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Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - Illustrator

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Overview

Become an Adobe Certified Associate (ACA). Prepare for the Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator exam.

Become an Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) and open a gateway to a career in digital design. This course prepares you for the ACA Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator exam, which tests your knowledge on everything from communicating with clients to the principles of composition and typography. It explains the benefits of ACA, how to organize your study efforts, and how to determine when you're ready to take the exam. Each objective is covered in detail, from identifying project requirements to exporting final graphics. Instructor Mike Rankin explains how to set up an Illustrator file, create custom brushes and symbols, organize your artwork with layers and masks, use the drawing and painting tools, create and format type, apply effects and styles, and save your documents in a variety of formats. By the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge and plan of attack needed to pass the exam and maximize your score.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Prepare for the Illustrator ACA exam
1. Become an Adobe Certified Associate
  • What is ACA certification?
  • The benefits of ACA status
  • The ACA exam objectives
2. Create a Personal Study Plan
  • Assess your current knowledge and skills
  • Develop a study schedule
  • Find study resources
  • Test-taking strategies
3. Exam Objectives: Set Project Requirements
  • Identify the purpose and audience for graphics
  • Communicate with peers and clients
  • Demonstrate knowledge of basic project management concepts
  • Understanding copyright, permissions, and licensing
  • Obtain permission to use images of people and locations
  • Understanding digital image terminology
  • Understanding how color is created in digital images
  • Understanding principles and techniques of design
  • Understanding typographic principles
  • Understanding composition terms and principles
4. Exam Objectives: Project Setup and Interface
  • Set appropriate document settings
  • Create a new document template
  • Using elements of the Illustrator interface
  • Organize and customize the workspace
  • Configure application preferences
  • Navigate a document
  • Using rulers
  • Using guides and grids
  • Use views and viewing modes
  • Open and import images
  • Place assets
  • Set fill and stroke colors
  • Create and customize gradients
  • Create and edit swatches and swatch libraries
  • Using the Color Guide panel
  • Access brushes, symbols, and patterns
  • Create brushes
  • Create symbols
  • Create patterns
5. Exam Objectives: Organize Documents
  • Work with layers
  • Work with masks
6. Exam Objectives: Create and Modify Visual Elements
  • Using the Pen tool
  • Using the Painting tools
  • Add type to a design
  • Format type
  • Convert type to outlines
  • Make selections
  • Work with groups
  • Modify artboards
  • Transform graphical elements
  • Using Image Trace
  • Using effects
  • Work with graphic styles
  • Expand the appearance of objects
7. Exam Objectives: Publish Digital Media
  • Check documents for errors and project specifications
  • Save in native file format
  • Save in appropriate formats for print or screen
  • Export project elements
  • Package an Illustrator project
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Mike Rankin

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