Illustrator Quick Start
Offered By: LinkedIn Learning
Course Description
Overview
Learn the very basics of Illustrator in 30 minutes. Discover how to draw and transform shapes, work with color and text, and more in this quick start guide.
Learn Adobe Illustrator on your lunch break. This short introductory course teaches you the basics of this industry-standard vector art tool in 30 minutes. Once you have these fundamental techniques out of the way, you can move on to more in-depth training and hone your skills in the areas you want to focus. Instructor and Illustrator expert Tony Harmer takes you through a complete project from start to finish. Start here to learn how to draw and transform basic shapes, use colors and gradients, apply complex adjustments with layers, and add vibrant text.
Learn Adobe Illustrator on your lunch break. This short introductory course teaches you the basics of this industry-standard vector art tool in 30 minutes. Once you have these fundamental techniques out of the way, you can move on to more in-depth training and hone your skills in the areas you want to focus. Instructor and Illustrator expert Tony Harmer takes you through a complete project from start to finish. Start here to learn how to draw and transform basic shapes, use colors and gradients, apply complex adjustments with layers, and add vibrant text.
Syllabus
Introduction
- Getting started with Illustrator 2020
- Project setup
- Draw with shape and line tools
- Use a pathfinder
- Add gradients
- Building with shapes
- Using the Free Transform tool
- Using the Blend tool
- Add text
- Draw a curved path
- Add text on a path
- Modify the appearance of text
- Add a texture Layer
- Next steps
Taught by
Tony Harmer
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