SECTION: 1
Getting Started
11:40
SECTION: 2
Ai - Artificial Intelligence
29:51
SECTION: 3
Drawing
2:45:05
SECTION: 4
Keyboard Shortcuts
14:06
SECTION: 5
Colors & Patterns
1:31:05
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Workflow Speed
30:06
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Typography
44:24
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Lines & Strokes
13:50
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Charts & Graphs
21:07
SECTION: 10
Artboard, Layers & Pages
22:05
SECTION: 11
Images
9:14
SECTION: 12
Transform, Distort & Blend
50:13
SECTION: 13
Effects
1:11:11
SECTION: 14
Plugins
10:31
SECTION: 15
Exporting
24:53
SECTION: 16
What's Next
16:41
Class Project 05 - Graphic Styles
SECTION: 1
Getting Started
11:40
SECTION: 2
Ai - Artificial Intelligence
29:51
SECTION: 3
Drawing
2:45:05
SECTION: 4
Keyboard Shortcuts
14:06
SECTION: 5
Colors & Patterns
1:31:05
SECTION: 6
Workflow Speed
30:06
SECTION: 7
Typography
44:24
SECTION: 8
Lines & Strokes
13:50
SECTION: 9
Charts & Graphs
21:07
SECTION: 10
Artboard, Layers & Pages
22:05
SECTION: 11
Images
9:14
SECTION: 12
Transform, Distort & Blend
50:13
SECTION: 13
Effects
1:11:11
SECTION: 14
Plugins
10:31
SECTION: 15
Exporting
24:53
SECTION: 16
What's Next
16:41
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Overview
Hey there, I'm Dan Scott, an Adobe Certified Instructor with over 16 years of design experience under my belt, I'm part of the Adobe Expert program, and my online and in-person classes have been attended by more than a million people, just like you! Join me as we dive into the exciting world of Adobe Illustrator Advanced! In this course, you're not just leveling up in Illustrator, you're transforming into an Illustrator SuperHero!
In this course you will work on a bespoke brief designed to ignite your imagination, coupled with immersive course videos, you'll be crafting jaw-dropping graphics in no time. Throughout our journey together, you'll flex your creative muscles and construct projects that will elevate your portfolio to new heights. So, let's dive in and unleash your creativity!
You’ll learn:
- - How to use artificial intelligence to boost your creativity in ideation.
- - The quick way to take hand-drawn sketches and vectorize and color them.
- - The building blocks needed to set you loose on a huge variety of beautiful effects and techniques.
- - To make beautiful charts and graphs for your documents.
- - Color mastery to make quick color adjustments, Pantones, and blend it all together beautifully.
- - How to master images inside of your illustrator workflow.
- - To harness all the secret gems that'll help you level up your typography skills.
- - All the tricks of the trade for drawing complex shapes easily.
- - To double your creativity with the Transform and Distort section.
- - To speed up your personal workflow to get the most out of your creative day.
Explore the full course outline for a comprehensive list of topics that will expand your Illustrator prowess beyond imagination.
If you're already comfortable navigating the basics but want to unlock the true potential of Illustrator, then this Illustrator Advanced course is your ticket to becoming a master of Illustrator! So join me and the ranks of design superheroes and let's embark on this thrilling journey together.
Requirements:
- All you need is a copy of Adobe Illustrator, you can get a free trial from Adobe here to get started.
- A basic knowledge of Illustrator is required. I recommend watching my Illustrator Essentials course prior to embarking on this epic adventure.
Who this course is for:
- Creative adventurers who already have a basic understanding of Illustrator.
- Self-taught Illustrator enthusiasts yearning for structured guidance.
- Graduates of my Illustrator Essentials Course, hungry for more knowledge and skills.
- Visionaries who have developed their own unique Illustrator approach but crave exploration of the vast universe of tools, updates, and time-saving techniques.
What you'll learn:
- How to use Text to Vector Ai
- How to use Text to Pattern Ai
- How to use Generative Recolor
- When to use the Scissor Tool, Eraser Tool & Knife Tool
- Advanced Shape Builder Uses
- The differences between the Pathfinder Vs Shape Builder
- How to use the Join tool & Joining Path Ends
- Advanced Pen Tool Tricks
- Width Tool Advanced Techniques
- The Curvature Tool
- How to master corners with corner widget effects
- How to work with Compound Paths
- The difference between Expand & Expand Appearance
- How to create Graphic Styles
- How to make Symbols
- How to use the Smooth Tool
- Advanced use of Simplify Path
- What Live Shape Effects are for
- How to make Repeating Grids & Concentric Circles
- How to make Random Objects
- Advanced Keyboard Shortcuts in Illustrator
- How to add a Gradient on a Stroke
- How to add a Gradient in Text
- How to use the Freeform Gradient tool
- How to use Advanced Color Swatches
- How to use Global Color Swatches
- What is the difference between RGB vs CMYK color modes?
