Course Objective:

Adobe Illustrator is a vector editor that provides excellent results in the typesetting and logo graphic areas of design. This course provides the students with all the tools they need to properly work on the Adobe Illustrator software.

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​This software is one of the most commonly used in the graphic design industry, every graphic designer needs to be able to use it to create shapes and integrate picture and words into the design. Students receive a certification.

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Course Outline:

• ​​​Illustrator Interface

  1. Touring the Illustrator interface

  2. Exploring the Illustrator's Tools

  3. Creating new documents

  4. Modifying and saving your

  5. Setting up your Illustrator

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• Documents and Navigation

  1. Navigating a single document

  2. Navigating multiple documents

  3. Working with Illustrator's panels

  4. Building and saving your own

  5. Understanding screen modes

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• Working with Art boards

  1. Creating multi-art board documents

  2. Exploring the Art boards panel

  3. Adding art boards on the fly

  4. Manipulating art boards with the

  5. Exporting your art boards as files

• Working with Layers

  1. Exploring the Layers panel

  2. Creating and editing layers

  3. Targeting objects inside the Layers

  4. Working with sub layers

  5. Hiding, locking, and deleting layers

  6. Tips for organizing your artwork using

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• Drawing Basic Shapes

  1. Understanding vector paths

  2. Drawing basic lines and curves

  3. Drawing spirals

  4. Drawing rectangles and ellipses

  5. Using the Pencil tool for freehand

  6. Modifying existing shapes and paths

  7. Exploring Illustrator's drawing modes

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• Transforming Objects

  1. Using the Direct Selection tool

  2. Grouping objects together

  3. Using isolation mode to edit grouped

  4. Moving and duplicating objects

  5. Scaling objects

  6. Rotating objects

  7. Distorting and transforming objects

  8. Using the Transform Each command

  9. Reflecting objects

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• Adding with Fills and Strokes

1. Adding color fills to your objects

2. Creating and using gradient fills

3. Adding strokes to your objects

4. Adding endpoints and dashed lines to your strokes

5. Adding gradient strokes to your objects

6. Creating variable-width strokes

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• Working with Color

  1. Understanding CMYK vs. RGB color

  2. Adjusting Illustrator's color settings

  3. Understanding process vs. global

  4. Creating and using spot colors

  5. Working with color groups

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• Using the Appearance

  1. Exploring the Appearance panel

  2. Attribute stacking order explained

  3. Applying multiple fills and strokes

  4. Working with live effects

  5. Saving appearances as graphic styles

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• Creating Complex Shapes

  1. Creating compound paths and shapes

  2. Working with the Pathfinder panel

  3. Using the Illustrator Brush tools

  4. Using the Eraser tool

  5. Creating artwork with the Shape

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• Working with the Pen Tool

  1. Pen tool basics

  2. Drawing curves with the Pen tool

  3. Drawing complete shapes with the Pen

  4. Enabling and disabling the rubber band

  5. Avoiding the 'whips'

  6. Tracing exercise

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• Working with Type

  1. Creating point and area type objects

  2. Making basic edits with the Control

  3. Exploring the type panels

  4. Flowing text around objects

  5. Setting type onto a path

  6. Learning essential type shortcuts

  7. Adding Type kit desktop fonts to

  8. Converting text into paths

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• Using Raster Graphics in

  1. Placing linked images into Illustrator

  2. Working with the Links panel

  3. Embedding images into your Illustrator documents

  4. Using clipping masks

  5. Using the Image Trace panel

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• Printing and Exporting

  1. Printing your artwork

  2. Saving files for print using PDF

  3. Packaging files for print production

  4. Exporting web assets from Illustrator

  5. Saving in legacy formats

  6. Placing linked Illustrator files into

  7. Placing linked Illustrator files into

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Target Audience:

• Graphic Design Students and Fresh Graduates

• Marketing and Advertising Students and Fresh Graduates

• Graphic Design Freelancers

• Marketing and Advertising Experts

• Photographers

• Social Media Experts

• Business Owners

• Designers

• Web Professionals/Web Designers

• Video Editors

• Teachers

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For further information and registration, please contact us on:

E-mail:  [email protected]

Phone Number: 00-961-1-340610

WhatsApp Number: 00-961-81-657222 

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