Illustrator 2024 Essential Training

Course details

Illustrator can be used to accomplish many different design tasks. For this reason, Illustrator Essential Training 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. In this course, Adobe Creative Suite Master Tony Harmer explains the elements that make up the artboard, basic shapes, transforming objects and more. Tony 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. Exercise files accompany the course.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Learn the essentials of Adobe Illustrator
02 - Installing Illustrator
03 - Anchor display

1. Illustrator Environment

04 - Illustrator workspace
05 - Navigation

2. Selection

06 - Primary Selection Tools
07 - Other selection methods
08 - Saving selections

3. Shape and Line Tools

09 - Drawing basic shapes
10 - Drawing with the Line tools
11 - Drawing with the Grid tools

4. Path Drawing

12 - The Pen tools
13 - The Pencil tool
14 - The Brush tool
15 - Eraser tools
16 - Improving paths

5. Transforms

17 - Transforms and Transform Again
18 - Transform Each
19 - Other essential transform tools

6. Color

20 - Color models in Illustrator
21 - Swatches and color groups
22 - Global swatches
23 - Spot colors
24 - Using tints
25 - The Color Guide panel
26 - Recoloring artwork

7. Gradients

27 - Linear gradients
28 - Radial gradients
29 - Freeform gradients
30 - Stroke gradients

8. Strokes

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

9. Brushes

34 - Using brushes
35 - Making brushes
36 - The Blob Brush

10. Organizing Content

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

11. Groups

42 - Working with groups
43 - Using symbols
44 - Live Paint

12. Drawing by Construction

45 - Compound shapes and paths
46 - Shape modes and pathfinders
47 - The Shape Builder
48 - Clipping Masks
49 - Intertwine
50 - Using blends
51 - Using repeats

13. Using Grids and Guides

52 - Using grids and guides
53 - Making guides from objects

14. Patterns

54 - Creating a pattern
55 - Transforming patterns
56 - Making a Pattern Brush

15. Appearances

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

16. Transparency

60 - Transparency and blend modes
61 - Opacity masks

17. Type

62 - Using point type
63 - Using area type
64 - The Touch Type tool
65 - Type on a Path
66 - Retype

18. Using Images

67 - Placing images
68 - Embedding images
69 - Vectors from pixels

19. Generative Content

70 - About generative AI in Illustrator
71 - Text to vector

20. Output

72 - Mockup
73 - Export files
74 - Asset Export

21. Artboards

75 - Working with artboards
76 - Organizing artboards

Conclusion

77 - Continuing with Illustrator