Adobe Illustrator

Learn Professional Design with Illustrator

Graphic Design4.8(111)8h 18m24 lectures4 sections

What you'll learn

  • Download Illustrator and understand its interface
  • Create designs and work with artboards
  • Draw shapes, combine and separate them
  • Copy objects and apply transformations
  • Work with symbols and colors
  • Use the Pen Tool and the cutting and joining tools
  • Write text and export files
  • Work with brushes and graphic styles
  • Add effects and use the new tools

About this course

This course teaches Adobe Illustrator for designing professional graphics, starting from downloading and installing the program. First you get to know the basic information and the interface, then create a new design and work with Artboards. After that you learn to draw shapes, alignment and guides, combining and separating shapes, copying and transformations, and working with symbols and colors. Then you move on to strokes and distortion tools, using the Pen Tool, cutting and joining tools, and writing text. You also learn about images and exporting files, working with brushes, graphic styles and adding effects. The course adds lessons on the new commands and tools in recent versions. It suits beginner designers and anyone who wants to draw and design professionally, and needs no previous experience. After finishing, you will be able to draw shapes, logos and designs, color them, add text and export them.

Expected outcomes

  • Ability to use Illustrator confidently.
  • Create professional designs that meet client needs.
  • Effectively apply drawing, coloring, and layout skills.
  • Utilize the latest version tools to enhance performance.
  • Produce innovative designs using advanced techniques.

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  • ★★★★★أمين ا.·منذ 1 شهرشاهد 92٪
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  • ★★★★★Said M.·منذ 3 شهرشاهد 100٪

    اشكرمقدم الذورة علي هادا الكرس المميز وتحياتي

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  • ★★★★★MARIA A.·منذ 4 شهرشاهد 50٪

    انا مصممة جرافيك لي عامين، ولكن هذه الدورة نقلت معلوماتي نقلة مماتزة جداً، طريقة الشرح سهلة وشاملة ومفصلة وحتى الامثلة كافية لفهم الادوات والشرح بكفاءة، بارك الله فيكم

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Course content

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Adobe Illustrator from Beginner to Pro

19 lectures
  1. Download and Install the ProgramExplains downloading and installing Adobe programs from the official Adobe website through Creative Cloud, covering subscription plans, signing in, getting the trial version and enabling Arabic language support.9:05
  2. Essential Information You NeedA quick tour of Illustrator: opening the program and creating a file, drawing shapes and objects, using the selection tools, and understanding anchor points and Paths, plus changing color and stroke thickness.24:09
  3. Program InterfaceExplains the Illustrator interface: the toolbar and adding a tool to it, arranging Panels, restoring the workspace to its original layout with Reset, and the Control bar.16:30
  4. Create a New DesignExplains creating a new Illustrator document: the difference between Vector and Raster, picking preset sizes for web and print, RGB versus CMYK, the Bleed margin, and working with several files in separate windows.17:51
  5. Working with ArtboardsExplains working with Artboards: editing document settings after creation, adding Bleed, creating Artboards in different sizes, arranging them, the Artboards panel, and why shared elements are kept in one file.25:50
  6. Drawing ShapesExplains drawing basic shapes in Illustrator, such as the rectangle, ellipse, star, polygon and line, setting their position, size and corner rounding, and changing the number of sides with arrow keys while drawing.31:53
  7. Alignment and GuidelineExplains using rulers and Guides, turning shapes into Guides, aligning elements and distributing them with equal spacing using the Align tools, and editing inside a Group.39:25
  8. Merging and Separating ShapesExplains merging and splitting shapes with the Pathfinder panel through a logo example built from a circle and rectangles, using commands like subtract and intersect, the Expand command, and the Live Paint tool for coloring.33:49
  9. Copying and TransformationsExplains copying elements in Illustrator with Copy, Paste and dragging, then applying transformations while copying using the Rotate, Reflect and Shear tools, and repeating the last transform with Transform Again.14:20
  10. Working with SymbolsExplains working with Symbols in the Symbols panel: dragging them into a design, turning a logo into a symbol, editing the master symbol so all copies update, and the symbol tools for size, transparency and spraying.9:34
  11. ColorsExplains working with color in Illustrator: RGB versus CMYK, switching between Fill and Stroke, the Swatches and Color panels, editing a Color Group, the Freeform Gradient tool and the Draw Inside option.50:34
  12. Borders and Transformation ToolsExplains Stroke properties in Illustrator: aligning the stroke inside or outside the path, arrowheads, creating a width Profile, and converting a stroke into a shape with tools such as Outline Stroke.22:18
  13. Using the Pen ToolExplains using the Pen Tool to draw shapes and redraw a logo or image as a Vector, converting sharp points into curves, adjusting anchor points, and Image Trace as an alternative method.24:30
  14. Cutting and Joining ToolsExplains tools for cutting and joining Paths: Eraser, Scissors and Knife, along with Pencil, Smooth and Path Eraser, and merging two or more paths into one by drawing over them.9:58
  15. Text WritingExplains typing in Illustrator: the Type tool for a line or paragraph, the Area Type tool for text inside a closed shape, changing text color, and the Character and Paragraph panels for font and spacing.28:32
  16. Images and File ExportingExplains adding images to a document with Place, embedding or linking them, making a Clipping Mask with a shape, packaging the file with its fonts and images using Package, and exporting Artboards as images.31:43
  17. Working with BrushesExplains using Brushes in Illustrator for drawing and calligraphy, editing a path drawn with a brush, applying a brush to a shape's outline, brush libraries, and Scatter and random distribution settings.39:50
  18. Graphic StyleExplains the Appearance and Graphic Styles panels: adding several Strokes and Fills to one shape with different sizes and colors, saving the look as a Graphic Style and applying it to other shapes and text.11:04
  19. Adding EffectsExplains adding Effects to shapes and text in Illustrator, such as Drop Shadow, Stroke, 3D, Distort and Stylize effects, and the Expand Appearance and Rasterize commands.30:09
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What's New in Illustrator 2021

2 lectures
  1. New Commands and ToolsExplains drawing overlapping circles and merging them with the Shape Builder tool to form new shapes, turning a circle into a Guide, and repeating a logo around a circle using Rotate and Transform Again.12:18
  2. Download Illustrator 2021 Lesson Assets
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What's New in Illustrator 2024

2 lectures
  1. New Commands and Tools (Part One)Covers what is new in Illustrator 2022 for 3D shapes: rotating along the axes, setting depth, materials, lighting, shadows and Ray Tracing, plus why a high resolution matters.11:39
  2. New Commands and Tools (Part Two)Covers the remaining Illustrator 2022 additions: the Rotate View tool, Select Same options for text by font, size or color, and adding Comments and sharing a design through Creative Cloud.3:34

Instructor

Ahmed Hassan Khamis

Ahmed Hassan Khamis

He has developed computer science curricula for various Arab universities and taught at Alexandria University. He has authored over 120 educational books in computer science.
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