Adobe Illustrator Cc - Essentials Training Course (updated 4/2022)

Learn Adobe Illustrator CC graphic design, logo design, and more with this in-depth, practical, easy-to-follow course!

What you'll learn

You will be able to add Illustrator to your CV

You will be able to start earning money from your Illustrator Skills.

You will have over 30 of your own projects to add to your portfolio.

Feel comfortable using Adobe Illustrator to design your own graphics from scratch.

Navigate Adobe Illustrator CC like a pro.

Design your own graphics, without any experience.

Draw beginner to advanced shapes and icons.

Learn all of the key skills of Illustrator: shapes, text, masking, effects, and exporting.

Master advanced Illustrator tools and techniques.

Export your projects for print, web, or other design projects.

Make your ideas come to life.

Create your own logos.

Draw existing famous logos.

Illustrate animals.

Draw with paint brushes.

Draw with pens & pencils.

Create custom typography.

Take hand drawings and recreate them using Illustrator.

Create a logo badge with text that wraps around.

Create type that follows a curving line.

Put images inside of text for cool effects.

Create beautiful gradients and apply them to icons, text & illustrations.

Find the secrets to choosing color combinations for your work.

Create a paper cut effect.

Pull, push & cut text to make interesting styles.

Repeat patterns to create vector flowers.

You will redraw yourself as an illustration.

Create many different icons styles.

Build a repeating pattern to be used as wallpaper or fabric designs.

Find many templates for posters, stationery & UI designs to save you time.

You'll build create assets like colors, patterns & drawings using the Illustrator mobile app.

Requirements

Any version of Adobe Illustrator, preferably the CC (Creative Cloud) version.

No prior knowledge or experience with Illustrator is required

Description

Are you frustrated trying to teach yourself Adobe Illustrator?! This course will quickly allow you to start getting paid for your Illustrator skills. Whether you're brand new to Illustrator, or have played around with it but need more guidance, this course will help you feel confident and comfortable using the industry-standard vector-based graphic application.Jane: "It's just a GREAT course! I LOVE IT! And I will advise this course to everyone who wants to learn Adobe Illustrator! Daniel is a great teacher… no! Daniel is the perfect teacher! Thank you, Daniel, for this awesome course!"Create logo design, icons, characters, textures, text-based graphics, illustrations & full graphic design skills in Adobe Illustrator CC!This course was designed for the complete beginner, with practice files and fun projects to get you taking action. Throughout this Illustrator CC course, you'll be designing your own real-world projects that are professional and inspire you to do even more!Keith: "This course is outstanding! I stayed away from Illustrator for many years because I was intimidated by it. Now, I am excited by it and what it can do and am finding the lessons to be very informative and educational. Am definitely looking forward to finishing this course and seeing where I can go from here…"What will you learn in this Adobe Illustrator CC course?Start by understanding the Adobe Illustrator workspace and toolsDive into creating your own shapes & linesUse the pen & curvature tool to improve your designsAdvance your graphics with strokes, pencils & brushesSpeed up your workflow with the shape builder toolAlign and distribute objects to create amazing backgrounds and texturesAdd and stylize text to your projectsCreate beautiful graphics with masks and compound shapesGet creative with effects and advanced techniquesUnderstand color and how to use it like a proSave & export your projects for any kind of projectReal World Skills + Fun Illustrator ProjectsDesign your own amazing graphics while learning new skills. This Adobe Illustrator CC course is jam-packed with projects and project files for you to follow along with.Become a Professional Graphic Designer using Adobe Illustrator CCWith the skills learned in this course, you'll have a highly-desired skill that can help you get jobs and make money as a graphic designer. Adobe Illustrator is the industry-standard application when it comes to graphic design, so it's important for you to learn it if you want to be a professional designer.Christopher: "I just finished this course. I had ZERO experience with a Ai and I feel that this would have been the best path to get familiar with the software. Not only was I new to Ai I was also new to the Mac I purchased specifically for this software. The explanations were spot on especially when explaining the command differences between Mac and PC."Why learn Adobe Illustrator CC from us?This course is a collaboration between Phil Ebiner & Daniel Walter Scott who have worked together to design a course that you'll love. These top-rated instructors have taught hundreds of thousands of students around the world, and can't wait to serve you.We promise to help you learn Adobe Illustrator CC, no matter what it takes. If you ever get stuck, just post a message to the course dashboard and we'll be there to support you.Our Happiness GuaranteeIf you aren't happy with your purchase, we have a 30-day 100% money back guarantee. There's literally no reason to hesitate!Enroll now, and we'll see you inside the course!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to Adobe Illustrator Essentials.

