Illustrator 2025 Essential Training

Introduction

• Learn the essentials of Adobe Illustrator
• What you should know
• Installing Illustrator
• Anchor display

1. Illustrator Environment

• Illustrator workspace
• Navigation

2. Selection

• Primary selection tools
• Other selection methods

3. Shape and Line Tools

• Drawing basic shapes
• Drawing with the Line tools

4. Path Drawing

• The Pen tools
• Challenge: Drawing practice
• The Pencil tool
• The Brush tool
• Eraser tools
• Improving paths

5. Transforms

• Transforms and Transform Again
• Transform Each
• Other essential transform tools

6. Color

• Color models in Illustrator
• Swatches and color groups
• Global and Spot colors
• Using tints
• The Color Guide panel
• Recoloring artwork

7. Gradients

• Linear gradients
• Radial gradients
• Freeform gradients
• Stroke gradients

8. Strokes

• Stroke attributes
• Dashes, dots, and arrowheads
• Variable width strokes

9. Brushes

• Using brushes
• Make calligraphic brushes
• Make art brushes
• Make scatter brushes
• Make bristle brushes
• Brush colorization
• Other brush options
• The Blob Brush

10. Organizing Content

• Aligning objects
• Aligning points
• Changing the stack order
• Using draw modes
• Using layers
• Template layers

11. Groups

• Working with groups
• Using symbols
• Symbol sets
• Live Paint

12. Drawing Made Easier

• Compound shapes and paths
• Shape modes and pathfinders
• The Shape Builder
• Clipping Masks
• Intertwine
• Using blends
• Using repeats
• Objects on a path
• Challenge

13. Using Grids and Guides

• Using grids and guides
• Making guides from objects

14. Patterns

• Creating a pattern
• Text to Pattern
• Transforming patterns
• Making a Pattern Brush

15. Appearances

• The power of appearances
• Illustrator vs. Photoshop effects
• Graphic styles

16. Transparency

• Transparency and blend modes
• Opacity masks

17. Type

• Using point type
• Using area type
• Type on a path
• The Touch Type tool
• Retype

18. Images and Files

• Placing files
• Embedding images
• Vectors from pixels

19. Generative Content

• Text to vector
• Shape Fill

20. Artboards

• Working with artboards
• Organizing artboards

21. Output

• Mockup
• Export files
• Asset Export
• Packaging files

Conclusion

• Next steps