A step-by-step guide to mastering Adobe's flagship vector graphics editor!
What you'll learn
Create eye-popping vector artwork and successfully navigate within Adobe Illustrator
Master the fundamentals of vector artwork and Adobe Illustrator
See how to create, organize, and edit your vector objects
Create and format text, including type along a path
Apply non-destructive special effects like shadows, 3D effects, and more
Learn how to pull your artwork out of Illustrator and into other graphic file formats
Requirements
Access to a copy of Adobe Illustrator
Description
In Getting Started With Illustrator CC, award-winning veteran trainer Geoff Blake walks you through the fundamentals of Adobe's flagship vector graphics editor. You'll start with the basics: Understanding vector artwork and how it differs from raster images, and how to navigate through and customize Illustrator's interface. Then, it's on to making precise, masterful selections with Illustrator's variety of commands and tools. Next, you'll create and manage your own vector artwork, and learn how to scale, align, and adjust your objects with ease. Typography, including handing text objects and create text along a path comes next, followed by more advanced Illustrator techniques like special effects, Pathfinders, and exporting your work into a variety of file formats. All this and more awaits in Getting Started With Illustrator CC!
Overview
Section 1: Getting Started
Lecture 1 Welcome, Here's What We'll Learn
Lecture 2 Understanding Raster & Vector Graphics
Lecture 3 A Crash Course In Graphic File Formats
Section 2: Getting Comfortable in the Illustrator Environment
Lecture 4 Opening, Creating & Working With Multiple Documents
Lecture 5 A Tour Of The Illustrator Interface
Lecture 6 Customizing The Illustrator Environment
Lecture 7 Saving Saving Interface Workspaces
Lecture 8 Zooming and Navigation Techniques
Lecture 9 Using Illustrator's Outline Mode
Section 3: Working With Selections
Lecture 10 Using the Selection Tool
Lecture 11 Using the Direct Selection Tool
Lecture 12 Free-Handing Selections With The Lasso Tool
Lecture 13 Selecting Objects Based On Colour
Lecture 14 Advanced Selection Techniques
Lecture 15 Saving & Reloading Selections
Section 4: Drawing Shapes & Paths
Lecture 16 Drawing Rectangles & Squares
Lecture 17 Drawing Ovals & Circles
Lecture 18 Drawing Rounded Rectangles, Polygons & Stars
Lecture 19 Drawing Lines, Arcs & Grids
Lecture 20 Drawing With The Pencil Tool (And Erasing Mistakes)
Lecture 21 Understanding Vector Paths
Lecture 22 Introducing Illustrator Brushes
Lecture 23 Using The Blob Brush
Section 5: Managing Objects
Lecture 24 Moving And Duplicating Objects
Lecture 25 Rotating, Reflecting, And Transforming Shapes
Lecture 26 Precisely Transforming And Positioning Objects
Lecture 27 Precise Positioning Using The Transform Panel
Lecture 28 Automatically Calculating In The Transform Panel
Lecture 29 Controlling Stacking Order
Lecture 30 Grouping And Ungrouping Objects
Lecture 31 Locking And Hiding
Lecture 32 Aligning And Spacing Objects Apart
Lecture 33 Aligning To A Key Object
Section 6: Working With Colour
Lecture 34 Methods For Applying Fills And Strokes
Lecture 35 Setting Stroke Options
Lecture 36 Creating A Dashed Outline Effect
Lecture 37 Exploring Illustrator's Swatch Libraries
Lecture 38 Mixing And Saving Custom Colours
Lecture 39 Creating, Saving, And Using Custom Gradients
Lecture 40 Filling Objects With Patterns
Lecture 41 Copying Fills And Strokes
Section 7: Working With Type
Lecture 42 Creating Point And Area Type
Lecture 43 Importing Large Amounts Of Text
Lecture 44 Formatting Text
Lecture 45 Area Type Options
Lecture 46 Creating Type on a Path
Lecture 47 Converting Text To Shapes
Section 8: Going Further With Illustrator
Lecture 48 Introducing Layers
Lecture 49 Using Illustrator's Pathfinders
Lecture 50 Applying Special Effects
Lecture 51 Exploring The Appearance Panel
Section 9: Saving & Exporting Your Work
Lecture 52 Saving Your Work In Different File Formats
Lecture 53 Saving Your Work For The Web
Section 10: Wrapping Up
Lecture 54 Where to Go From Here
Section 11: Bonus Material
Lecture 55 Bonus Lecture
This introductory course on Illustrator is meant for those looking to get up and running quickly with Adobe's flagship vector editor


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