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Adobe Illustrator CS5 for Fashion & Textile Designers - Two Day Introduction training— Bespoke

Adobe Illustrator CS5 is the latest version of Adobe's industry standard vector-based illustrating tool and has become the market leader. It is used by graphic designers throughout the world to create a vast variety of different media including illustrations, package designs, leaflets & flyers, web graphics & animations, notice boards, billboards, and many other graphic objects. Mastering the basics then means you'll be able to produce an almost endless scope of graphic designs.

Fashion Designers can benefit from some excellent new tools in Adobe Illustrator CS5 including Shape Builder, Width Tool and the amazing new Bristle Brush which are highlighted in this course.

This 2 day course will introduce new techniques and skills in the use Illustrator to develop artwork relevant to fashion, textile and surface design. The course content will give you an introduction to those techniques which are predominantly used in the fashion and textiles industry. During the course you will create imagery for textile artwork, garment illustrations and graphic presentations.

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Adobe Illustrator CS5 for Fashion & Textile Designers - Two Day Introduction training Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

Introduction to Illustrator
-The interface
-Vector v Pixels
-Views and Navigation

Basic Tutorials
-Creating Basic Objects
-Selecting and Deselecting Objects
-Object manipulation
-Scaling and Rotating Objects
-Duplicating and Moving Objects
-Constraing Objects
-Selection Tools
-Arranging and Aligning
-The Text Tool
-The Shape Builder Tool (New in CS5)
-The Width Tool (New in CS5)
-Using Colour
-Colour Spaces
-Colour Swatch Panel
-Using the Colour Guide

The Appearance Panel

Pen Tool Tutorials
-The Zen of the Pen, become a Guru of the Pen
-Creating Open Objects
-Creating and Modifying Curves
-Adding and Deleting Anchor Points

This is it, Your First Fashion Sketch
-You’ll put all you’ve learnt so far but now you’ll work with layers, mirror obects, average anchor points, create stitching by using the Stroke Panel

Sketching Tutorials
-Working with a dummy template
-Pattern Swatches
-Working with the Width Tool
-Working with The Shapebuilder Tool
-Trouser Sketch – Designing the shape, Designing the Details
-Skirt Sketch – Designing the shape, Designing the Details
-Jacket Sketch – Designing the shape, Designing the Details
-Jeans Sketch – Designing the shape, Designing the Details
-Shirt Sketch – Designing the shape, Designing the Details
-T-Shirt Sketch – Designing the shape, Designing the Details
-Shoes Sketch – Designing the shape, Designing the Details

Utilising Live Trace

Knitwear and Geometric Patterns

Print Patterns

Pattern Brushes

Fabrics
-Wash Effects with Brushes

The new and wondrous Bristle Brush (New in CS5)

Placements Prints

Advanced Trim Design and Trim Libraries
-Working with Symbols and the Symbols Panel:
-Creating buttons, zips, rivets, studs, buckles, clips and toggles.
-Working with Decorative Trims: Sequins, Fur and Special Textures.

Creating Design Details with the Brush Tool
Drawstrings, tape, straps and topstiching
Elasticated waists, folds, ruching and ruffling

Trim Branding
-Logo Design
-Working with Graphic Styles
-Utilising the Appearance Panel
-Fashion Graphics

Varying and Modifying your Designs

Sharing and Distributing your Designs

This course can be tailored to best suit your fashion design requirements.

Advantages of learning Adobe Illustrator CS5 with XChangeTraining

-Our Illustrator CS5 trainers are experienced design professionals with excellent knowledge of all aspects of graphic design from creating artwork to guaranteeing successful output.
-XChange Training is an Adobe Authorised Training Centre
-It's bespoke and solutions based: before you come to XChange Training we agree the course content with you based on your needs.
-We take the time to work specifically on any files you bring along to the course, ensuring that you see benefits to your workflow immediately.
-XChange training focuses on real tasks that reflect how the software is used in professional situations.
-On-site and off-site training is available for the whole UK.
-Free email support service for 6 months after course.
-We get consistently good feedback from our clients.
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Training Pricing

On-site course pricing
Prices include a set of course notes per trainee, 6 months telephone and/or e-mail support service after the course, all refreshments and lunch if held at the training centre.

For training onsite courses outside of London a standard return train fare and/or taxi fare may be applicable.

Training centre pricing
Pricing for training at the Clerkenwell facility:
1 person £995 for a 2 day course
2 people £1095 for a 2 day course
3 people £1195 for a 2 day course
4 people £1295 for a 2 day course
5 people £1345 for a 2 day course
6 people £1395 for a 2 day course
7 people £1445 for a 2 day course
8 people £1495 for a 2 day course
All prices subject to VAT

Training Centre address
5 St John's Lane
Clerkenwell, London
EC1M 4BH

Tel: 0845 363 1130
Email: info@xchangetraining.co.uk

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