Adobe Illustrator Advanced

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COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course the techniques used to increase efficiency and productivity, You will learn to create professional illustrations and graphic designs using advanced techniques and industry best practices.

PREREQUISITES:

• Basic Mac or Windows skills: copying/pasting, right-clicking (contextual menus), finding files, switching between programs, exploring windows
• Illustrator Fundamentals or equivalent work experience

AGENDA TOPICS:

Unit 1- Illustration of Color Inked & Scanned Images

• Drawing Basic Design Elements
• Colorizing Elements: Lotus
• Colorizing Elements: Water
• Colorizing Elements: Koi
• More Colored Elements for Detail: Fin & Eye
• Creating Color Variations

Unit 2- Illustration of Black & White Designs

• Creating a Black & White Drawing Utilizing Various Tools
• Drawing the Outline & Basic Details – Pen Tool
• Creating Geometric Shapes – Ellipse Tool
• Drawing Free Form Shapes: Blob Brush Tool
• Creating a New Calligraphic Brush Variation
• Editing Shapes – Eraser Tool
• Varying Stroke Weights – Width Tool
• Creating and Applying an Additional Art Brush
• Applying and Editing a Gradient
• Adjusting Layer Order & Adding Last Details

Unit 3- Seamless Repeating Pattern Creation

• Using Reflect, Scale and Groups to Create the Base Design
• Using Blends to Repeat to Design Elements
• Using Reflect, Scale and Groups to Create Another Design Element
• Using Complex Blends to Repeat to Design Elements
• Aligning Shapes for Tiling Patterns
• Creating a Tiling Pattern
• Applying & Modifying a Pattern
• Checking Pattern Accuracy

Unit 4- Logo Design Techniques

• Designing a Corporate Logo: Adobe Creative Cloud Logo
• Creating a Custom Color Gradient
• Creating the Logo Elements
• Adding Line Segments & Aligning Paths
• Arranging & Joining Paths