Illustrator Class Online July 26, 2023 Fashion and Apparael Design

Adobe Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design

Wed, Jul 26 2023 - Thu, Jul 27 2023

Online Training

$795.00

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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Illustrator Class for Fashion and Apparel Design: Course Topics

Module 1: The Adobe Illustrator workspace

Raster vs. vector artwork and why it matters
Choosing a workspace
Opening a file
The document window
Using artboards
Using tools and panels
Custom workspaces
Customizing keyboard shortcuts

Module 2: Adobe Illustrator 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 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
Working with Pantone colors
Taking advantage of the new and improved Kuler panel

Module 5: Tracing Fashion Artwork using Adobe Illustrator

Importing images as templates
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

Using layers to organize your illustrations
Using the Layers panel to make selections
Creating new layers
Moving items between layers
Paste remembers layers
Using template layers

Module 8: Working with Symbols in Illustrator

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 with a defined repeat
Applying a pattern in various shapes, and sizes
Editing a pattern swatch
Editing a pattern in an object
Editing a pattern's application visually

The course topics serve as an outline for the course. Instructors may adjust content based on the specific needs of each class, such as to answer your questions.

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