Lecture 1 Welcome to the Adobe Illustrator Essentials Course

Lecture 2 Download the Course Workbook

Lecture 3 Download the Course Project Files

Lecture 4 Getting Started with Illustrator

Lecture 5 Tips to Improve Your Course Taking Experience

Section 2: Drawing in Adobe Illustrator CC

Lecture 6 Drawing with the Shape and Line Tools

Lecture 7 Improve Your Designs with the Shape Builder Tool

Lecture 8 Draw a Modern Fox with the Shape Builder

Lecture 9 Draw a Custom Logo (The Impossible Shape!)

Lecture 10 Draw with the Curvature Tool: Ninjas, Crowns, Owls Oh My!

Lecture 11 Draw with the Pen Tool

Lecture 12 Draw with the Pencil Tool & Advanced Stroke Options

Lecture 13 Using Brushes in Illustrator

Lecture 14 Using the Width Tool

Section 3: Type & Fonts in Adobe Illustrator CC

Lecture 15 How to Use Type & Fonts

Lecture 16 Curve Type Around a Badge with Paths

Lecture 17 Break Apart & Destroy Text

Section 4: Color in Adobe Illustrator CC

Lecture 18 What is RGB & CMYK?

Lecture 19 Stealing Colors from an Image

Lecture 20 Color Theme Tool

Lecture 21 How to Make Gradients

Section 5: Masking in Adobe Illustrator CC

Lecture 22 Masking an Image

Lecture 23 Cut Holes in Shapes

Section 6: CC Libraries

Lecture 24 CC Libraries

Section 7: Effects & Patterns in Adobe Illustrator CC

Lecture 25 Liquify & Distort

Lecture 26 Bend & Warp Shapes and Text

Lecture 27 Drawing Repeating Shapes

Lecture 28 Repeating Patterns

Lecture 29 Vectorizing an Image

Section 8: The Capture App

Lecture 30 Adobe Capture App

Section 9: Free Templates

Lecture 31 Free Templates in Illustrator

Section 10: Exporting from Adobe Illustrator CC

Lecture 32 Exporting for Print

Lecture 33 Exporting for Web

Section 11: Real World Exercises in Adobe Illustrator CC

Lecture 34 Redraw the Mastercard Logo

Lecture 35 Redraw the Instagram Logo

Lecture 36 Redraw the Kodak Logo

Lecture 37 Redraw the eHarmony Logo

Lecture 38 Redraw the Tinder Logo

Lecture 39 Redraw the BP Logo

Section 12: Next Steps

Lecture 40 Cheat Sheet for Illustrator

Lecture 41 BONUS: Software Updates 2019

Lecture 42 BONUS: Software Updates 2020

Lecture 43 BONUS: Software Updates 2021

Lecture 44 BONUS: Software Updates 2022

Lecture 45 Course Conclusion & Thank You

Section 13: Bonuses from Video School

Lecture 46 Bonus Lecture: Learn More from Phil + Video School

Anyone who wants to start using Illustrator in their career & get paid for their Illustrator skills.,Newbies, amateurs, graphic designers, motion graphics artists and any creatives who want to design their own graphics from scratch.