Adobe Illustrator is the industry-leading software program for creating vector art for print and Web. Illustrator offers a myriad of tools for professionals in graphic design, fashion, advertising, print production, web development, architecture, cartography, and more. The program works in tandem with Photoshop, InDesign and Flash, although proficiency in these programs is not required to use Illustrator.

Technical Institute of America offers 2, two-day classes, taught by experienced instructors who are also professional graphics designers.

Our Adobe Illustrator Courses:

Illustrator Leve 1 Basic-Intermediate

• Overview of the Illustrator workspace and the programs capabilities
• How to work with color modes (CMYK vs. RGB) depending on your project (print vs. Web)
• The essential differences between vector (Illustrator-created) and bitmap (Photoshop-created) images.
• How to create vector art starting with simple shapes and then editing them into complex shapes.
• How to integrate vector artwork with text and imported bitmap images.
• How to create pattern swatches for use as textile or garment patterns.
• How to create their own libraries of their own reusable icons called Symbols.
• How to create and share custom Libraries of Swatches, Symbols, Brushes and Graphic Styles.
• How to create bitmap Web images for JPG, GIF and PNG from your Illustrator vectors.

Illustrator Level 2 Expert

• How to create vector Web images as Flash (SWFs) and how to create interfaces for Flash.
• How to create advertisements
• How to create posters and postcards for print and Web.
• How to create maps, charts and diagrams.
• How to add 3D Effects to any 2D object.
• How to wield the Pen Tool—a core component of your Illustrator skill set.
• How to “vectorize an image” (convert an imported bitmap image into line art).
• How to optimize images for the high-resolution displays, such as on the Apple iPad.
• How to add interactive elements such as buttons to your artwork
• How to slice a Web page design and export it as HTML