Adobe Illustrator MASTERCLASS – Learn from an Expert Designer by Lindsay Marsh

On September 18, 2021

Release date:2021

Author:Lindsay Marsh

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Do you want to learn Adobe Illustrator from an expert designer with over 13 years of practical real world experience? Do you like to learn by creating “real world” projects instead of just learning endless tools without knowing how to use them? Than this class will be for you.

I designed this masterclass to include 5 common project types. We will learn a wide variety of tools as we go in detail creating these projects.

The first section is for those with little to no experience in Adobe Illustrator. I wanted to make sure there was a section for those who feel they need to start at the very beginning, reviewing basic tools and mastering the Pen tool.

The next section we hop right into our first Project. We will learn how to create various geometric shapes, including Diamonds, Polygons and cool 3-D cube patterns. This will help us learn the grid tool and the snap to point feature.

Next, we will create a large Poster for a music festival. We will learn layout and how to work and master typography in Illustrator.

Illustrator is my main tool for creating logos, so we will create our very own coffee themed logo and learn how to create several different versions for different situations including for cups, t-shirts and digital images.

T-shirt design can be incredibly fun, so of course I included a section where we create our own t-shirt with custom drawn icons using the pen tool and we even discover how to apply that cool textured effect.

Adobe Illustrator is an excellent program to create social media graphics, we will learn the artboard system, and how we can create different sized graphics for a variety of social platforms. Will will conquer more than just one type of social media graphic and will master blending modes, cropping photos, typography and layering.

This class is dynamic, with content and projects that will be added frequently.

So if you want to learn by creating real world projects, master design and illustrator at the same time, then let’s learn together!

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01. Class Preview
02. FacebookGroup PromoVideo
03. Section 1 The Basics! – SettingUp
04. Section 1 Intro To The Pen Tool – part 1
05. Section 1 Intro To The Pen Tool – part 2
06. Section 1 Intro To The Pen Tool – part 3
07. Section 2 Logo Design Project Geometric Shape sand Gradients
08. Section 2 LogoDesignProject Geometric Shapes and Gradients – Part 2
09. BONUS Section 2 Polygon Shapes
10. BONUS Section 2 3d Cube Pattern
11. Section 3 Learning The Type Tool
12. Section 3 Poster Design – Lets Start!
13. Section 3 Poster Design – Photos and Layout
14. Section 3 Poster Design Finishing Touches
15. Section 4 Coffee Logo Project – Coffee Logo Project – Type on Path Tool
16. Section 4 Coffee Logo Project – Coffee Logo Project Part 2
17. Section 4 Coffee Logo Project – Coffee Logo Project Part 3
18. Section 4 Coffee Logo Project – part 4 Finalizing and Exporting
19. Section 4 Coffee Logo Project part 5 – Pathfinder Tool
20. Section 5 – T-shirt Design – Creating Our Text
21. Section 5 – T-shirt Design – Creating Our Icons
22. Section 5 – T-shirt Design – Adding Dimension to our icons
23. Section 5 – T-shirt Design – Exporting Our Files – Applying Grunge Texture
24. Section 6 Social Media Project – Artboards and cropping
25. Section 6 Social Media Project – Layout and Headline
26. Section 6 Social Media Project – Shadow and Finishing Touches
27. Section 6 Social Media Project – Blending Modes and Gradients
28. Section 6 Social Media Project – Layering WIth Type
29. BONUS – Create A Poster – Working With Bleed