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Adobe Illustrator Classes

Adobe Illustrator Classes from the experts

Regularly scheduled Adobe Illustrator classes available online and in Boston or Philadelphia. Private Illustrator Training available nationwide. Why attend an Illustrator course at AGI:

  • Illustrator courses for beginners through advanced users.
  • Illustrator classes with a live instructor.
  • Adobe Illustrator classes led by the authors of the best-selling book: Adobe Illustrator Digital Classroom.
  • Offering Adobe Illustrator training to thousands of designers and artists since 1994.
  • Illustrator courses can be customized and delivered as private classes online or at your location.
  • Live Illustrator trainer in the same classroom with you and live online Illustrator classes.
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Adobe Illustrator Classes Offered

Attend introductory to advanced Adobe Illustrator Classes in our training centers, online, or at your office.

Adobe Illustrator Course Delivery Options

We have Adobe Illustrator Classes for every schedule and budget, led by expert instructors who help you to quickly and easily achieve professional results with your work.

Regularly Scheduled Adobe Illustrator Classes

Our regularly scheduled, public Adobe Illustrator Classes include introductory through advanced training. Most courses are offered monthly. See the list of classes below. We offer live classes led by an instructor in the same classroom with you.

On-site Adobe Illustrator Classes

All Adobe Illustrator courses can be delivered on-site at your location. Call or complete the form on the above link to receive information about classes at your location. We deliver on-site classes across the U.S. and globally.

Online Adobe Illustrator Classes

Live online Adobe Illustrator courses provide you with a small group course that you can take from anywhere with a high-speed Internet connection. You can ask questions, hear and talk with the instructor, even share your screen as part of these interactive classes.

Course Details and Outlines for Adobe Illustrator Classes

Choose any of our Adobe Illustrator Classes below to see outlines, pricing and dates:

Adobe Illustrator Class - Introduction

In this introduction to Adobe Illustrator class, you discover the tools that help you create professional quality artwork. This Illustrator course introduces you to the workspace, tools for creating shapes, and additional options for adding color and text. You also discover how to use layers so that you can maximize your productivity right away.This Illustrator course is for beginners who are new to the application or for those who have experience but have received no formal Illustrator training.

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Adobe Illustrator Class - Advanced

In this advanced Adobe Illustrator class discover how to take advantage of symbols, effects, styles, and transparencies along with advanced drawing and blending techniques. This Illustrator course covers advanced techniques for creating artwork with more impact, while using the tools to work more efficiently. This class is for those who have completed the introductory Illustrator training or have a complete understanding of all topics covered in the introduction to Adobe Illustrator course.

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Illustrator Bootcamp

This four-day comprehensive Adobe Illustrator course provides you with comprehensive illustrator skills. This Illustrator bootcamp combines our introductory through advanced Illustrator classes into four consecutive days, providing you with an intensive workshop. The material covered is identical to the introductory and advanced Illustrator courses but is delivered in a single week. Start by learning essential Illustrator skills and end the week with a full set of experience creating designs, logos, layouts, using graphic styles, the blend tool, understanding gradients, and much more.

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Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion & Apparel Design

This Adobe Illustrator training class is focused on fashion and apparel design. This Illustrator class is for clothing designers, shoe designers, or accessories designers. Learn Illustrator from our experienced professionals who help you convert your visions into reality using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Whether you're completely new to using computer design tools, or migrating from a dedicated CAD system, our Illustrator trainers show you how to expand your creative process. Our unique in-depth knowledge of Illustrator and fashion design technology provide a unique and comprehensive training experience. You'll receive the skills you need to be productive and competitive, and create designs that can be easily transferred to production. You'll learn to produce easily-modified flat drawings, fashion sketches, patterns, storyboards, textile designs, and accessory designs. Our Illustrator for Fashion, Apparel, and accessories design classes can also be tailored to your specific needs.

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Adobe Illustrator Workshop

In this one-day Adobe Illustrator class discover why creative professionals from many job functions and industries use Illustrator to create designs that include logos, artwork, wireframes, web assets, and more. This Illustrator workshop covers essential skills in a one-day hands-on training format. Learn Illustrator skills you need to successfully create beautifully rendered vector artwork. This information-packed Illustrator course is presented by instructors from American Graphics Institute, authors of more than 10 Illustrator training books.

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Adobe Illustrator Classes - Course Dates

All classes are led by a live instructor. Class times listed are Eastern time.

