Illustrating with Adobe Illustrator CS3

Description

In this course, you will learn:-

• You will be able to use the Pen Tool in Adobe Illustrator to trace and colour an existing image by the end of this course.

Syllabus:-

• Overview

• Setting Up Your File, Colors, Brushes and Layers

• Outlining the Background, Snowbank and Stars

• Creating the Moon from Two Circles

• Illustration Quick Check

• Tracing the first Snowflake

• Cloning the Snowflakes

• Tracing the PENguin (using the PEN tool)

• Adding Details with the Pencil/Paintbrush

• Publishing your Outlines to a WordPress Blog (Optional)

• Saving a Copy

• Strokes and Fills

• Lighting and Gradients

• Adding Effects - Glows, Shadows and More

• Have you saved your work recently?

• 3D - Moon

• Features Checklist

• Posting to WordPress (Optional)

• Choice Illustration Overview

• Setting up your file

• C9/C13 - SubmissionInstructions (Optional)

• Live Trace and Live Paint (Extra Credit Challenge)