Course Overview
This course covers Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator CC objectives to help students prepare for the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) exam. This course is also designed to cover the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exam objectives.
Upon Completion of this Course, you will accomplish the following:
• Create vector graphics to design posters, logos, banners, web layouts, flyers, etc.
• Use the touch type tool to gain better control over type – Rotate, Move, and Scale.
• Get as creative as you can with typography, use a paintbrush made from an image.
• Create complex designs using Art, Scatter, and Pattern brushes which now contain raster images.
Schedule Dates
Adobe Illustrator CC
Adobe Illustrator CC
Adobe Illustrator CC
Adobe Illustrator CC
Course Content
- Apply Design Principles, Elements, and Graphics Composition
- Evaluate Graphics Scalability
- Navigate the User Interface
- Customize the User Interface
- Create Documents
- Save Documents
- Draw Basic Shapes
- Draw Paths
- Modify Paths
- Insert Text
- Apply Flow Text Along a Path
- Insert Bounded and Threaded Text
- Apply Text Styles
- Insert Typographical Characters
- Import, Place, and Link Graphics
- Alter the Appearance of Objects
- Apply Strokes and Brushes
- Fill Shapes
- Apply Graphics Styles
- Distort Text with Text Envelopes
- Update Text
- Wrap Text
- Hyphenate Text
- Optimize Content for Print
- Optimize Content for the Web
- Optimize Content for PDF Documents
- Apply the Grid, Guides, and Info Panel
- Combine Objects to Create Complex Illustrations
- Organize Artwork with Layers
- Create a Perspective Drawing
- Trace Artwork
- Paint Objects Using Fills and Strokes
- Paint Objects Using Live Paint Groups
- Paint with Custom Brushes
- Add Transparency and Blending Modes
- Apply Meshes to Objects
- Apply Patterns
- Manage Colors
- Customize Swatches
- Manage Color Groups
- Adjust Color
- Set Character Formats
- Apply Advanced Formatting Options to Type
- Apply Effects to an Object
- Create Graphic Styles
- Apply a Mask to an Object
- Apply Symbols and Symbol Sets
- Prepare Artwork for Printing
- Prepare Transparency and Colors for Printing
- Create Slices and Image Maps
- Save Graphics for the Web
- Prepare Documents for Video
- Prepare Files for Other Applications
- Identify the Purpose, Audience, and Audience Needs
- Determine and Evaluate Standard Copyright Rules for Artwork, Graphics, and Graphics Use
- Determine and Evaluate Project Management Tasks and Responsibilities
FAQs
Beginners, graphic design students, hobbyists, or anyone wanting to learn vector graphics with Adobe Illustrator.
Basic computer skills are helpful, but no prior design experience is necessary.
This course focuses on Adobe Illustrator CC (current version), but most concepts and techniques apply to earlier versions as well.
Many courses include practical projects to apply your skills and receive feedback. These can help solidify your learning.
This skill can open doors to graphic design, illustration, web design, marketing, and various creative fields.