Adobe Illustrator CC - Essentials Training Course

In this video we're going to look at the Shape Builder Tool, I love this tool. It's absolutely my most favorite tool out of all the tools in Illustrator. We're going to take this drawing that we did of the fox with simple shapes, and add some kind of shadows to it. Well, not so much exciting about the shadows but more of the technique that we used the Shape Builder Tool to kind of be able to carve out extra colors within other shapes. I love it. Let's go and learn how to use it now.

Hi there, in this video we're going to make this swooshy looking fox thing using my favorite tool, the Shape Builder Tool. Look at him, he's all made of little shapes, and bits, and pieces. Let's put you back together, fox, and let's go learn how to make you in Adobe Illustrator.

Hi there, in this video we're going to draw this shape here. We're going to use the Shape Builder Tool. I know I've used it for a couple of tutorials already, but it's a really versatile tool. I use it so much that, yes, it gets three videos.

Hi there, in this tutorial we're going to learn how to use the Curvature Tool in Adobe Illustrator. We're going to draw these four guys. So let's get into it.

Hi there, it is time to learn the Pen Tool. The Pen Tool is the hardest thing to learn in Illustrator. We're going to do it together. We're going to make this Ninja, make an owl, we're going to make an alien, we're going to make a crown. Let's draw those now together, in Adobe Illustrator.

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Hi there, it is time to learn the Pen Tool. The Pen Tool is the hardest thing to learn in Illustrator. We're going to do it together. We're going to make this Ninja, make an owl, we're going to make an alien, we're going to make a crown. Let's draw those now together, in Adobe Illustrator.

Hi there, in this tutorial we're going to look at Brushes, where we take kind of ordinary lines like this and give them lovely, cool, artistic Brush Strokes. They look hand drawn. We're going to add wings, add a crown, we're going to make a star. We're going to fill this star. All sorts of awesomeness in Adobe Illustrator. Let's go and do that now.

Hi there, in this tutorial we're going to start with some basic lines, like this, then do this to them, with the Width Tool. It's going to take our simple lines, add a bit of dimensions to them and a little bit of sexiness. All right, that is the Width Tool. Let's learn how to do that now in Adobe Illustrator.

Hi there, in this video we're going to make this simple post card. We're going to look at fonts that are installed on your machine, and we're going to look at something called TypeKit, which is fonts that Adobe give you. We can download them for free, and use them as part of our designs. All right, let's go and learn how to do that now in Illustrator.

Hey there, in this tutorial we are going to make text follow a path, like this curvy one here. We'll also do a badge, where we do the text along the top and the bottom. Let's get into it now using Adobe Illustrator.

Hey there, in this tutorial we are going to make text follow a path, like this curvy one here. We'll also do a badge, where we do the text along the top and the bottom. Let's get into it now using Adobe Illustrator.

Hi there, in this video we're going to talk about RGB versus CMYK. You might have come across this, you might have not. It's kind of essential, I guess, to understand the basics, so let's cover them quickly.

Hey there, in this tutorial we're going to look at using the Eyedropper Tool in Illustrator to drive colors from the logos. So we're going to start with this black and white version of this postcard, then we're going to use the logos down here to drive the colors in these elements. 

Hey there, in this video we're going to look at color combinations. We're going to let Adobe help us find new exciting colors that we might not normally go for. Now I'm not saying these are all beautiful, but I'm saying, it's kind of giving me, and pushing me out of my normal colors, that I normally use. So let's let Adobe show us how to do that now.

Hey there, in this tutorial, together, we're going to make Gradients. Gradients are awesome. Let's go do it now in Illustrator.

Working with Gradients, we're going to open up 'Postcard.ai' file

Hi there, welcome to this video. We are going to take images and crop them inside of boxes, inside circles. We're going to do entire multiple shapes and inside text, and the text is editable. Awesome! Let's go and learn how to do that now in Adobe Illustrator.

Hi there, in this video we're going to cut holes in things. They're called Compound Paths. I'm going to zoom in, you can see I can see through this owl, through the page underneath. I'm also going to do this. Everyone loves a bit of abstract Compound Path making. We're going to that in this tutorial.

Hey there, Illustrator lovers, it is time for CC Libraries. We've ignored it, this panel over here, next to Properties. I've ignored it this whole course. Now it's time to get to grips with it, find out all the perks, the colors, the free images, the sharing art. Let's go and learn how to do CC Libraries now.

Hi there, in this video we're going to use a very exciting fun tool, called Liquify. We're going to take this. I'm calling it an ice cream. Then we're going to smash it a bit using different techniques, using Liquify Tool. We'll also deal with the Text at the end as well. Let's get in there, and learn the Liquify Tool.

Hi there, in this video we take the simple, insignificant lines, with a little bit of Gradient in them, and then do this to them. Some would say, exciting shapes, some would say, crimes against design. It gets worse. We deal with Type too. Let's learn how to turn those lines using the Warp functions in Illustrator.

Hi there, in this tutorial we're going to make these pretty things. We're going to step, repeat, make some symmetry, add some colors. They're pretty easy, they look really nice. Let's learn how to do them now in Adobe Illustrator.

Hi there, in this video we're going to take simple drawings and repeat them, over and over again, to make these cool patterns. All right, let's go do it now in Adobe Illustrator.

Hi there, in this video we're going to vectorize things, take images like this, and do cool stuff like this, with them. Then take cool images of this handsome man; it's me. And do this kind of stencil thing with me. Then do this kind of 3D, and thick graphic, kind of thing. I think I've said that wrong. But you get the idea. 

All right, it's real me again. We've been talking to the screen for so long. I wanted to jump out because we're going to do something in the real world, kind of. We're going to use a Mobile app, not so real world. But this guy here, I'm going to grab my phone, and we're going to download, I want you to do it too, it's called Adobe Capture. It's amazing.

Hi, in this video we're going to look at all the beautiful templates that Adobe Illustrator give us for free, to use. To help us get started, to get us inspired. To rob bits from, that's what I do. Let's look at how to find them in Adobe Illustrator right now.

Hi there, in this video we're going to look at exporting our Illustrator files. Getting it ready for print or maybe digital distribution. So, maybe looking at emailing it as a PDF, or for having it downloaded from a website. I'm going to wrap that up into this course. Especially, Web Export, we'll look in the next video. So jump to that one if you want to. All right, let's get started.

In this video we’re going to look at exporting Illustrator files for Web. We're going to look at JPEGs and PNGs. Doing full Artboards, and little individual things as well. All right, let's get started.