Adobe Illustrator for Illustration and Design

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Workspace and interface

Lecture 3: New in 2019: Scalable User Interface

Chapter 2: Creating Illustrations with Simple Shapes

Lecture 1: Selecting Objects / Moving Objects (direct selection tool and selection tool)

Lecture 2: Grouping and Isolation Mode

Lecture 3: Working with Layers

Lecture 4: Transforming Objects

Lecture 5: Reflecting Objects

Lecture 6: Lines and Strokes

Lecture 7: Working with Color: Fill, Stroke and Swatches

Lecture 8: Project: Creating a Simple Illustration with Shapes and Lines

Chapter 3: Drawing Tools

Lecture 1: Pencil and Smooth Tool

Lecture 2: Joining Paths

Lecture 3: Width Tool/Converting a Line to a Path

Chapter 4: Pathfinder Tool

Lecture 1: Pathfinder

Lecture 2: Project: Creating a Simple Illustration with Shapes, Lines and the Pathfinder

Chapter 5: Paintbrush Tool, Blob Brush Tool and the Eraser Tool

Lecture 1: Eraser Tool

Lecture 2: Blob Brush Tool

Lecture 3: Eraser Tool

Chapter 6: Pen Tool and The Curvature Tool

Lecture 1: Using the Pen Tool – Basic Concept

Lecture 2: Pen Tool – Editing Anchor Points

Lecture 3: Pen Tool – Creating Curves and Corners

Lecture 4: Using the Pen Tool to Create a Clipping Mask

Lecture 5: Pen Tool – Temporary

Lecture 6: Refining the Pen Tool – using key commands to move faster

Lecture 7: Curvature Tool

Chapter 7: Live Paint

Lecture 1: Live Paint Bucket Tool

Chapter 8: Working with Color

Lecture 1: Color Guide Panel – Temporary

Chapter 9: Working with Type and Layout

Lecture 1: Working with Type Basics

Lecture 2: Working with Guides

Lecture 3: Working with Artboards

Chapter 10: Gradients

Lecture 1: Gradients

Lecture 2: New in Ai 2019: Freeform Gradient Tool

Chapter 11: Gradient Mesh

Lecture 1: Creating Your First Gradient Mesh

Lecture 2: Using the Gradient Mesh to Make a Tomato

Lecture 3: Working with Challenging Shapes