Adobe Illustrator, Thales Training Consultancy

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

Duration:

1 day (In-Company or Customised Course only)

Price:

On Request

Locations Available:

Suitable for:

Adobe Illustrator is a sophisticated graphics program capable of creating complex and attractive illustrations and type effects. The course is ideal for those who have little or no experience using Adobe Illustrator and who need to learn the basic skills that are necessary to begin using the program effectively. Delegates should be familiar with PCs and the Windows environment.

Objectives:

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

Effectively create and edit illustrations using the Pen tool to draw and edit paths·
Use specialized shape tools to produce rectangles, circles, arcs, spirals and stars·
Create complex shapes by combining simple shapes into compound paths·
Transform objects and create special effects with type·
Create and apply gradient fills/strokes, manage swatch libraries·
Work with layers·
Output to print or web

Versions:

CS, CS2

Course Outline:

The Illustrator Work Area

Opening files
Changing views
Scrolling
Zooming
Using Help
Working with the toolbox
Displaying palettes

Making Selections

Selecting objects
Selecting parts of objects
Selecting type

Creating Basic Shapes

Creating a new file
Creating Polygons, Spirals and Stars
Copying shapes
Combining shapes

Painting

Filling objects with colour
Applying colour to strokes
Building a custom palette
Gradients
Swatches
Pantone™ colours

Drawing with the Pen Tool

Drawing straight lines
Creating curves
Editing curves

Transforming Objects

Using the scaling tool
Rotating and distorting objects
Using the shear tool
Positioning and reflecting objects

Working with Type

Adding type to a document
Changing character size
Changing the appearance of a paragraph
Wrapping type around a graphic

Working with Layers

Creating layers
Moving objects and layers
Locking layers
Viewing layers

Creating Output

Printing artwork
Saving for the web