- How to proof colors
- How to use Pantone Spot Colors
- Recolor Artwork & Changing all colors at once
- How to use Blending Modes
- How to work with Images & Blending Modes
- How to make Black & White Images
- Learn Advanced Workflow Tricks
- All the Super Selection Mastery
- How to use the History Panel
- Advanced Fonts Tricks & Tips
- Use Retype to know what Font is being used
- How to put Text Inside a Letter or Shape
- How to use the Touch Type Tool
- How to add a Connected Stroke Around Multiple Shapes
- How to Offset a Stroke with Text
- How to make a Bar Chart in Illustrator
- How to make a Pie Chart in Illustrator
- Layer Power Moves
- Advanced Artboard & Pages Tricks
- How to Unlink vs Embedded Images
- How to Crop Images Rather than Mask
- How to Mask Inside Text & Multiple Shapes
- How to you use the Puppet Warp Tool
- How to use the Distort Envelope Shape & Type
- How to use the Envelope Mesh
- How to blend lines together
- How to make a Linocut Effect
- How to make 3D Gradient Lettering Blends
- How to spin text into a ring
- How to turn text into a 3D donut shape
- How to make a Duotone image effect
- How to make a Roughen Stamp Vector Effect
- How to make a Neon Sign Glow Effect
- How to use a Halftone Effect using Plugins
- Advanced Exporting Assets Tricks in Illustrator
- How to use the Dimension Tool
So what're you waiting for? Let's start the course now!
- The Curvature Tool
- How to master corners with corner widget effects
- How to work with Compound Paths
- The difference between Expand & Expand Appearance
- How to create Graphic Styles
- How to make Symbols
- How to use the Smooth Tool
- Advanced use of Simplify Path
- What Live Shape Effects are for
- How to make Repeating Grids & Concentric Circles
- How to make Random Objects
- Advanced Keyboard Shortcuts in Illustrator
- How to add a Gradient on a Stroke
- How to add a Gradient in Text
- How to use the Freeform Gradient tool
- How to use Advanced Color Swatches
- How to use Global Color Swatches
- What is the difference between RGB vs CMYK color modes?
- How to proof colors
- How to use Pantone Spot Colors
- Recolor Artwork & Changing all colors at once
- How to use Blending Modes
- How to work with Images & Blending Modes
- How to make Black & White Images
- Learn Advanced Workflow Tricks
- All the Super Selection Mastery
- How to use the History Panel
- Advanced Fonts Tricks & Tips
- Use Retype to know what Font is being used
- How to put Text Inside a Letter or Shape
- How to use the Touch Type Tool
- How to add a Connected Stroke Around Multiple Shapes
- How to Offset a Stroke with Text
- How to make a Bar Chart in Illustrator
- How to make a Pie Chart in Illustrator
- Layer Power Moves
- Advanced Artboard & Pages Tricks
- How to Unlink vs Embedded Images
- How to Crop Images Rather than Mask
- How to Mask Inside Text & Multiple Shapes
- How to you use the Puppet Warp Tool
- How to use the Distort Envelope Shape & Type
- How to use the Envelope Mesh
- How to blend lines together
- How to make a Linocut Effect
- How to make 3D Gradient Lettering Blends
- How to spin text into a ring
- How to turn text into a 3D donut shape
- How to make a Duotone image effect
- How to make a Roughen Stamp Vector Effect
- How to make a Neon Sign Glow Effect
- How to use a Halftone Effect using Plugins
- Advanced Exporting Assets Tricks in Illustrator
- How to use the Dimension Tool
So what're you waiting for? Let's start the course now!
Daniel Scott
Founder of Bring Your Own Laptop & Chief Instructor
instructorI discovered the world of design as an art student when I stumbled upon a lab full of green & blue iMac G3’s. My initial curiosity around using the computer to create ‘art’ developed into a full-blown passion, eventually leading me to become a digital designer and founder of Bring Your Own Laptop.
Sharing and teaching are a huge part of who I am. As a certified Adobe instructor, I've had the honor of winning multiple Adobe teaching awards at their annual MAX conference. I see Bring Your Own Laptop as the supportive community I wished for when I was first starting out and intimidated by design. Through teaching, I hope to bring others along for the ride and empower my students to bring their stories, labors of love, and art into the world.
True to my Kiwi roots, I've lived in many places, and currently, I reside in Ireland with my wife and kids.
