Affirm Consulting Courses

Illustrator - Level One Outline

General Course Information: As courses can be customised to suit, condsider this as a general guide. Face-to-face courses are offered, but not restricted to, the Sydney metropolitan area. Other requirements will be considered on request.

Description: This course is an introduction for students who would like to learn how to use the Adobe Illustrator graphics program.

Learning Outcomes - on completion participants will be able to:

• Manipulate palettes and navigate in the Illustrator environment
• Create and modify paths using the Pencil, Pen, Erase, and Selection tools
• Draw and edit geometric objects
• Apply fill and stroke attributes, colours, gradients, and transparency to objects and paths
• Use layers to manage complex illustrations
• Enter and format type, and create type effects
• Prepare Illustrator files for print and for Web use

Target Audience: Designed for participants interested in creating either basic or complex illustrations who have little or no knowledge of Illustrator.

Prerequisites: Participants should have basic computer skills and be proficient using mouse and keyboard.

Methodology: A hands-on approach is taken during this course. The exercises are designed to impart relevant skills and knowledge through practice.