Illustrator 2022 Essential Training

Course details

Adobe Illustrator can be used to accomplish a broad array of design tasks, from the creation of intricate logos to eye-catching billboards. For this reason, this course teaches core concepts and techniques that can be applied to any workflow for print, the web, or assets that will find their way into other applications. Instructor Tony Harmer covers the essentials of Illustrator 2022, including workspaces, layers, shapes and 3D effects. Tony discusses vector graphics—paths, strokes, and fills—and shows how to use the essential drawing tools in Illustrator. He demonstrates how to combine and clean up paths, as well as organize them into groups and layers. Tony also covers text editing, working with color, expressive brush drawing, effects, using Illustrator on the iPad and desktop together, and much more.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome to the essentials of Illustrator
02 - Installing Illustrator

1. Quick Start

03 - What are vector graphics
04 - Walkthrough setup
05 - Walkthrough

2. Illustrator Environment

06 - The Illustrator workspace
07 - Panels
08 - Panning and zooming
09 - Using the navigator
10 - Canvas rotation

3. Selection

11 - Selecting objects
12 - Selecting anchor points
13 - Selecting by attributes
14 - Saving selections
15 - Challenge - Practice selections

4. Transforms

16 - Specific Transform tools
17 - Transform Again
18 - Transform Each
19 - The Free Transform tool
20 - The Puppet Warp tool

5. Creating Paths

21 - The Pen tool
22 - The Curvature Pen tool
23 - The Pencil tool
24 - Eraser drawing
25 - Improving paths
26 - Challenge - Drawing dino

6. Working with Strokes

27 - Stroke attributes
28 - Making dashed and dotted lines
29 - Using brushes
30 - Making brushes
31 - Arrowheads
32 - Variable width strokes

7. Shape and Line Tools

33 - Drawing basic shapes
34 - Drawing polygons and stars
35 - Drawing with the Line tools
36 - Drawing with the Grid tools

8. Arranging Elements

37 - Aligning objects
38 - Distributing objects
39 - Aligning points
40 - Changing the stack order
41 - Using Draw modes
42 - Using layers

9. Groups

43 - Working with groups
44 - Using Isolation mode
45 - The Group Selection tool
46 - Using symbols

10. Drawing by Construction

47 - Compound shapes and paths
48 - Pathfinders
49 - The Shape Builder
50 - Live Paint
51 - Challenge - Live Paint
52 - Clipping masks
53 - Using blends
54 - Using repeats

11. Color

55 - Color models in Illustrator
56 - The Swatches panel
57 - Global swatches
58 - Spot colors
59 - Using tints
60 - Color groups
61 - The Color Guide panel
62 - Recoloring artwork

12. Gradients

63 - Linear gradients
64 - Radial gradients
65 - Freeform gradients
66 - Stroke gradients

13. Patterns

67 - Creating a pattern
68 - Transforming patterns
69 - Making a pattern brush

14. Using Grids and Guides

70 - Using grids and guides
71 - Making guides from objects

15. Transparency

72 - Blend modes
73 - Opacity masks

16. Appearances

74 - The power of appearances
75 - The Appearance panel
76 - Illustrator vs. Photoshop effects
77 - Editing or removing effects
78 - Graphic styles
79 - The Eyedropper tool
80 - New 3D effects

17. Type

81 - Using point type
82 - Using area type
83 - Character options
84 - Paragraph options
85 - The Touch Type tool
86 - Type on a path
87 - Outlining type

18. Using Images

88 - Placing images
89 - Embedding images
90 - Mask or crop images
91 - Vectors from pixels

19. Output

92 - Packaging Illustrator files
93 - Export files
94 - Asset Export

20. Illustrator on iPad

95 - Illustrator on iPad

Conclusion

96 - Next steps