Illustrator Fundamentals Part 2

You have created simple artwork by using the basic drawing and painting tools available in Adobe® Illustrator®. You now want to use advanced tools, options, and effects to create complex artwork. In addition, you want to ensure that your artwork is ready for commercial printing and also save it for the web. In this course, you will draw complex illustrations and enhance them by using various painting options. You will also use painting tools, manage colors, format type, work with effects, prepare artwork for commercial printing, and prepare graphics for the web.

This course is a great component of your preparation for the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator exam.

This course is the second part of a two-course series that covers the skills needed to gain a foundational understanding of Illustrator.
– Adobe Illustrator (2020): Part 1
– Adobe Illustrator (2020): Part 2 (this course)

Completion of this course will earn 0.575 CEUs.

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to use Adobe Illustrator to create complex illustrations, format illustrations and type, and prepare documents for print and web.

You will:
– Draw complex illustrations
– Enhance artwork by using painting tools
– Customize colors and swatches
– Format type
– Enhance the appearance of artwork
– Prepare content for deployment
– Set up project requirements

Target Student:
This course is intended for designers, publishers, pre-press professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people taking on design responsibilities who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents.

Prerequisites:
To ensure your success in this course, you should be familiar with basic computer functions such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with Windows. You should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files.

Familiarity with basic design terminology, such as palettes, color modes, shapes, text, and paths, is highly recommended.

You can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations course:

– Adobe® Illustrator® (2020): Part 1