Course description
Adobe Illustrator: Advanced
If you've mastered Illustrator basics and you're ready for the next level, this advanced course is for you. Delegates will gain the confidence to use Illustrator’s more advanced features helping to speed up and improve workflow as well as releasing their true creative potential. Taking your skills much further, you will cover a range of powerful techniques aimed at both print and screen.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This course is designed for users who want to learn more advanced artwork creation tools and techniques.
Prerequisites
Delegates should have a good working knowledge of Illustrator and be able to create and manipulate designs, including Creating basic artwork using shapes,Modify paths, Work with colour, fills and strokes, Use Illustrator’s Pen tool, Save files as different formats to export from Illustrator.
For more information on suitability, please give us a call on 0151 650 6907.
Training Course Content
Advanced Drawing and Path Editing
- Drawing complex Bezier shapes
- Setting anchor point and handle display preferences
- Manipulating paths, points and direction handles
- Outlining strokes
- Using the Blob brush
Editing colours
- Replacing and merging swatches
- Using the Colour Guide panel
- Using Live Paint
- Modifying colour in artwork
Using effects and the appearance panel
- Document raster effect settings
- Targeting object attributes
- Adding multiple attributes
- Applying Live Effects
Displaying transparency
- Applying transparency to simple objects, groups and layers
- Applying transparency to individual object attributes
- Working with opacity masks
- Using Clipping Masks
Graphic Styles
- Creating and modifying graphic styles
Working with symbols and patterns
- Creating patterns and pattern swatches
- Creating and using symbols
- Creating symbol libraries
Getting ready for print
- Print printer’s marks
- Package the file
- PDF Export options
Exporting assets
- Exporting individual assets
- Exporting artboards
Why choose SquareOne Training
25 years' experience of delivering quality IT Training Services
All trainers Certified Microsoft Office Trainer (MOS) or higher
Public and in-house training throughout the UK
Expenses
For information on pricing for this open/scheduled course, please send an enquiry here
This course can also be delivered in-house and tailored to meet the particular requirements of your organisation.
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