AG402 - Intermediate Applications of Illustrator

Course Description

This course concentrates on more advanced drawing techniques, such as developing a precise way to draw by identifying and altering path points and working with Bezier curves. Learn to blend shapes and paths, create and apply patterns, and make object masks. Topics include importing images and using the image filters to enhance bitmap images. Additional topics include creating and importing custom colors, making compound paths, and applying special type effects.

In this course, you will learn to: 

• Using custom and global colors 

• Making and saving patterns 

• Blob and Bristle brushes 

• Creating and altering brushes 

• Importing, customizing, and saving gradient fills 

• Blending 

• Using the gradient mesh 

• Refining Bezier paths 

• Working with type 

• Using compound paths and the Shape Builder 

• Importing art 

• Masking 

• Applying effects to bitmaps 

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Electronic Art and Publishing Certificate : Graphics