Adobe Illustrator: Create a Quick & Easy Unique Illustration

Adobe Illustrator: Create a Quick & Easy Unique Illustration, available at $49.99, has an average rating of 3.85, with 29 lectures, 2 quizzes, based on 104 reviews, and has 3624 subscribers.

You will learn about Create powerful illustrations in minutes using Illustrator or any similar program (Photoshop, GIMP, Painter, etc) using simple techniques and basic principles. Understand image creation best practices regarding copyrights and using free stock images, original photos, and royalty-free images. Develop the ability to make illustrations that can be used online, in videos, or for print, even if you CAN'T DRAW. Make unique and inexpensive illustrated gifts for friends and family. Save and make money creating your own illustrations for yourself and others. Avoid headaches if and when you lose your work by learning the proper way to save your files. This course is ideal for individuals who are This course is for newcomers to Illustrator as well as beginners interested in learning simple and basic techniques for getting started illustrating on the computer. or Advanced traditional fine artists and illustrators looking for ways to take their natural drawing talents from their sketchbooks to a computer environment will appreciate this easy, step by step approach. or Please note this is NOT an in-depth Adobe Illustrator course. Students looking for intermediate to advanced Illustrator training would be better off taking a longer, comprehensive course. It is particularly useful for This course is for newcomers to Illustrator as well as beginners interested in learning simple and basic techniques for getting started illustrating on the computer. or Advanced traditional fine artists and illustrators looking for ways to take their natural drawing talents from their sketchbooks to a computer environment will appreciate this easy, step by step approach. or Please note this is NOT an in-depth Adobe Illustrator course. Students looking for intermediate to advanced Illustrator training would be better off taking a longer, comprehensive course.

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Summary

Title: Adobe Illustrator: Create a Quick & Easy Unique Illustration

Price: $49.99

Average Rating: 3.85

Number of Lectures: 29

Number of Quizzes: 2

Number of Published Lectures: 24

Number of Published Quizzes: 2

Number of Curriculum Items: 32

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 27

Original Price: $54.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Create powerful illustrations in minutes using Illustrator or any similar program (Photoshop, GIMP, Painter, etc) using simple techniques and basic principles.
Understand image creation best practices regarding copyrights and using free stock images, original photos, and royalty-free images.
Develop the ability to make illustrations that can be used online, in videos, or for print, even if you CAN'T DRAW.
Make unique and inexpensive illustrated gifts for friends and family.
Save and make money creating your own illustrations for yourself and others.
Avoid headaches if and when you lose your work by learning the proper way to save your files.

Who Should Attend

This course is for newcomers to Illustrator as well as beginners interested in learning simple and basic techniques for getting started illustrating on the computer.
Advanced traditional fine artists and illustrators looking for ways to take their natural drawing talents from their sketchbooks to a computer environment will appreciate this easy, step by step approach.
Please note this is NOT an in-depth Adobe Illustrator course. Students looking for intermediate to advanced Illustrator training would be better off taking a longer, comprehensive course.

Target Audiences

This course is for newcomers to Illustrator as well as beginners interested in learning simple and basic techniques for getting started illustrating on the computer.
Advanced traditional fine artists and illustrators looking for ways to take their natural drawing talents from their sketchbooks to a computer environment will appreciate this easy, step by step approach.
Please note this is NOT an in-depth Adobe Illustrator course. Students looking for intermediate to advanced Illustrator training would be better off taking a longer, comprehensive course.

This quick and dirty course will help you make original, custom illustrations using Adobe Illustrator (or any similar program) in just a matter of minutes that look professional and can be used online, in videos and animations, or for print purposes such as on a poster, letterhead, even a T-shirt or other products.

*Please note that free trial versions of Illustrator are available for download from Adobe’s website.

Save money making your own illustrations (and stop paying others to do them for you) and develop skills that can help you start making money illustrating for others. You can also use these simple techniques to make unique illustrations as free gifts for friends and family.

You also don’t need to know how to draw. There are actually a HUGE number of graphic designers who CAN NOT draw… but they make up for it by using techniques like the ones in this course and naturally, learning more about layout design, composition, color, typography, and other fundamentals of visual literacy.

