Illustrator Training Class

Illustrator Training Class - Advanced

Illustrator Training Class - Advanced: Class Length

In this two-day (or four evening) advanced Illustrator course you will discover the power and versatility of vector artwork. As the most advanced of our regularly scheduled Illustrator classes, this course takes you beyond the basics to learn the many capabilities available to you in Illustrator. This two-day course also covers troubleshooting for production personnel as well as advanced techniques for interesting design effects.

Illustrator Training Class - Advanced: Versions Covered

This Illustrator training class has been updated for Adobe Illustrator CC, but is suitable for users of versions CS6 and CS5 as well, and training for previous versions of Adobe Illustrator is also available. This Illustrator training class is available as a regularly scheduled class at our classroom location, or as a private class at your location or online. This Illustrator training class is delivered by the instructors who wrote the Adobe Illustrator Digital Classroom, so you learn from expert instructors that have extensive experience designing and teaching.

Illustrator-Training-Course-Advanced.pdf

Illustrator Training Class - Advanced Course Dates

All classes in Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia start at 9:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m.
and are led by a live instructor in the same classroom with you.
All online classes are led by a live instructor and run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Course Title	Course Dates	Course Location	Fee
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Oct 31 2016 to Tue, Nov 1 2016 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Nov 2 2016 to Thu, Nov 3 2016 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Nov 2 2016 to Thu, Nov 3 2016 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Nov 2 2016 to Thu, Nov 3 2016 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Dec 14 2016 to Thu, Dec 15 2016 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Dec 14 2016 to Thu, Dec 15 2016 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Dec 14 2016 to Thu, Dec 15 2016 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Dec 19 2016 to Tue, Dec 20 2016 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Jan 18 2017 to Thu, Jan 19 2017 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Jan 18 2017 to Thu, Jan 19 2017 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Jan 18 2017 to Thu, Jan 19 2017 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Jan 23 2017 to Tue, Jan 24 2017 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Feb 15 2017 to Thu, Feb 16 2017 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Feb 15 2017 to Thu, Feb 16 2017 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Feb 15 2017 to Thu, Feb 16 2017 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Feb 20 2017 to Tue, Feb 21 2017 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Mar 15 2017 to Thu, Mar 16 2017 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Mar 15 2017 to Thu, Mar 16 2017 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Mar 15 2017 to Thu, Mar 16 2017 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Mar 20 2017 to Tue, Mar 21 2017 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Apr 17 2017 to Tue, Apr 18 2017 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Apr 19 2017 to Thu, Apr 20 2017 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Apr 19 2017 to Thu, Apr 20 2017 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Apr 19 2017 to Thu, Apr 20 2017 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, May 15 2017 to Tue, May 16 2017 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, May 17 2017 to Thu, May 18 2017 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, May 17 2017 to Thu, May 18 2017 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, May 17 2017 to Thu, May 18 2017 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Jun 19 2017 to Tue, Jun 20 2017 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Jun 19 2017 to Tue, Jun 20 2017 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Jun 19 2017 to Tue, Jun 20 2017 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Jun 21 2017 to Thu, Jun 22 2017 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Jul 24 2017 to Tue, Jul 25 2017 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Jul 24 2017 to Tue, Jul 25 2017 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Jul 24 2017 to Tue, Jul 25 2017 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Jul 26 2017 to Thu, Jul 27 2017 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Aug 21 2017 to Tue, Aug 22 2017 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Aug 21 2017 to Tue, Aug 22 2017 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Aug 21 2017 to Tue, Aug 22 2017 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Aug 23 2017 to Thu, Aug 24 2017 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Sep 20 2017 to Thu, Sep 21 2017 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Sep 25 2017 to Tue, Sep 26 2017 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Sep 25 2017 to Tue, Sep 26 2017 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Sep 25 2017 to Tue, Sep 26 2017 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Oct 23 2017 to Tue, Oct 24 2017 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Oct 23 2017 to Tue, Oct 24 2017 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Oct 23 2017 to Tue, Oct 24 2017 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Oct 25 2017 to Thu, Oct 26 2017 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Nov 20 2017 to Tue, Nov 21 2017 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Nov 20 2017 to Tue, Nov 21 2017 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Nov 20 2017 to Tue, Nov 21 2017 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Mon, Nov 27 2017 to Tue, Nov 28 2017 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Dec 20 2017 to Thu, Dec 21 2017 American Graphics Institute	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Dec 20 2017 to Thu, Dec 21 2017 American Graphics Institute	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Dec 20 2017 to Thu, Dec 21 2017 American Graphics Institute	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428	$995.00
Illustrator Training Class - Advanced	Wed, Dec 27 2017 to Thu, Dec 28 2017 American Graphics Institute	Online Live instructor-led class online	$995.00

Illustrator Training Class - Advanced: Complete Course Topics

Illustrator Essentials skills review

Setting up the artboard
Creating a background shape
Combining shapes
Sampling a color
Applying a fill and stroke
Applying color and effects
Aligning and distributing shapes
Adding text
Distorting a shape
Importing an image

Working with symbols in Illustrator

Understanding symbols and instances
Cleaning out the symbol library
Creating symbols
Editing symbols
Importing a symbol library
Modifying symbol instances
Using the symbolism tools
Editing nested symbols
Replacing symbols
Saving symbol libraries

Using Adobe Illustrator effects and transparency

Working with the Appearance panel
Applying effects
Editing effects
Using graphic styles
Creating and saving graphic styles
Working with object transparency
Experimenting with multiple opacities
Understanding blending modes
Saving and importing graphic styles
Applying graphic styles to layers and symbols

Exporting and saving files from Illustrator

Saving using the AI format
Saving an illustration with layers
Saving a layered PDF
Exporting for Photoshop
Integrating with InDesign
Integrating with Flash
Integrating with Microsoft Expression Blend
Integrating with Premiere and After Effects
Saving as EPS
Saving for Web

Advanced Illustrator blending techniques

Using the Blend Tool in Adobe Illustrator
Applying a gradient
Understanding linear vs. radial gradients
Using Gradient Mesh options
Adjusting a mesh
Revisiting Blend Options
Selecting multiple mesh points
Overlapping images
Using the Mesh tool
Adding a highlight

Adobe Illustrator new features

64-bit support
New, adjustable user interface
Image Trace
Pattern Options panel
Gradients on strokes
Make Mask and Release button
Expandable color spectrum
Character panel enhancements
Transform panel additions
Redesigned Control pane

Adobe Illustrator Training Class - Advanced: Prerequisites

We recommend that you have the Adobe Illustrator application before starting the class. You can purchase the software, license Creative Cloud, or obtain a trial version of it from the Adobe website. Participants should have knowledge of all topics covered in the introduction to Illustrator course.

Adobe Illustrator Training Class Advanced Course Materials

With this Illustrator class participants receive a comprehensive book for this class developed by the Adobe Certified Instructors at AGI. AGI instructors that have created many of the official Illustrator training guides and books for Adobe Systems, including the best-selling Adobe Illustrator Digital Classroom book. Our Illustrator tutorials provide an example of the training materials created by our instructors.

Advanced Illustrator Class

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.