Getting Started
We've collected basic training for each of the software packages offered in the studio. Choose a category and start exploring.
When you're ready for more advanced training, use your public library card to access training from LinkedIn Learning.
LinkedIn Learning
The Manhattan Public Library offers remote access to Linked In Learning for free. Just get a public library card.
Why Get a Library Card?
The Manhattan Public Library has free online resources for library card holders, like LinkedIn Learning where you can get advanced, in-depth training. Go from novice to pro!
Here are example courses for Adobe Illustrator, led by a professional graphics designer.
- MHK Public Library Access to LinkedIn Learning
Use this link and your Manhattan Public Library card to access these courses for free! - Illustrator One-on-One: Fundamentals
Learn how to work with artboards; how to draw with the Pencil, Curvature, and Pen tools; and how to organize color with swatches. Also explore skills as drawing shapes, adjusting strokes, formatting text with variable fonts, painting freeform artwork with or without a tablet, and more. - Illustrator One-on-One: Advanced
Discover how to convert scanned line art to scalable, vector-based path outlines using the automated Image Trace feature. Plus, learn how to make a logo using the transformation tools, create an emoji with the Gradient tool, and turn a simple circle into an intricate origami flower using the dynamic effects in Illustrator. - Illustrator One-on-One: Mastery
In the final installment of this three-part series, you can learn Illustrator more quickly with keyboard shortcuts and customizations, then demonstrates the power of blend modes, opacity masks, the Brushes panel, seamlessly repeating patterns, gradient mesh, and the Puppet Warp tool. The video also covers graphs, pictographs, logos, and 3D effects.
Equipment Manuals
There is a wide variety of equipment in the Media Studio. Find relevant manuals and help files here.
