
Illustrator CC
Illustrator is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud Applications. It is a vector drawing program. This course is directed toward the beginner. It will discuss how Adobe Illustrator fits into the creative system and how it should contribute to the other Creative Cloud Programs. This course will differentiate between vector and raster programs and their uses. It will guide the participant through the correct and efficient uses of the program. This course will commence with creating files. It will instruct on ways to navigate the program. It will give an extensive overview of the user interface. There will be focus on the tools, their applications and basic techniques that can be applied to the userâs workflow. Finally, outputting the final product by printing, saving and exporting for print or web use.
Course content
Basic User Interface8 lessons
Working with Documents12 lessons
- Print Workflow3:021 credit or ad
- Electronic Workflow5:051 credit or ad
- Rulers, Guides and Smart Guides6:501 credit or ad
- Grids and Snaps5:221 credit or ad
- Perspective Grids2:251 credit or ad
- Preview and Outline Modes6:211 credit or ad
- Navigating4:301 credit or ad
- Viewing2:081 credit or ad
- Exercise 1A - Part 15:261 credit or ad
- Exercise 1A - Part 23:001 credit or ad
- Exercise 1B3:241 credit or ad
- Exercise 1C2:591 credit or ad
Working with Selections6 lessons
Working with Shapes7 lessons
Working with Paths17 lessons
- Open and Closed1:401 credit or ad
- Line Tools5:571 credit or ad
- Pencil Tools4:231 credit or ad
- Paint Tools3:121 credit or ad
- Pen Tool - Straight Lines3:441 credit or ad
- Pen Tool - Curved Lines5:001 credit or ad
- Pen Tool - Convert Lines2:091 credit or ad
- Curvature Tool1:291 credit or ad
- Erase and Cut Tools4:421 credit or ad
- Slice Tools3:281 credit or ad
- Path Operations - Part 14:441 credit or ad
- Path Operations - Part 24:061 credit or ad
- Stroke Panel - Part 16:181 credit or ad
- Stroke Panel - Part 21:501 credit or ad
- Exercise 4A5:351 credit or ad
- Exercise 4B6:411 credit or ad
- Exercise 4C5:411 credit or ad
Working with Transformations17 lessons
- Scale Tool6:291 credit or ad
- Shear and Reshape Tools2:091 credit or ad
- Rotate and Reflect Tools5:111 credit or ad
- Free Transform Tool3:011 credit or ad
- Distortion Tools - Part 16:311 credit or ad
- Distortion Tools - Part 25:431 credit or ad
- Group, Lock and Hide5:491 credit or ad
- Step and Repeat2:391 credit or ad
- Align Objects4:561 credit or ad
- Distribute Objects4:081 credit or ad
- Pathfinder Objects5:131 credit or ad
- Shapebuilder Tools - Part 13:511 credit or ad
- Shapebuilder Tools - Part 24:401 credit or ad
- Exercise 5A - Part 14:211 credit or ad
- Exercise 5A - Part 24:121 credit or ad
- Exercise 5B - Part 15:241 credit or ad
- Exercise 5B - Part 24:571 credit or ad
Working with Layers6 lessons
Working with Type16 lessons
- Type Preferences5:541 credit or ad
- Point and Area4:161 credit or ad
- Type Tools3:421 credit or ad
- Character Panel - Part 15:391 credit or ad
- Character Panel - Part 22:531 credit or ad
- Paragraph Panel3:181 credit or ad
- Threading Type2:201 credit or ad
- Area Type Tools5:371 credit or ad
- Type on a Path Tools - Part 15:541 credit or ad
- Type on a Path Tools - Part 21:141 credit or ad
- Touch Type Tool3:571 credit or ad
- Outline Type3:001 credit or ad
- Type Kit1:541 credit or ad
- Exercise 7A6:511 credit or ad
- Exercise 7B - Part 15:161 credit or ad
- Exercise 7B - Part 23:511 credit or ad
Working with Color11 lessons
- Print Color6:461 credit or ad
- Electronic Color5:411 credit or ad
- Swatches Panel - Part 13:481 credit or ad
- Swatches Panel - Part 25:001 credit or ad
- Color Guide2:311 credit or ad
- Creating and Editing6:341 credit or ad
- Tints and Opacities3:221 credit or ad
- Gradients4:511 credit or ad
- Meshes and Blends4:251 credit or ad
- Exercise 8 - Part 15:151 credit or ad
- Exercise 8 - Part 22:051 credit or ad
Finalizing a Project11 lessons
- Printing - Part 14:191 credit or ad
- Printing - Part 23:481 credit or ad
- Saving for Print3:131 credit or ad
- Saving for Electronic2:551 credit or ad
- Saving Legacy Format1:511 credit or ad
- Saving Templates1:471 credit or ad
- Saving PDF3:401 credit or ad
- Exporting to Photoshop3:501 credit or ad
- Exporting to Indesign4:151 credit or ad
- Packaging2:061 credit or ad
- Exercise 93:181 credit or ad