Beginner's Guide to Illustrator
In this collection of lessons, we will give you an introductory look into Illustrator by teaching you terms and definitions as well as basic tools and techniques. Software required: Illustrator CS5 and up.
What you'll learn
In this collection of lessons, we will give you an introductory look into Illustrator by teaching you terms and definitions as well as basic tools and techniques. We will start off by learning what vector graphics are as well as the different components of a vector graphic. We will then take a look how we can draw and manipulate a variety of different vector objects. After that, you will learn what object attributes are and how to change them. To wrap up this project, we will go over object organization and how we can save our work. This series of step-by-step videos was developed with artists new to Illustrator in mind, so we will be moving at a steady, easy-to-follow pace, making sure you understand terms and basic techniques. Software required: Illustrator CS5 and up.
Table of contents
- Understanding What Makes up a Vector Graphic 10m
- Selecting and Manipulating Vector Graphics 16m
- Drawing Vector Graphics 13m
- Understanding Object Attributes 12m
- Working with Color in Illustrator 11m
- Creating Type in Illustrator 10m
- Organizing Objects with Groups 8m
- Organizing Objects in the Layers Panel 10m
- Saving Our Work 4m
About the author
Eddie began teaching creative professionals over ten years ago for Digital Tutors. In 2014 Digital Tutors was acquired by Pluralsight and he continued his focus on creating high quality training for artists in both the film and games industries. With a background in graphic design and illustration Eddie has always been focused on visual appeal. This can be seen through his courses in which he shares secrets for achieving production level quality for concept art, illustrations, textures, mater... more