Illustrator ACP
Take advantage of the precision of sophisticated drawing tools, natural brushes, and a host of time-savers.
Course overview
Adobe Illustrator is the most commonly used vector graphics application today and one of the most important tools for designers. This course is for graphic designers, or people transitioning into a design job or taking on design responsibilities. If you need to use Adobe Illustrator to create distinctive vector artwork for illustrations, logos, advertisements or other graphic documents this course is for you. Although you may already use Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop, you may have little or no experience with Illustrator.
We will deliver this course via Microsoft Teams which you can install for free. We can provide the Adobe licence for the duration of the course and the ACP exam will be delivered online.
What you'll learn
Adobe Illustrator software is the industry’s premier vector-drawing environment for creating scalable graphics. Digital media designers bring their unique vision to life with shapes, colour, effects, and typography by using a host of powerful functions to make fast work of their most complex designs.
With hands-on practice, we will take you from knowing nothing or just a little, to a level where you can confidently start creating vector graphics. This course will enhance your digital skills in the competitive job market. At the end of the course you will be provided with the opportunity to take an online Adobe exam and become an Adobe Certified Professional.
The course will start with an overview of the Illustrator CC. We will then begin to look at the fundamentals of vector Graphics and what illustrator can do:
- Vector vs Raster
- Basics of colour – RGB & CMYK
- Document setup
- Creating vector shapes
- Transform tools and menus
- Fill & Stroke
- Using Colour
- Colour - using Adobe online facilities
- Colour swatches
- Adobe Libraries
- Pencil and blob tool
- Pathfinder overview
- Eraser/knife/scissors
- Layers
- sub layers and groups
- Different functions of layers
- Workspace Switcher
- Artboard tool & panel
- Bringing images into illustrator
- Shape builder tool
- Saving in Illustrator
- Image trace
- Patterns
- Brushes
- Width tool
- Using transparency
- Symbols & 3D
- Selection tools - magic wand etc
- Creating type outline
- Pucker & bloat tools
- Appearance panel
- Exporting
- Libraries
- Creating type outline
- Pucker & bloat tools
- App
You will have access to online learning resources and prep exams to prepare for your Adobe exam.
Adobe Certified Professional Credential
At the end of the course you'll be able to take the Adobe Certified Professional (ACP) online exam. You'll receive ACP status on successful completion of the exam and will also receive a digital badge and certificate. The badge can be attached to your LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook profile as well as put on your email signature.
*The ACP qualification last three years
Susannah Travis - Course Lead
Susannah is the Digital Skills Team Lead and delivers a range of courses. She has over a decade of experience delivering Adobe and Microsoft courses on an individual and tailored group basis. Her aim is to enable students to achieve a high level of digital literacy to help their work and everyday lives.
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