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Duration: 1 day(s)
Course Code: ILL101
Dates
London Centre 9th Nov 2012 book
Price:
£345.00
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Adobe Illustrator CS5 Level 1

Aims

This course is aimed at people who want to create complex and attractive illustrations and type effects.

Prerequisites

Students who wish to attend this course need to have a basic understanding of Windows.

Objectives

On completion of this course delegates will be able to:

  • Manipulate Illustrator's various palettes and navigate in the Adobe Illustrator environment
  • Create and modify paths using the Pencil, Pen, Erase and
    Selection tools
  • Draw and edit geometric objects
  • Apply fill and stroke attributes, colours, gradients and transparency
    to objects and paths
  • Use layers to manage complex illustrations
  • Enter and format type in an illustration and create eye-catching
    type effects
  • Prepare Illustrator files for print and for Web use

Course Content

Illustrator Environment

  • Illustrator Environment Elements
  • Navigating in Illustrator

Working with Paths

  • Vector Graphics and Raster Graphics
  • Drawing Tools
  • Editing Paths

Working with Objects

  • Using Rulers
  • Creating Objects
  • Editing Objects

Fill and Stroke Attributes

  • Applying Colour
  • Creating Colours
  • Gradients
  • Using Brushes
  • Transparency

 

Layers

  • Controlling Stacking Order
  • Organising Objects in Layers
  • Controlling Layers

Working with Type

  • Creating Type
  • Type within an Area
  • Copying Type Formatting with the
    Eyedropper Tool
  • Type on a Path
  • Type Objects
  • Creating Outlines

Creating Output

  • Printing
  • Save for Web

 

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Perfect Partners

Other courses which naturally complement this course include:

 

 

Next Learning Step

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