In this course, you will learn to apply color, create shading effects and painterly brushstrokes, and add special effects such as 3D to your drawings. You can also easily move designs back and forth between Photoshop and Illustrator to take advantage of the strengths of both programs.
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Introduction to Illustrator CS6
- Learn to apply and work with color
- Gain the techniques you need to produce stunning vector graphics
- Create shading effects and painterly brushstrokes, and add special effects such as 3D to your drawings
- Learn to use the pattern tool to create complex patterns with ease
- Master the ability to create your own font
- Instructor-led or self-paced online course
- 6-12 weeks to complete
- 24 course hours
- Open the door to new job opportunities as a graphic artist
- Gain confidence in your ability to create stunning graphics
- Work at your own skill level and get the most out of the course material
COURSE CONTENT
BUILDING AN IMAGE
Even if you’re a beginner, you will feel right at home after you take a tour of Adobe Illustrator CS6’s work area, toolbox, and panels. This lesson introduces some of Illustrator’s fun features like auto-tracing, Live Paint Object, and recoloring.
PRECISE LAYOUT SKILLS AND TOOLS
This lesson introduces Illustrator’s shape tools, which are the first step on your gentle journey toward using the all-important Pen tool. Get ready to draw shapes and combine them to form illustrations.
USING COLOR
Now that you have learned to create shapes, it’s time to start playing with color. In this lesson, you will discover how to create your own colors, save them, and apply them. You will also learn about the fabulous Recolor Artwork command and see how you can create and save color harmonies.
EDITING ANCHOR POINTS
Illustrator’s magic comes from the anchor points that control all the shapes in an image. In this lesson, you will learn to alter the anchor points on geometric objects and previously created shapes, so you can mold the results into something new.
INTRODUCING THE PEN TOOL
The Pen tool is the basic instrument for creating vector art, and this lesson will teach you how to use it. You already know what corner points and smooth points are and how to edit them. Now, this lesson will show you how to create the different points with the Pen tool as you trace over a template.
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