Adobe Illustrator - Beginner to Guru - 2021

Master Illustrator on the Desktop, with easy lessons as well as step-by-step real world projects

What you'll learn:
How to create infographics, logos, graphics and icons
Draw your own shapes and manipulate them using the Pen, Pencil, Pathfinder tools
Create professional designs and illustrations using tools such as the Shape Builder
Learn to create eye-catching and amazing digital vector artwork with stunning color
Create amazing artwork and patterns with the new Radial, Mirror and Symmetry Repeats
Understand color including RGB / CMYK, Spot as well as working with Gradients and Blends
Create designs for use in print, packaging, advertising, social media, websites and mobile graphics
Prepare graphics for web, print and social media

Requirements
Adobe Illustrator (single subscription or via Creative Cloud Suite subscription) - not older than CS6
Mac or PC
Exercise files are provided
No prior knowledge or experience with Illustrator is required
No drawing ability required
Eagerness to learn!

Description
Learn to Create Beautiful Graphics on this Comprehensive Adobe Illustrator Course

This is a comprehensive Adobe Illustrator on the Desktop course, with over 12 hours of lessons and projects. It starts from scratch for complete beginners, through to advanced techniques. Even if you are already an occasional Illustrator user, you will still find numerous techniques to speed up your workflow.

Using the CC 2020 and CC 2021 versions, I show you the techniques and concepts within the software. You do not have to be able to draw to be able to create beautiful graphics on this Adobe Illustrator course.

I will demonstrate a number of techniques for you to try and then give you exciting real life example projects to carry out so you can easily put these into practice for your own artwork, graphic design work and marketing materials. Whether you want to get paid for your Illustrator skills, or you're doing this for fun / self-improvement, this course and the projects will help you build confidence to be able to work effectively and creatively.

Here's a précis of what you will learn!

Understand the Adobe Illustrator workspace and tools

Create and edit amazing graphics

Create beautiful typography

Create infographics

Create your own patterns and symbols

Learn how to create and apply special effects and styles

Create custom brushes to enhance your artwork

Understand color

Create logos and icons

Understand the Live tools

Learn how to use Perspective tools

Work with 3D shapes

Make sense of Masks and Layers

Export for web or print

Written and presented by Tim Wilson who is an Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Instructor as well as a university lecturer for honours degree design courses in the UK. He has over 20 years of experience in training and is also a prolific designer and illustrator.

Who this course is for
Anyone who want to learn how to use Illustrator on the Desktop
Anyone who want to learn how to create logos, infographics, icons, social media graphics for print or online use
Anyone who want to translate their existing artwork into vector format
Anyone who want to learn how to create amazing digital artwork
Anyone who plans to enter graphic design
Anyone who wants to draw using vector software
Anyone with Adobe Illustrator knowledge keen to take it to the next level