibits including The Art of Fashion at Webster Hall and he is a member of two international art collectives - Cosmosys and the Luminarium. He is an active member of the online design community with many of his designs being featured on popular design blogs, and has also had his work published in Advanced Photoshop Magazine.
Eric Vasquez
Art Director and Designer
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How GoSkills helped Chris
I got the promotion largely because of the skills I could develop, thanks to the GoSkills courses I took. I set aside at least 30 minutes daily to invest in myself and my professional growth. Seeing how much this has helped me become a more efficient employee is a big motivation.
