Graphic Design with Adobe Illustrator Course - Part-time

Comments about Graphic Design with Adobe Illustrator Course - Part-time - London - Greater London

• Objectives
  Basic concepts, overview and tools
  
  
  • Vector and Bitmap images
  
  • Using Panels. Customising the workspace
  
  • The Illustrator toolbox: paths and points selection; drawing simple shapes and selecting objects
  
  • Using multiple artboards
  
  • Transformation tools and the Free Transform tool; Using online help
  
  • Managing files with Bridge
  
  
  Drawing
  
  • The pen tool; controlling curves, creating and amending paths; splitting paths, manipulating anchor points
  
  • Using Templates, Pencil, Erase, Smooth and Brush; using the Livetrace tool to convert Bitmap to vectors
  
  • Drawing with the Blob Brush tool
  
  
  Colours and fills
  
  • Fills and strokes on objects and paths
  
  • Process, Pantone and Registration colour
  
  • Gradients, patterns
  
  • Applying gradient transparency
  
  • Editing gradients directly on an object
  
  • Livepaint and objects; Live Colour
  
  
  Brush effects
  
  • Calligraphic, art, scatter & pattern brushes
  
  • Editing existing and creating new brushes
  
  • Scribble Effect; using the brush libraries
  
  
  Typography
  
  • Basic typography; the type tool; type on and in a path; type as outlines
  
  • Character and paragraph styles
  
  
  Text work
  
  • Linking text boxes and using using circular text; text wrap around objects
  
  • Typographic control including kerning, indents and baseline shift
  
  
  Day 2
  
  Arranging your work
  
  • Send to back/Bring to front; Group/Ungroup and group selections
  
  • Cut/copy/paste & paste infront/ behind
  
  • Working with Rulers, Guides and Smart Guides, Getting the best from Layers
  
  
  Modifications and special effects
  
  • Transformations including blending shapes and the Gradient Mesh tool
  
  
  • Pathfinder panel and compound paths
  
  • Effects, graphic styles and masks
  
  • The Flare and Distort tools, including the warp and liquify tools, envelope distort and envelope mesh
  
  • Using Live Paint to modify images
  
  
  3D Toolset
  
  • Rotate, Revolve, Bevel and Extrude
  
  
  Working with patterns
  
  • Simple patterns and artwork patterns
  
  • Converting logos to symbols for reuse
  
  • Using the symbol spray to instance symbols around page
  
  • Update symbols, manipulate symbols
  
  
  Using Illustrator to present data
  
  • Graphs and graph types
  
  • Graph styles such as pies and bars
  
  • Representing qualities graphically
  
  
  The Actions panel
  
  • Using existing actions
  
  • Using Custom actions for automation
  
  
  Web Work
  
  • Optimising for the web; flexible web vector export; converting to Flash format
  
  • Slicing and CSS layer support to create entire web pages
• Practical experience
  100%
• Entry requirements
  Basic word processing, and a familiarity with the Web as a user.
• Academic title
  Drawing and Planning Software OCN
• Course description

  Adobe Illustrator CS5. Learn how to create illustrations, technical drawings, logos, maps web navigation, etc. This course will teach you how to use Illustrator for the production of a wide range of graphical elements.