Illustrator 2023 Essential Training

Course details

Adobe Illustrator can be used to accomplish many different design tasks. 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 explains the elements that make up the artboard, basic shapes, transforming objects and more. He discusses vector graphics—paths, strokes, and fills—and shows how to use each of Illustrator's drawing tools. He demonstrates how to combine and clean up paths and organize them into groups and layers. Tony also covers text editing, working with color, expressive brush drawing, effects, and much more.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome to the course
02 - Installing Illustrator
03 - Quick Start intro
04 - Anchor display

1. Illustrator Environment

05 - The Illustrator workspace
06 - Navigating and views

2. Selection

07 - Selection tools
08 - Selecting by attributes
09 - Saving selections

3. Transforms

10 - Transform options
11 - Transform Each
12 - Other essential tools

4. Shape and Line Tools

13 - Drawing basic shapes
14 - Drawing with line tools
15 - Drawing with grid tools

5. Color

16 - Color Models in Illustrator
17 - Global swatches
18 - Spot colors
19 - Using tints
20 - The Color Guide panel
21 - Recoloring artwork

6. Gradients

22 - Linear gradients
23 - Radial gradients
24 - Freeform gradients
25 - Stroke gradients

7. Path Drawing

26 - Pen tools
27 - The Pencil tool
28 - Eraser drawing
29 - Improving paths

8. Working with Strokes

30 - Stroke attributes
31 - Dashes, dots, and arrowheads
32 - Variable width strokes

9. Groups

33 - Working with groups
34 - Using symbols

10. Organizing Content

35 - Aligning objects
36 - Aligning points
37 - Changing the stack order
38 - Using draw modes
39 - Using layers

11. Drawing by Construction

40 - Compound shapes and paths
41 - Shape Modes and Pathfinder effects
42 - The Shape Builder
43 - Live Paint
44 - Clipping masks
45 - Intertwine
46 - Using blends
47 - Using repeats

12. Brushes

48 - Using brushes
49 - Making brushes
50 - The Blob Brush

13. Patterns

51 - Creating a pattern
52 - Transforming patterns
53 - Making a pattern brush

14. Using Grids and Guides

54 - Using grids and guides
55 - Making guides from objects

15. Transparency

56 - Transparency and blending modes
57 - Opacity masks

16. Appearances

58 - The power of appearances
59 - Illustrator vs. Photoshop effects
60 - Graphic styles

17. Type

61 - Using point type
62 - Using area type
63 - The Touch Type tool
64 - Type on a path

18. Using Images

65 - Placing images
66 - Embedding images
67 - Mask or crop images

19. Output

68 - Packaging Illustrator files
69 - Export files
70 - Asset export

Conclusion

71 - Next steps