Adobe Illustrator-Foundation

At the end of this Foundation Adobe Illustrator Training Program, participants will be able to :

• The Illustrator workspace
• Essential Illustrator tools and panels
• Working with color
• Using the drawing tools
• Gradients and additional color options
• Adding and formatting text
• Placing text on a path
• Working with layers

This course is specially designed for Designers and graphic artists of all types who are new to Illustrator or have used it a little bit and want to create digital graphics, illustrations, charts, and flyers for all kinds of media: print, web, interactive, video, and mobile.

2 Days Training Outline

9.00AM - 10.30AM 
Module 1: Getting to Know the Work Area

• Working with the Tools Panel
• The Control Panel
• Working with Panels
• Resetting and saving Your Workspace
• Using panel menus
• Changing the view of Artwork
• Using the view commands
• Using the zoom tool
• Navigating multiple artboards
• Using the Navigator Panel
• Understanding rulers
• Arranging multiple documents
• Document groups
• Finding resources for using Illustrator
• Searching for a topic in the Search of Help box
• Checking for updates

10.30AM - 10.45AM Break

10.45AM - 1.00PM 
Module 2: Selecting and Aligning

• Using the Selection Tool
• Using the Direct Selection Tool
• Creating selections with the Magic Wand tool
• Selecting similar objects
• Aligning Objects
• Aligning objects to each other
• Aligning to a key object
• Aligning points
• Distributing objects
• Aligning to the artboard
• Working with groups
• Group items
• Working in isolation mode
• Adding a group
• Object arrangement
• Arrange objects
• Selecting objects behind
• Applying selection techniques

1.00PM - 2.00PM Lunch

2.00PM - 3.30PM 
Module 3: Selecting and Aligning

• Creating a new document
• Working with basic shapes
• Understanding drawing modes
• Creating rectangles
• Creating rounded rectangles
• Creating ellipses
• Creating polygons
• Working with Draw Behind mode
• Creating Stars
• Changing stroke width and alignment
• Working with line segments
• Joining paths
• Using Width tool
• Outlining strokes
• Combining and editing shapes
• Working with the Shape Builder tool
• Working with Pathfinder effects
• Working with shape modes
• Using Draw Inside mode
• Editing content drawn inside
• Using the Eraser tool
• Using Image Trace to create shapes
• Cleaning up traced artwork

3.30PM - 3.45PM Break

3.45PM - 5.00PM 
Module 4: Transforming Objects

• Working with artboards
• Adding artboards to the document
• Editing artboards
• Renaming Artboards
• Reordering Artboards
• Transforming content
• Working with rulers and guides
• Scaling objects
• Reflecting objects
• Rotating objects
• Distorting objects
• Shearing objects
• Positioning objects precisely
• Changing perspective
• Multiple Transformations
• Using the Free Distort effect

Day 2

9.00AM - 10.30AM 
Module 5: Drawing with the Pen Tool

• Creating Straight Lines
• Creating Curved Paths
• Building a Curve
• Curves and Corner Points
• Creating the violin illustration
• Selecting a curve
• Drawing a curved shape
• Drawing different kinds of curve
• Drawing a violin shape
• Creating the strings
• Splitting a path
• Adding arrowheads
• Creating a dashed line
• Editing curves
• Deleting and adding anchor points
• Convert between smooth points and corner points
• Drawing with the Pencil tool
• Editing with the Pencil tool
• Finishing the violin illustration
• Assembling the parts
• Painting the artwork

10.30AM - 10.45AM Break

10.45AM - 1.00PM 
Module 6: Color and painting

• Color Modes
• Understanding the Color Controls
• Creating color
• Building and saving a custom color
• Editing a swatch
• Using Illustrator swatch libraries
• Creating a Spot Color
• Using the Color Picker
• Creating and saving a tint of a color
• Copying attributes
• Creating color groups

1.00PM - 2.00PM Lunch

2.00PM - 3.30PM
Module 7: Color and painting (Continuation)

• Working with the Color Guide panel
• Editing a color group
• Editing colors in artwork
• Working with the Kuler panel
• Assigning colors to your artwork
• Adjusting colors
• Painting with patterns and gradients
• Applying exisiting patterns
• Creating your own pattern
• Applying a pattern
• Editing a pattern
• Working with Live Paint
• Editing Live Paint
• Working with Gap Options

3.30PM - 3.45PM Break

3.45PM - 5.00PM 
Module 8: Working with Type

• Importing a Plain Text File
• Creating Columns of Text
• Understanding Text Flow
• Working with Overflow Text and Text Reflow
• Threading Text
• Resizing type objects
• Formatting type
• Changing the Font Color
• Changing additional text attributes
• Changing paragraph attributes
• Saving and using styles
• Creating and using a paragraph style
• Creating and using a character style
• Sampling text
• Reshaping text with an envelope wrap
• Wrapping text around an object
• Creating text on open paths
• Creating text on closed paths
• Creating Text Outlines

This program will be conducted with interactive lectures, PowerPoint presentations, discussions and practical exercises

Nexam Mokhtar
Qualifications:
Corporate IT Trainer
Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) | UPM
Certification in Physical Science | KPM Matriculation College

Mr. Nexam is experienced in handling participants from the corporate as well as the public sector. He has been actively conducting training for the past 8 years and 10 years of corporate work and is a certified Microsoft, Adobe & AUTOCAD trainer. He has also worked through various age group of the participants and have a lot of experience in handling versatile participants.

To book Mr Nexam for speaking, training or consultancy engagements, please contact us at info@iTrainingExpert.com Office number: +603 8074 9056 or mobile: +6012 6869 628 | +6018 2175 123.

“Before attending the course, I wanted to know how to design using Adobe Illustrator. After the course, I understand what AI can do  and the trainer was easy to understand and engaging too.”–Dato’ Mazlan, Director, International Science Council,  Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. 

For minimum 5 and maximum 20 pax per session 

• Valid for 30 days from the quotation
• Training is from 9:00am-5.00pm
• 8% SST is inclusive in this quotation and additional participants are to be paid by the client (Not HRDC claimable)
• Course fee is HRD Corp SBL-Khas Claimable
• Total Quotation is inclusive of Trainer’s fee, Training Materials & Certificate of Achievements, Course evaluation report.
• Client is to prepare training venue, setup, training aids, refreshments and meals for trainer/ coordinator & participants

Upon successful completion of this program, you will receive a Certificate of Achievement.

1. By Credit card: You can opt to register and pay online with our latest payment integration system through our website.
2. Bank Transfer- You can also opt to bank transfer payment via local / international banks. Please send payment slip as proof of payment.
3. HRD Corp Claimable Courses Skim Bantuan Latihan Khas - Applicable to Malaysian Employer Only

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