
Discover Illustrator and Photoshop tools for creating custom shapes, image tracing, clipping, gradients, drop shadows, and neon text effects, plus channel mixer adjustments and quick selections.
Master width tool basics to vary stroke weight, draw and manipulate shapes, create symmetrical outlines, and craft logos using shape builder, pen, and curvature tools.
Learn to recolor artwork in Illustrator by cropping and repositioning a monkey image, using low fidelity 256-color tracing and outlines, then expand and recolor for posters in blue or green.
Create a vector mike image by tracing it, applying a clipping mask to isolate it from the background, and design an open mic poster using colors from the mike.
Master clipping masks by drawing shapes over a background image, using the shape builder to form clouds or silhouettes, then apply the mask for posters and social media graphics.
Create a lotus using the shape builder to form petals, then apply gradients for color and depth. Reflect and arrange petals against a dark background to craft cohesive Illustrator graphics.
Learn puppet warp tool basics in Illustrator, create a movable puppet skeleton with pins and joints, and distort shapes elastically to animate illustrations.
Welcome to this course on Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop where you will be learning various tools and techniques used in these two software for creating vector illustrations and editing photos. In earlier days, people used to learn either of the two focusing on a specific stream but over time people are getting more inclined towards learning both of these leading software due to their capability and wide array of domains where Photoshop and Illustrator can be incorporated. For example- If you are a Graphic Designer and generally use Illustrator to create vector arts, there could be situation where you may require a photo editing tool such as Photoshop for creating Banners and Posters of Raster files or simply editing some travel photos. On the flip side, a photo editor may also require Illustrator to create some custom shapes for creating masks and logos that can be easily done with Illustrator.
As both Photoshop and Illustrator have a lot of common tools and techniques, it is better to learn these two leading Industry software while you may continue to master either of two or both.
In this course, you will be learning the following concepts in Illustrator-
Width tool
Layers
Shape builder
Image tracing
Type on path
Clipping mask
Gradient Blend
Puppet Warp
Infographics
Drop Shadow
3d blend and revolve
After that, you will be learning the following concepts under Photoshop sections-
Spot Healing
Clone stamp
Simple, Polygonal and Magnetic Lasso
Quick Selection
Refine Edge
Channel Mixer
Travel Postcard
Creating a custom brush
Creating a background
Selective color effect
Neon Glow
As Photoshop and Illustrator are two independent software used for various domains, you can either follow the sequence or just jump right to the Photoshop segment before learning Illustrator concepts if you are more curious about Photo editing. You can combine these skills together both in Photoshop and Illustrator to create hybrid designs, creative illustrators, backgrounds and photo edits.
All the bests!