ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR All
versions
ADVANCED
Duration: 1
day
Overview
The advanced Illustrator course is designed
to develop and further your existing
knowledge of Illustrator to the full. Using
professional techniques you will learn
how to harness all the advanced functionality of the program to produce quality
results with speed and efficiency.
For those booking private training, we are happy
to design a course with you
based on your own requirements.
Prerequisites
Experience of Illustrator and familiarity
with its interface and tools or completion
of an introductory level Illustrator course.
Course Outline
- Advanced control of the pen tool for complex
bezier curves
- Keyboard shortcuts for faster production
- Techniques for high end use of the gradient
mesh tool for advanced artwork, visuals and illustration
- Creating virtual 3D objects
- Working with perspective
- Advanced artbrush techniques
- Creating tessellation (geometric repeat
patterns that evenly cover a plane)
- Use of smart guides for fast alignment
- Working with and editing Pantone colours
already applied to objects
- Combining Illustrator with other programs,
including flash, Photoshop and QuarkXPress
- Creating scalable objects for graphs
- Techniques for combining compound paths
and masks using multiple objects
- Aligning objects without vertical edges
- Final checklist for documents prior to
printing
- Checklist for objects to be used as web
graphics
- Advanced use of the pathfinder tools
- Placing and linking bitmap images
- Mixing filters for unique effects
- Tips and techniques for difficult artwork
creation
- Troubleshooting Tips
- Question and Answer Session
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of our courses please call 020 8871 4589
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