Adobe Illustrator CC
Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics design program used to create
Illustrator CC - About this Course
Illustrator is a popular tool for graphic designers, web designers, and visual artists. It's used to create vector images, which are made up of points, lines, shapes, and curves based on mathematical formulas. This allows the images to be scaled up or down without losing quality, making them suitable for a wide range of uses. This course is designed so that you learn hands on projects that can be used as part of your portfolio. Projects are broken down into beginning, intermediate and advanced. It is recommended that you follow the project sequence that is laid out since each project builds on the previous knowledge gained from the earlier projects in the series. After completing the projects students should take the certification prep tests and certification prep projects before taking the Adobe Illustrator industry certification exam.This course is designed so that you learn hands on projects that can be used as part of your portfolio. Projects are broken down into beginning, intermediate and advanced. It is recommended that you follow the project sequence that is laid out since each project builds on the previous knowledge gained from the earlier projects in the series. After completing the projects students should take the certification prep tests and certification prep projects before taking the Adobe Illustrator industry certification exam.
Digital Multimedia Designer, Creator, & Instructor
My approach to project based learning builds student confidence, knowledge, and creativity.
- Beginning : Basic user interface
- Intermediate : tools, layers, styles
- Advanced Projects: adjustments, masks,
- Certification Prep: tests prep
- Certification Resources: online resources
- Certification Exam: certiport.com
Illustrator projects build not only skills but also a rich portfolio of all of your work that can be used for applying to to universities, colleges, and skilled jobs in the real world.
Illustrator Resources
I have spent my career training, certifying and teaching state of the art engineering, multimedia, digital design, graphic design, web design and animation courses. I am highly educated, certified in numerous technical applications and have obtained several degrees at highly rated colleges and universities.
Free Project Resources
The following are links to free fonts, brushes, textures, and image resources for your projects:
- dafont:Free fonts
- brusheezy: Free Potoshop Brushes and Patterns
- unsplash: Free backgrounds and images
- Pexels: Similar to Unsplash, Pexels provides a vast library of free stock photos.
- Pixabay: Another popular site with a large collection of free images.
- FreeImages: Provides free stock photos with specific usage rights.
- Dupe, Kaboompics, Stocksnap: Other free stock photo sites
- Adobe Stock: Offers a free trial and access to some free images, along with options for purchasing stock photos and vectors.
Illustrator Tutorials online
This course has numerous projects associated with it in the Illustrator Projects section below. Click on the Illustrator Projects link on the left to access the projects. The links below are other websites that have great video and step-by-step tutorials that you can also access to learn Illustrator and create cool portfolio pieces:
Illustrator Project Folder Setup
Before beginning any of the projects below you need to create a folder storage location on your local computer (or on your cloud storage) to store all of your projects, files, and resources. To do this follow the directions below:
- Navigate to your local Documents folder (or cloud storage) on your computer.
- Click on the new folder icon
- Create a new folder called ILLUSTRATOR-PROJECTS inside your documents folder.
- Open the folder LLUSTRATOR-PROJECTS
- Create a new folder inside by clicking on the new folder icon.
- Rename this folder 1-project. Continue to create project folders for all of your future Illustrator projects and name them 2-project, 3-project, 4-project, etc. up to the last folder 12-project.
Illustrator Projects
The images below are links to the individual projects for this course. The projects become progressively more challenging as you follow them from Project 1 through Project 12. Click on the zoom icon to view a larger version of the image or click on the chain icon to access the project's step-by-step instructions, videos, and other project resources.
Illustrator Industry Certification Domain Test Prep
The test prep resources below are practice test resources that will help prepare you for the Industry Certification Exam.
Domain 1 Working in the Design Industry
This objective covers critical concepts related to working with colleagues and clients as well as crucial legal, technical, and design-related knowledge. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe Acrobat CC Certification Exam.
Domain 2 Project Setup and Interface
This objective covers the interface setup and program settings that assist in an efficient and effective workflow, as well as knowledge about ingesting digital assets for a project. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe Acrobat CC Certification Exam.
Domain 3 Organizing Documents
This objective covers managing document structure, such as layers and tracks, for efficient workflows. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe Acrobat CC Certification Exam.
Domain 4 Creating and Modifying Visual Elements
This objective covers core tools and functionality of the application, as well as tools that affect the visual appearance of document elements. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe Acrobat CC Certification Exam.
Domain 5 Publishing Digital Media
This objective covers saving and exporting documents or assets within individual layers or selections. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe Acrobat CC Certification Exam.
Domain 1-5 Test
Now that you have completed all of the projects and reviewed the Illustrator Domains 1-5, access sample test questions and tasks to finish preparing for the Adobe Illustrator Industry Certification Exam.