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AGI instructors are certified Adobe Illustrator Experts and authors of several books on IllUstrator. When you take an Adobe Illustrator training class from AGI, you learn from the best instructors. These Adobe Illustrator training classes are available at our New York City, Boston, Chicago, Orlando, or Philadelphia locations. Or this Illustrator training class can be taught on-site at your location. Choose a class from the list at the right to get starting learning Illustrator.

Adobe Illustrator Training Class - Level I

Adobe Illustrator Training Class Level I
Topics Covered

Illustrator Training Module 1: Getting to Know the Workspace

• Opening Adobe Illustrator
• Choosing an Illustrator workspace
• Opening an Adobe Illustrator file
• The Adobe Illustrator document window
• Using Artboards in Illustrator
• Navigating multiple artboards
• Using the new Artboards panel
• Creating New Artboards
• Switching screen modes
• Changing your view
• Preview versus Outlines
• Zooming and scrolling
• Scrolling with the Hand tool
• Changing views with the Navigator panel
• The Tools panel
• Using tools and panels
• The Control panel
• Moving the Control panel
• Illustrator panel groups and the dock
• Custom workspaces
• Saving workspaces
• Using the Manage Workspaces dialog box
• Customizing Illustrator keyboard shortcuts
• Custom shortcuts
• Saving shortcut sets
• Deleting shortcut sets

Illustrator Training Module 2: Illustrator Essentials

• Using the shape tools
• Repositioning and visually resizing the shapes
• Finding or changing the shape’s dimensions using the Transform panel
• Rotating and shearing using the Transform panel
• Constraining a shape in Illustrator
• Entering exact dimensions
• Selecting artwork
• Helpful keyboard shortcuts for selections
• Overview of the selection tools
• Using shape and transform tools to create artwork
• Using the transform tools I Illustrator
• Adding a fill color
• Entering a shape size in the Transform panel
• Viewing in Outline view
• Rotating the shape
• Using layers when building an illustration
• Creating a new blank layer
• Cutting and pasting objects
• Cloning the bubble group
• Repeating a resize transform
• Moving objects from one layer to another
Illustrator Training Module 3: Adding Color
• Basics of the Appearance panel
• Changing colors in Adobe Illustrator
• Adding Effects in Adobe Illustrator
• Creating a colorful illustration
• Using Live Paint
• Converting the artwork to a Live Paint group
• Applying Live Paint to the group
• Adding a symbol to your artwork
• Expanding the symbol
• Saving swatches
• Global Color
• Selecting the Same color
• Saving a set of colors as a group
• Creating a color group from selected colors
• Using the Color panel in Adobe Illustrator
• Adding Pantone colors to your Illustrator Swatches panel
Illustrator Training Module 4: Working with the Drawing Tools
• Working with the Pen tool
• Drawing straight, and curved lines
• Drawing hinged curves
• Drawing curved lines to straight lines
• Manually tracing images in Adobe Illustrator
• Placing an image as a template in Adobe Illustrator
• Other Illustrator drawing tools
• Using the Line Segment and Arc tools
• Using the Pencil, Smooth, and Path Eraser tools
• Using the Eraser tool
• Editing existing paths
• Adding and removing points
• Refining a curve
• Cutting and joining paths
• Working with Live Trace
• Using the tracing presets
• Understanding tracing options
• Expanding Live Traced artwork
• Working with Live Paint
• Creating a Live Paint group
• Setting Gap Detection options
• Using the Live Paint Bucket tool
• Using the Live Paint Selection tool
• Combining shapes using the new Shape Builder tool
• Combining the shapes
• Subtracting with the Shape Builder tool
• Creating the fish eyes
Illustrator Training Module 5: Exploring Additional Color Options
• Adding tonal values with gradients
• Customizing an existing gradient
• Saving the gradient
• Applying a second instance of the gradient
• Using the Gradient panel
• Updating a gradient
• Creating and using patterns
• Creating a bounding box
• Applying the pattern
• Editing a pattern fill
• Locating existing patterns
• Finishing up the illustration
• Creating a Color Group
• Using the Color Guide
Illustrator Training Lesson 6: Working with and Formatting Text
• Formatting type in Adobe Illustrator
• Paragraph formatting
• Formatting imported type
• Paragraph and character styles
• Editing styles
• Advanced techniques with text
• Text on a path
• Warping text
• Text in a shape
• Creating outlines
• Check spelling
• Find and Replace
Illustrator Training Module 7: Organizing your Illustrations with Layers
• Getting to know the Layers panel
• Using layers to organize your illustrations
• Using the Layers panel to make selections
• Creating new layers and moving items between layers
• Paste remembers layers
• Using Template layers in Adobe Illustrator
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In this two-day (or four-evening) introductory Adobe Illustrator training course, you will learn what you need to create high-quality line art and create special effects for logos and other artwork. Learn how to utilize the Pen Tool and control paths around objects. Use clip art to create customized images that you can modify, color and export. Updated for CS4.

