Illustrator

Course Description

Adobe Illustrator is the main graphic creation package used in desktop publishing. Establish a firm foundation in Illustrator by mastering the primary tools and techniques necessary to create complex and attractive illustrations and artwork that could be used in printed materials or for distribution on the web. Content focused.

Participant Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Identify the components and capabilities of Illustrator CC
Create basic shapes
Create custom paths
Create graphics that contain custom text
Customize basic shapes
Prepare documents for deployment

Course Content

Lesson 1: Introducing Illustrator CC

Topic A: Apply Design Principles, Elements, and Graphics Composition
Topic B: Evaluate Graphics Scalability
Topic C: Navigate the User Interface
Topic D: Customize the User Interface

Lesson 2: Creating Documents Containing Basic Shapes

Topic A: Create Documents
Topic B: Save Documents
Topic C: Draw Basic Shapes

Lesson 3: Creating Documents Containing Customized Paths

Topic A: Draw Paths
Topic B: Modify Paths

Lesson 4: Creating Graphics Containing Customized Text

Topic A: Insert Text
Topic B: Apply Flow Text Along a Path
Topic C: Insert Bounded and Threaded Text
Topic D: Apply Text Styles
Topic E: Insert Typographical Characters

Lesson 5: Customizing Basic Shapes

Topic A: Import, Place and Link Graphics
Topic B: Alter the Appearance of Objects

Lesson 6: Customizing Basic Shapes

Topic A: Apply Strokes and Brushes
Topic B: Fill Shapes
Topic C: Apply Graphic Styles
Topic D: Distort Text with Text Envelopes

Lesson 7: Preparing Documents for Deployment

Topic A: Update Text
Topic B: Wrap Text
Topic C: Hyphenate Text
Topic D: Optimize Content for Print
Topic E: Optimize Content for the Web
Topic F: Optimize Content for PDF Documents