Learn how to use Adobe Illustrator in this beginner's course. Start by mastering the Illustrator basics, and then learn to create effects, patterns, and more.
This free Adobe Illustrator tutorial is aimed at helping beginners learn how to use Adobe Illustrator easily and quickly. So you don’t need any previous knowledge of the software, and you don’t need design or illustration skills. We’ll start right at the beginning and work our way through each topic step by step.
If you’ve never opened Illustrator before—or maybe you’ve opened it and struggled—this course is for you! By the end, you'll know how to draw in Adobe Illustrator, how to make a pattern in Illustrator, and so much more.
If you want to get inspired by what you can create in Illustrator, check out some of the beautiful vector illustrations and patterns on Envato Elements.
1.Introduction
1.1Welcome to the Course01:43
1.2Getting Started05:58
2.How to Draw in Illustrator
2.1Setting Up Our Document04:27
2.2Drawing With Shapes and Lines21:19
2.3Grouping and Arranging13:24
2.4Drawing With the Shape Builder Tool14:17
2.5Exercise: Draw a Custom Logo10:18
2.6How to Use the Curvature Tool in Illustrator17:43
2.7How to Use the Pen Tool in Illustrator11:44
2.8How to Use the Pencil Tool in Illustrator10:24
2.9Using Brushes07:32
3.Color
3.1Working With Color08:08
3.2How to Use the Gradient Tool in Illustrator06:35
4.Type and Fonts
4.1How to Use Type and Fonts in Illustrator10:08
5.Effects and Patterns in Illustrator
5.1Liquifying and Distorting in Illustrator11:17
5.2Bending and Warping Shapes and Text06:53
5.3How to Make a Pattern in Illustrator11:44
5.4How to Vectorize an Image in Illustrator10:49
6.Exporting
6.1Exporting for Print and Web11:05
7.Conclusion
7.1What Next?01:34
