Illustrator Calendar

The Graphic Arts calendar is a great way to view everything you have to do for Illustrator in one place. You can view daily calendar events and scroll to review past calendar postings. The calendar also includes video instructions and project links.

Monday, September 15, 2025

19 - Blend Objects and Envelopes
19 - Blend Objects and Envelopes : Download any lesson files and review. Illustrator blends lets you combine shapes and colors between two or more objects to create a new object.

Friday, September 12, 2025

18 - Combine Objects and Pathfinder
18 - Combine Objects and Pathfinder : Download any lesson files and review. Illustrator can join vector objects to create shapes in a variety of ways depending on the method you use to combine the objects.

Thursday, September 11, 2025

15 - Erase, Cut, and Mask Artwork
15 - Erase, Cut, and Mask Artwork : Download any lesson files and review. Illustrator has numerous tools and methods for dividing objects into separate pieces.

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

14 - Offset, Rotate and Reflect
14 - Offset, Rotate and Reflect : Download any lesson files and review. Illustrator has useful and effective tools that can be used to rotate, mirror, and modify objects.

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

13 - Working with Layers
13 - Working with Layers : Download any lesson files and review. When building visual compositions in Illustrator, layers allow you to manage multiple elements that make up an image.

Monday, September 8, 2025

11 - About Color
11 - About Color : Download any lesson files and review. Applying colors to artwork is a common Adobe Illustrator task, and one that requires some knowledge of color models and color modes.

Friday, September 5, 2025

10 - Simple Lines and Shapes
10 - Simple Lines and Shapes : Download any lesson files and review. Illustrator has simple tools to quickly create shapes and other forms that require only the use of lines.

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

09 - Pen and Curvature Tools
09 - Pen and Curvature Tools : Download any lesson files and review. Illustrator allows you to define your own anchor points, as well as adjust the curve associated with those anchors, simply by manipulating two control points associated with each anchor.

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

09 - Pen and Curvature Tools
09 - Pen and Curvature Tools : Download any lesson files and review. Illustrator allows you to define your own anchor points, as well as adjust the curve associated with those anchors, simply by manipulating two control points associated with each anchor.

Thursday, August 28, 2025

09 - Pen and Curvature Tools
09 - Pen and Curvature Tools : Download any lesson files and review. Illustrator allows you to define your own anchor points, as well as adjust the curve associated with those anchors, simply by manipulating two control points associated with each anchor.

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

08 - Fill, Stroke, and Color
08 - Fill, Stroke, and Color : Download any lesson files and review. Learn how to apply color and patterns to basic shapes and create a variety of attributes to every object drawn in Illustrator.

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

07 - Creating Basic Shapes
07 - Creating Basic Shapes : Download any lesson files and review. Creating basic shapes, and modify the corners of the shapes.

Monday, August 25, 2025

06 - About Vector Graphics
06 - About Vector Graphics : Download any lesson files and review. Vector images use mathematical equations or geometric shapes, such as points, lines, or curves, to form an image that can be infinitely scaled larger or smaller without loss of quality.

Friday, August 22, 2025

05 - Rulers, Grids, and Guides
05 - Rulers, Grids, and Guides : Download any lesson files and review. Accurately place and measure objects in the illustration window or in an artboard by using, rulers, grids, and guides.

Thursday, August 21, 2025

02 - Illustrator's Toolbar
02 - Illustrator's Toolbar : Download any lesson files and review. Illustrator’s toolbar let you perform various tasks, such as create, select, and manipulate objects and select, type, paint, draw, sample, edit, and move images.

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

01 - Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
01 - Introduction to Adobe Illustrator : Download any lesson files and review. Adobe Illustrator is the premier vector drawing application used to create shapes composed of points, lines, and curves.

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Adobe Accounts
Login using your Adobe Account.

Monday, August 18, 2025

First Day
Welcome, first day of class.