Illustrator Training

This course is designed to provide you with the basics of creating and editing vector graphics in Adobe Illustrator. You will learn when to use vector graphics rather than bit-mapped, how to use the comprehensive selection of drawing tools, building up an illustration with objects and using type in illustrations.

Windows 95+, Mac OS8+.

Vector Graphics
Understanding Vector Graphics and Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) and how they compare with bit-mapped graphics.

Illustrator Basics
The main window, the Toolbox, Palettes, opening and saving illustrations, changing the view.

Tools
The Tools available for creating illustrations: Creation, Selection, Type, Pen, Freehand, Brush and Eye Dropper.

Objects
Creating Objects in illustrations: Rectangle, Ellipses, Polygons, Lines and Bezier Curves.

Colour
Applying colour to Objects and controlling their Borders.

Editing Objects
Making modifications to an illustration: Adding and Deleting Points, and modifying Curves.

Working with Type
Using Type Styles, Hanging Punctuation, Leading, Kerning, creating Text on a Path and Tabulation.

This course is designed to provide you with an advanced knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and its tools. You will learn how to use Layers to control an illustration, working with colour, creating graphs, using masks, compound paths, filters, combining bit-mapped graphics with vector objects and creating different file types.

Delegates should be familiar with Adobe Illustrator and its basic operation including understanding vector graphics, the standard drawing tools, working with objects and type tools.

Layers
Creating a layered illustration, using layers and hiding and grouping layers.

Advanced Colour
Creating custom colours, understanding Process and Spot colour, and controlling Trapping of adjacent coloured objects.

Patterns and Gradients
Creating and using Patterns for Object fills and creating Gradient fills.

Graphs
Using Illustrator�s Graphing tools to create and edit Graphs.

Transformation Tools
Dragging, Scaling, Rotating, Reflecting, Shearing and Blending Objects.

Masks and Compound Paths
Using Masks in an Illustration and creating transparent areas of an illustration with Compound Paths.

Filters
Using the Ink Pen, Gallery Pen and Gallery Effects.

Importing and Exporting
Importing bit-mapped graphics into an illustration and associated issues, and Exporting as different file types.