Intro to the Illustrator Essentials Course
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Get ready to dive into the mesmerizing world of Adobe Illustrator, where we'll craft stunning looking graphics. But we won't stop at just learning the tools; we're about to unleash our creative powers by creating real-world, practical, and portfolio-ready projects. Together we will learn to:
• Master the art of drawing with simple shapes and lines.- • Unleash your creativity by combining and subtracting shapes using the Shape Builder.
- • Create advanced custom logos and graphics.
- • Explore the world of creative brushes, lines, and strokes to elevate your designs to the next level.
- • Use the Width tool to enhance your lines and strokes adding a style.
- • Conquer the pen, pencil, and curvature tools like a pro.
- • Dive into the wonderful world of fonts and the art of mastering type.
- • Use the intertwine feature to create interesting overlapping illustrations.
- • Learn the art of masking images and graphics.
- • Discover the magic of distorting, bending, warping, and liquefying illustrations.
- • Select and use color combinations like a true master of design.
- • Craft your own unique repeating patterns.
- • Transform real drawings into captivating stencil-style images.
- • Export your creations for print, web, social media, and more.
- • Acquire the techniques used by professional graphic designers.
- • Work with your own mini-brief - creating a unique Farmer's Market brand and bringing it to life.
- • Harness the power of Adobe's Generative AI features to push your creative boundaries.
- • Working with mood boards to gather inspiration.
- • Create realistic mockups to enhance your designs even further.
- • Engage in a wealth of class projects to put your skills to the test.
- • Stay ahead with a handy printable PDF cheat sheet.
- • Access downloadable exercise files to help you practice and refine your skills.
- • Benefit from forum support provided by the BYOL Teaching Assistant Team.
- • Discover professional workflows and shortcuts to work more efficiently.
- • Gain access to a treasure trove of additional resources and websites to supercharge your career.
But that's not all! I'll unveil Illustrator's hidden gems that will transform you into a pro at discovering and utilizing breathtaking vector based graphics. We'll dive into the latest Illustrator tools, including the mind-blowing Generative AI features that allow us to craft illustrations that were once thought impossible.
Whether you've never even opened Illustrator or have struggled with it in the past, I'm here to show you the easy way to create breathtaking artwork and portfolio projects to be proud of. Join me as we go from Illustrator zeros, to Illustrator superheroes!
Who this course is for
• Absolutely no previous Adobe Illustrator experience is required.- • This course is designed for newcomers to Illustrator and design in general, so no prior design, drawing, or illustration experience is necessary.
- • This is a relaxed, well-paced introduction, perfect for producing a wide range of drawings, illustrations, logos, and portfolio projects. Only basic computer skills are necessary - if you can send emails and surf the internet, you're more than capable of mastering this course.
What you'll learn
- • Drawing with Shapes & Lines
- • Drawing with the Shape Builder
- • Creating a custom logo
- • Working with Brushes
- • Drawing with the pen, pencil & curvature tool
- • Learn how to work with type & fonts.
- • How to vectorise an image in Illustrator
- • How to curve text in illustrator
- • How to trace an image in illustrator
• How to warp text in illustrator
• How to embed images in illustrator
• How to mask images & graphics.
• How to distort, bend, warp & liquefy illustrations.
• How to make 3D illustrations.
• How to make your own repeating patterns.
• How to create stencil style images from real drawings.
• How to save, print & export for Print, web & social media.
• Lots of real world exercises for you to practice.
• Loads or class projects for you to complete.
• Printable Cheat sheet.
• You will get the finished files so you never fall behind.
• Downloadable exercise files.
• Techniques used by professional graphic designers.
• Professional workflows and shortcuts.
• A wealth of other resources and websites to help accelerate your career.
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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Check out the How to earn your certificate video for instructions on how to earn yours and click the available certificate levels below for more information.
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Transcript
Hi there.
My name is Dan Scott and in this course you are going to learn
how to make beautiful graphics in illustrator.
Now you won't just learn how to use the tools,
you'll learn while creating beautiful
real world, portfolio ready projects.
So who am I?
I'm Dan and Adobe certified instructor for illustrator,
and I've been a professional designer for about 16 years now.
I've won multiple Adobe teaching awards, and my both in-person and online
courses have been attended by more than a million people just like you.
We'll start easy and fun by learning how to draw with simple shapes.
You'll then learn to start combining and subtracting those shapes
for more advanced logos and graphics.
You'll finally master the pen tool, giving us amazing creative freedom.
You'll be given your own unique mini brief
for your very own Farmer's Market product, and you'll create all sorts of graphics
to bring that brain to life.
You'll explore creative brushes, lines and strokes to enhance your designs.
You'll be empowered to create seemingly impossible illustrations
using the latest tools, including some of the new generative
AI features in illustrator.
So cool you'll master how to create and manipulate type like the professionals do.
You'll finally learn where and how to pick gray type and color combinations.
I'll share with you all of the design secrets.
Once you've mastered the tools, you'll have fun putting
your new knowledge into creative action.
Learning how to turn any old thing
into beautiful vector illustrations and thickets.
And you'll learn how to get your designs out of illustrator
ready for all sorts of different applications.
So if you've never opened up illustrator or you've opened it
and you struggled a bit with it, this, my friend, is the course for you.
We're gonna start right at the beginning and work our way through step by step.
All right, it is time.
don't miss out.
Sign up and go from illustrator zero to illustrator here.
All right.
The glasses. Yes. They are new.
Yes, they look like safety glasses, but they didn't when I bought them online.
I bought them online.
There was a handsome man in the photographs
wearing them, looking all cool and trendy, and.
Yeah, they arrived, and it looks like I should be doing some midweek.
There you go.
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