Illustrator for Business Startups & Beginners

Name: Illustrator for Business Startups & Beginners
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Master Illustrator CC with in-depth hands-on training including assignments and projects. (in Urdu/Hindi with ENG SUBS)

Created byDr. Jamshed Butt

Last updated 3/2021

English

What you'll learn

Learn Illustrator with no prior knowledge
Working with tools and understanding elements and workspace
Learning the basic and essential techniques to work with objects
Start from making simple artworks and then make your way towards complex artworks.
Drawing basic shapes, colors and setting up a new document.
Transforming, arranging and distorting objects.
Creating your own illustrations
Understand how to apply and edit gradients and patterns using available tools
Apply a range of filters and effects to images
Understand how to save and export in a variety of file formats to suit different purposes
Quizzes, assignments, projects will be included at the end of every lecture
Developing business stationery and logos
Understanding different types of logos
Developing editorial designs with columns and rows
Developing posters, magazines, brochures, pamphlets, etc.
Using colors through color psychology
Understanding rules of design, composition and layouting techniques
Creating detailed illustrations, taglines and slogans for your brand
Developing a creative campaign for print, web and social media

Course content

12 sections • 115 lectures • 8h 41m total length

Brief Overview0:41
Getting Started / Prerequisites0:44
Intro0:46
New Document - Shapes - Fill Color5:36
Transforming Objects - Strokes7:01
Transform objects by adjusting strokes and outlines, using selection, delete, and the properties panel to edit colors, sizes, and bounding boxes for polished startup illustrations.
Uses of Shift Key3:06
Pen Tool3:06
Pen Tool - Direct Selection Tool6:01
Tip to make pointed curve2:35
Basic Drawing with Pen Tool4:38
Pen Tool Exercise2:50
Pen Tool - Overlapping Objects1:34
Copy/Clone - Group - Arrange6:19
Tracing Over Pictures - Eyedropper - Zoom Tool8:14
FAQ1:41
Explore common questions about selecting illustration tools for business startups, and outline software requirements and desktop or laptop setup.
Section -1

Intro0:32
Duplicate - Rotate Tool - Center Point4:54
Mistakes in Duplicating1:44
Duplicate - Exercise3:59
Engage in a duplicate exercise to practice proportionally scaling shapes, applying colors, and arranging artwork for a portfolio using keyboard controls.
Clipping Mask5:42
Learn how clipping masks in Illustrator reveal or hide shapes, using circles and squares to control color and composition for business startups.
Clipping Mask - Exercise1:25
Clipping Mask - Exercise Tips1:38
Clipping Mask - Exercise Tips 23:07
Gradient6:36
Opacity4:27
Explore opacity and transparency in Illustrator to control visibility, color changes, and object appearance using percentage values and color codes.
Practice Exercises1:13
FAQ1:00
Section -3

Intro0:24
Create Outlines (Type)3:11
Create type outlines and tailor fonts and styles, including Palisades, to craft clear typography for business visuals.
Create Outlines - Clipping Mask - Exercise0:51
Compound Path8:27
Layers8:18
Rulers - Guides8:11
Rulers - Making Business Cards9:00
Master business card design using rulers to set precise 2.5 by 2 inch dimensions, align text with the center line, manage line and alphabet spacing, and choose appropriate fonts.
Business Cards Redesign2:17
Learn to redesign business cards by exploring design elements, colors, logo placement, and layout to display the company logo and emphasize change.
FAQ1:12
Section-4

Intro0:40
Blend - Blend Options - Expand4:30
Blend Multiple Paths - Blend Tool - Blending Rule8:08
Other Blend Options7:01
master object blend options in illustrator to control color, tone, and orientation, experiment with reverse and front-to-back blends, and manage gaps and steps to shape visual effects.
Composition and Layouting Techniques8:09
Explore composition and layout techniques for business graphics, using white space and breathing space, grid-based alignment, and contrast to structure visually engaging designs.
Magazine/Book Title Assignment - Color Psychology8:56
Color Psychology In Marketing0:33
FAQ1:28
Explore core illustration concepts for startups, focusing on composition, finding new illustrations, and applying keywords to create engaging visuals.
Section -5

Intro0:22
Pathfinder4:25
Investigate the pathfinder concept and learn to frame discussions around objects, express objections, and apply capacity and intellect to navigating entrepreneurial conversations.
Pathfinder Examples4:20
Pathfinder - Compound Path Exercise5:41
Develop skills in Illustrator through the Pathfinder compound path exercise, learning to manipulate points and radii to create precise compound shapes for business startup visuals.
Pathfinder Exercise2:55
Stroke Options6:26
FAQ0:34
Explore luggage design concepts and composition techniques to spark creativity, challenge standard design rules, and experiment with fresh, playful approaches.
Section -6

Intro0:25
Offset Path4:20
Adding Perspective to an Image - Exercise8:11
Brushes - Brush Libraries8:55
Explore Illustrator brush libraries to manage stroke options, colors, and brush diameters for creating decorative borders, geometric frames, and varied artistic designs.
Expand Appearance - Width Tool2:43
Mesh Tool4:06
Mesh Tool Exercise5:47
FAQ0:28
Explore common questions about illustrator basics for business startups, and master anchor points and realistic disturbance concepts in beginner-friendly guidance.
Section -8

Requirements

No prior knowledge required.
Windows 10 / macOS version 10.15
8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended)
2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation
1024 x 768 display (1920 x 1080 recommended)

Description

Adobe Illustrator is a world-famous software for drawing vector graphics and is very commonly used by media & arts professionals. You can design beautiful digital illustrations and artworks through this software.

This course has been specially designed for beginners to learn illustrator easily from scratch, for people who want to become illustrator professionals, and for those people with new business start-ups. There will be no need to pay thousands of dollars to professional designers (for making your brand) when you can become one yourself by taking this wonderful easy-to-learn course.

You’ll learn to create illustrations, logos, and graphics for print and the web. You’ll gain the knowledge to produce detailed and salable art, building a strong foundation, exploring selection tools, drawing tools, layers, the Pen tool (a lesson unto itself) as well as transformations/distortions, type tools, and modifying paths and shapes.

Hands-on illustration projects include a creative and promotional brand campaign with various promotional contents such as packaging graphics, mag ads, newspaper ads, standees, posters, billboard, social media graphics and visual identity.

I can guarantee that you will come out as a fully honed professional when you complete this course. Sign up as soon as possible and jump right into 115 lectures worth of content!

Who this course is for:

Beginners in Graphic Design
Young entrepreneurs looking to make their own brand
Anyone interested in Graphic Design

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Course content

Introduction15 lectures • 55min

Drawing Illustrations & Playing with Type11 lectures • 48min

Clipping Mask & Gradient12 lectures • 36min

Organizing Artwork9 lectures • 42min

Layouting Techniques & Shading through Blending8 lectures • 39min

Path Finder & Brush Strokes7 lectures • 25min

Making Multi-page Documents/Magazines & Type Options8 lectures • 48min

Advanced Tools & Shading with Mesh8 lectures • 35min

Color Modes, Resolution Controls, Types of Logos, Developing Business Stationery6 lectures • 30min

File Formats, Compression Techniques, Blending Modes & Filters7 lectures • 45min

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