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Adobe Illustrator CC Introduction 2 Days - Birmingham
Key Course Details:
Level:
Introduction to Intermediate
Duration:
2
Days - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£495 + vat
Learn the fundamentals of Illustrator as we guide you through this comprehensive introduction to the leading graphic-design program. Get up to speed as you learn how create, edit, and export crisp vector graphics. The perfect starting point for anyone interested in creative visuals.
After we give you a complete tour of the Illustrator environment, we will show you how to create and export your own artwork. You will also learn useful vector-drawing concepts such as Bézier curves, paths, and anchor points. Pick up the tips you need to get started in the exciting world of digital graphics.
Learn the fundamentals of Illustrator as we guide you through this comprehensive introduction to the leading graphic-design program. Get up to speed as you learn how create, edit, and export crisp vector graphics. The perfect starting point for anyone interested in creative visuals.
After we give you a complete tour of the Illustrator environment, we will show you how to create and export your own artwork. You will also learn useful vector-drawing concepts such as Bézier curves, paths, and anchor points. Pick up the tips you need to get started in the exciting world of digital graphics.
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Illustrator Introduction 2 Days
Course Details
This 2-day Introduction course helps you learn about the tools and features available in Adobe Illustrator CC. We will help you understand how this industry-leading program takes graphical design to a new level. You will learn how to create and manipulate shapes and curves, combining them with text to produce simple logos ready for the web and for print. Together, we will work with colours, gradients, layers, fonts, and photos to create eye-catching illustrations and text effects.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Navigate the Illustrator environment
- Draw and understand Bézier curves, the root of drawing in Illustrator
- Create a logo using simple shapes
- Apply gradients and patterns
- Edit paths and anchor points
- Set attributes in the Appearance panel
- Measure objects and place them with precision
- Trace and colour your hand-drawn artwork with Live Trace, Live Paint, and Live Colour
- Export illustrations for web and for print
Our goal is for you to gain a comprehensive understanding in the basics of creating and manipulating shapes and text.
Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:
This course is intended for graphic designers and textile/fashion designers, and anyone else who has visual-design responsibilities.
You will need basic PC or Mac skills, including a solid understanding of a computer's operating system (Windows or Mac OS). You will also need to know how to launch a program, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media.
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Full Course Outline
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.
Core Illustrator Concepts- What are Vector Graphics?
- Creating a Custom Workspace
- Fill and Stroke Attributes
- Document Settings
- Exploring panels and workspaces
- Using the Control Panel
- Navigation
- Smart Guides
- Preview Options
- Grids and Guides
- The Bounding Box
- Panels
- Libraries
- Defining swatches
- Working with gradients
- Working with patterns
- Using the Colour Guides
- Live Colour
- Finding colours with Kuler
- Draw Paths with the Pen Tool
- Shape Tools
- The Selection Tools
- Methods of Selection
- Shapes
- Duplicate Objects
- Mastering the Pen Tool
- The Pencil tool
- Editing Anchor Points
- Compound Shapes
- Pathfinder Options
- Path Options
- The Appearance Panel
- Object Attributes
- Multiple attributes
- Applying Live Effects
- Appearance Panel settings
- Defining groups
- Editing groups
- Working with layers
- Layers and object hierarchy
- Moving and copying objects
- Rotating and scaling objects
- Reflecting and skewing objects
- Using the Transform panel
Brushes- Creating a calligraphic brush
- Creating an art brush
- Creating a pattern brush
- Defining and editing symbols
- Editing symbols
- Minding your resolution settings
- Transforming Effects
- Using the Warp effect
- Creating Point Text
- Creating Area Text
- Text Formatting
- Creating Text Threads
- Text on a Path
- Using the Glyphs panel
- Creating a basic blend
- Using a blend to create an airbrush effect
- Working with Images
- Using the Links panel
- The Edit Original workflow
- Live Trace
- Rasterising artwork
- Creating graphs
- Using Gradient Mesh
- Using Envelope Warps
- The Liquify Distortion tools
- Saving your Illustrator document
- Printing your Illustrator document
- Using the Crop Area tool
- Setting up page tiling
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Location Details
This course is provided at the Birmingham training centre located at:
Groundworks Building
5 Scotland Street
Birmingham
B1 2RR
The training centre is conveniently located a short walk from Central Birmingham and Birmingham New Street Station and is located near the Barclaycard Arena with excellent links to public transport.
Daily course times run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks.
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Illustrator Introduction 2 Days - Upcoming Birmingham Course Dates
03 Feb - 04 Feb £495 + vat 31 Mar - 01 Apr £495 + vat 07 May - 08 May £495 + vat 09 Jun - 10 Jun £495 + vat -
Client Reviews
"The training was very useful and there were two of us in the class so we had a lot of 1-on-1 training which was great. Relaxed but a focused atmosphere."
Clare McCarthy, Charles Tyrwhitt, Illustrator - 2 Day Advanced
"An excellent course and a very informative couple of days, I feel much more confident in using Illustrator following this great course, thank you."
