Welcome everyone! In this beginner’s class, I will show you the basics of Adobe Illustrator for iPad by creating three simple floral and leaf illustrations using a combination of tools within the application. We’ll start out by taking a tour of the user interface so that you know where all the tools and settings are. Next, I will show you how to use a combination of the drawing and shape tools to create three simple floral illustrations three different ways.

What you will learn in this class:

• • The basics of Adobe Illustrator for iPad, including the layout of the application.

• • How to create simple vase and flower illustrations using a combination of built in shapes and the Shape Builder Tool.

• • How to create simple vase and flower illustrations using a combination of the Pencil Tool and Direct Selection Tool.

• • How to use the Pen Tool to create basic vase and flower shapes.

• • How to use the Radial Repeat to create flowers for your illustration as well as how to make adjustments once the repeat is created.

• • How to create basic leaf shapes using the Pencil Tool

• • How to add embellishments to your shapes using a combination of all of the drawing tools.

• • How to add text to your illustration and set it on a path you create

• How to add depth and dimension using texture image files with Clipping Groups.