1 day Adobe Illustrator Beginners Course

Introduction to Adobe Illustrator and graphic design techniques. Learn to create graphics and illustrations with this Adobe Illustrator beginners course. Onsite training or online video training for Adobe Illustrator.

The one day Adobe Illustrator introduction course will teach you the basics of Adobe Illustrator and graphic design. It will introduce you to Illustrator’s tools and interface, and allow you to create and edit your own simple artwork and designs.

Short intensive Adobe Illustrator introduction.
Learn about Adobe Illustrator and graphic design techniques.
Create simple artwork and illustrations.
Use text and typography.
On-site Illustrator training.
Online video training.
One to one Illustrator training.

Illustrator Beginners Course Duration: 1 day course.
Level: Beginners Introduction.
Software: Illustrator CC (to CC 2022), Illustrator CS6.
Training Location: On-site at the client’s premises, or online video training.
Numbers: One to one or small group of up to 4 trainees.

Adobe Illustrator Beginners Course Locations
The Illustrator beginners course is available in most areas around the UK.
On-site beginners Adobe Illustrator course, available in Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry, Oxford, Nottingham, Leicester, Gloucester, Worcester, Yorkshire, Manchester and other areas.
Online video training is also available for Illustrator courses.

1 day Beginners Illustrator course summary

Illustrator Workspace
Creating a New Document
Selection Tools
Shape Tools
Modifying Shapes and Objects
Custom Shapes
Colours
Pictures and Graphics
Text and Typography
Saving Files

Please see the full course outline below.

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1 day Beginners Illustrator Course

Full Outline – Illustrator Beginners Course

Illustrator Workspace
Overview of the main tools and palettes
Move around the document
Zooming in and out (Zoom tool, keyboard shortcuts, menus)

Creating a New Document
Viewing options, working in artwork or preview modes
Grids, guides and features to help you accurately position objects
Using guidelines – locking, unlocking, and positioning guidelines

Selection Tools
Selection Tools (Selection, Direct Selection, Group Selection)

Shape Tools
Creating shapes (Rectangle, Ellipse, Star or Polygon)
Specify dimensions for a shape
Set a fill colour for an object
Set stroke colour and stroke weight
Drawing with the pencil and paintbrush tools

Modifying Shapes and Objects
Shape modifying (Transform, Rotate, Scale, Shear)
Duplicate objects
Group objects
Lock objects
Align objects
Set size and position of objects

Custom Shapes
Using the pen tools to create custom shapes and modify shapes
Use Pathfinder to modify shapes
Create compound shapes (e.g. a hollow ring)

Colours
Picking RGB, CMYK & Pantone colours
Using the eyedropper
Gradients and blends
Saving and modifying colours

Pictures and Graphics
Placing photographs and other artwork into Illustrator
Choosing whether to link or embed image files
Checking linked images with the Links palette
Tracing artwork or photographs

Text and Typography
Text tools
Create type on the page
Set type colour
Flowing type between two text frames
Basic typography (leading, kerning, tracking, etc.)

Layers
Using Layers to organise images, graphics and text
Creating, deleting, and moving selected objects between layers
Visibility and locking layers

Saving Files
Saving a document and organising files
Exporting artwork for use in other applications

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Adobe Illustrator Introduction, course requirements and details

Illustrator Course Options - Custom Course

A custom Adobe Illustrator course may be available.
Please contact us with details of your requirements and current skills.
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Beginners Illustrator Course Details

Illustrator beginners course duration: 1 day
Level: Beginners introduction
Software: Illustrator CC, Illustrator CS6

Number Of Trainees
One to one or small group of up to 4 trainees.
Trainees in a group should have the same skill level and the same requirements.

Who Is The Course For?

This course is aimed at those who currently have little or no Illustrator skills, and want to learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator.

Course Requirements

Illustrator Beginners Course Requirements
You should have good general computer skills.
Some previous knowledge of design software would be helpful, but not essential.

You will need to have suitable computers with the software installed.
We provide on-site training at your premises.

Illustrator Training Location

Adobe Illustrator beginners course is available in Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry, Warwick, Oxford, Reading, Gloucester, Northampton, Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Sheffield, Leeds, Yorkshire, Manchester, Bristol and around the UK.

We offer on-site Illustrator training at the client’s premises (office or home).
You will need to have a suitable computer with the software installed.

We also offer online video training for Illustrator.

Book Training

If you would like to book some training, please let us know which course you would like to book, your location, the number of trainees, and any specific training requirements you have.

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