Course Name Course Dates Course Location Fee Register
Adobe Illustrator Bootcamp
Weekdays
 Tue, Jul 6 2021 to Fri, Jul 9 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Online
Live instructor-led class online
 		$1,690.00
Adobe Illustrator Class - Introduction
Weekdays
 Tue, Jul 6 2021 to Wed, Jul 7 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Online
Live instructor-led class online
 		$695.00
Adobe Illustrator Class - Advanced
Weekdays
 Thu, Jul 8 2021 to Fri, Jul 9 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Online
Live instructor-led class online
 		$995.00
Adobe Illustrator Workshop: one-day seminar
Weekdays
 Tue, Jul 20 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Online
Live instructor-led class online
 		$495.00
Adobe Illustrator Class - Advanced
Weekdays
 Wed, Jul 21 2021 to Thu, Jul 22 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Online
Live instructor-led class online
 		$995.00
Adobe Illustrator Workshop: one-day seminar
Weekdays
 Tue, Jul 27 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Boston
American Graphics Institute
AGI Training Boston
150 Presidential Way
Woburn, MA 01801
$495.00
Adobe Illustrator Workshop: one-day seminar
Weekdays
 Tue, Jul 27 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Philadelphia
American Graphics Institute
AGI Training Philadelphia
101 West Elm St.
Conshohocken, PA 19428
$495.00
Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design
Weekdays
 Wed, Jul 28 2021 to Thu, Jul 29 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Boston
American Graphics Institute
AGI Training Boston
150 Presidential Way
Woburn, MA 01801
$795.00
Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design
Weekdays
 Wed, Jul 28 2021 to Thu, Jul 29 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Philadelphia
American Graphics Institute
AGI Training Philadelphia
101 West Elm St.
Conshohocken, PA 19428
$795.00
Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design
Weekdays
 Wed, Jul 28 2021 to Thu, Jul 29 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Online
Live instructor-led class online
 		$795.00
Adobe Illustrator Class - Introduction
Weekdays
 Wed, Aug 4 2021 to Thu, Aug 5 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Boston
American Graphics Institute
AGI Training Boston
150 Presidential Way
Woburn, MA 01801
$695.00
Adobe Illustrator Class - Introduction
Weekdays
 Wed, Aug 4 2021 to Thu, Aug 5 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Philadelphia
American Graphics Institute
AGI Training Philadelphia
101 West Elm St.
Conshohocken, PA 19428
$695.00
Adobe Illustrator Class - Introduction
Weekdays
 Wed, Aug 4 2021 to Thu, Aug 5 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Online
Live instructor-led class online
 		$695.00
Adobe Illustrator Workshop: one-day seminar
Weekdays
 Tue, Aug 17 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Online
Live instructor-led class online
 		$495.00
Adobe Illustrator Class - Advanced
Weekdays
 Wed, Aug 25 2021 to Thu, Aug 26 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Boston
American Graphics Institute
AGI Training Boston
150 Presidential Way
Woburn, MA 01801
$995.00
Adobe Illustrator Class - Advanced
Weekdays
 Wed, Aug 25 2021 to Thu, Aug 26 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Online
Live instructor-led class online
 		$995.00
Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design
Weekdays
 Wed, Sep 1 2021 to Thu, Sep 2 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Online
Live instructor-led class online
 		$795.00
Adobe Illustrator Bootcamp
Weekdays
 Tue, Sep 7 2021 to Fri, Sep 10 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Online
Live instructor-led class online
 		$1,690.00
Adobe Illustrator Class - Introduction
Weekdays
 Tue, Sep 7 2021 to Wed, Sep 8 2021
10:00 am to 5:00 pm 		Online
Live instructor-led class online
 		$695.00

Locations for Adobe Illustrator Classes

Adobe Illustrator Classes are offered at the following locations. Most occur monthly with a live instructor in the same classroom:

All Adobe Illustrator Training Locations

Adobe Illustrator training classes available for all versions

Whether you are using the most recent Creative Cloud version, or earlier releases such as CS6, CS5, or CS4, we offer Adobe Illustrator training courses to help you learn the tools you use. Our regularly scheduled public Adobe Illustrator courses use the most recent versions of the applications, and we also have older versions available to use as well. If you wish to use an older version of Adobe Illustrator for your training, simply let us know and we'll work to accommodate you. Our Adobe Illustrator instructors have more than a decade of experience working with it, and can address questions and deliver training on all versions of Adobe Illustrator.

