ACTIVE LEARNING
GETTING STARTED GUIDE
Getting Started
Welcome to our Getting Started Guide for our Active Learning Curriculum. We will go through a simple process of Downloading your Brushes, Resources and Following Along to our 100 Full-Length Adobe Illustrator Learning Modules.
Brushes + Resources
Download Brushes and Resources to start going through the Tutorials and Challenges available on the Website or YouTube. When you are done Downloading and Extracting the Folder, go back to the Tutorial on YouTube or the Website.
Workflows + Pro Series
Below we will go through the Learning Targets for all of our New Tool-Based Workflows, Pro Series and how to watch our 100 Full-Length Learning Modules for you to on Teachable.
200 ILLUSTRATOR BRUSHES
We currently have 17 Brush Libraries that include our 200 Brushes. The link will bring you to the Direct Download for the Brushes. I would recommend watching the How to Install and Save Tutorial to Save your Brushes as User Defined.
200 Illustrator Brushes + Resources
17 Brush Libraries for you to use in Adobe Illustrator. Follow Along to the Tutorials or use with Your Own Artwork. The folder is designed to assist those of you with your Brushes until you feel you are ready to go with your own artwork.
Hand Painted Sets
Hand Painted + Fine Line Marker Sets to get a lived in feel back into your Vector Art. Hand Painted + Fine Line Marker are actually painted based on some of my favorite artists and cartoonists. These are designed to look ready for the Sunday Paper.
Jittery Hand + Cartoon Sets
Jittery Hand, Caffeinated Cartoonist + Rough Ink to Mimic Paper Bleed and Caffeine. Includes our Cartoon Brushes 1 + 2. Designed to be be a little less stiff with your vector art. These are great to use along with our Texture packs to get a distressed look to your artwork.
ACTIVE LEARNING
LEARNING TARGETS
LEARNING PHASE
The first Phase of the process is just to learn the program within the Linear Workflow Model. If you are still struggling and frustrated in Adobe Illustrator, I would recommend following along with the step by step instruction along with the resources provided.
PRACTICE PHASE
The main goal is to transition into creating your own artwork as quickly as possible. The goal of this phase is to start replacing my resources with your own drawings or sketches. We do have Pre-Workflow and Drawing for Illustrator lessons to follow from your own drawing.
EFFICIENCY MODEL
We have 9-15 Hours within a Tool-Based Workflow. The focus is to go through the Growth Models to hit a level of proficiency to start adding on keyboard shortcuts and some speed into your workflow. This will come with time in the program. Don’t worry about keyboard shortcuts if you are still struggling with navigation.
CREATE YOUR OWN
Once you have completed all of the step by step lessons, I would move directly into creating your own artwork using the same Tool-Based Workflow. The next step in the process is to bring your own artwork through the Text and Shape-Based Design lessons to get completed pieces for your portfolio.
PREMIUM PLUS
CURRICULUM GUIDE
Daily Agenda
Each Individual Learning Module aims to be done in under or around an hour in time. You will have plenty of time for the rest of the day to apply the concepts to your Own Artwork or continue with the next Module in the Workflow. There are currently 100 Modules in Premium Plus.
Weekly Schedule
The 1st Week is to go through and Learn the Tool-Based Workflow by following along with the Step by Step Instruction. A good goal for the end of the 1st Week is to aim to use your Own Sketch or Drawing by the end of the Unit or Tool-Based Workflow. Each Unit is between 9-15 Hours.
Pro Series
The 2nd Week is to stay in the same Tool-Based Workflow to Create your Own Artwork using the methods taught for your Portfolio or Professional Work. You can also take this time to run it through the Open-Format Text and Shape-Based Design Modules.
ACTIVE LEARNING
UNIT BLOCKS
Pen Tool is the pretty much the primary tool in Adobe Illustrator. Select Pen Tool if you are New or if you need more Control over your Anchors.
Pencil Tool is one of the easiest ways of learning Adobe Illustrator. Select Pencil Tool if you are New and have a Tablet.
Blob Brush is our Efficiency Workflow for Line-Based Artwork. Select Brush if you have a Tablet and are looking to add on Pressure.
As you feel more comfortable in a Workflow, I encourage you to follow along with our Drawing for Illustrator Lessons or start from your own drawing.
We are hitting up some text and effects this month with the Type and Text Effects. Most of our attention will be in the Appearance Panel and Layering multiple effects on top of each other to get professional results.
We are hitting up some Badge Logos to start putting all of the components together. We are going to be building out some templates you can use with your own artwork.
100 FULL-LENGTH LEARNING MODULES
Premium Plus is for those of you looking to follow along to our 100 Full-Length Learning Modules, Tool Based Workflows, Pro Series and Advanced Coloring. Premium is our Active Learning that follows along to our Linear Workflow Model. We have streamlined the learning process even more by separating out into Tool-Based Workflows. This is designed to get you learning and advancing through our Growth Models.
Active Learning + Workflows
The goal of our Step by Step Classroom Series, Challenges and Workflows is to give you structured learning environment to practice Adobe Illustrator. We have several Unit Blocks or Curriculum Paths established to Learn Adobe Illustrator in our Linear Workflow Model.
~100 Hours of Content
The goal is to give you time in the program that you can advance through the Learning Phases in the Adobe Illustrator. We do this by our Active Learning Retention Model and Repetition of Skills to build up your confidence and proficiency in the program.
Pro Series
Once you have completed all of the step by step lessons in a Unit Block( 9-15 Hours ), I would move directly into creating your own artwork using the same Tool-Based Workflow. The next step in the process is to bring your own artwork through the Text and Shape-Based Design lessons to get completed pieces for your portfolio.
PREMIUM PLUS
GETTING STARTED GUIDE
Download Resources
When you Login, you will see the Premium Plus Resource Folder. Click on the Pink Zipped Folder to Download. Give it a second, there is a lot in there. It should take no longer than 15-30 seconds. Remember to Extract All and just Remember the Location of the Folder. You are ready to go.
Tool-Based Workflows
Pick a Tool-Based Workflow based on Available Materials (Tablet-Based) or a Workflow that is the closest to the style you will be using for your own artwork. Treat each Tool-Based Workflow as a Unit to Progress through the Learning Targets.
Create Your Own
Each of our Unit Blocks has between 9-15 Hours of Content. Your Main Learning Target is to be Creating your Own Artwork by the end of the Unit. My recommendation is to start using the Practice Phase and Pre-Workflows to go from the same source materials you intend on using ie. Drawing, Sketch or Photo.
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