Adobe Illustrator Level 1, Getting Started
Digital Illustration, Version CS4

Course Description: The vector art form of digital graphics. These classes will unveil the magic of Adobe Illustrators creativity. By the time you finish this training you will have found a whole new outlet for your vision and imagination.

Who Should Attend: Beginner digital artists. You might be a print designer, web designer, publisher, illustrator, work in pre-press, marketing, or production. Illustrator is ideal for creating logos, advertising, special effects, web design and many other type of graphic documentation.

Prerequisites: Fundamental knowledge of operating system and saving files.

Session 1 (Beginners 4 hours)
Explore the Interface
Explore the Navigation Tools
Customize the workspace and setting Preferences
Differentiate Between Raster and Vector Graphics
Draw Basic Shapes
Selection techniques
Applying a Fill and Stroke using the Swatches Panel
Pencil Tool
Drawing simple Paths with the Pen Tool and modifying paths
Drawing complex paths with the Pen Tool

Session 2 (4 hours)
Drawing basic shapes
Transformations: Resizing, rotating, reflecting
Efficient techniques for drawing and transforming
Aligning and distributing objects
Perspective drawing
Working with layers

Session 3 (4 hours)
Generating colors: CMYK color, spot color, web color
Patterns
Creating and applying gradations
Graphic Styles
Illustrator Effects introduction
Working with Text
Flow Text on a Path
Import Body Text
Import a Graphic
Proofing a Document
Wrap Text
Find and Replace Text
Fix Spelling Errors