Mastering Illustrator

Udemy course by School of Game Design. A 2-hour online course to learn the basics of Illustrator.

The first session introduces basic drawing tools and covers how to create a simple reusable figure, as well as how to adapt existing figures.

PART 1:
- Basic drawing tools and editing existing figures
- Learn to draw new, reusable visual assets in Illustrator
- Understand fundamentals of tracing images in Illustrator
- Learn how to capture and use vector art from other sources

The second session explores the basic design principles and tools to compose more complex figures.

PART 2:
- Composing complex figures
- Understand figure design principles and best practices
- Learn how to plan and compose a complex figure with reusable visual assets

YouTube tutorial by Robert Brucker. Details how to move figures from Office (Excel or Powerpoint) to Illustrator. Example shows how to take data (using data on PLOS) from excel and bring into Illustrator.

YouTube tutorial by Kevin Bonham. Explains how to set-up multiple artboards so all your figures are located in one file and match the same specifications as required.

Created by Adobe Education. A step-by-step tutorial on creating custom patterns using the Symbol Sprayer tool.

Your handy guide to Illustrator’s tools, keyboard, type and document shortcuts.