Illustrator Beginner Tutorial

This beginner course provides hands-on instruction in Adobe Illustrator, covering vector drawing, shapes, selection, layers, colors, gradients, brush strokes, typography, and exporting. Learners practice with exercise files and create illustrations and typographic artwork.

Syllabus

Start
Introduction
Customizing the Workspace
Panels
Vector vs Bitmap
Creating New Documents
Basic Selection Techniques
Magic Wand Tool
Shapes
Shapes Tips and Tricks
Direct Selection Tool
Scale Tool
Rotate Tool
Layers
Eyedropper and Swatches
Working with Swatches
Creating Patterns
Expanding Appearance in Objects from Strokes
Gradients
Freeform Gradients
Working with Artboards
Exporting Assets
Shape Builder Tool
Pen Tool
Pencil Tool
Guides and Grids
Smooth Tool
Width Tool
Brush Strokes
Adding Anchor Points
Transparency and Opacity Settings
Type and Typography
Type on a Path
Appearance Panel
Exporting and Packaging
Conclusion