Intermediate Adobe Illustrator

1 Day, 9:00-4:00

Course Overview

This instructor-led course, through lecture and hands-on exploration, students will hone their skills using some advanced features and tools. Students will learn how to create drawings with depth of field, vary the width of strokes, and create naturalistic painting in vector images. In order to successfully complete this course, we recommend that you first take Softek’s Introduction to Adobe Illustrator course or have equivalent knowledge.

Course Objectives

Create and edit text
Apply styles and formatting to text
Create and work with layers
Draw and transform objects in perspective
Add color with gradients and blending

Course Outline

Creating Complex Illustrations

Create a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes
Create Perspective Drawings
Create Compound Paths
Offset Paths
Erase Shapes

Enhancing Complex Illustrations

Organize Objects with Layers
Create Symbols
Create a Pattern Swatch
Create a Mesh
Create Custom Brushes
Apply Color Using Live Paint
Recolor Artwork

Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic

Trace Artwork
Adjust the Results of Tracing
Create a Custom Preset
Convert a Traced Object to Paths

Creating Special Effects

Apply Effects
Create Masks
Simplify Paths
Create Blends
Share Graphic Styles
Create 3D Effects

Working with Graphs

Create a Graph
Format a Graph

Working with Variables

Create Variables
Create Data Sets

Outputting Documents

Set Up Color Management
Preview an Overprint
Apply Spot Colors
Print a Composite Proof
Create Color Separations
Create an Adobe PDF File

Exporting Graphics for the Web and Mobile Devices

Convert Colors to Web-Safe Colors
Work with Actions
Export a File as an SWF File
Create Slices
Add Interactivity to an SVG File
Preview an Illustration for Mobile Devices

Cost and Delivery Format Options

We offer the above listed class on our public schedule and as a private group class in the following delivery formats:

Public Class: Live Virtual
Per student	$375

Private Group Class: Live Virtual
1-4 students	$950
5-8 students	$1400
9-12 students*	$1600
*$100 per additional student

Private Group Class: At Your Location
1-4 students	$1200
5-8 students	$1650
9-12 students*	$1850
*$100 per additional student

Private Group Training

Private group classes are cost effective when you have a group of students who need the same course. Volume discounts of 5% to 20% are available when five or more training days are scheduled. For classes conducted at your location, you are responsible for the classroom setup which should include:

A computer for each student (with the appropriate software installed), and
An instructor workstation connected to a visual display (e.g., projector, smartboard, etc.).

Customization

Softek can easily customize a training course that covers the specific topics you require and integrate examples relevant to your work environment. Course customization is billed at $150 per hour and covers time needed to meet, discuss, prepare, and incorporate any specific examples into the training program. Once we have a better idea of what you have in mind, we will be glad to provide a specific price quote for the customization.

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