Clint Balsar - Adobe Illustrator for Creative Professionals: Develop skills in vector graphic illustration and build a strong design portfolio with Illustrator 2022

Develop skills in vector graphic illustration and build a strong design portfolio with Illustrator 2022

Clint Balsar

BIRMINGHAMMUMBAI

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To my students; past, present, and future. It is for you that I strive to accomplish great things and then inspire you through my example. I hope you find this book helpful and encouraging. This project was my latest attempt to remind you not to be afraid of challenges; rather to rise to the occasion and complete things that may first seem difficult and risky. A strong determination will see you through the task and allow you to learn so much along the way. Remember that it is not only alright to make mistakes, but that they are necessary for growth. We learn far more from the actions we don't want to repeat than from those we do.

Clint Balsar

Clint Balsar is an experienced creative with a demonstrated history of working in the primary/secondary education industry. Clint is skilled in digital illustration and graphic design, as well as educational technology, instructional design, and Adobe and Apple products. He possesses varied certifications in Adobe products and training skills.

I want to thank all my friends and family for being so supportive during the time of authoring this book, especially my incredible wife, Ticia. Her love and support made all the difference as I taught my digital arts students each day, attended numerous meetings after school, and then wrote this book's content during most of the available evenings and weekends.

Craig Daalmeijer-Power has worked as a multidisciplinary creative for more than 30 years. He has worked on projects for local communities and clients and worked in the intelligence community in support of the Australian Defence Force. He received the award of Adobe Education Leader of the Year in 2021 for his commitment to excellence in creative education. His work within the Adobe education community is highlighted by regular international presentations, Behance streams, and Adobe Creative Career mentoring. He is currently employed by TAFE NSW, as a full-time head teacher, where he manages courses in photography, screen and media, and games development and focuses on innovation and creativity whilst taking pride in being a lifelong learner.

Thank you is the simplest form of credit and to me, it is simply being open to being thankful and surrounded by inspiration in everything we involve ourselves with. This inspiration for me is the supportive communities within Adobe Creative educators, Adobe Education leaders, and my family, both at home and work. I am grateful to all the members of each of these communities, my extended family, and how they inspire me to always achieve my best.

Najihah Najlaa is an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) and professional certification holder and an instructor. In addition to her profession as an instructor, Najihah is also the founder of her own video production company, "A Lifetime Project," and is a sought-after freelance photographer, videographer, and designer. Known as a person who moves with passion, Najihah has dived deep into the Malaysian creative industry fully equipped with her in-depth knowledge and Adobe certifications. She has been conducting and facilitating various workshops and Adobe training nationwide for the last six years.

Since 2020, she has been actively producing creative project on "Behance livestream" and is a Behance Featured Stream Artist.In 2021, she was invited to speak at Adobe Max 2021.

She is currently managing her own company and conducts creative trainings for the corporate and private sectors to help creative people polish their skills with comprehensive, high quality training covering Adobe media products, photography and videography.

I am overwhelmed in all humbleness to acknowledge my debt to all those who have helped, inspired, and given me the golden opportunity to this wonderful project, which also helped me in doing a lot of research in which I learned about so many new things. I am really thankful to them. Finally, to my caring, loving, and supportive cats, Kedo and LJ: my deepest gratitude for accompanying me when the times got rough. It was much appreciated and duly noted.