Adobe Illustrator Introduction Evening Course

Ready to achieve your creative and career goals? Unlock your full potential and increase your employability by upskilling with London Software Training.

Adobe Illustrator is the industry-standard vector graphics software that allows you to create everything from web and mobile graphics to logos, icons, book illustrations, product packaging and billboards. Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator is a prerequisite for a variety of design, graphic, web, fashion, photography and media careers.

This Adobe Illustrator course price includes:

• Free group course re-take within 18 months
• Expert teaching from practising architects, designers and software pros
• Hands-on, practical lessons
• Tailoring of syllabus and work on your projects
• Video tutorials and digital reference book for revision and development
• LST certificate of completion for your CV and LinkedIn
• Free career guidance

All courses are available in-classroom and online. London Software Training is located in Hackney, East London. Our Adobe Illustrator Introduction course can also be taken online, the virtual classroom offers the same quality as face-to-face training.

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

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This Adobe Illustrator Introduction 4 Week Evening Course will cover the concepts of digital illustration and design and teach you everything you need to know to create incredible artwork such as maps, corporate logos, icons and complex illustrations in Adobe Illustrator. You’ll leave with the confidence to apply your newfound knowledge and broaden your creative horizons, and is ideal if you are looking to further your skills, or get a job within photography or graphic, interior and web design.

By the end of the course, you’ll be up and running with Adobe Illustrator and have the skills and confidence to use the software with ease and bring your creative ideas to life. You’ll work on exciting design projects within the course, with the aim to develop your portfolio.

Adobe Illustrator Introduction 4 Week Evening Course Outline:

• Setting up Adobe Illustrator projects
• Identify project requirements
• Establish target audience and needs
• Define media format and publishing requirements
• Identify user interface elements
• Create and select workspaces
• Navigate and zoom documents
• Create artwork
• Understand difference between vector and bitmap formats
• Apply design principles to create artwork
• Use pen and shape tools to create basic geometry
• Select and grouping objects
• Transform and modify elements
• Create and manipulate text
• Organise artwork using layers
• Create symbols
• Colours
• Select and apply colours
• Create colour swatches
• Apply and modify gradients
• Work with spot colours
• Effects and transparency
• Apply transparency to objects
• Blend elements using blend effects
• Work with bitmaps
• Place raster images
• Use the links panel to relink and update images
• Trace images using live trace presets
• Publish artwork
• Identifying common file formats
• Choose appropriate settings to optimise graphics on the screen, print and video
• Create JPEG, PDF, PNG, SVG

Please note that course delivery is available either in-class (£295) or live online (£245).

What our students say about this Adobe Illustrator course:

Francesca - One of the best courses I've done. Really enjoyed this Adobe Illustrator Introduction course and feel as though I'll be able to carry out my work much more successfully having done it.

Annie - The Adobe Illustrator course was great fun and supplied me with so many tools and shortcuts to make creative, conceptual work. Dani was very personable and catering and I loved being in such a friendly and welcoming space!

Caitlin - Great course, taught at a great pace and came out feeling a lot more confident with future projects. The class was small which allowed you to get someone to one during the day. Would definitely book onto future courses!

Our Adobe Illustrator Introduction 4 Week Evening Course is ideal for absolute beginners or anyone looking to consolidate their existing Adobe Illustrator skills within a supportive and creative learning environment.

No previous experience of Adobe Illustrator required, just a keenness to learn!

Adobe Illustrator opens up many opportunities within various industries. For example an Illustrator (average annual salary £37,000).

We offer guidance on CV and portfolio building as part of the course. You may also want to look at London Software Training’s Career Development Packages to develop your creative opportunities.

Career path:

• Videography
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Photography