Illustrator Training: Bootcamp

The Adobe Illustrator Bootcamp training is a comprehensive course that pairs and integrates both of our essential skills classes.  

This course is a complete foundation that starts at a beginning level and progresses to an intermediate level of mastery.

This four-day Illustrator hands-on training is an in-depth courseware using the industry standard tool for creating rich vector graphics for everything from a business card to a roadside billboard. Illustrator is not just for artists. Use Illustrator to quickly manipulate and create Acrobat PDF documents, create mocks and dashboards for prototyping, create logos, brochures and much, much more. This Adobe Illustrator course starts at a fundamental level and works through intermediate concepts including color, typography and all of the "Live" features such as Live Type, Live Trace, Live Paint, and Live Color.

Create 3D objects with artwork mapped to them. Learn to create symbol movie clips and import them into Flash to animate layer objects. Incorporate your Photoshop skills with Smart Objects. Perfect your use of the Appearance panel and create advanced clipping masks for amazing effects. Utilize the amazing gradients that can be created with the mesh tool. You will also learn how to create a variety of output files for the web, print and video.

Your instructor will cover the pitfalls, and the best practices will be followed so that you are creating artwork that can be used for print, web, video and mobile devices in this Adobe Illustrator class.

Course Outline:

• Get comfortable with the interface and workspaces
• Understand the difference between vector and raster graphics.
• Set up Artboards and control document settings
• Learn to use the basic shape tools
• Combine shapes with the Shape Builder tool
• Set up custom colors and gradients to use as Swatches 
• Draw custom precise artwork with the Pen Tool
• Format text for headlines and paragraphs
• Export artwork into various formats for print or screen usage
• Review new tools and features of the latest Creative Cloud version
• Use the Appearance panel to manage complex 
• Use Effects to create repetitive graphics
• Create 3D artwork from 2D shapes
• Understand the different Brush types and learn how to make custom Brushes
• Use Paragraph & Character Styles to control repetitive text formatting
• Use the Gradient Mesh to create detailed color blends

Prerequisites:
Basic Computer Skills on Windows or Mac

Materials:
Along with this training, you will receive:

• Adobe Authorized Training
• Student courseware and class projects
• An Adobe Nationally Recognized Course Certificate
• Conversion tools bookmark
• VIP Lumenbrite Seminars & Events
• Adobe MAX Discounts & Exclusive Events

We recommend students bring a pen/pencil and a pad of paper to take notes, and consider bringing a sweater, as sometimes classrooms are cool.

At our Houston location, we have complimentary coffee and snacks, as well as refrigerator and microwave access.