You can decide how much time you will spend on each illustration which will then affect your end results. As you do more and more, you can be cranking these out in a matter of minutes and could actually make a little illustration business creating these for others on websites like Fiverr, Elance, and other freelancing websites.

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What Students Are Saying:

“What a wonderful course ! Kristen is a great teacher and quickly answers any questions that you might have. I’m really excited about applying the techniques that I’ve learned in the course.” -Diane Falck
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I’m a practicing award-winning multimedia artist and a former tenured
Associate Professor of Digital Media and Program Director of Film &
Digital Media at The American University of Rome (2006-2016). I’m currently a Visiting Associate Professor of Digital Media at the brand new American University of Myanmar in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma).�

Since 2000 I’ve been teaching students all over the world using my
tried and true custom approach (turning complex information into
something simple, memorable, easy-to-understand in as short amount of
time as possible) to ensure that you get the most important, relevant, and useful information that can be applied immediately.

New bonus lectures and resources will continue to be added and timely design advice will be provided in the discussion forum. I love to help and always respond to inquiries and discussions ASAP.

Please Note: All students who enroll in this course also will receive periodic free and discounted access to my other top-rated current and upcoming courses.

You have a 30-day, 100% money-back guarantee with no questions asked so you have nothing to lose. I make myself available so you will have access to me if you have questions or need specific feedback along the way.

Empower yourself now by enrolling in this Illustrator course and join our growing learning community! Click the “Take This Course” button in the upper right corner and let’s get started building your illustration, software, and design skills today.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Welcome! Introduction to this Beginner Illustrating in Adobe Illustrator Course.

Lecture 2: Is This The Right Course For You? How To Get The Most Out of This Course

Lecture 3: What do you Need to Start This Course?

Lecture 4: New to Adobe Illustrator? Here's the Crash Course to Get You Started.

Chapter 2: Getting Set Up: All About Copyright Issues, Layers, and Using Photos

Lecture 1: How to Get an Original Photo and More About The Techniques We Use In This Course

Lecture 2: Pit Stop. Why Using Layers Will Up Your Art-Making Game x1000

Chapter 3: Let's Do IT! Make a Custom Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

Lecture 1: Placing Your Photo as a Guide in Illustrator

Lecture 2: Setting Up Your Brush and Making a "Drawing" Layer in Illustrator

Lecture 3: Draw the Black and White Line Drawing in Illustrator

Lecture 4: Pause Here to Learn How to Save Properly and Save Yourself Pain and Suffering

Lecture 5: Adding Color: Option #1. Coloring With the Brush Tools in Illustrator

Lecture 6: Adding Color: Option #2. Use The Live Paint Bucket Tool in Illustrator

Lecture 7: Adding Color: Option #3. Cheat and Go Color It In Photoshop

Lecture 8: Saving a Final Web Version in Illustrator

Lecture 9: Saving a Final Web Version in Adobe Photoshop

Chapter 4: Extras, Resources, and Conclusion

Lecture 1: Extra: Remove Text or an Object from a Photo FREE (and fast!)

Lecture 2: Extra: Timelapse Illustration (In Photoshop) -Review and Case Study

Lecture 3: Extra: 5 Easy & Free Tools That Will Free Your Creative Soul

Lecture 4: Extra: The Only "Evergreen" Tools You Need to Know in Any Imaging Program

Lecture 5: Extra: Use the Power of Time to Make Better Designs -Case Study (in Photoshop)

Lecture 6: NEW Extra: Future of Art Panel Discussion and VR Gallery Walkthrough

Lecture 7: Photographer Credit for the Hamster Image

Chapter 5: Conclusion, Thank You, and Next Steps

Lecture 1: Conclusion. Thanks for Taking This Course. Please Review.

Lecture 2: Bonus Lecture: Let's continue working together!

Instructors

Kristen Palana
Bestselling Instructor, Artist, Nomad Professor

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2 stars: 6 votes
3 stars: 4 votes
4 stars: 31 votes
5 stars: 63 votes

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