Illustration: From Sketch to Finish, Create a Detailed Illustration in Adobe Illustrator.

Setting up: Setting up the work space for efficient work flow and editing

Brushes and Texture Swatches. Load the brushes and textures swatches provided with the class

Sketch:

Illustrator Basics: Tools and keyboard short cuts used in the class demonstration illustration

Pen Tool 1: Defining when and where to plot anchor points

Pen Tool 2: Working with handles and anchor points.

Pen Tool 3: Working with unique corners

Pen Tool 4: Using the pen tool and reducing opacity to illustrate over a sketch

Color: Picking color

Color: Color guide

Coloring and resizing texture swatches

Lettering 1: Illustrate a simple sans serif type

Lettering 2: Customizing a a font

Illustration: Putting it all together

Wrap up: Finding inspiration and project instruction

Bonus: Using texture and pattern swatches in a repeating pattern tile