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Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design

Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion & Apparel Design
Course Length of Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design: 2 days
This Adobe Illustrator training class is for fashion, apparel, and accessories design professionals. Whether moving designs from traditional sketchbooks to computer design or from a CAD system, this class will save you hours of time right away. Expand productivity by discovering how to work with design tools and features that allow you to create reusable assets that you can store and reuse - from colors to patterns and elements such as zippers and stitches. This class works well as a private class for individuals or groups and can be tailored to your specific needs. This Adobe Illustrator training class is focused primarily on the needs of fashion and apparel designers. If you are looking for a course to assist with textile design, our introductory and advanced Illustrator classes will assist you to learn the skills you need to create digital designs using Adobe Illustrator. This fashion and apparel design course will then help you construct your designs into garments.
- Discover time-saving methods for working in illustrator
- Find out how to create reusable items and save them into shared libraries
- Get comfortable with the appearance, effects, and graphic styles
- Find out how to create patterns that can transform to fit apparel
- Discover how to take advantage of symbols, specifically for use in the fashion industry
- Find out how to create complex items like zippers and custom stitching
AGI has trained thousands of fashion and apparel designers around the globe on how to best use the tools in Adobe Illustrator to create fashion, apparel, and accessories using the latest creative tools. Our customers include many of the largest labels and designers in the world, and our global presence has us delivering Adobe Illustrator training from the fashion centers of New York City, Paris, Milan, and Hong Kong.
AGI’s curriculum for this Adobe Illustrator training has been designed in cooperation with AGI’s on-staff Adobe Illustrator experts and on-staff Fashion Institute of Technology graduates. This Adobe Illustrator training class is offered as a private or custom class focused on your needs to design apparel and accessories with Adobe Illustrator. For private and customized training, contact a training consultant at 781-376-6044.
Illustrator Class for Fashion Design or Textile Design
This Adobe Illustrator training class is focused primarily on the needs of fashion and apparel designers. If you are looking for a course to assist with textile design, our introductory and advanced Illustrator classes will assist you learn the skills you need to create digital designs using Adobe Illustrator. This fashion and apparel design course will then help you construct your designs into garments.
This course is available individually or as part of these certificate programs:
Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design - Course Dates
All classes are led by a live instructor. Class times listed are Eastern time.
Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design
Weekdays
Wed, May 24 2023 to Thu, May 25 2023
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design
Weekdays
Wed, Jul 26 2023 to Thu, Jul 27 2023
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design
Weekdays
Wed, Sep 27 2023 to Thu, Sep 28 2023
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design
Weekdays
Wed, Nov 29 2023 to Thu, Nov 30 2023
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design: Course Topics
Module 1: Getting To Know the Adobe Illustrator Workspace
- Raster vs. Vector
- Choosing a workspace
- Opening a file
- The document window
- Using Artboards
- Changing your view
- The Tools panel
- Using tools and panels
- Custom workspaces
- Customizing keyboard shortcuts
Module 2: Adobe Illustrator CC Essentials for Apparel Design
- Using the shape tools
- Constraining a shape
- Selecting artwork
- Using shape and transform tools to create artwork
- Using layers when building an illustration
- Cutting and pasting objects
- Repeating a resize transform
Module 3: Working with the Adobe Illustrator Drawing Tools for Apparel Design
- Working with the Pen tool
- Tracing images
- Adjusting the variable width of a stroke
- Getting rid of stray points
- Adding Dashed strokes
- Additional Stroke options
- Placing an image and using Image Trace
- Editing existing paths
- Reflecting and combining a shape
- More practice with combining shapes using the Shape Builder tool
- Using brushes in fashion illustration
- Create new brush libraries
Module 4: Using Adobe Illustrator to Add Color to Fashion Designs
- Basics of the Appearance panel
- Creating a colorful illustration
- Using Live Paint
- Adding a symbol to your artwork
- Saving swatches
- Using the Color panel
- Adding Pantone colors
- Taking advantage of the new and improved Kuler panel
Module 5: Tracing Fashion Artwork using Adobe Illustrator
- Importing images as templates
- Placing an image using Image Trace
- Image Trace Options
- Working with the Method option
- Abutting vs. Overlapping
Module 6: Using Live Paint in Adobe Illustrator
- Creating a Live Paint Group
- Using the Live Paint Bucket
- Setting color
- Editing Gap Options
- Modifying Live Paint regions
Module 7: Organizing Adobe Illustrator fashion projects with Layers
- Getting to know the Layers panel
- Using layers to organize your illustrations
- Using the Layers panel to make selections
- Creating new layers
- Moving items between layers
- Paste remembers layers
- Template layers
Module 8: Working with Symbols in Illustrator
- Cleaning out the symbol library
- Using symbols in the fashion industry
- Creating symbols
- Editing symbols
- Importing a symbol library
- Using the symbolism tools
- Editing nested symbols
- Saving symbol libraries
Module 9: Using Adobe Illustrator Patterns in Fashion Designs
- Exploring the Pattern Options panel
- Creating a pattern
- Applying a pattern
- Editing a pattern swatch
- Editing a pattern in an object
- Editing a pattern's application visually
The Adobe Illustrator Class for Apparel and Fashion Design includes extensive training materials and course exercises created by the instructors at American Graphics Institute. You can also find samples of other Illustrator training curriclum by viewing our Illustrator tutorials.