Illustrator 8 Introduction

Course Description
Course Outline

Course Overview

This course will give students the ability to create vector based graphics for print or the web. The training is very practical and is based upon interesting and useful exercises.

Prerequisites

Although no previous knowledge is assumed, some experience of the PC and Windows is helpful.

Benefits

Students will learn how to create and develop a wide variety of graphics.

Target student

Designers from all disciplines, map makers, packaging producers, publishers or marketing personnel.

We offer a range of Illustrator training courses

Starting a new illustration
Templates and artwork Units, rulers, guides and preferences Moving around and changing view
The toolbox
Creating rectangles and ovals Entering and editing type The freehand, brush, autotrace and pen tools The Eyedropper and Paint bucket The transformation tools The measure tool Art brush and scatter brush Saving files and printing
Drawing paths
Segments, points and direction lines Averaging and joining
Working with objects
Grouping and ungrouping Moving and duplicating Applying and creating colour, spot and process, for fill and stroke Gradient fills
Text and typesetting
Creating and editing outlines Aligning text to graphics Importing text and linking text objects
Selected topics
Patterns and blending Masking graphic items Creating simple graphs Importing and exporting graphics A brief look at 'Plug-ins'

Publisher:	Adobe
Version:	8
Length:	1 day
Course-ID:	050870

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