Keith Baker, Current Medicine Group, Illustrator - 2 Day Advanced
"Knowledgable, small class made it easy to ask questions and get feedback within the time limit. Friendly people, plenty of tea, coffee etc, comfortable surroundings."
Claire Huntley, Ryman, Adobe Illustrator - 1 Day Introduction
"A great session, covering some fantastic tools and knowledge about the product. The trainer was excellent, and was great at tailoring the course to my specific needs, and explained and demonstrated things in a well executed manner - thank you so much!"
Lauren Orange, The Freeston Academy, Adobe Illustrator - 1 Day Introduction
"Very accommodating environment, friendly staff, excellent instructor and added extra benefits from the course i.e food vouchers, resource books and contact information."
Abbie Hulson, 2 Day Illustrator Advanced
"Excellent, as always! Great teaching methods, fun and interesting, easy to follow. Always a great experience!"
Richard Littler, Brother, Illustrator - One Day Intermediate
"This is my third class, they have all been excellent. Earning my Adobe Illustrator qualification with you has made a big difference in my job hunting. Thank you."
Velo Mitrovich, Illustrator - 1 Day Introduction
"I am very pleased with the course and its contents. I feel it will generally enhance my abilities to undertake tasks which previously I would not be confident with. Highly recommended and would have no hesitation in suggesting the course to anyone with a professional interest in graphics."
David Sparkes, Brady, Illustrator - 2 Day Introduction
"The trainer was fantastic, we covered a lot of material but at a pace we could all keep up. He really tailored the course to our company's specific needs and was really helpful when we asked loads of questions!"
Charlotte Mew, TPP, Bespoke InDesign and Illustrator Introduction
"Highly enjoyable session - having had no previous experience with Illustrator it proved very easy to pick things up under guidance. Thank you XChange!"
William McPhail, Sothebys, Illustrator - 2 Day Introduction
£495 + vat
Next Dates:
03 Feb - 04 Feb
31 Mar - 01 Apr
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09 Jun - 10 Jun
Over 15 years of providing certified Adobe Illustrator training courses UK wide
5/5 Stars
Learnt alot. Amazing experience. I'm excited to learn to use the softwares to bring my ideas and designs to reality.
03/12/2024
5/5 Stars
Very good, easy to follow through each parts of the process and going through certain asepects and tools. Good to refresh on certain things as well as learning new ones.
03/12/2024
5/5 Stars
Doug is very knowledgable and willing to answer all questions with care and makes sure that everyone in the class understands the content.
19/11/2024
5/5 Stars
have an increased depth of understanding of the software and feel confident in using it moving forwards. easy to follow and learn at a good pace so cover lots of content while staying engaged.
19/11/2024
5/5 Stars
An excellent course, delivered in an engaging way by Phil who was knowledgeable, patient and friendly. Nothing was too much trouble. Thanks, Phil.
10/10/2024
5/5 Stars
Great course delivered in a really engaging way. For an introduction course it covered a reasonable amount of content for the time allocated.
08/10/2024
5/5 Stars
I had very little experience with Adobe Illustrator prior to the course and only knew very basic skills. After this course I feel that I can confidently complete some of the basic functions of the software including shapes, transformations, brushes, pen tool etc. Phil was really engaging and supportive throughout the course and I would highly recommend the course to my colleagues.
08/10/2024
5/5 Stars
An excellent course, delivered in an engaging way by Phil who was knowledgeable, patient and friendly. Nothing was too much trouble. The blend of in-person and online candidates was also managed really smoothly. Thanks, Phil.
08/10/2024
5/5 Stars
Doug has been an excellent teacher. He is extremely engaging and gives great detail in his descriptions. He was kind enough to teach me elements not usually taught in the course, and made sure to constantly check if I was understanding.
15/08/2024
5/5 Stars
i have learnt alot in a short space of time and i will be able to continue to remember the things i have learnt as i have been taught in a very good way to make it simple yet effective
06/08/2024
Whats Included:
Your choice of Windows or Mac 
Certified hands-on training 
Small class size (max 4-8) 
6 months post course support 
Quality reference manual 
Authorised Course Certificate 
Lunch and refreshments
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the course times?
For all courses in the London Centre the normal session timings are 10am to 5pm with an hour break for lunch. In addition to the hour lunch break there are also two fifteen minute coffee breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.
Daily times are:
09.45 - Registration
10.00 - Course start
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Afternoon starts
17.00 - Course ends
Do you offer discounts
or promotions?
We offer a range of regular discounts available for self funding individuals, charities and education along with period special offers. See our promotions page for full details.
What is provided with this course?
During the course we provide all computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac, lunch and refreshments along with pads & pens. After the course you will receive the authorised Certificate, quality reference manual and 6 months direct post course support.
Does this course give
a qualification?
Although this course does not provide an actual qualification each delegate is provided with an official Certificate for completion of the course level.
Can you invoice my company?
In short yes we can provide 30 day invoice terms to any UK Limited company with the provision of your official purchase order and/or completing the invoice request for your booking online.
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