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Illustrator CS5 / CS6

Illustrator is a vector drawing software that lets you draw and reproduce graphics. With this software you will be able to create your own logos, posters, business cards and any project for printing or web.

This program is widely used in the field of fashion, construction and communication.... In this course you will learn how to effectively used Illustrator software and discover all the essential functions to quickly produce vector illustrations, while saving time by using the right tools.

Objectives

Here are all of the themes encompassing the whole training. For a 3-hour bloc, 4-5 themes can be viewed.

Basics of Illustrator

  • - Vector and Bitmap Graphics
    - The logical layers
    - The Pen

Workspace main screen

  • - Tools
    - Palettes
    - Layers
    - Zoom
    - Guides and Grid

Vector drawing

  • - Simple shapes
    - Pen
    - Pencil
    - Brush
    - Direct selection
    - The pencil
    - The brush and forms
    - Symbols

Objects

  • - Background and outline
    - The successive plans
    - Stacking order
    - Association and dissociation
    - Locking and unlocking
    - Hiding and re display objects

     

Pins

  • - Show Ruler
    - Move pins
    - Lock / unlock a landmark
    - Hide Guides
    - Clear Guides

The plots

  • - Anchors plotting
    - Open & Closed
    - Continuous trace & discontinuous

Working with text

  • - Free text, curvilinear and captive
    - Layout
    - Import text
    - Vectorization text
    - Effects of perspective

Staining

  • - Swatches, styles and gradients
    - Contour Gradients
    - Creation of a background pattern; i) Mosaic; ii) Repetitive

Layer Management

  • - Overlay plots
    - Stacking of layers
    - Nesting

Recording format, print and export

  • - Basic Recording
    - Other vector formats
    - Color Separation
    - Formats for printing the paper or Web

The Pathfinder

  • - Meeting, subtraction and intersection of multiple paths
    - Exclusion

3D effects

  • - Extrusion and biseautag

 

  • Learners

  • This course is intended for people and companies in the field of communication, construction, fashion, or anybody wanting to do their own grafic materials.

Trainer

Ghazi Jait  is a trainer with more than 10 years experience in administrative and graphique design softwares either as a user or as a trainer.

He offers group and private courses to people and companies in many field but most happens to be in the field of print and web communications. He also collaborated with other training centers.

After completed his training at LaSalle College in graphic design and multimedia, he started to work as a graphic designer for various companies. From there, his passion for training took over and he is offering his courses either in company, in our public sessions where all are welcome to attend or via videoconferences where distance is not a problem.

Finally, M. Jait continuously keeps his knowledge up to date by taking refresher courses offered by the software producers or by doing Internet search to complete the various mandates that he undertake.

Languages

Training is available in French only.

How can you take this training?

1
Public session*
This training will not be available for Winter-Spring 2018.
2
Webinar
Some of our courses are available online. This course will not be available for Winter-Spring of 2018.
3
In your business
Our teachers can train at your place of business. For more information, contact us

* Thank you for considering our trainings. We wish to inform you that public courses require a minimum number of participants which may vary according to the training. If this number is not reached, the course may be cancelled or postponed to a later date. Moreover, the training location could be modified. If such a change were to occur, you would be notified at least 48 hours in advance.


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