Accredited Adobe Illustrator Course

International Open Academy

Prooof of Completion

Digital certificate - Included

Module Exams

Included in course price

How to use Adobe Illustrator

Quickly familiarize yourself with the tools and functions. Find out the easy shortcuts. Customize your workspace so it works the way you want.

Is Adobe Illustrator easy to use?

See how simple it is to use Adobe Illustrator by producing these beautiful designs from scratch:

• Your own logo
• Dynamic web banner
• Business cards
• Flyer or poster
• Infographic

Now you’ve mastered Illustrator and have your own artwork to prove it, the video course shows you how to make money using Adobe Illustrator. Start now.

What You'll Learn

As well as showing you how to use Adobe Illustrator, you will have artwork to show to potential clients or employers.

In this online video course, you will:

• Know how to use Adobe Illustrator - get to know the tools, easy shortcuts, customise your workspace and create a document
• Move on to find out what does Adobe Illustrator do - work with shapes, fonts, colours, light and shade, different effects including 3D
• Have practical experience of using Adobe Illustrator to create a logo in different formats for different applications
• Use Illustrator to build a brand by creating artwork for marketing, websites and social media
• Know how to make money using Illustrator - Know how to find clients, build your business, price your work and meet deadlines
• Get useful tips and tricks that design professionals love

Adobe Illustrator Course Syllabus

Module 1: An Introduction To Adobe Illustrator

• 1.1. Meet the designer: Alice Thorpe, graphic designer, and YouTuber
• 1.2. What does Adobe Illustrator do? Is it easy to use? (Hint: YES!)
• 1.3. Customizing your workspace: software and hardware
• 1.4. The tools: what they do and easy shortcuts
• 1.5. How to create a new document and make simple shapes

Module 2: Getting Started A Practical Workshop

• 2.1. Working with shapes: pen tool, shape builder, align, Bézier
• 2.2. Enhance your work: colours, light and shadows, gradients, patterns, brush strokes
• 2.3. Working with fonts: creating your own fonts, font effects
• 2.4. Applying and editing effects: Stylize, Distort, Warp, 3D
• 2.5. Combining different elements: compound path, groups, layers

Module 3: Create Your Own Logo From Start To Finish

• 3.1. How to put pen to paper: fine-tuning your ideas and inspiration
• 3.2. Digitize your designs using image trace or the pen tool
• 3.3. Refine your design: anchor points, handles, copy, cut and paste
• 3.4. Bring your design to life with colour: CC colour palettes, colour wheel
• 3.5. Present your work in different formats for different applications

Module 4: Build A Professional Brand Using Illustrator

• 4.1. Build your brand identity: logo variations, fonts, colours
• 4.2. Design double-sided business cards ready for print
• 4.3. Design a flyer or poster
• 4.4. Create a dynamic web banner with images and graphics: edit, crop, erase
• 4.5. Design an infographic
• 4.6. How to correctly save and export graphics for your website, social media, and print

Module 5: How To Make Money Using Adobe Illustrator

• 5.1. Illustrator projects that you can make and sell
• 5.2. How to put a price on your work and earn money
• 5.3. Finding clients & building your business
• 5.4. How to fine-tune your workflow and meet deadlines
• 5.5. Useful tips and tricks that design professionals love
• 5.6. Final thoughts and goodbye

• All graphic designers and digital artists need to know the market leader in graphics editor and design programs
• Anyone looking for a refresher course in Adobe Illustrator
• Existing Illustrator users looking for a quick way to learn exactly what the program does, including shortcuts and what the different tools do
• People who use Adobe Photoshop and InDesign who want to see what Illustrator can add to their design and editing skills
• Any small business owner or entrepreneur who needs marketing material or is building their own website
• Social media managers who want to create eye-catching infographics and posters to engage viewers

This Adobe Illustrator Course is open to all, with no formal entry requirements.

• Work as a graphic designer or digital artist
• People working in marketing will benefit from knowing how to use Illustrator to create artwork such as brochures, media packs, posters and flyers for print, web or social media
• Web designers and bloggers can create their own banners, custom buttons and original artwork
• Social media managers can create infographics, ads and other material for their posts

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