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Learn Adobe Illustrator | 19 Episode FREE Course

Learn Adobe Illustrator – 19 Free Episodes

Beginner ⏱ 6 hours 📚 20 lessons 🌐 en 🏆 Certificate 📅 Last updated May 2026
Created by Gareth David Studio

Gareth David walks you through Adobe Illustrator in 19 free episodes. Includes setup, drawing, coloring, type, and a complete project. Start now.

1 section • 20 lectures • 5.5h total length

  • The Complete Beginners Guide To Adobe Illustrator | FREE COURSE 7 min
  • Interface Introduction to Adobe Illustrator Ep1/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 14 min
  • Panels & Workspaces in Adobe Illustrator Ep2/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 9 min
  • Artboards in Adobe Illustrator Ep3/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 10 min
  • Vector basics | Selection & Direct selection tool & more Ep4/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 17 min
  • Fill & Stroke effects in Adobe Illustrator Ep5/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 11 min
  • Using Colour | Swatches | Pantone's | Gradients & more Ep6/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 18 min
  • 10 Handy Tips | Things to know for beginners Ep7/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 12 min
  • Creating shape vectors in Adobe Illustrator Ep8/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 19 min
  • Grouping | Compounding vectors & Using the shape builder tool Ep9/19 [Illustrator for Beginners] 15 min
  • Drawing with the Pen tool, Pencil tool & Brush tool Ep10/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 43 min
  • The Blob brush tool & Eraser tool in Adobe Illustrator Ep11/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 8 min
  • Type tools in Adobe Illustrator Ep12/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 13 min
  • Setting up a document | Placing in a drawing / Sketch Ep13/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 9 min
  • Image trace tool for sketches in Adobe Illustrator Ep14/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 12 min
  • Tracing a hand drawn sketch & Converting to vector artwork Ep15/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 50 min
  • Compounding vector shapes & strokes | Pathfinder tool Ep16/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 11 min
  • Colouring a vector drawing in Adobe Illustrator Ep17/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 20 min
  • Adding type to a poster design in Adobe Illustrator Ep18/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 18 min
  • Prepare and export ready for print in Adobe Illustrator Ep19/19 [Adobe Illustrator for Beginners] 16 min
Gareth David Studio

Gareth David Studio

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Learn Graphic Design and bring your imagination to life with my design series & creative software courses!

Hi, my name is Gareth David. I'm a Creative Director with over 15 years of experience in the industry and in my spare time I like to create content for this YouTube channel where I share my design knowledge and experience with aspiring designers.

Subscribe for regular in-depth design videos to unleash your creativity!

Want to be part of the GDS Design School Community?

To help connect with my audience I run a design community. Here I invite aspiring designers to join where you can share work, get feedback from the community, discuss design, and where I submit fictional briefs where aspiring designers can practice and test their skills and build new projects for their portfolios.

Everyone is now welcome to join.

Join here: https://discord.gg/gv9uka6KpJ

See you there!

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