Drawing with Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator 2024    |    Beginner
  • 14 videos | 1h 35m
  • Includes Assessment
  • Earns a Badge
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The basic metaphor surrounding Adobe Illustrator's drawing platform is vector art, meaning lines and curves that can mathematically scale up or down without the common problems associated with bitmap image scaling. It also has sophisticated, professional level color capabilities, making it the drawing tool of choice for professional designers. In this course, you'll learn about drawing with Adobe Illustrator, beginning with working with color, selecting colors and swatches, advanced color techniques, and alignment, distribution, and grid creation tools. Then you'll delve into working with paths, drawing with Illustrator, creating flares, creating graphs, and working with symbols. Finally, you'll explore how to draw with perspective and how to slice Illustrator projects and save them as web-ready images.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
    Provide an overview of color models and spaces and how they’re used in adobe illustrator
    Demonstrate techniques for working with colors and swatches in adobe illustrator, including selecting colors and modifying swatches
    Leverage advanced color techniques in adobe illustrator, including making color adjustments, working with color groups (harmonies), recoloring artwork, and gradient creation
    Use adobe illustrator’s align and distribute features and how to draw rectangular and polar grids
    Create and edit path segments and anchor points in adobe illustrator
    Use illustrator’s shape and pen tools along with various techniques to draw recognizable objects
  • Draw and edit flares in adobe illustrator to create captivating lighting effects
    Work with graphs using illustrator’s graph tools
    Create symbols in adobe illustrator
    Use the symbol tools in adobe illustrator
    Add perspective to drawings in adobe illustrator using the perspective grid
    Demonstrate how to slice illustrator projects into separate web-ready images in adobe illustrator
    Summarize the key concepts covered in this course

IN THIS COURSE

  • 1m 1s
    In this video, we will discover the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS
  • 14m 32s
    After completing this video, you will be able to provide an overview of color models and spaces and how they’re used in Adobe Illustrator. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Selecting Colors and Swatches
    6m 9s
    In this video, we will demonstrate techniques for working with colors and swatches in Adobe Illustrator, including selecting colors and modifying swatches. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Using Advanced Color Techniques
    7m 43s
    In this video, you will learn how to leverage advanced color techniques in Adobe Illustrator, including making color adjustments, working with color groups (harmonies), recoloring artwork, and gradient creation. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Using Alignment, Distribution, and Grid Creation Tools
    8m 57s
    During this video, discover how to use Adobe Illustrator’s align and distribute features and how to draw rectangular and polar grids. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Working with Paths
    11m 29s
    In this video, find out how to create and edit path segments and anchor points in Adobe Illustrator. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Drawing with Illustrator
    7m
    During this video, you will learn how to use Illustrator’s shape and pen tools along with various techniques to draw recognizable objects. FREE ACCESS
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    8.  Creating Flares
    3m 49s
    Discover how to draw and edit flares in Adobe Illustrator to create captivating lighting effects. FREE ACCESS
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    9.  Creating Graphs
    7m 27s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to work with graphs using Illustrator’s graph tools. FREE ACCESS
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    10.  Creating Symbols
    7m 25s
    In this video, find out how to create symbols in Adobe Illustrator. FREE ACCESS
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    11.  Working with the Symbol Sprayer Tools
    5m 6s
    Learn how to use the symbol tools in Adobe Illustrator. FREE ACCESS
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    12.  Drawing with Perspective
    8m 29s
    In this video, discover how to add perspective to drawings in Adobe Illustrator using the perspective grid. FREE ACCESS
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    13.  The Slice Tool
    5m 8s
    In this video, we will demonstrate how to slice Illustrator projects into separate web-ready images in Adobe Illustrator. FREE ACCESS
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    14.  Course Summary
    45s
    In this video, we will summarize the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS

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