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Adobe Illustrator - New User

This comprehensive two-day training course will provide delegates with a practical and introductory introduction to Adobe Illustrator. Within the contexts of each organisation, this course will relate the practical functions of Illustrator and its applications in advanced graphics and special effects.

Specifically, delegates will learn the unique features of Illustrator, including how to create logos, professional type effects, complex airbrush effects, professional illustrations and colour control. SquareOne's dedicated scheduled course is designed to bring delegates to the optimal Illustrator proficiency level in the most cost-effective manner.

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Target Audience

This course is suitable for delegates wishing to develop their skills in Adobe Illustrator.

Course Pre-Requisites

No previous knowledge of Adobe Illustrator is required for this course, though it is recommended that delegates are proficient in working with computers.

For more information on suitability, please send an enquiry here

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Introduction to Illustrator

Setting up general preferences
Document and page set up
Creating default documents
Artwork and preview models
Selection tools
Magnification and reduction
Using rulers and guides

Drawing Tools

Working with the line tools
Working with the shape tools
Cutting and editing paths
Using the Bezier tool
The transformation tools
The measurements tool
Cutting, copying and pasting elements

Working with Colour

The paints attributers palette
Creating custom colours
Working with swatches
Creating patterns
Using the paint/colour tools

Working with Text

Type area and type path tools
Typography and formatting
Tab & paragraph palettes
Text overflow
Linking/unlinking text
Text boxes
Text on a path
Wrapping text and graphics
Outlining type

Using Layers

Working with the layers palette
Creating/deleting/hiding layers
Changing layer order
Locking layers
Cutting and pasting between layers
Layer options

Working with Objects

Duplicating
Object drag copying
Multiple selections
Moving, rotating, scaling elements
Merging/combining objects
Using the reshape tool
Grouping/ungrouping objects
Working with strokes and fills
Creating masks
Creating compound
Special effects with masks and compounds

Gradients and Blends

The gradient palette
Using the gradient vector tool
Basic gradient mesh
Creating graduated blends
Using the blend tool
Using the blend command

Considerations for Print and Web

Editable Ai files
File formats
Compressing web graphics

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