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Illustrator Class Online May 17, 2023 Advanced
Adobe Illustrator Class - Advanced
$995.00
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 design 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.
Adobe Illustrator Training Class - Advanced: Complete Course Topics
Illustrator Essentials skills review
- Setting up the artboard
- Creating background shapes
- Combining shapes
- Sampling colors
- Applying fills and strokes
- Applying colors and effects
- Aligning and distributing shapes
- Distorting shapes
- Importing images
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
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
Advanced Illustrator features
- Image Trace
- Pattern Options panel
- Gradients on strokes
- Make Mask and Release button
- Expandable color spectrum
- Character panel enhancements
- Transform panel additions
- Using the control panel
- Generative color artificial intelligence (beta feature, not fully functional)
Exporting and saving files from Illustrator
- Saving an illustration with layers for use in other applications
- Using Asset Export to save icons and other art for web and applications
- Exporting for Figma
- Exporting for Photoshop
- Integrating with InDesign
- Integrating with Animate
- Integrating with Premiere and After Effects
- File formats, SVG, AI, PNG, PSD and more
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.