Adobe Illustrator Intro

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DN1009 GRAPHIC FORM

2017–2018

Adobe illustrator basics

1_Prerequisites

2_Introduction

Basic Adobe Illustrator tutorial videos from NTULearn > Courses >

Video > https://www.lynda.com/Illustrator-tutorials/

Lynda.com > search for “Become a Digital Illustrator” (https://www.

Welcome/124401/157562-4.html > 1m 18s

lynda.com/learning-paths/Design/become-a-digital-illustrator). Please watch these two groups of tutorial videos before the workshop. These long tutorial videos comes with working.ai files attached. Dowload all the working .ai files and follow it through with the step-bystep guide in the videos. These will give you a strong basic foundation on Adobe Illustrator. 1_Introducing Illustrator with Deke McClelland (3h 50m) https://www.lynda.com/Illustrator-tutorials/Up-Running-IllustratorCC/108139-2.html 2_Learning the Adobe Pen Tool with Deke McClelland (3h 50m) https://www.lynda.com/Illustrator-tutorials/Adobe-Pen-ToolFundamentals/144017-2.html

3_From analogue to digital

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Video > https://www.lynda.com/Illustrator-tutorials/Experimentingtextures/178134/364700-4.html > 17m 55s. In this tutorial, you will learn > converting analogue drawing to digital > vector tracing/drawing > fill and stroke colour > pattern brush > gradient colours > blending mood > opacity > clipping mask > bitmap images from photoshop as texture. Download source working .ai files > Click on “Exercise Files” tab > download Ex_Files_Texture_For_Design_Ch3.zip (1.4GB) > Select “Experimenting_with_Textures” folder > Start by tracing/drawing the

DN 1009

GRAPHIC FORM

2017–2018

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scan image “Refined_Sketch.tif” with Pen Tool.


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