Adobe Illustrator
Contact details
Cari Jansen
Adobe Certified Instructor
Member Adobe Influencer (Australia/New Zealand) and Training Partner Programs
Public Speaker
Print and Electronic Publishing Consultant
Founder & Chapter Representative of Perth InDesign User GroupEmail: inquiry ‘at’ carijansen.com
Mobile: +61 417 972 883
Twitter: http://twitter.com/carijansen
Adobe Illustrator Training
Cari Jansen is Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Illustrator. Based in Perth, she’s the founder and chapter representative of the Perth InDesign User Group, and frequent speaker at (e)Seminars and workshops and frequently posts tips and tricks on her blog. She delivers Adobe Illustrator training with great passion throughout Australia (Perth, Canberra, Hobart, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin etc.).
As an instructor, Cari specialises in delivery of on-site tailored training and workshops. From one-on-one training, train-the-trainer training, to group training. Contact her to arrange short-session training (minimum length 3-hrs) or one-day or multiple-days training or even a company workshop.
The following are just a range of topic areas that can be covered during your Illustrator training.
Introduction to Illustrator
- Understand how Illustrator’s Tools, Workspaces, Panels and Navigation tools help you get on your way.
- Learn how to create New documents for Web, Print or Video
- Learn how to work with mutliple Artboards, edit artboard sizes and export mutliple artboards to a multipage PDF.
Working with shapes, layers and clipping groups etc.
- Learn how to draw and edit paths from scratch using the Pen and Pencil Tools.
- Learn how to select objects in Illustrator using a range of different tools (Selection tools, Lasso, Magic Wand etc.)
- Learn how to work with Illustrator’s basic Shape Tools, to develop artwork
- Learn how to make building shapes easier using the Pathfinder, Shapebuilder
- Learn how to work with Layers in Illustrator
- Learn how to work with Clipping Groups and Opacity Masks to isolate parts of your artwork
Colouring artwork
- Learn how to apply colour to artwork in Illustrator, using the Swatches panel, Color Guide, Live Color and more
- Learn how to work with Gradients, Gradient Meshes and Blend tool to create cool gradations of colour in your artwork.
- Learn how to work with Live Paint to colour your artwork more easily.
Working with text
- Learn how to create Area Type or Type on a Path in Illustrator and define Character and Paragraph (Style) settings
And more…
- Learn how to create perspective drawings, using the new Perspective Grid in CS5
- Learn how to work with Effects and the Appearance panel in Illustrator, including the 3D effects
- Learn how to work with and build and edit your own Brushes, Symbols and Graphic Styles
- Learn how to build Actions that help you automate some of your artwork creation
- Learn how to build Charts in Illustrator
- Learn how to integrate Illustrator with other Adobe Applications such as Photoshop, Flash and InDesign
- etc.