Illustrator Training Class - Introduction: Course Overview

In this Adobe Illustrator course, you will learn how to use Adobe Illustrator to create high quality illustrations, logos, and other custom artwork. This is the entry-level of our Illustrator classes, and introduces you to the powerful Pen tool, discover how to transform existing shapes, and learn how to add color to drawn objects. You’ll also use layers to organize your artwork, and explore the options for exporting Illustrator files.

All Illustrator courses at our training centers or at your location are led by a live instructor in the same classroom with you. If you do not want to travel to one of our classroom locations, we also offer live online Illustrator training.

Illustrator Training Class - Introduction: Course Length

This two-day (or four evening) Illustrator training class is available as a regularly scheduled class at AGI’s classroom locations, as a private or custom course at your location or online. This Illustrator training class is delivered by the instructors who wrote the Adobe Illustrator Digital Classroom. You learn from Illustrator experts in a small group setting when you take an Illustrator class with AGI.

Illustrator-Training-Course-Introduction.pdf

Illustrator Training Class - Introduction 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 - Introduction	Wed, Jun 6 2018 to Thu, Jun 7 2018	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Wed, Jun 6 2018 to Thu, Jun 7 2018	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm St. Conshohocken, PA 19428	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Wed, Jun 13 2018 to Thu, Jun 14 2018	Online Live instructor-led class online	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Thu, Jul 5 2018 to Fri, Jul 6 2018	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm St. Conshohocken, PA 19428	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Thu, Jul 5 2018 to Fri, Jul 6 2018	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Thu, Jul 5 2018 to Fri, Jul 6 2018	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Mon, Jul 16 2018 to Tue, Jul 17 2018	Online Live instructor-led class online	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Wed, Aug 8 2018 to Thu, Aug 9 2018	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm St. Conshohocken, PA 19428	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Wed, Aug 8 2018 to Thu, Aug 9 2018	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Wed, Aug 8 2018 to Thu, Aug 9 2018	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Wed, Aug 15 2018 to Thu, Aug 16 2018	Online Live instructor-led class online	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Thu, Sep 6 2018 to Fri, Sep 7 2018	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm St. Conshohocken, PA 19428	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Thu, Sep 6 2018 to Fri, Sep 7 2018	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Thu, Sep 6 2018 to Fri, Sep 7 2018	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Wed, Sep 12 2018 to Thu, Sep 13 2018	Online Live instructor-led class online	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Wed, Oct 3 2018 to Thu, Oct 4 2018	Boston American Graphics Institute AGI Training Boston 120 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Wed, Oct 3 2018 to Thu, Oct 4 2018	Philadelphia American Graphics Institute AGI Training Philadelphia 101 West Elm St. Conshohocken, PA 19428	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Wed, Oct 3 2018 to Thu, Oct 4 2018	New York American Graphics Institute AGI Training New York 21 W 46th St. New York, NY 10036	$695.00
Illustrator Training Class - Introduction	Mon, Oct 15 2018 to Tue, Oct 16 2018	Online Live instructor-led class online	$695.00

Illustrator Training Class Introduction: Complete Topics Covered

Module 1: Getting to Know the Adobe Illustrator Workspace

Exploring the Illustrator interface
Choosing a workspace
Opening a file
Using artboards
Changing your view
Zooming and scrolling
Using tools and panels
Exploring the Control panel
Working with panels and the dock
Saving workspaces and shortcuts

Module 2: Adobe Illustrator Essentials

Using Illustrator's shape tools
Repositioning and visually resizing the shapes
Putting the Transform panel to work
Constraining a shape
Entering exact dimensions
Selecting artwork
Using the shape and transform tools
Introducing layers
Cutting and pasting objects
Repeating transformations

Module 3: Adding Color

Exploring the Appearance panel
Changing colors in Illustrator
Adding effects
Using Live Paint
Adding a symbol
Saving swatches
Selecting the same color
Creating a color group
Using the Color panel
Adding Pantone colors

Module 4: Working with the Adobe Illustrator Drawing Tools

Understanding the Pen tool
Drawing straight, curved and hinged lines
Tracing images
Creating a tracing template
Working with Image Trace
Using the Line, Pencil and Eraser tools
Editing existing paths
Adding and removing points
Cutting and joining paths
Combining shapes with the Shape Builder

Module 5: Exploring Additional Adobe Illustrator Color Options

Adding tonal values with gradients
Customizing an existing gradient
Saving the gradient
Applying a second instance of the gradient
Using the Gradient panel
Updating a gradient
Creating and using patterns
Creating a bounding box
Applying the pattern
Editing a pattern fill
Locating existing patterns
Finishing up the illustration
Creating a Color Group
Using the Color Guide

Module 6: Working with and Formatting Text using Illustrator

Formatting text
Paragraph formatting
Using paragraph and character styles
Editing styles
Putting text on a path
Warping text
Putting text in a shape
Creating outlines
Checking spelling
Using Find and Replace

Module 7: An Introduction to Illustrator's Layers

Getting to know the Layers panel
Using layers to organize your illustrations
Using the Layers panel to make selections
Creating new layers
Showing and hiding layers
Locking and unlocking layers
Rearranging layers
Moving items between layers
Remembering layers when pasting
Creating a template layer

Illustrator Training Class - Introduction: 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 at from the Adobe website.

Adobe Illustrator Training Class - Introduction: Course Materials

You will receive a comprehensive course manual 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 Adobe Illustrator Digital Classroom for versions CC, CS6, and CS5. You can see examples of our training content by viewing our Illustrator tutorials.

AVAILABLE DELIVERY METHODS FOR THIS CLASS

CLASSROOM	LIVE ONLINE	PRIVATE	MY LOCATION	ON-DEMAND