Getting Started with Illustrator CC

Getting Started with Illustrator CC, available at $19.99, has an average rating of 4.55, with 56 lectures, based on 26 reviews, and has 140 subscribers.

You will learn about Create eye-popping vector artwork and successfully navigate within Adobe Illustrator Master the fundamentals of vector artwork and Adobe Illustrator See how to create, organize, and edit your vector objects Create and format text, including type along a path Apply non-destructive special effects like shadows, 3D effects, and more Learn how to pull your artwork out of Illustrator and into other graphic file formats This course is ideal for individuals who are This introductory course on Illustrator is meant for those looking to get up and running quickly with Adobe's flagship vector editor It is particularly useful for This introductory course on Illustrator is meant for those looking to get up and running quickly with Adobe's flagship vector editor.

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Summary

Title: Getting Started with Illustrator CC

Price: $19.99

Average Rating: 4.55

Number of Lectures: 56

Number of Published Lectures: 55

Number of Curriculum Items: 56

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 55

Original Price: $89.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Create eye-popping vector artwork and successfully navigate within Adobe Illustrator

Master the fundamentals of vector artwork and Adobe Illustrator

See how to create, organize, and edit your vector objects

Create and format text, including type along a path

Apply non-destructive special effects like shadows, 3D effects, and more

Learn how to pull your artwork out of Illustrator and into other graphic file formats

Who Should Attend

This introductory course on Illustrator is meant for those looking to get up and running quickly with Adobe's flagship vector editor

Target Audiences

This introductory course on Illustrator is meant for those looking to get up and running quickly with Adobe's flagship vector editor

In Getting Started With Illustrator CC, award-winning veteran trainer Geoff Blake walks you through the fundamentals of Adobe's flagship vector graphics editor. You'll start with the basics: Understanding vector artwork and how it differs from raster images, and how to navigate through and customize Illustrator's interface. Then, it's on to making precise, masterful selections with Illustrator's variety of commands and tools. Next, you'll create and manage your own vector artwork, and learn how to scale, align, and adjust your objects with ease. Typography, including handing text objects and create text along a path comes next, followed by more advanced Illustrator techniques like special effects, Pathfinders, and exporting your work into a variety of file formats. All this and more awaits in Getting Started With Illustrator CC!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Lecture 1: Welcome, Here's What We'll Learn

Lecture 2: Understanding Raster & Vector Graphics

Lecture 3: A Crash Course In Graphic File Formats

Chapter 2: Getting Comfortable in the Illustrator Environment

Lecture 1: Opening, Creating & Working With Multiple Documents

Lecture 2: A Tour Of The Illustrator Interface

Lecture 3: Customizing The Illustrator Environment

Lecture 4: Saving Saving Interface Workspaces

Lecture 5: Zooming and Navigation Techniques

Lecture 6: Using Illustrator's Outline Mode

Chapter 3: Working With Selections

Lecture 1: Using the Selection Tool

Lecture 2: Using the Direct Selection Tool

Lecture 3: Free-Handing Selections With The Lasso Tool

Lecture 4: Selecting Objects Based On Colour

Lecture 5: Advanced Selection Techniques

Lecture 6: Saving & Reloading Selections

Chapter 4: Drawing Shapes & Paths

Lecture 1: Drawing Rectangles & Squares

Lecture 2: Drawing Ovals & Circles

Lecture 3: Drawing Rounded Rectangles, Polygons & Stars

Lecture 4: Drawing Lines, Arcs & Grids

Lecture 5: Drawing With The Pencil Tool (And Erasing Mistakes)

Lecture 6: Understanding Vector Paths

Lecture 7: Introducing Illustrator Brushes

Lecture 8: Using The Blob Brush

Chapter 5: Managing Objects

Lecture 1: Moving And Duplicating Objects

Lecture 2: Rotating, Reflecting, And Transforming Shapes

Lecture 3: Precisely Transforming And Positioning Objects

Lecture 4: Precise Positioning Using The Transform Panel

Lecture 5: Automatically Calculating In The Transform Panel

Lecture 6: Controlling Stacking Order

Lecture 7: Grouping And Ungrouping Objects

Lecture 8: Locking And Hiding

Lecture 9: Aligning And Spacing Objects Apart

Lecture 10: Aligning To A Key Object

Chapter 6: Working With Colour

Lecture 1: Methods For Applying Fills And Strokes

Lecture 2: Setting Stroke Options

Lecture 3: Creating A Dashed Outline Effect

Lecture 4: Exploring Illustrator's Swatch Libraries

Lecture 5: Mixing And Saving Custom Colours

Lecture 6: Creating, Saving, And Using Custom Gradients

Lecture 7: Filling Objects With Patterns

Lecture 8: Copying Fills And Strokes

Chapter 7: Working With Type

Lecture 1: Creating Point And Area Type

Lecture 2: Importing Large Amounts Of Text

Lecture 3: Formatting Text

Lecture 4: Area Type Options

Lecture 5: Creating Type on a Path

Lecture 6: Converting Text To Shapes

Chapter 8: Going Further With Illustrator

Lecture 1: Introducing Layers

Lecture 2: Using Illustrator's Pathfinders

Lecture 3: Applying Special Effects

Lecture 4: Exploring The Appearance Panel

Chapter 9: Saving & Exporting Your Work

Lecture 1: Saving Your Work In Different File Formats

Lecture 2: Saving Your Work For The Web

Chapter 10: Wrapping Up

Lecture 1: Where to Go From Here

Chapter 11: Bonus Material

Lecture 1: Bonus Lecture

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