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We think that Illustrator is Adobe’s blue riband software. Let us take you to another level with this fantastic program.
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We used the pen tool and a blend effect to create this very simple artwork. We can show you how to do this in only minutes.
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A bit of drawing, an envelope effect and nifty use of the reflect tool. Let us help you how to create beautiful illustrations.
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We drew these eggs using one of Illustrator’s most powerful and misunderstood tools – the gradient mesh tool. Let us show you how to use it.
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This illustration consists of just three objects in total - and there was no drawing involved. Let us show you how to do this.
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Two Days – usual price £469 +VAT special discount price £399 +VAT
When it comes to Adobe Illustrator we have one guiding principle: you don’t need to be able to draw to use and excel in this program. This is the basis for all our Illustrator training. We show you how to achieve remarkable results using basic primitives such as squares and circles.
To get the most out of this Advanced Illustrator training course you will already be familiar with the program’s many tools and be able to create basic artwork. If you can do this, prepare to see Illustrator in a whole new light. During this two-day course we will be showing you the good stuff: you’ll be learning to use tools in a completely different way and creating finished artwork that you never thought you could do.
You’ll be learning how to create organic shapes using gradients meshes, and to use and edit dynamic blends that greatly simplify the design process. We’ll be revealing the awesome power of the appearance palette, one of Illustrator’s most brilliant and oft overlooked features. We’ll show you how to set up graphic styles to create objects that can be used time and again in your work.
Our celebrated Illustrator course is very popular with our clients. We’ve trained illustrators, artists, marketing professionals, graphic designers, architects, town planners, textile designers and fashion designers. All of these people have agreed that they leave the training ready to use Adobe Illustrator in a way that they could only have imagined.
What our clients say about this course
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"I really enjoyed the course and would recommend it to anybody.
I've also attended the Indesign and Photoshop courses, and enjoyed every minute of them. Great training!"
Sabine Rendall,
Islington Council
"Totally great! I am
star-struck!"
Morgan
Europa Blog
"This is so cool! I was completely oblivious to the capabilities of Illustrator. Thanks."
Subscriber,
Europa blog
"I'm just astounded that you can make Illustrator so easy. I never used the program because of it's differences to Photoshop, but now I think I'll give it a try."
Subscriber,
Europa blog
I've also attended the Indesign and Photoshop courses, and enjoyed every minute of them. Great training!"
Sabine Rendall,
Islington Council
"Totally great! I am
star-struck!"
Morgan
Europa Blog
"This is so cool! I was completely oblivious to the capabilities of Illustrator. Thanks."
Subscriber,
Europa blog
"I'm just astounded that you can make Illustrator so easy. I never used the program because of it's differences to Photoshop, but now I think I'll give it a try."
Subscriber,
Europa blog
Mastering the Pen tool
Amending, splitting, joining
and manipulating paths
Using the pencil and smooth tools
Using live trace and live paint
Using custom palettes
with live trace
Advanced brush effects
Using calligraphic, art,
scatter and pattern brushes
Using brush libraries
Editing existing brushes
Creating new brushes
Working with patterns
Defining artwork as a pattern
Using advanced transformations
Creating 3D artwork
Extruding objects
Rotating objects
Mapping artwork on to 3D objects
Lighting objects in 3D space
Advanced uses of the
appearance palette
Creating multi-stroke
and multi-fill objects
Copying appearance styles between Working with masks Transparency and blend modes
Using the grid and polar grid tools
Using the gradient mesh tool
manipulating gradient meshes
Creating painterly effects
Using the pathfinder palette
Using the align palette
Using the flare tool
Using the warp and liquify tools
Using envelope distort
and envelope meshes
Using effects and graphic styles
Using symbols
Converting objects to symbols
Using the symbol spray tool
Updating and manipulating symbols
The Actions palette
Using existing actions
Creating custom actions
Exporting actions
Amending, splitting, joining
and manipulating paths
Using the pencil and smooth tools
Using live trace and live paint
Using custom palettes
with live trace
Advanced brush effects
Using calligraphic, art,
scatter and pattern brushes
Using brush libraries
Editing existing brushes
Creating new brushes
Working with patterns
Defining artwork as a pattern
Using advanced transformations
Creating 3D artwork
Extruding objects
Rotating objects
Mapping artwork on to 3D objects
Lighting objects in 3D space
Advanced uses of the
appearance palette
Creating multi-stroke
and multi-fill objects
Copying appearance styles between Working with masks Transparency and blend modes
Using the grid and polar grid tools
Using the gradient mesh tool
manipulating gradient meshes
Creating painterly effects
Using the pathfinder palette
Using the align palette
Using the flare tool
Using the warp and liquify tools
Using envelope distort
and envelope meshes
Using effects and graphic styles
Using symbols
Converting objects to symbols
Using the symbol spray tool
Updating and manipulating symbols
The Actions palette
Using existing actions
Creating custom actions
Exporting actions
*If you cancel a course without at least five full working days warning there may be a cancellation fee.