
Adobe Illustrator Advanced
2-Day Live Class


Who Should Attend?
Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Illustrator.
Prerequisites:
- Practical working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows skills.
- Illustrator Fundamentals: An Introduction to Illustrator class or equivalent experience.
- Photoshop Fundamentals: An Introduction to Photoshop class or equivalent experience is recommended.
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Course Outline
Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. At his/her discretion, the instructor may adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.
Lesson 1: The Basics of Illustrator Objects
- Overview of object types
- Advanced understanding of Illustrator Objects
- Using the Layer and Appearance panel to view objects
- Converting one object into another object
- Expanding Objects
Lesson 2: Object Construction
- Shape and Line tools review
- Using the Pathfinder panel
- Working with Compound Paths
- Drawing in Normal, Behind, and Draw Inside Modes
- Aligning, Joining, and Averaging
- Reshaping Paths with the Pencil and Pen Tool
- Using the Curvature and Pen tools
- Using the Variable Width tool
- Using the new Recolor Artwork panel
- Working with the Live Paint groups
- Drawing with the Shaper Tool & Shape Builder tools
- Using Image Trace
- Using the Eraser Tools & the Blob Brush
Lesson 3: Effects and Graphic Styles
- Using the Appearance panel
- Adding additional strokes and fills to objects
- Reordering appearance attributes
- Using Effects
- Using and Editing Filters
- Using and creating graphic styles
- Applying Appearances to a layers
Lesson 4: Working with symbols
- Using existing Illustrator symbol libraries
- Creating and Editing symbols
- Working with the Symbol tools
- Using Symbol Groups with multiple symbols
- Breaking a link to a symbol
Lesson 5: Creating Artwork with Perspective Grids
- Working with the perspective grid tools
- Choosing and adjusting a perspective grid
- Drawing artwork in perspective
- Selecting and transforming objects in perspective
- Moving planes and objects together
- Moving objects in a perpendicular direction
- Moving a plane to match an object
- Releasing objects with perspective
Lesson 6: Using Strokes
- Using the Stroke Panel
- Creating and Editing Multiple Strokes
- Applying Brushes and Patterns to strokes
- Using the Variable Width Tool and Stroke Profiles
- Gradient Stroke Options
Lesson 7: Color Transitions and Blends
- Creating and Editing Gradients
- Using Gradient Meshes
- Advanced Blend Options
Lesson 8: Reshaping Dimensions
- Creating and Editing Warps & Envelopes
- Using the 3D Effect options
- Drawing with Perspective
- Free Transform Effect
Lesson 9: Pattern Making
- Creating and Editing Patterns
- Applying Transformations to Patterns
- Working with Layered Patterns
Lesson 10: Working with Opacity Masks and Clipping Paths
- Using Clipping masks
- Creating Layer Clipping Masks
- Creating and Editing Opacity Masks
Lesson 11: Combining Apps
- Placing Photoshop files
- Saving Layered Photoshop files
- Placing PDF files
- Placing multiple images
- Working with image links
- Embedding and unembedding images
Lesson 12: Exporting artboards and assets
- Exporting artboards
- Packaging a file
- Exporting individual assets
- Creating Artwork for Devices and the Web
- Saving SVG files
- Creating Pixel-Perfect Drawings
- Aligning new artwork to the pixel grid
- Aligning existing artwork to the pixel grid
- Creating CSS from your design
- Copying and Exporting CSS