Description
This one-day advanced course will cover some of Adobe Illustrator’s more advanced artwork creation tools and techniques. You will learn how to create more complex shapes and graphics, work with symbols and with masking. The course will also cover how to convert raster graphics into vectors, how to apply effects and how to work in perspective.
Delegates will learn how to
- Create complex shapes using the Shape Builder and Pathfinder tools
- Import raster images and convert them to editable vector graphics
- Create and manage Illustrator symbols
- Work with clipping and opacity masks
- Apply blends to objects
- Apply Illustrator effects, including 3D
- Use tools to help create artwork in perspective
Outline
Creating complex shapes
- The Pathfinder panel
- Compound objects
- The Shape Builder Tool
Tracing artwork
- Vector and raster graphics
- Tracing
- Outlines
Working with symbols
- Introducing symbols
- Working with symbols
- Symbol sets and symbolism tools
Masking and blending
- Masking objects
- Blending objects
Object effects
- Basic effects
- 3D effects
Drawing in perspective
- The Perspective Grid Tool
- Custom Perspective Grids
- Creating artwork in perspective
Prerequisites
Taking the course Adobe Illustrator Introduction