About the Training Videos

 

The titles listed below are Beginners Adobe Illustrator tutorials. These lessons are aimed towards the novice and the author assumes the user as no prior experience with the application. The simplistic step-by-step format of the free Adobe Illustrator training videos will ensure you quickly gain a level of competence and will be able to use Adobe Illustrator in a commercial environment. Should a title be marked as Advanced it's recommended that the user have a solid working knowledge of the application before taking the training or have watched the beginners videos first.

For more information on each title and to watch the free Adobe Illustrator tutorials just click the corresponding link of the title that interests you.


Adobe Illustrator CS4 Tutorial Video
(Tutor: Dwayne Ferguson , Number of Videos :119 , Duration: 7.5 hours)
Level: Beginner - intermedate
Cost
$99.95 USA/ Canada. £79.95 UK & Europe )


This powerful Adobe Illustrator CS4 Tutorial gives you the advantage when creating vector graphics for print, video, mobile, motion effects, and interactive multimedia workflows. This expert-designed course will teach you the ins and outs of this powerful design application in example-based, visually-centered tutorials that are engaging and easy to follow. Affordable lessons from professionals, the course disks are Mac and PC compatible. Learn the tips and techniques used by the professionals to get the most out the latest version of Adobe Illustrator. The sheer number of features and tools packed into the program can be overwhelming to the new user, and that’s why our course gives you a good grounding in the fundamentals first. Starting with an introduction to Illustrator’s updated user interface and its most basic functions before moving on to more advanced techniques allows the beginner to build confidence and skill with each lesson. Best of all, the convenient format of our videos allow you to set your own pace. Rewind, fast-forward, skip past, and repeat lessons as much or as little as you require. Our Illustrator CS4 Tutorial puts you in total control, allowing you to learn at your own speed from the comfort of your own desk.


Adobe Illustrator Tutorial CS3
(Tutor: Nathan Dickson , Number of Videos :126, Duration: 7.5 hours)
Level: Beginner - intermedate
Cost
$99.95 USA/ Canada. £79.95 UK & Europe )

This Adobe Illustrator CS3 tutorial is ideal for both newcomers and more experienced graphic / web designers who have upgraded from an earlier version of Adobe Illustrator. The tutorial starts with a overview of the application, including the new features of Illustrator CS3. The lessons are of a practical nature, ideal for people who prefer to learn visually and by using hands-on examples, the pace of the lessons can be controlled, and users can stop, rewind or fast-forward the tutorials at anytime, the videos are also fully indexed, allowing you to quickly find answers to a specific aspects of Illustrator. To help flatten the learning curve, and increase retention, working files are included on this training course.


Adobe Illustrator Tutorial CS2
(Tutor: Nathan Dickson , Number of Videos : 81, Duration: 7 hours)
Level: Beginner - intermedate
Cost
$99.95 USA/ Canada. £79.95 UK & Europe )

These Adobe Illustrator tutorial videos are the fastest way to total proficiency for novices, and offer a comprehensive reference for the more experienced designer. Using simple step-by-step instructions that are presented in narrated QuickTime video format that works on both PC and Mac platforms, this form of training offers a much higher retention over conventional training methods and the learning curve is also accelerated. Most people that use Illustrator do so with very little knowledge of the program, they just use basic actions to create very basic graphics, but by using this Illustrator tutorial users will find that not only their workflow increases by their creativity and skills are taken to a whole new level, take the time, watch a free demo and see just what you could do with the correct training.


Adobe Illustrator Tutorial CS
(Tutor: Nathan Dickson , Number of Videos : 154, Duration: 12 hours)
Level: Beginner - intermedate
Cost
$99.95 USA/ Canada. £79.95 UK & Europe )

The fastest, easiest, and most comprehensive way to master Adobe Illustrator CS, these tutorials will have you working like a pro in no time. Adobe Illustrator CS is the essential tool for designers, graphic artists, technical illustrators, business professionals, or anyone who wants to express their ideas visually in print, or on the Web . Powerful new features allow users to quickly take control of their designs and page layouts. New features include: optical kerning, global paragraph composition, and revolutionary new 3-D Effects. These tutorials cover: basic menus, windows and drawing tools, and then moves on to cover all essential elements of Illustrator CS. The tutorial videos are self-paced giving users a complete tour of the software with all the flexibility and ease of working at their own desktop, it's like having an expert sat next to you - helping you when you need it.


Advanced Adobe Illustrator Tutorial Videos
(Tutor: Rick Martin , Number of Videos : 111, Duration: 10 hours)
Version 10 CS and CS2
Level: Beginner - intermedate
Cost
$99.95 USA/ Canada. £79.95 UK & Europe )

For Artists and  Graphic Designers these Illustrator video tutorials are for the more advanced user and the author Rick Martin assumes that the user has a good basic knowledge of the fundamentals. These narrated tutorials are project based and Rick explains his approach to tackle problems that a user is likely to encounter in real life. This is an excellent training CD for the intermediate user that needs to take their skills to the next level.


Adobe Illustrator Tutorial
(Tutor: Andrew J. Hathaway, Number of Videos : 109, Duration: 8.5 hours)
Version 10

Level: Beginner - intermedate
Cost
$99.95 USA/ Canada. £79.95 UK & Europe )

Even the most experienced artist can have problems transgressing from conventional creativity to the world of digital art, these Adobe Illustrator tutorial videos offer clarity to even the most complex areas via means of easy to follow step-by-step QuickTime movies. Adobe expert Andrew Hathaway assumes that the user has no prior knowledge of Illustrator or any other digital arts package and starts this training CD off by covering the fundaments which include : Menus, Windows, Document Setup, once mastered the lessons more forward to cover slightly more advanced topics like colors, strokes and fills, using gradients, text and paths, the lessons conclude by covering many of the advanced features of Illustrator including : Symbols, warping, special effects, slicing and a whole lot more. For a free demo of this training CD click the link above.


Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
(Tutor: Rachel Caplan, Number of Videos : 107, Duration: 3 hours)
Version 9
Level: Beginner - intermedate
Cost
$99.95 USA/ Canada. £79.95 UK & Europe )

Adobe Illustrator is a powerful vector drawing application that can be used to produce anything from a simple logo through to the most complex of diagrams or illustrations. Adobe Illustrator provides a vast array of tools for the creation of compelling and distinctive grahpics for both print and web projects. This Illustrator tutorial starts with the fundamentals and quickly builds, giving the viewer a clear understanding of the program.


Adobe Illustrator Tutorial - Beginner
(Tutor: Diane Presler, Number of Videos : 107, Duration: 10 hours)
Level: Beginner - intermedate
Cost
$99.95 USA/ Canada. £79.95 UK & Europe )

Presents step-by-step techniques for creating images and art work with Adobe Illustrator , Shows many ways to create and use gradients and blends plus much more. Steps students through real-world projects in a clear and concise manner using narrated QuickTime videos. Included on these Adobe Illustrator tutorial videos are all the working files from this tutorial, so students can follow along should they wish to do so. Even if you are using a later release of this software these tutorials act as a primer for later courses.