About Adobe Illustrator Classes and Adobe Illustrator Training from AGI

The regularly scheduled public classes, workshops, and seminars provide hands-on learning from expert Adobe Illustrator instructors. Small classes with practical exercises and projects help you to quickly learn Adobe Illustrator as it relates to your specific needs. Our instructors have extensive experience with the applications they teach and in leading classes. They are reviewed after each course, and undergo continual professional development and testing. Our full time instructors pass the rigorous Certified Technical Trainer exam, and Adobe Certified Expert exams. Our instructors have been hired by Adobe to write the certification exams taken by other instructors, and develop official Adobe training courseware.

Prerequisites for enrolling in Adobe Illustrator courses

For the introductory courses, no previous experience is required. For the intermediate and advanced courses, specific previous experience or coursework is listed on the course description pages. For training in our classrooms, we provide your choice of a Mac or Windows computer for use during the Adobe Illustrator class. We recommend that you have a copy of the Adobe Illustrator app available on your computer for you to use when you return to your computer after class. You can find it on Adobe's Adobe Illustrator page.

Course materials for Adobe Illustrator classes

The instructors at American Graphics Institute have authored more than 50 books on digital design, including the Adobe Illustrator training book titled Adobe Illustrator Digital Classroom. Course participants receive a copy of one of our books or related course material as part of the class.

Adobe Illustrator Certification Training

These Adobe Illustrator courses are the perfect preparation to become an Adobe Certified Adobe Illustrator Expert, or you can gain a certificate with the Adobe Illustrator Certificate program.

Adobe Adobe Illustrator Certification Training

American Graphics Institute offers Adobe Illustrator Certification Training in Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, and through live online classes. As the authors of more than 50 books on the Adobe tools and having helped Adobe create many certification exams, AGI is in a unique position to help you prepare for the Adobe Certification exams with training classes led by experts. Participants who take the introductory through advanced Adobe Illustrator classes to prepare for a certification test may retake any of the courses at no cost for up to one full year until they have passed the certification.

Adobe Adobe Illustrator Certified Expert ACE Training.

The introductory through advanced Adobe Illustrator courses at American Graphics Institute prepare you for the Adobe Illustrator ACE certification exam. This is the highest-level certification exam offered by Adobe. 

Adobe Adobe Illustrator Certified Associate Exam Training.

For the Adobe Illustrator ACA certification exam the introductory Adobe Illustrator course provides sufficient preparation for taking this certification exam. This is the foundational level exam for certification, and is useful for proving that you have an understanding of essential Adobe Illustrator skills.

Adobe Adobe Illustrator Certification Prep Training

Adobe Illustrator Certification Training helps prepare you for the certification tests. Many employers also know that American Graphics Institute courses provide exceptional preparation and once you receive a certificate for your courses from AGI an extra certification test may not be needed due to the intensive preparation provided by the courses at American Graphics Institute.

Determining the best Illustrator class

Not sure which Illustrator class is best for your? Contact us for guidance or start by taking the free online Illustrator skills assessment.

Additional Illustrator training resources

Illustrator classes provide training for Illustrator CC (Creative Cloud), covering the latest version. Training is applicable for many versions including Illustrator CC 2018, Illustrator CC 2015, Illustrator CC, and Illustrator CS6.

Illustrator Training Classes GSA

American Graphics Institute offers Illustrator Classes under GSA contract 47QTCA19D003Y. As a GSA contract holder, Illustrator training GSA pricing for federal agencies is available for both private and public Illustrator workshops. Contact an American Graphics Institute representative for additional information or to register.
 

Illustrator Classes for Beginners through Advanced Illustrator Training

American Graphics Institute offers Illustrator Classes for beginners including a two-day introductory Illustrator course that provides a solid foundation for using Illustrator, as well as a one-day course for those wanting to only learn the basics. Those wanting advanced Illustrator training can attend the advanced class, or start at the beginning and attend the Illustrator Bootcamp.

Adobe Illustrator Classes FAQ

Because there are many options for learning Adobe Illustrator you may have questions.We have assembled a list of Adobe Illustrator training FAQ here along with answers:

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AGI's team of experienced instructors are led by the design and usability expert and best-selling author of more than 20 books including Creative Cloud for Dummies, Creative Suite for Dummies, and Photoshop Digital Classroom. Classes are led by experienced professionals who have extensive professional and training experience, and also work in our consulting practice areas and as practicing professionals. For Federal agencies, American Graphics Institute classes are offered under GSA contract 47QTCA19D003Y.