About This Class

Hi Everyone!

I am Geetanjali, an artist, surface pattern designer and Adobe Certified Professional.

Welcome to my class and I would like to tell that this is the second class is the series of

HOW TO TAKE A CREATIVE APPROACH TO PATTERNS : An Introduction to Surface Pattern Design

Adobe Illustrator is one of the most popular graphic design software that is used to create vector graphics, illustrations, posters, logos, patterns and much more. You can create very simple to complex artwork in Illustrator and since it's vector based program, the image can be scaled up to any size without loosing the quality.

But in my opinion, Illustrator is a complete package, where not only you can create high quality graphics, but also use some of it's amazing editing features and combine with other programs to make your design process a lot more efficient.

PLEASE NOTE: This is the second class in this fundamentals series and I will continue creating classes on "How to Take a Creative Approach to Patterns" with new and exciting work flow in each Class.

IN THIS CLASS YOU WILL LEARN:

Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
Creating a New Document
Workspace Overview
Vector Shapes and Free transform
Document Overview
Fill and Stroke Color
Transform, Arrange, Align and Distribute multiple Objects
Group, Lock, Hide and Isolation Mode
Selection Tools
Essential Drawing Tools: Pen and Curvature Tool
Freeform Drawing Tools: Pencil, Paintbrush and Blob Brush Tool
Shape Builder and Path Finder
Type Tool
Eraser, Knife and Scissors Tool
Eye Dropper, Gradient and Mesh Tool
Swatches Panel
Width, Blend and Repeat Tool
Expand and Expand Appearance
Compound Path and Clipping Mask
Illustrator for Raster Images
Save, Export and Export for Screens

This class is designed for people who are completely new to Illustrator or if you need a refresher in the basics. We will start with the basics and learn about the tool and techniques that you will need to create any artwork in Illustrator.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

Adobe Illustrator (begin a free trial here)
A Wacom tablet ( optional)

For useful resources and tools Check out these amazing site

Creativehowl by Jonas Welin

Surface Design News by Stacie Dale

Thank you !! ❤️

Âjôy Räkshît

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