Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Discover high quality drawing and illustration with Adobe Illustrator. You will start with an overview of Illustrator and work on lessons that will step you into a greater skill level. Discover the unique features of Illustrator, including how to create logos, professional type effects, complex airbrush effects and color control. We also recommend this course for those planning to obtain the Adobe Certified Expert status.

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Lesson 1

Getting to know the work area

Working with the Tools panel
The Control panel
Working with Panels
Resetting and saving your Workspace
Using panel menus
Changing the view of Artwork
Using the view commands
Using the zoom tool
Navigating multiple artboards
Using the Navigator Panel
Understanding rulers
Arranging multiple documents
Document groups
Finding resources for using Illustrator
Searching for a topic in the Search of the help box
Checking for updates

Lesson 2

Selecting and aligning

Using the Selection tool
Using the Direct Selection tool
Creating selections with the Magic Wand tool
Selecting similar objects
Aligning objects
Aligning objects to each other
Aligning to a key object
Aligning points
Distributing objects
Aligning to the artboard
Working with groups
Group items
Working in isolation mode
Adding a group
Object arrangement
Arrange objects
Selecting objects behind
Applying selection techniques

Lesson 3

Working with Basic Shapes

Accessing the Basic Shape tools
Understanding drawing modes
Creating rectangles
Creating rounded rectangles
Creating ellipses
Creating polygons
Draw Inside mode
Changing stroke width and alignment
Working with line segments
Joining paths
Creating stars
Using the Eraser tool
Using the Width tool
Outlining strokes
Combining and editing shapes
Working with the Shape Builder tool
Working with Pathfinder effects
Working with shape modes
Using Live Trace to create shapes

Lesson 4

Transforming objects

Working with artboards
Adding artboards to the document
Editing artboards
Renaming artboards
Reordering artboards
Transforming content
Working with rulers and guides
Scaling objects
Reflecting objects
Rotating objects
Distorting objects
Shearing objects
Positioning objects precisely
Changing perspective
Multiple transformations
Using the Free Distort effect

Lesson 5

Drawing with the Pen Tool

Creating straight lines
Creating curved paths
Building a curve
Curves and corner points
Creating the violin illustration
Selecting a curve
Drawing a curved shape
Drawing different kinds of curves
Drawing a violin shape
Creating the strings
Splitting a path
Adding arrowheads
Creating a dashed line
Editing curves
Deleting and adding anchor points
Convert between smooth points and corner points
Drawing with the Pencil tool
Editing with the Pencil tool
Finishing the violin illustration
Assembling the parts
Painting the artwork

Lesson 6

Color and painting

Color Modes
Understanding the Color Controls
Creating color
Building and saving a custom color
Editing a swatch
Using Illustrator swatch libraries
Creating a spot color
Using the Color Picker
Creating and saving a tint of a color
Copying attributes
Creating color groups
Working with the Color Guide panel
Editing a color group
Editing colors in artwork
Working with the Kuler panel
Assigning colors to your artwork
Adjusting colors
Painting with patterns and gradients
Applying exisiting patterns
Creating your own pattern
Applying a pattern
Editing a pattern
Working with Live Paint
Editing Live Paint
Working with Gap Options

Lesson 7

Working with type

Importing a plain text file
Creating columns of text
Understanding text flow
Working with overflowed text and text reflow
Threading text
Resizing type objects
Formatting type
Changing the font color
Changing additional text attributes
Changing paragraph attributes
Saving and using styles
Creating and using a paragraph style
Creating and using a character style
Sampling text
Reshaping text with an envelope wrap
Wrapping text around an object
Creating text on open paths
Creating text on closed paths
Creating text outlines

Lesson 8

Working with Layers

Creating layers
Moving objects and layers
Locking layers
Viewing layers
Pasting layers
Creating clipping masks
Merging layers
Applying appearance
Attributes to layers
Isolating layers

Lesson 9

Working with Perspective Drawing

Understanding perspective
Understanding the Perspective Grid
Working with the Perspective Grid
Using a preset grid
Drawing objects in perspective
Selecting and transforming objects in perspective
Attaching objects to perspective
Editing planes and objects together
Adding and editing text in perspective
Adding Symbols to the Perspective
Grid Transforming Symbols in perspective
Release content from perspective

Lesson 10

Blending colors and shapes

Working with gradients
Creating and applying a linear gradient
Adjusting the direction and angle of gradient blend
Creating a radial gradient
Changing colors and adjusting the gradient
Applying gradient to multiple objects
Adding transparency to gradients
Working with blended objects
Creating a blend with specified steps
Modifying the blend
Creating smooth color blends

Lesson 11

Working with brushes

Using calligraphic brushes
Editing a brush
Using a fill color with brushes
Remove a brush stroke
Using art brushes
Drawing with the Paintbrush tool
Create an Art brush
Edit an Art brush
Using Bristle brushes
Changing bristle brush options
Painting with a Bristle brush
Using Pattern brushes
Creating a Pattern brush
Applying a Pattern brush
Changing the color attributes of brushes
Changing the brush color using Tints colorization
Changing the brush color using Hue Shift colorization
Working with the Blob Brush tool
Drawing with the Blob Brush tool
Edit an Art brush
Using Bristle brushes
Merging paths with the Blob Brush tool
Painting with a Bristle brush
Editing the Eraser tool

Lesson 12

Applying Effects

Using live effects
Applying an effect
Editing an effect
Styling text with effects
Editing shapes with a Pathfinder effect
Offsetting paths
Applying a Photoshop effect
Working with a 3D effect
Creating a revolved object
Changing the lighting of a 3D object
Mapping a symbol to the 3D artwork

Lesson 13

Applying appearance attributes and graphic styles

Using appearance attributes
Editing and adding appearance attributes
Reordering appearance attributes
Adding an additional stroke and fill
Using graphic styles
Creating and saving a graphic style
Applying a graphic style to an object
Applying a graphic style to a layer
Applying existing graphic styles
Applying an appearance to a layer
Copying, applying, and removing graphic styles

Lesson 14

Working with Symbols

Using existing Illustrator symbol libraries
Creating symbols
Editing a symbol
Breaking a link to a symbol
Replacing symbols
Renaming symbols
Working with the Symbolism tools
Copy and edit symbol sets
Storing and retrieving artwork in the Symbols panel
Mapping a symbol to 3D artwork
Symbols and Flash integration

Lesson15

Working with Adobe Bridge

Combining artwork
Vector vs. Bitmap graphics
Placing Photoshop files
Duplicating and editing a placed image
Embed a Photoshop image with layers
Applying color edits to a placed image
Masking an image
Applying a clipping mask to an image
Editing a mask
Masking and object with multiple shapes
Release a mask
Creating an opacity mask
Sampling colors in placed images
Replacing a placed, linked image
Exporting a layered file to Photoshop
Illustrator and Adobe InDesign
Illustrator and Adobe Flash
Illustrator and Adobe Flash Catalyst
Illustrator and Adobe Flex

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