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Illustrator for Planners - Intermediate

Adobe Illustrator is widely recognized among design professionals as the premier vector drawing software, with many valuable design and mapping applications for urban planning. This course builds upon the Introduction to Illustrator course, giving you step-by-step instructions on some of the more complex tools that come with Illustrator CS5.

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Course Info

  • Duration 12 video lessons (101 Mins)
  • Published Published
    2012
  • 4.27
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    1.
    Introduction
    Chapter Duration 2 mins
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    2.
    The Pen Tool
    Chapter Duration 7 mins
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    3.
    Graphs
    Chapter Duration 12 mins
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    Blending
    Chapter Duration 6 mins
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    Pathfinder
    Chapter Duration 6 mins
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    6.
    Working with Symbols
    Chapter Duration 11 mins
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    Warping and Transforming Objects
    Chapter Duration 8 mins
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    Effects
    Chapter Duration 13 mins
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    9.
    The Gradient Tool
    Chapter Duration 7 mins
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    10.
    Painting and Brushes
    Chapter Duration 9 mins
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    3D
    Chapter Duration 6 mins
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    Perspective Grid Tool
    Chapter Duration 8 mins

Course Description

Adobe Illustrator is widely recognized among design professionals as the premier vector drawing software, with many valuable design and mapping applications for urban planning. This course builds upon the Introduction to Illustrator course, giving you step-by-step instructions on some of the more complex tools that come with Illustrator CS5.

Learn these skills

  • Communications & Media
  • Drawing & Painting
  • Site Planning
  • Technology
  • Adobe Illustrator

AICP CM

This course is approved for 1.5 AICP CM credits. 

CNU-A

This course is approved for 1.5 CNU-A credit.

SACPLAN CPD

This course is approved for 1.5 SACPLAN CPD point.

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Mike Ernst

Mike Ernst

Mike Ernst is an urban planner and designer whose work has focused on participatory planning, community outreach and innovative urban design through creative and engaging visual communication.

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