Skills: Adobe Illustrator

I will begin with a Lynda course.

Topics are:

  • Opening, creating, saving, and closing documents
  • Working with artboards
  • Zooming and panning
  • Drawing lines, arcs, grids, and spirals
  • Drawing shapes
  • Creating compound paths
  • Working in RGB vs. CMYK color modes
  • Creating and applying swatches
  • Adjusting the line weight of strokes
  • Formatting text
  • Building custom paths with the Shape Builder and Join tools
  • Freeform drawing with the Pencil
  • Painting and erasing artwork
  • Painting with a tablet
  • Drawing with the Curvature tool

Additional resources utilized:

(YouTube)

Portfolio pieces TBD.