Have you always been intimidated to learn Illustrator? It’s a powerful program with lots of features, for sure, but it’s an industry standard and knowing this program will allow you to add to your skills and increase your value in the marketplace.

Whether you're brand new to Illustrator, or have dabbled around for a while, this step-by-step course will increase your confidence in using this program.

Learn the tools step by step. Create icons, work with bar charts, images and enhance your graphic design skills in Adobe Illustrator!

What will you learn in this course?

• Learn everything you need to know to get started in Illustrator.

• Enhance the offerings you can provide to your clients.

• Participate in class exercises and post to social media.

• Create your own icons and graphics using Adobe Illustrator.

• Learn shortcuts to navigate Adobe Illustrator CC like a pro.

• Learn important Illustrator skills such as using effects, creating shapes and masking.

• Export your projects for print, web, or other design projects.

• Learn about use of color to enhance your projects

• Create patterns, symbols and brushes

• Take hand drawings and recreate them using Illustrator.

• Create gradients and apply them to icons, text & illustrations.

• Learn how to draw pie charts and graphs

• Build a repeating pattern to be used as wallpaper or fabric designs.

After taking this course, you’ll be able to draw shapes and compound vector images, apply colors and patterns, and you will know how to use most of the tools available to you in this powerful program.

There are many excellent courses on Udemy covering Illustrator, but this course is brand new in 2022 and covers the current latest version of Illustrator, with a few new features, including much improved 3D effects.

Here is what one of her students said about Emma's teaching style:
“Emma is a great teacher and mentor. Her course was extremely helpful in getting me started in my new career. As a result of the course, I was able to successfully transition in a short amount of time.” XS

Real World Skills and Fun Class Projects

Design your own amazing graphics while learning new skills. This Adobe Illustrator CC course includes multiple projects and project files for you to work with as you proceed through the course.

Although anyone interested in graphic design would benefit from taking this course, Dr. Emma Hitt Nichols' background is in scientific and medical communications, so many examples come from that angle. So, if you are a postdoc or someone with a science background, then this course is DEFINITELY for you. We do hope you’ll join!