ADOBE: Illustrator CS5

Adobe Illustrator CS5 is the latest version of Adobe's industry standard vector-based illustrating tool and with the likely demise of Freehand it looks set to retain its crown for some time. It is used by graphic designers throughout the world to create a vast variety of different media including illustrations, package designs, leaflets & flyers, web graphics & animations, notice boards, billboards, and many other graphic objects. Mastering the basics then means you'll be able to produce an almost endless scope of graphic designs.

Adobe Illustrator CS5 adds some great new features that beginners can start using straight away such as Control palette, Adobe Bridge, Live Trace and expanded export options.

► 1 or 2 DAY INTRODUCTORY COURSE (Tutor Led)
In this scheduled Illustrator course, you will learn skills that allow you to take advantage of Illustrator's powerful tools to create illustrations and type effects. Learn to design advertisements and printable documents. Work with colours, gradients, layers, fonts, and photos to create eye-catching illustrations and text effects.  Upon successful completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Draw and understand Bezier curves, the root of drawing in Illustrator

• Create a logo using simple shapes

• Accurately place and measure objects in the Illustration window

• Trace and Colour your hand drawn artwork with Live Trace, Live Paint and Live Colour

• Save illustrations for both print and web purposes

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Very informative and fun. The hands on experience is an excellent feature, and being able to start working on what we ultimately hope to produce was very useful.

 

City EC2 (Bank):  ( 020 7256 6668

Oxford Circus:  ( 020 7580 1651

 

 

ILLUSTRATOR CS5:  COURSE OUTLINE

 

2 DAY INTRODUCTORY COURSE The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

Creating basic Documents -Explore the pre built Document Profiles -Shortcuts to navigate the Artboard effectively -Work in a Custom Workspace Drawing in Illustrator -Use the Pen tool for straight lines -Add, delete or adjust points along a path -Understand how Bezier Curves work, learn to draw and edit these Curves -Freeform drawing and editing with this powerful tool -Create Logos using simple Shapes -Using Live Trace to transform your hand drawn sketches into vector artwork that can be further adjusted Modifying Objects -Lasso select and the other goodies in the Select Menu -Transform objects with scale, shear, rotate & reflect tool -Be precise using Smart Guides, Grids & Guidelines -Align, Group & Duplicate to achieve better results -Layers palette: Hide & Lock Objects -Intro to Isolation Mode for effective editing Working with Colours in Illustrator -Difference between Swatches and Colour palette -Applying colour to Stroke and/or Fill -Adjusting Stroke with the Stroke palette -Live Colour for perfect Complementary / Analogous colours -Live Paint as an easy way to colour artwork -Introducing Gradients & Patterns Text copy in Illustrator -Point, Area and Type on a path -Import Body Type & fix Spelling Errors -Find and Replace Text or Insert Typographic Characters -Create Text Outlines to design your own fancy headlines Outputting your Artwork -Defining cropping area -Saving your artwork in vector formats -Save for Web & Devices

 

 

City EC2 (Bank):  ( 020 7256 6668

Oxford Circus:  ( 020 7580 1651

 

 

Pitman Training Centres  London City (Bank) and Oxford Circus

City:  ( 020 7256 6668     Oxford Circus: ( 020 7580 1651

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