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Everyone class, project time. We are going to set a task of finding somebody else's graphic style. Download it from the internet and see if you can get it going in Illustrator. Um, I want you to use the, either the text from your small business like mine would be Grenada Donuts or maybe one of the graphics that we've drawn earlier in the course. I don't mind if it's text or image, just something that you've, you know, something unique that you've made. But using somebody else's style, you can totally change the style.
Now the one thing for this class project is that it's going to be a little bit frustrating and I guess on purpose, not on purpose. I don't wanna frustrate you, but I want you to get a sense of sometimes the graphic styles can be easy to use and sometimes it can be a little bit of jiggling trying to overcome them to get them to work. Some styles I haven't been able to make work. There's no definite rule that these have to work. Somebody's made them just like you uploaded them to the internet. Some of them are better than others.
So the tasks are, download a graphic style, okay? Make it work for your small business, okay? Uh, let us know in the comments when you do post, like any frustrations that you did have or like, oh, I didn't realize it took me ages to work out X or it was this that was giving me the problems. And if you are watching this, go and look, have a scan through the last kind of like 10 comments to see what people might have had. And it might help you with your style or it might just help you educate your future self if you bump into an issue like that. Um, can you share the link to your style and where you found it as well?
Okay? Just so that if somebody goes, oh that is cool, where'd you that from? Okay, it's already there. And linkable and clickable. And then uh, take an image of your style okay? And upload it to the assignments and share it on social media.
Tag me. I'd love to see what you make. Alright. Happy hunting on the internet. Now I used um, that free pick.com website. I don't use it all the time.
I often use Invado, but that's a paid service. So just Google, uh, Adobe Illustrator graphic style library and do some hunting around 'cause these places change. They have all sorts of different rules. There's different styles around, but there's quite a few of them on there. See what you can find. The one note though is that if you end up with an EPS file, sometimes double clicking on it won't open up an illustrator.
You've gotta go to file open. Be quite deliberate when you open up an EPS file and then it will open up an illustrator. Sometimes it can open up an acrobat and all sorts of other weed stuff. It's the only gotcha you might have with the files. But yeah, happy hunting and hopefully you find a style that I don't know suits what you're doing. And I dunno, it's quite exciting when I found styles I'm like, huh, other people's stuff doing the work rather than maybe following a tutorial and kind of going through all the steps.
Just got somebody who's done it already. A little bit of fiddling but I don't know, graphic styles are awesome. Alright, that is it. Happy Homeworking not Homework class project and I'll see you in the next video once you've done your homework. No homework.
Now the one thing for this class project is that it's going to be a little bit frustrating and I guess on purpose, not on purpose. I don't wanna frustrate you, but I want you to get a sense of sometimes the graphic styles can be easy to use and sometimes it can be a little bit of jiggling trying to overcome them to get them to work. Some styles I haven't been able to make work. There's no definite rule that these have to work. Somebody's made them just like you uploaded them to the internet. Some of them are better than others.
So the tasks are, download a graphic style, okay? Make it work for your small business, okay? Uh, let us know in the comments when you do post, like any frustrations that you did have or like, oh, I didn't realize it took me ages to work out X or it was this that was giving me the problems. And if you are watching this, go and look, have a scan through the last kind of like 10 comments to see what people might have had. And it might help you with your style or it might just help you educate your future self if you bump into an issue like that. Um, can you share the link to your style and where you found it as well?
Okay? Just so that if somebody goes, oh that is cool, where'd you that from? Okay, it's already there. And linkable and clickable. And then uh, take an image of your style okay? And upload it to the assignments and share it on social media.
Tag me. I'd love to see what you make. Alright. Happy hunting on the internet. Now I used um, that free pick.com website. I don't use it all the time.
I often use Invado, but that's a paid service. So just Google, uh, Adobe Illustrator graphic style library and do some hunting around 'cause these places change. They have all sorts of different rules. There's different styles around, but there's quite a few of them on there. See what you can find. The one note though is that if you end up with an EPS file, sometimes double clicking on it won't open up an illustrator.
You've gotta go to file open. Be quite deliberate when you open up an EPS file and then it will open up an illustrator. Sometimes it can open up an acrobat and all sorts of other weed stuff. It's the only gotcha you might have with the files. But yeah, happy hunting and hopefully you find a style that I don't know suits what you're doing. And I dunno, it's quite exciting when I found styles I'm like, huh, other people's stuff doing the work rather than maybe following a tutorial and kind of going through all the steps.
Just got somebody who's done it already. A little bit of fiddling but I don't know, graphic styles are awesome. Alright, that is it. Happy Homeworking not Homework class project and I'll see you in the next video once you've done your homework. No homework.
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