Adobe Illustrator for Beginners

Posted on February 10, 2016August 8, 2018 by mark williams

Welcome to the world of Illustrator, filled with paths, shapes and other words you probably haven’t heard of unless you’re an Adobe familiar. This blog demonstrates some of the basic tools in Illustrator for beginners. First glance at this program can be intimidating (as with most Adobe applications), however if you have already used other Adobe programs, you should be able to recognise a few things within the programs features such as the Tools Panel and Control Panel. If you are serious about using Illustrator for your artwork, I would hugely recommend investing in a graphics tablet...

Adobe Bridge: The Creative Link Between InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator

Posted on December 18, 2015July 26, 2018 by mark williams

It wasn’t long ago – in this very blog, in fact – that I was raising the not uncommon hypothetical question: why doesn’t Adobe just combine all the greatest elements of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign into one almighty, all-powerful package that can do everything? Well, at the time, I answered quite succinctly – “They don’t,” I said. And then added: “They might do one day, but for the time being we have to make use of them all separately – but that doesn’t mean that they can’t all be used as one single application.” var uri = 'https://impgb.tradedoubler.com/imp?type(img)g(22838624)a(30...

Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator & After Effects Training Courses in Sheffield

Posted on December 3, 2015December 3, 2015 by Mark

InDesign, Photosop & Illustrator Training Courses in Sheffield

Our Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and After Effects Training Courses are only 48 Miles from Sheffield which only takes 55 Minutes in a car or 45 minutes on a Train. We have Adobe training courses to suit all levels from the absolute beginner to the experienced users looking to learn more advanced skills in either Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator or After Effects. The map below shows directions how to find our Derby based Adobe training studio by car from Sheffield, we have plenty of onsite parking for all delegates who attend our Adobe classroom based Training Courses. Why...

Creating Images: Photoshop Or Illustrator?

Posted on November 27, 2015August 8, 2018 by mark williams

When it comes to creating images, if you want your work to look professional, then your best option – perhaps your only option – is of course to turn to Adobe. Adobe leads the creative software market for a reason – it’s simply the best (better than all the rest). All of the tools that you will find when subscribing to Adobe Creative Cloud are the most powerful, most thorough, and most feature-rich and functional of their kind. They are professional standard tools and programs, and they are tried and trusted in creative industries the world over. But, they are complicated – there’s no denyi...

5 Free Vector Resources for Illustrator: Part Two

Posted on October 24, 2015October 26, 2015 by mark williams

In part one of the free vector resources for Illustrator, we discussed Creative Commons licensing and gave you some of the best sources. Leading on from that post, here's 5 more resources that should help you to create stunning vectors, whatever the project. Illustrator is a powerful and highly useful program for creating vectors for use in a variety of business material, such as logos, illustrations, charts, graphs and more. These can be used in both print and web promotional material and are increasingly used to create art for the web by illustrator ‘artists’. For example, the image be...

5 Free Vector Resources for Illustrator: Part One

Posted on October 14, 2015October 9, 2018 by mark williams

As a designer, one of the most frustrating things can be trawling through search engine results trying to find some vector illustrations that are not only suitable for your current project or design, but are also great quality, and, of course, free to use. I’ve lost count of the times that I’ve finally found a vector image that I like – or that it contains an object within it that I could make use of – only to find out that it can’t be used commercially. var uri = 'https://impgb.tradedoubler.com/imp?type(img)g(22838624)a(3049974)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11); document...

Design Manchester 2015 – 14th-20th October

Posted on September 28, 2015September 30, 2015 by Mark

If you've recently completed an Adobe Illustrator online course and are keen to find out even more about graphic design, then you should perhaps make your way to Manchester in time for October 14th as Design Manchester is taking place once again and it could be the perfect opportunity for you to really hone your new skills. This year's theme is Know How, with a programme of debates, exhibitions, workshops, screenings and talks put on, as well as an entire weekend dedicated to the medium of print with The Manchester Print Festival at The People's History Museum. So wh...

What Is Adobe Illustrator Used For?

Posted on August 18, 2015October 15, 2021 by Mark

Booking an Adobe Illustrator online course is a great idea if you run your own business or if you just want to give yourself a skills boost this year. But what exactly is it and what can it be used for? In essence, Illustrator is simply a program that graphic designers and other artists use to create vector images – images that can be scaled up or down without experiencing a reduction in quality. Unlike images you may be used to working with, vectors aren’t made up of a grid of pixels. Instead, they’re made up of paths with all sorts of different angles and shapes between the start and ...

Adobe have reset the FREE trial of Photoshop, InDesign & Illustrator CC!

Posted on July 22, 2015October 15, 2021 by Mark

Adobe have reset the clock on their free trials of the Creative Cloud apps Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. So even if you have already used up your 30 day free trial you can install it again and have another 30 days absolutely FREE! The move comes in just a week after Adobe rolled out a massive update to its Creative Cloud suite of apps. Adobe have been known in the past to reset its trial versions when it releases significant updates so all users can trial the new features of the software. We are not convinced this upgrade is as significant as they are claiming but there are some nice...

Photoshop, InDesign & Illustrator Training Courses in Stoke on Trent

Posted on July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 by Mark

Our Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator Training courses are only 34 Miles from Stoke on Trent which only takes 45 minutes in a car or 50 minutes on a Train. We have Adobe training courses to suit all levels from the absolute beginner to the experienced users looking to learn more advanced skills in either Photoshop, InDesign or Illustrator. The map below shows directions how to find our Adobe training studio by car from Stoke on Trent, we have plenty of onsite parking for all delegates who attend our Adobe Training Courses. To find out more about our Photoshop Training Course in S...