Course description
Illustrator: Advanced
As you are an advanced software user, our Black Belt courses are tailor-made to address your specific needs. So please regard our description and course outline as course framework suggestions.
Please contact our course advises to discuss your needs. With them, you will put together a course especially for you in terms of what needs to be covered and when.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This class is for advanced users of Illustrator with firm understanding of all the general concepts of using the application. On this course, we learn the most advanced techniques and lots of best practices. This course is very intense, so for those with doubts in their knowledge we recommend the Illustrator Yellow Belt and Green Belt courses first or to consult our sales team and the instructors.
Assumed Knowledge
To able of fluently following the course you need a strong understanding of working with layers, typography, masking, tracing pixel images, working in isolation mode, using the Appearance panel for applying and managing Live Effects and arranging your artwork’s elements into groups for easier editing.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
This advanced Illustrator course will teach you the techniques needed to improve further your artwork. We will be teaching you the tips and tricks professionals use to created designs that are not only impressive but also ready to be published in multiple formats.
By the end of the course you should be able to:
- Optimise artwork for print and web
- Create and customise graphs
- Work with blends to create stunning effects
- Create 3D artwork using Illustrators 3D engine!
- Improve workflow within Adobe applications
Training Course Content
Advanced Illustrator projects
- Create challenging projects
- Use multiple techniques and tools
- Learn to solve problems through deconstruction
- Create infographics
- Advance effects using the Appearance panel
Graph Tools
- Create and modifying graphs
- Create and apply graph designs
Blend
- Blend objects shapes and colours
- Adjust blend options
- Update blends
Actions
- Create and edit actions
- Batch process files
Document and Illustrator Setup
- Setting up and assigning colour profiles
- Colour Management techniques
Shading, lighting and texture
- Learn lighting and shading techniques
- Add texture to your artwork
- Work with blend modes and filters
Optimising artwork for print
- Preview artwork with the Flattener panel
- Work with spot and global colours
- Create overprint effects using the attributes panel
- Use the Separations Preview panel
- Use the Asset Export panel
Create artwork for the web
- Document setup essentials
- Use the Slice tool
- Adjust slices with the Slice Selection tool
- Discover the slice options
- Use automated slicing methods
- Export using the save for web option
- Illustrator forSVGoutput
- Use the Asset Export panel
3D
- Create revolve, extrude and bevel, rotate
- Map artwork using symbols
Workflows Illustrator to:
- InDesign
- Photoshop
- Animate
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