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Follow the steps in this course with videos to build a professional brand and create stunning artwork such as business cards, flyers, posters, dynamic web banners and infographics. Get tips on making money using Adobe Illustrator so this video course pays for itself many times over. By the end, you will produce stunning artwork for your portfolio.

• What's included: Adobe Illustrator with Alice Thorpe

Course modules

• Module 1: An Introduction To Adobe Illustrator
  • Meet the designer: Alice Thorpe, graphic designer, and YouTuber
  • What does Adobe Illustrator do? Is it easy to use? (Hint: YES!)
  • Customizing your workspace: software and hardware
  • The tools: what they do and easy shortcuts
  • How to create a new document and make simple shapes

• Module 2: Getting Started: A Practical Workshop
  • Working with shapes: pen tool, shape builder, align, Bézier
  • Enhance your work: colors, light and shadows, gradients, patterns, brush strokes
  • Working with fonts: creating your own fonts, font effects
  • Applying and editing effects: Stylize, Distort, Warp, 3D
  • Combining different elements: compound path, groups, layers

• Module 3: Create Your Own Logo: From Start To Finish
  • How to put pen to paper: fine tuning your ideas and inspiration
  • Digitize your designs using image trace or the pen tool
  • Refine your design: anchor points, handles, copy, cut and paste
  • Bring your design to life with color: CC color palettes, color wheel
  • Present your work in different formats for different applications

• Module 4: Build A Professional Brand Using Illustrator
  • Build your brand identity: logo variations, fonts, colors
  • Design double-sided business cards ready for print
  • Design a flyer or poster
  • Create a dynamic web banner with images and graphics: edit, crop, erase
  • Design an infographic
  • How to correctly save and export graphics for your website, social media, and print

• Module 5: How To Make Money Using Adobe Illustrator

  • Illustrator projects that you can make and sell
  • How to put a price on your work and earn money
  • Finding clients & building your business
  • How to fine-tune your workflow and meet deadlines
  • Useful tips and tricks that design professionals love
  • Final thoughts and goodbye

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Completion of this course does not result in a degree or qualify participants to practice professionally.