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Learning Adobe Illustrator for the Fashion Industry

Posted by Designers Nexus Inc. on February 25, 2009 at 7:05pm in NEW TO FASHION INDUSTRY QUESTIONS
As fashion students, you spend a lot of your time sewing and learning to draw pretty fashion illustrations. But the truth is, most entry-level design jobs involve sketching flats using CAD software programs like Adobe Illustrator. If your school offers a CAD course, you may think that you're covered, but what you don't know is that most school curriculums are seriously outdated when it comes to CADs. They just don't prepare students well enough to compete in the job market or hack it in the real world (believe me, I've been there and had to learn the hard way!) I THOUGHT I knew Illustrator pretty well, but when I finally landed my first job (after months of searching), I found out there was sooo much that I did not know and I ended up playing "catch up" while on the job. Especially in this economy, companies are not going to waste time or money on a candidate that is not proficient in CAD software. If you've looked through the Stylecareers job listings lately, you'll know that proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop are required for 9 out of 10 jobs posted. Investing the time and practice to make sure you know these programs is essential to getting your foot in the door. Having experienced the shortcomings of fashion schools firsthand, Designers Nexus created "My Practical Skills", a series of e-books and products dedicated to training designers and prepare them with skills for the real world. Our latest e-book is "Adobe Illustrator for the Fashion Industry". With our Adobe Illustrator training and some practice, you can easily master the skills needed to create detailed fashion flats, CAD presentations and other industry standard design projects for the real world. With the Adobe Illustrator eBook you’ll be able to: 1. Master use of the Pen tool 2. Sketch industry standard fashion flats 3. Add bitmap graphics to vector files 4. Design your own vector graphics 5. Quickly render sketches with color, and fabric patterns 6. Trace, modify, and recolor vector graphics 7. Create Presentation boards with text, background, and shadow effects 8. Select the best combination of techniques to complete any project efficiently. For more information, sample pages, and to purchase, visit us at: http://www.designersnexus.com/store/adobe-illustrator-for-fashion If you're in the NYC area and are interested in one on one design training in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, visit our training site at: www.mypracticalskills.com

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