Adobe Illustrator
Next intake:
5th November 2025
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Explore graphic design and digital art
This 3-month Adobe Illustrator short course is designed for beginners and those looking to sharpen their vector graphic skills quickly and effectively. Through focused, hands-on lessons, you will learn to create clean, scalable artwork using industry-standard tools and techniques. By the end of the course, you will confidently produce professional logos, illustrations, and digital designs while building a strong foundation to further explore graphic design and digital art. Perfect for aspiring designers, entrepreneurs, and creatives eager to bring their ideas to life with precision and style.
Whether you’re aiming to create stunning logos, illustrate for digital media, or design brand assets that scale beautifully across platforms, this course offers a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to Adobe Illustrator — the industry standard for vector-based design.
More about the course
What will you learn?
In this Adobe Illustrator course, students will learn how to master vector-based design tools to create clean, scalable artwork for a wide range of applications from logos and icons to complex illustrations and branding materials.
Students will develop essential skills in drawing, colouring, typography, and composition while gaining confidence in industry-standard techniques such as the Pen tool, custom brushes, gradients, and masking. Throughout the course, students will build a professional portfolio of digital illustrations, preparing them for real-world projects in print, web, and multimedia design.
Who is this course for?
This course is perfect for:
- Aspiring graphic designers who want to build a strong foundation in Illustrator
- Entrepreneurs looking to design their own brand assets
- Freelancers and creatives seeking to add vector design to their toolkit
- Anyone with a passion for digital art who wants to explore clean, scalable visuals with professional polish
How do we teach?
All lessons are taught online and one-to-one, meaning you can learn at your own pace with feedback tailored specifically to your skill level and goals. You’ll also work on real-world briefs to help you build a small portfolio of impressive, client-ready designs by the end of the course.
Whether you’re pursuing a career in graphic design or simply want to unlock the full potential of your creative ideas, this Illustrator course provides a practical, inspiring, and accessible path forward.
Payment options
PAY IN FULL
£1999
(£1799 early bird discount)
PAY IN 4
£ 449.00
x2 payments
PAY IN 7
£ 259.00
x7 payments
UK Blue Sky Graphics Limited may change, alter or modify instalment plans at any time.
NATALIA K
Graphic Design Course
“The combination of one-on-one lessons and fantastic tutors is magical.”
Jack was my tutor and I didn’t expect to have been pushed as much as I have. He really helped progress my GD knowledge, gave strong, honest feedback and kept the lessons fun.
I would highly recommend Blue Sky Graphics. The combination of one-on-one lessons and fantastic tutors is magical. It creates a safe space for personal learning; allowing you to grow and make mistakes without feeling self-conscious all the while turning you into a Graphic Designer right under your nose!
Course syllabus
Unit 1: Introduction & Essentials
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Overview of Adobe Illustrator interface and tools
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Understanding vector graphics vs raster graphics
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Working with artboards, layers, and document setup
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Basic shapes, paths, strokes, fills, and colour palettes
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Selection tools and basic editing techniques
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Saving and exporting artwork for various uses
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Mastering the Pen Tool and Bezier curves
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Using Pencil, Curvature, and Blob Brush tools
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Creating and editing custom brushes
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Working with anchor points and path adjustments
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Building complex shapes with Pathfinder and Shape Builder tools
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Designing logos, icons, and simple branding assets
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Creating compositions for print and digital media
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Masking and clipping paths techniques
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Organizing files and assets efficiently
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Exporting for print, web, and social media
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Final project: creating a polished portfolio piece
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Colour modes, gradients, and swatches
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Applying transparency, blend modes, and patterns
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Introduction to gradient mesh for realistic effects
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Working with type: text creation, formatting, and type on path
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Incorporating typography into designs
Your tutors
Our tutors are true experts in their field and know their subject area very well so they can give you all the invaluable insight, advice, tips and industry secrets in order to be successful in this area.
JACK
HAN
MARCO
CHEN
LORI
ASHLEY
BEATRICE
DAVID
JEN
CHANELL
KOSH
DRAGAN
Why Blue Sky Graphics?
Since 2006, we have been passionately teaching graphic design. Through one-to-one classes we deliver specialized training in graphic design, web & UX-UI design, digital illustration and motion graphics. We create, prepare and nurture future graphic designers by enhancing creativity skills.
Comprehensive support
All our courses are online one-to-one with your private tutor
Courses designed with industry standards in mind
We empower our students with the latest graphic design techniques and skills to enter their dream careers
WE'RE 5 STAR RATED
Next Intake: 5th November 2025
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