What You’ll Learn

Learn Adobe Illustrator – A Friendly Beginner’s Graphic Design Course

Join me for a hands-on, stress-free and non-scary introduction to Adobe Illustrator —the perfect course for beginners who want to learn graphic design and start creating logos, icons, posters, vector graphics, social media content and more.

This course also includes updates to the latest features including the AI functions.

You’ll get to know the interface, tools, and creative features that make Illustrator such a powerful, intuitive design app.

Whether you're building a brand, starting a creative hobby, or preparing for freelance work, this course will give you the skills and confidence to create polished, professional graphics.

Who This Course Is For

Hi, I’m Tim – your instructor!

I’m an Adobe Certified Instructor and Adobe Certified Expert based in London, with years of experience helping new designers unlock their creativity. I love Illustrator, and I can’t wait to show you how to use it to bring your ideas to life—whether you’re designing for work, personal projects, or pure creative expression.

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This course is designed for absolute beginners. You don’t need any previous design experience or drawing ability—just a computer or laptop with a mouse, trackpad or drawing tablet, and a copy of Adobe Illustrator CC (or CS6).

What We’ll Cover

You’ll follow clear, easy-to-understand video tutorials and complete step-by-step creative projects that help you build your skills as you go.

Tools and Techniques You’ll Learn:

How to create simple and complex shapes
Building shapes with the Shape Builder & Pathfinder tools
Pen Tool
Pencil Tool
Repetition
Brushes
Layers
Type Tools
Clipping Masks

What You’ll Create

By the end of this course, you’ll complete finished, adaptable projects like:

Icons
Logos
Infographics
T-Shirts
Vector illustrations
Marketing Materials
Social Media content
Posters and flyers (for both print and digital use)

These projects will help you practice your skills, build confidence, and even start putting together a design portfolio.

What You’ll Need

All you need to get started is:

A computer or laptop with a mouse, trackpad or drawing tablet
A copy of Adobe Illustrator CC or CS6
No previous experience or drawing skills required!

Each lesson includes on-screen tips, tool reminders, and shortcuts to reinforce your learning and make everything easy to follow.

What’s Next?

By the end of this course, you’ll have a strong foundation in Adobe Illustrator and the confidence to start creating designs on your own.

Ready to level up? Check out my Intermediate Illustrator and Advanced Adobe Illustrator courses.

Credits & Notes

List of marks used: Adobe Illustrator and its logo are registered trademarks of Adobe in the United States and/or other countries.
All artwork created in this course is original and designed for educational purposes only.
All the exercise files come from the Royalty Free website Unsplash.com with thanks to the following photographers / artists: Matthijs Smit (guitar).
If you wish to be able to use all the latest features and AI, you will need to be on the latest version of Creative Cloud.

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