Illustrator for Postproduction & Diagrams January 2025 -

About Course

When editing any plans, diagrams, or maps, drawing on any CAD software, it’s important to use Illustrator in order to maintain the quality of these vector drawings.
Adobe Illustrator’s purpose is editing vector drawings, meaning it can yield high-quality vector visuals without the need to be rasterized.
In this course, you will learn how to maximize your efficiency by post-producing all the drawings (including plans, sections, maps, diagrams, etc) you create on Illustrator. You will understand the difference between raster and vector editing software programs and the importance of constructive editing.

Course Outline:

Introducing Illustrator: Interface + Navigation
Importing vector files into Illustrator
Understanding the different drawing and editing tools
Adjusting line weights and colour schemes
Creating brushes and patterns
Tracing Elements manually and automatically

What You’ll Learn

Navigating the program and customising the interface
The advantages of learning Illustrator as an architecture student
Creating an efficient workflow to post-produce your drawings and visuals
Creating complex shapes and editing them
How to edit your plans, sections, diagrams, and axonometric drawings on Illustrator
Tips and tricks related to editing diagrams, facade sections, and axonometric drawings