Adobe Illustrator: Create a Quick & Easy Unique Illustration

Learn how to make an original illustration step by step from scratch in Adobe Illustrator for the web, video, and print.

Created by: Kristen Palana
Bestselling Instructor, Artist, Nomad Professor

What Will I Learn?

• Create powerful illustrations in minutes using Illustrator or any similar program (Photoshop, GIMP, Painter, etc) using simple techniques and basic principles.
• Understand image creation best practices regarding copyrights and using free stock images, original photos, and royalty-free images.
• Develop the ability to make illustrations that can be used online, in videos, or for print, even if you CAN'T DRAW.
• Make unique and inexpensive illustrated gifts for friends and family.
• Save and make money creating your own illustrations for yourself and others.
• Avoid headaches if and when you lose your work by learning the proper way to save your files.

Requirements

• This mini course requires no special equipment aside from a computer and an appropriate software program like Illustrator. (Free trials of Illustrator are available from Adobe).

Target audience

• This course is for newcomers to Illustrator as well as beginners interested in learning simple and basic techniques for getting started illustrating on the computer.
• Advanced traditional fine artists and illustrators looking for ways to take their natural drawing talents from their sketchbooks to a computer environment will appreciate this easy, step by step approach.
• Please note this is NOT an in-depth Adobe Illustrator course. Students looking for intermediate to advanced Illustrator training would be better off taking a longer, comprehensive course.