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Adobe Illustrator for Beginners

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Adobe Illustrator
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1.1 Welcome to the Course

Welcome to this free course, which will teach you how to use Adobe Illustrator from the ground up. In this video, I’ll introduce myself and give a brief outline of what is covered in this Illustrator basics course.

1.Introduction
2 lessons, 07:41

1.1
Welcome to the Course
01:43

1.2
Getting Started
05:58

2.How to Draw in Illustrator
9 lessons, 1:51:08

2.1
Setting Up Our Document
04:27

2.2
Drawing With Shapes and Lines
21:19

2.3
Grouping and Arranging
13:24

2.4
Drawing With the Shape Builder Tool
14:17

2.5
Exercise: Draw a Custom Logo
10:18

2.6
How to Use the Curvature Tool in Illustrator
17:43

2.7
How to Use the Pen Tool in Illustrator
11:44

2.8
How to Use the Pencil Tool in Illustrator
10:24

2.9
Using Brushes
07:32

3.Color
2 lessons, 14:43

3.1
Working With Color
08:08

3.2
How to Use the Gradient Tool in Illustrator
06:35

4.Type and Fonts
1 lesson, 10:08

4.1
How to Use Type and Fonts in Illustrator
10:08

5.Effects and Patterns in Illustrator
4 lessons, 40:43

5.1
Liquifying and Distorting in Illustrator
11:17

5.2
Bending and Warping Shapes and Text
06:53

5.3
How to Make a Pattern in Illustrator
11:44

5.4
How to Vectorize an Image in Illustrator
10:49

6.Exporting
1 lesson, 11:05

6.1
Exporting for Print and Web
11:05

7.Conclusion
1 lesson, 01:34

7.1
What Next?
01:34

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Daniel Walter Scott
Daniel Walter Scott
Sharing is who I am, and teaching is where I am at my best. Teaching is my meaningful way to be a part of the creative community. I'm a digital designer & certified Adobe instructor. I've also won multiple Adobe teaching awards at their annual MAX conference. I grew up in New Zealand & now live in Ireland. I’ve spent a long time watching others learn, and teach, to refine how I work with you to be efficient, useful and, most importantly, memorable. I want you to carry what I’ve shown you into a bright future.
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