Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - Illustrator

Become an Adobe Certified Associate (ACA). Prepare for the Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator exam.

Introduction

• Prepare for the Illustrator ACA exam

1. Become an Adobe Certified Associate

• What is ACA certification?
• The benefits of ACA status
• The ACA exam objectives

2. Create a Personal Study Plan

• Assess your current knowledge and skills
• Develop a study schedule
• Find study resources
• Test-taking strategies

3. Exam Objectives: Set Project Requirements

• Identify the purpose and audience for graphics
• Communicate with peers and clients
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic project management concepts
• Understanding copyright, permissions, and licensing
• Obtain permission to use images of people and locations
• Understanding digital image terminology
• Understanding how color is created in digital images
• Understanding principles and techniques of design
• Understanding typographic principles
• Understanding composition terms and principles

4. Exam Objectives: Project Setup and Interface

• Set appropriate document settings
• Create a new document template
• Using elements of the Illustrator interface
• Organize and customize the workspace
• Configure application preferences
• Navigate a document
• Using rulers
• Using guides and grids
• Use views and viewing modes
• Open and import images
• Place assets
• Set fill and stroke colors
• Create and customize gradients
• Create and edit swatches and swatch libraries
• Using the Color Guide panel
• Access brushes, symbols, and patterns
• Create brushes
• Create symbols
• Create patterns

5. Exam Objectives: Organize Documents

• Work with layers
• Work with masks

6. Exam Objectives: Create and Modify Visual Elements

• Using the Pen tool
• Using the Painting tools
• Add type to a design
• Format type
• Convert type to outlines
• Make selections
• Work with groups
• Modify artboards
• Transform graphical elements
• Using Image Trace
• Using effects
• Work with graphic styles
• Expand the appearance of objects

7. Exam Objectives: Publish Digital Media

• Check documents for errors and project specifications
• Save in native file format
• Save in appropriate formats for print or screen
• Export project elements
• Package an Illustrator project

Conclusion

• Next steps