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Drawing + MakingBeginner4+ hours

Adobe Illustrator for Beginners.

Illustrator from zero: the pen tool, shapes, layers and clean vector output for diagrams and graphics.

Adobe Illustrator for Beginners course artwork

Course facts

  • Skill levelBeginner
  • Approx. time4+ hours
  • CategoryDrawing + Making
  • Member codeARCHSOCIAL10

Why this course is worth your time.

Portfolios with crisp vector diagrams read as more professional. The pen tool and layers are the two skills everything else builds on.

Who it is for

Anyone who has never used Illustrator and wants clean vector diagrams for portfolios and boards.

Our recommendation

Start here if Illustrator is new, then move to the architects' course for the architectural drawing types.

Useful points before you enrol.

  • Pen tool, shapes and layers from zero
  • Clean vector output for diagrams
  • The foundation for the architects' follow-up course

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Ready to start on ArchAdemia?

Open the course on ArchAdemia, apply ARCHSOCIAL10 at checkout, and keep learning on their platform.