The Adobe Illustrator CS4 Level I training course includes a copy of AGI's own Illustrator CS4 Digital Classroom, published by AGI and Wiley. Contact AGI about this Illustrator training class.

Adobe Illustrator Training Class Level I Overview

In this two day Adobe Illustrator training course you will learn what you need to create high quality PostScript line art as well as special effects for logos, graphs and charts. Learn how to utilize the pen tool and control paths around objects. Use clip art to create customized images you can color, trap and export.

Adobe Ilustrator Training Class Level I Prerequisites

We recommend that you have the Adobe Illustrator CS4 software before starting the class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it at from the Adobe web site.

Adobe Illustrator Training Class Level I Course Materials

You will receive a comprehensive course manual for this class developed by the Adobe Certified Instructors at AGI. AGI instructors that have created many of the official Illustrator training guides and books for Adobe Systems.

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Adobe Illustrator Training Class Level I Schedule
City	Month	Day	Time
Boston, New York City, Orlando	July	21-22	9:30am - 4:30pm
Philadelphia	August	2-3	9:30am - 4:30pm
Online	August	19-20	9:30am - 4:30pm
Boston, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia	August	23-24	9:30am - 4:30pm
Boston, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia	September	20-21	9:30am - 4:30pm
Boston, New York City (evenings)	October	4, 6, 11, 13	6:00pm - 9:00pm
Online	October	21-22	9:30am - 4:30pm
Boston, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia	November	1-2	9:30am - 4:30pm
Online	November	8-9	9:30am - 4:30pm
Boston, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia	December	6-7	9:30am - 4:30pm
Online	December	13-14	9:30am - 4:30pm
Boston, New York City (evenings)	December	13, 15, 20, 22	6:00pm - 9:00pm

Adobe Illustrator Training Level I is offered in New York City, Boston (Woburn), Philadelphia (Conshohocken), Orlando, and London. Adobe Illustrator Training Level I is also offered in Chicago as a custom training class.

Esta clase está disponible en Español en nuestra oficina de Orlando o en sitio: This Adobe training class is available in Spanish in Orlando or on-site.

Adobe Illustrator Training Level I: Course Rate $695.00 Take both Adobe Illustrator Training Level I and Level II for $1,295.00

Register for any two classes together and receive a $100 discount on the registration fees. Enter Bundle2 in the discount code when registering on-line. Register for any three classes and receive a $200 discount. Enter Bundle3 in the discount code when registering on-line.

Register or call (800) 851-9237

Private or custom Adobe Illustrator Training

AGI offers customized Adobe Illustrator training at your office or at our locations. Whether you need introductory Adobe Illustrator training or advanced training, our Adobe Certified Expert instructors are available for all of your Adobe Illustrator training needs.

• - Contact AGI to learn more about our Adobe Illustrator training classes. Contact Form
• - Contact AGI to arrange a private Adobe Illustrator training class. Private Training Request Form
• - Call AGI at (800) 851-9237 or 781 376 6044 to talk with a representative about our Adobe Illustrator training courses

Adobe Illustrator Training Class Locations

AGI offers regularly scheduled and private Illustrator classes at our training centers. Adobe Illustrator Training in or near Boston, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Orlando, and London. Visit our Illustrator training class locations pages.

- Boston Illustrator Training
- New York, NY Illustrator Training
- Philadelphia Illustrator Training
- Orlando Illustrator Training
- Chicago Illustrator Training
- London Illustrator Training

About AGI's llustrator Training

AGI’s team of instructors have been teaching Illustrator for more than a decade. They’ve written some of the best-selling books on Illustrator, and have trained some of the biggest magazines, newspapers, and catalog publishers on how to get the best images and create desired effects. Adobe’s has called upon our team of experts to help train their employees—so you can be confident that you are learning from the best when you take a class with AGI or hire AGI to train your group.

• Learn more about AGI's Adobe Illustrator Training Expertise (pdf)
• See AGI's Greg Heald explain new features in this Adobe Illustrator CS4 Training video
• Review a chapter of the Adobe Illustrator CS4 Training book authored by AGI instructors
• Request information for private or custom Adobe Illustrator Training classes
• Learn more about AGI's CS4 Training Expertise
• Review a sample of our Illustrator training content with this Illustrator tutorial.