Illustrator CS Creating Basic Illustrations (Level 1)

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Course Overview

Adobe Illustrator is a sophisticated graphics program capable of creating complex and attractive illustrations and type effects. You might need to create logos, advertisements and other illustrations in Illustrator. If you have little or no experience with Illustrator, it can be overwhelming to start creating complex illustrations. In this course, you'll start by drawing and manipulating simple shapes to create logos. You'll also combine text and graphics to create advertisements.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should have a basic understanding of your computer's operating system. For example, you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from CD and other media.

Benefits

You will use Illustrator to create illustrations, such as logos and advertisements, that include type and graphics.

Target student

Graphic designers, or people transitioning into a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents. They may have little or no experience with Illustrator. They may already use InDesign and Photoshop.

We offer a range of Illustrator training courses

Creating Logos Using Simple Shapes
Choose New Document Settings Draw Basic Shapes with the Shape Tools Draw Paths with the Pencil Tool Format an Object's Fill and Stroke Manipulate Shapes Group Objects Add and Format Type Export a Logo
Creating Logos Using Custom Paths
Draw Paths with the Pen Tool Draw Paths with Corner Points Continue Paths Using the Pen and Pencil Tools Apply Spot Colors Modify Shapes to Make New Shapes Duplicate Objects Apply Graphic Styles
Create a Logo with Type Special Effects
Apply Gradients to Type Type on a Path Apply an Envelope to Type
Creating an Advertisement
Import a Graphic Aligning and Distributing Objects Wrap Text
Adding Body Type
Place and Position Body Type Format Type with Styles Fix Spelling Errors Insert Typographic Characters
Create a Document from a Template

Publisher:	Adobe
Version:	CS
Length:	1 day
Course-ID:	084151

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