AAiGL Adobe Illustrator Basics

Course INC-AAiGL

  • Duration:
    • 3 days

Dates:

  • Implementation planned - places still available
  • Implementation - probability high - still places available
  • There are no more seats available. For many courses, it may still be possible to participate online, via virtual classroom.
  • Course times: As a rule, our seminars are held from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on day 1 and from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on the following days. Changes are possible. The concrete seminar times you will find in the binding order confirmation.
18.08.2025 - 20.08.2025 Virtual Classroom
  • 1149 EUR / Person
 German
08.09.2025 - 10.09.2025 Virtual Classroom
  • 1149 EUR / Person
 German
13.10.2025 - 15.10.2025 Virtual Classroom
  • 1149 EUR / Person
 German
10.11.2025 - 12.11.2025 Virtual Classroom
  • 1149 EUR / Person
 German
08.12.2025 - 10.12.2025 Virtual Classroom
  • 1149 EUR / Person
 German

In our Adobe Illustrator training course, you will break new creative ground and get to know this comprehensive vector graphics environment with many new features in just three days. Realise your design ideas and complex graphics. Adobe Illustrator represents the future of vector graphics with its ground-breaking creative possibilities and powerful tools. Graphics for print, web and digital media can be created efficiently. Design stunning web graphics using symbols and the innovative SVG code features. Unleash your creativity after Illustrator training and use the live distortion tools. Graphics based on dynamic data and other productivity-enhancing features ensure you can publish in record time. Learn how to create fascinating designs with contours and fills in the course and discover the possibilities of this powerful creative tool step by step. In addition to design, the import and export of image data is at the centre of the course. In the course you will learn how to create web-compatible animations in Illustrator as well as how to output a drawing ready for printing. The cross-over workflow with Photoshop and other Adobe Creative Suite programmes is also covered in this Illustrator course.

On the third day of the Adobe Illustrator course, you will deepen the knowledge you have acquired in practice - using your own examples if you wish. This course also gives you the opportunity to learn how to use Wacom IntousPro pen tablets effectively in Illustrator.

Start with Adobe Illustrator

  • Important Illustrator programme settings
  • Creating a custom workspace
  • The differences between pixel images and vector graphics
  • Creating, customising and saving a new document
  • Working with rulers and guides in Illustrator
  • Zooming in and out
  • The document information panel
  • Creating a customised toolbar

Editing objects in Adobe Illustrator

  • Drawing, selecting and transforming simple objects
  • Aligning objects to each other and grouping them sensibly
  • Working with groups and layers
  • Applying and editing effects in Illustrator
  • Creating, editing and dissolving clipping masks
  • The blend tool in Illustrator
  • Selecting objects based on the same properties
  • Using symbols

Paths and custom shapes Adobe in Illustrator

  • Drawing complex paths
  • Editing paths and anchor points
  • Advanced options for contours
  • Combining paths
  • Working with individual path segments
  • Using graphic styles in Adobe Illustrator

Working with text in Adobe Illustrator

  • Formatting text
  • Differences between point and area text
  • Touch type text tool

Colours and patterns in Adobe Illustrator

  • Working with the colour palette
  • Creating and editing gradients
  • Creating and editing patterns
  • Using spot colours
  • Gradients in contours
  • Using transparency

Working with pixel images in Illustrator

  • Inserting images into a document
  • Image tracing function
  • Photoshop layer compositions

Output from Adobe Illustrator

  • Printing documents
  • Correct PDF creation from Adobe Illustrator
  • Ideal export formats
  • Providing content for mobile devices

Our Adobe Illustrator course is aimed at graphic artists and designers who want to create professional graphics for all purposes and media using the market-leading Illustrator programme.

To attend our Adobe Illustrator Basics course, we recommend that you have basic experience of working with Windows/Mac.

This training is organised in cooperation with INCAS Training und Projekte GmbH & C. KG, an Adobe Authorised Training Center (AATC)

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