À propos
As an artist or illustrator when you get an idea in your head, you want to create it. You don’t want to spend hours figuring out how your design program works or where to find the tools you need.
Fast-track your knowledge by signing up for this easy-to-follow Adobe Illustrator online course with videos compiled by graphic designer Alice Thorpe. Learn Adobe Illustrator fast as Alice shows you the shortcuts, tips and techniques to get the maximum out of this top design program.
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.
Conditions requises
International Open Academy courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required to study with us. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Leçons
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
Carrière
Who is this course for?
- All graphic designers and digital artists need to know the market leader in graphics editor and design programs
- Existing Illustrator users looking for a quick way to learn exactly what the program does, including shortcuts and what the different tools do
- Any small business owner or entrepreneur who needs marketing material or is building their own website
- Social media managers who want to create eye-catching infographics and posters to engage viewers
Opportunités de carrière
- Anyone who works in marketing will benefit from knowing how to use Illustrator to create artwork such as brochures, media packs, posters and flyers for print, web or social media
- Web designers and bloggers can create their own banners, custom buttons and original artwork
- Social media managers can create infographics, ads and other material for their posts
- Being able to use Illustrator will be a welcome skill in any business - you can be that go-to person when they need worksheets, publicity material, invitations, and anything creative.
Certification
Vous devrez suivre chaque leçon dans son intégralité et répondre aux examens à la fin de chaque module de cours. Si votre taux de réussite dépasse 55 % à chaque examen, vous avez alors droit à un certificat de réussite ou à d'autres options d'accréditation pour reconnaître votre réussite.
La plupart de nos cours vous rapporteront des crédits via la formation continue (CE) / le développement professionnel continu (CPD). Les points CE/CPD sont acceptés et reconnus par les organismes membres professionnels et les établissements universitaires aux États-Unis et dans le monde.
Tous les cours sont accrédités par l'International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org) et l'Association internationale des collèges privés d'enseignement professionnel (www.iapcc.org). Lorsqu'ils terminent avec succès un cours, les étudiants peuvent choisir d'acheter un certificat ICOES reconnaissant la réussite auprès de cette institution tierce.
Creator
Alice Thorpe
Expertise: Graphic Design
Alice Thorpe is a UK based content creator specializing in graphic design and has been sharing her knowledge, tips, and tricks for her audience all over the globe since 2014. Alice is known as a seasoned graphic designer and illustrator and has first-hand experience working with international clients, whilst amassing a global following of over 100,000 across her social media platforms. Her career mission is to share the journey of being a 20-something freelance graphic designer and creative, thus encouraging and inspiring others to pursue their goals.
Adobe Illustrator with Alice Thorpe 
3376 étudiants. Accrédité par ICOES. Certifié par IAPCC et CPD.
3376 étudiants.
Accrédité par ICOES.
Certifié par IAPCC et CPD.
À propos
As an artist or illustrator when you get an idea in your head, you want to create it. You don’t want to spend hours figuring out how your design program works or where to find the tools you need.
Fast-track your knowledge by signing up for this easy-to-follow Adobe Illustrator online course with videos compiled by graphic designer Alice Thorpe. Learn Adobe Illustrator fast as Alice shows you the shortcuts, tips and techniques to get the maximum out of this top design program.
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.
Conditions requises
International Open Academy courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required to study with us. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Leçons
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
Carrière
Who is this course for?
- All graphic designers and digital artists need to know the market leader in graphics editor and design programs
- Existing Illustrator users looking for a quick way to learn exactly what the program does, including shortcuts and what the different tools do
- Any small business owner or entrepreneur who needs marketing material or is building their own website
- Social media managers who want to create eye-catching infographics and posters to engage viewers
Opportunités de carrière
- Anyone who works in marketing will benefit from knowing how to use Illustrator to create artwork such as brochures, media packs, posters and flyers for print, web or social media
- Web designers and bloggers can create their own banners, custom buttons and original artwork
- Social media managers can create infographics, ads and other material for their posts
- Being able to use Illustrator will be a welcome skill in any business - you can be that go-to person when they need worksheets, publicity material, invitations, and anything creative.
Creator
Alice Thorpe
Expertise: Graphic Design
Alice Thorpe is a UK based content creator specializing in graphic design and has been sharing her knowledge, tips, and tricks for her audience all over the globe since 2014. Alice is known as a seasoned graphic designer and illustrator and has first-hand experience working with international clients, whilst amassing a global following of over 100,000 across her social media platforms. Her career mission is to share the journey of being a 20-something freelance graphic designer and creative, thus encouraging and inspiring others to pursue their goals.