Adobe Illustrator for Beginners | FREE COURSE

Learn how to use Adobe Illustrator for beginners in this free course. Start by mastering the Illustrator basics, and then learn to create effects, patterns, and more. This free Adobe Illustrator course is aimed at helping beginners learn how to use Adobe Illustrator easily and quickly. You don’t need any previous knowledge of the software, and you don’t need design or illustration skills. We’ll start right at the beginning and work our way through each topic step by step. If you’ve never opened Illustrator before—or maybe you’ve opened it and struggled—this course is for you! By the end, you'll know how to draw in Adobe Illustrator, how to make a pattern in Illustrator, and so much more.

1 Introduction
00:00:00 1.1 Welcome to the Course
00:01:43 1.2 Getting Started

2 How to Draw in Illustrator
00:07:42 2.1 Setting Up Our Document
00:12:10 2.2 Drawing With Shapes and Lines
00:33:30 2.3 Grouping and Arranging
00:46:54 2.4 Drawing With the Shape Builder Tool
01:01:12 2.5 Exercise: Draw a Custom Logo
01:11:31 2.6 How to Use the Curvature Tool in Illustrator
01:29:14 2.7 How to Use the Pen Tool in Illustrator
01:40:58 2.8 How to Use the Pencil Tool in Illustrator
01:51:23 2.9 Using Brushes

3 Color
01:58:55 3.1 Working With Color
02:07:04 3.2 How to Use the Gradient Tool in Illustrator

4 Type and Fonts
02:13:39 4.1 How to Use Type and Fonts in Illustrator

5 Effects and Patterns in Illustrator
02:23:47 5.1 Liquifying and Distorting in Illustrator
02:35:05 5.2 Bending and Warping Shapes and Text
02:41:59 5.3 How to Make a Pattern in Illustrator
02:53:44 5.4 How to Vectorize an Image in Illustrator

6 Exporting
03:04:33 6.1 Exporting for Print and Web

7 Conclusion
03:15:39 7.1 What Next?

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[Omlet]

I keep seeing videos like “Be able to draw anything in illustrator in only 7 minutes! Be an expert in Adobe illustrator in 45 seconds!” I don’t want that, I want to actually learn. So for that, thank you for such a high quality and detailed tutorial!

[babinmahat]

This was four years ago, but even today, this stands as one of the best tutorial you can find over the internet.

[MsJ-bwei]

I like how you explain each button / command / shortcut keys and their respective effects. (not throwing a lot of commands and asking us to follow blindly without thinking). Your video is really helpful and fruitful for AI Newbie ! Thank you for your detail teaching :DD

[joshualepik]

The value in this tutorial is insane! At first I was like “oh gosh, 3 hours”. But wow, the best use of 3 hours to get a really solid grasp on illustrator and I feel like I walked away with a real solid understand of a many key features!! This video is GOLD

[saadmansuri]

Someone give this king his crown. Such amazing and professional tutorial.

[seanwilliams]

1st Lesson: 00:00 - 46:50 Vector
2nd Lesson: 46:50 - 1:00:58 Shape Builder
3rd Lesson: 1:00:58 - 1:10:32 Vector Logo
4th Lesson: 1:11:21 - 1:29:07 Curvature Tool
5th lesson: 1:29:14 - 1:40:20 Pen Tool
6th Lesson: 1:40:58 - 1:50:37 Pencil Tool & Dotted Lines (1:49:50)
7th Lesson: 1:51:24 - 1:57:47 Brushes
8th Lesson: 1:58:56 - 2:06:56 Colour Themes
9th Lesson: 2:07:05 - 2:13:36 Gradient & Alt-Tab
10th Lesson: 2:13:39 - 2:23:41 Type & Font
11th Lesson: 2:23:48 - 2:34:29 Liquify & Distort
12th Lesson: 2:35:07 - 2:41:58 Bend & Warp Type
13th Lesson: 2:42:00 - 2:53:36 Repeating Patterns
14th Lesson: 2:53:44 - 3:04:11 Vetorising an Image
2:58:10 Changing Vector Colour
3:00:20 Photoshop
15th Lesson: 3:04:34 - 3:15:39 Exporting for Print & Web
- PDF,
- PNG (Clear background)
- SVG
Parting Words 3:15:40

[nataliefield]

After one week of struggling with Illustrator, watching short tutorials, investing time into watching this workshop and following along with the exercises was way more beneficial! Thank you for making learning easy and fun!

[Alwaysbaggyjeans]

You're awesome man. No gibberish and well thought out examples to get us to understand the tools and their use case. Many thanks!

[TheMachineRoblox]

Bro this course is actually unreal, I love how its not just a strict tutorial teaching you everything, Daniel feels like an actual human being trying to have some fun while teaching and it makes the environment so much more relax and so much more fun to learn the program

[Finn-jppn]

For any one who cannot find the arc tool in their toolbar:

1. Click on the ellipse at the bottom of your toolbar
2. You'll see a window containing all your tools
3. You'll find the arc tool there
4. You can drag and drop it to your Shape tools collection for future use

[uravityuravity]

Dear Dan this tutorial has seriously changed my life these three hours that I will never get back have changed my life drastically PERIOD

[honestyisthebestpolicy]

I've been working on Photoshop alone for 10 years and thought that adobe illustrator would be easy, but everything was difficult even though the user interface is practically the same. This video has helped me a lot. Thank you brother!

[JellyMan]

Got hired as a Graphic Designer for a custom apparel business with zero experience - this tutorial is what saved me. Learned more in 3 hours than my younger brother (a graphic design major) learned in 3 years. Thank you!

[verum]

Anyone else feels a bit warm and fuzzy with how happy and excited Mr. Scott appears to be about working and teaching Illustrator?
He just loves how that shape builder tool makes vector coloring easy.. and I'm definitely here for it.

[DebbieMignola]

He's GREAT! I've struggled trying to find how to do this and that because I don't want to be a designer just need to sometimes make something easy or edit a file. I ended up frustrated, giving up must of time, and ready to throw my computer. I finally broke down and tood this whole course and it was worth it, even for my limited needs. Plus, he's awesome. I love his personality that comes out in the video.

[mtyhowq]

Your video is 3 years old!!! BUT...still so relevant and oh so very thorough! You are an amazing teacher. I have learned so much and look forward to practicing your tips and tricks as well as watching others you recommended. Great job and thank you for this fantastic introduction to AI.

[bradentraub]

I can't believe I didn't have to pay for this. I learned SO much, thank you!

[beramillerSISTAR]

Wow, I can't believe I just finished a 3.3-hour course on YouTube! Thank you so much for this, Dan! I was looking around for a quick introductory tutorial on Illustrator as I'm one of the Creatives members of my uni org and I really learned a lot from this! Am looking forward to learning more about Photoshop by watching your other video in the future <3

[ayomideadeyemi]

I feel like an expert after watching this. It's over 3 hours long but to me it was double that cos' of how engaged and practical I was. Thank you so much for this fun and detailed tutorial Dan 🙏🏼🔥

[davidbelikoff]

Thank you bro. I knew a average amount about adobe illustrator but really wanted to know how I can use it and be productive with it. I knew that the “be a pro in adobe illustrator in less then 10 mins” were useless so when I saw your video I knew you were the one. After watching it, I would probably recommend this video to not only beginners but people like me who needed a refresh on illustrator. Thank you for your service 🙏 🙏 🙏