Illustrator Essentials - Learn how to create professional illustrations

This course is designed for complete beginners, with fun projects to get you introduced to the real-world applications of Adobe Illustrator.

Lectures: 9
Language: English
Skill Level: Beginner
Duration: 40:23

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Instructor

Noor Alam

Noor is a certified Graphic Designer with more than 10 years of experience. He started his career as a Graphic Design Mentor back in 2011 and has worked as a freelancer for 7 years. He is currently an E-Learning Developer at Coderstrust. Mentoring is his passion, he enjoys hard work and achieving goals. He also has a Bachelors and Masters in Business Administration majoring in Marketing.

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Instructor

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Description

This course has been purposely designed for users of all experiences, from complete beginners to existing Illustrator users, who want to take their skills to the next level. Being able to confidently work in Illustrator is an essential skill for any Graphic Designer or Illustrator, but it is an equally useful tool for Product Designers, Fashion Designers, UI/UX designers and various other areas within and outside of the creative industry.

This is a great course to unlock your potential and try out if you are interested in learning more about Graphic Design. With the skills learned in this course, you'll have a highly-desired skill that can help you get jobs and make money as a graphic designer.

Example jobs on freelancing platforms:

Flat Character Design
Modern/ Minimalist Business card design
Modern Flyer Design
Banner/Rollup Banner Design
Logo Design

With this knowledge you’ll be able to:

Become a Professional Graphic Designer using Adobe Illustrator CC.
Help you get jobs and make money as a graphic designer.
Become a successful freelancer.

Prerequisites and requirements

Adobe Illustrator CC
Computer/Laptop with 8 GB of Ram
Good Internet Connection

Curriculum

Chapter 00: Coderstrust
0:48m
- C0.01: Welcome to your learning journey!
  Resource
- C0.02: What is Coderstrust?
  Video
- C0.03: Coderstrust & You
  Resource
- C0.04: Setting goals
  Resource
- C0.05: Join our Community
  Resource
- C0.06: How it works: Assignments
  Resource
- C0.07: How it works: Quiz
  Resource
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
1:7m
- Introduction
  Video
CHAPTER 2: Fundamentals of Graphic Design
9:56m
- 2.1 Type of Graphics and Medias
  Video
- 2.3 Why we use Illustrator
  Video
- 2.2 Color modes and resolutions
  Video
CHAPTER 3: Illustrator Interface and Navigation
14:6m
- 3.1 New File or Document Setup
  Video
- 3.2 Workspace and Panels
  Video
- 3.3 Illustrator zooming, screen modes, navigation and undo-redo
  Video
CHAPTER 4: Working with Objects and Shapes
61:59m
- 4.1 Creating objects using shape tools and color apply
  Video
- 4.2 Direct Selection Tools, Copy and Paste options
  Video
- 4.3 Lock and Unlock, Hide and Show All and Arrange Function
  Video
- 4.4 Scale, Shear, Lasso Tools and Magic Wand tools
  Video
- 4.5 Clipping Mask, Rotate, Reflect and Free Transform Tools
  Video
CHAPTER 5: Appearance and Path Options
35:19m
- 5.1 Eyedropper _ Gradients
  Video
- 5.2 Mesh Tools and Blend Tools
  Video
- 5.3 Offset path, Split Into Grid _ Compound Path
  Video
CHAPTER 6: Alignment, Stroke and Panels
39:8m
- 6.1 Ruler, Guides _ Alignment
  Video
- 6.2 Stroke Panel and Expand
  Video
- 6.3 Layer Panel, Transparency Panel and Transform Panel
  Video
CHAPTER 7: Pen Tools, Typography and Shape Builder
58:46m
- 7.1 Pen Tools
  Video
- 7.2 Type Tools _ Outline
  Video
- 7.3 Shape Builder
  Video
CHAPTER 8: Art Board Tools and Exports
12:7m
- 8.1 Art Board Tools
  Video
- 8.2 Save File and Export options
  Video
CHAPTER 9: Project 1 - Flat Character Design
23:43m
- 9.1 Flat Character Design
  Video
CHAPTER 10: Project 2 - Business Card Design
54:44m
- 10.1 Document Setup for Business Card
  Video
- 10.2 Modern Trends
  Video
- 10.3 Inspiration
  Video
- 10.4 Understanding the layout
  Video
- 10.5 Creating business card shapes
  Video
- 10.6 Working with text
  Video
- 10.7 Export
  Video
CHAPTER 11: Project 3 - Flyer Design
47:13m
- 11.1 Modern Trends and Layout
  Video
- 11.2 Flyer Design
  Video
Chapter 12 : Project 4 - Banner Design
32:42m
- 12.1 Part-1 Banner Design
  Video
- 12.2 Part-2 Banner Design
  Video
- 12.3 Part-3 Banner Design
  Video
Chapter 13 : Project 5 - Logo Design
26:9m
- 13.1 Part-1 Logo Design
  Video
- 13.2 Part-2 Logo Design
  Video
- 13.3 Part-3 Logo Design
  Video
Conclusion
0:47m
- One Last Step : Verification
  Resource
- Conclusion
  Video

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