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  Illustrator CS4: Advanced
Illustrator CS4 Advanced


 
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PACKAGE INCLUDES

 •  Format - DVD-ROM
 •  Duration - 6 Hours of Intermediate to Advanced Training
 •  Author - Robert Underwood
 •  Platform - Windows & Mac OS
 •  Project Files: Included
 

COURSE INTRODUCTION

With Total Training for Adobe Illustrator CS4: Advanced, you'll learn all the secrets that illustrators use everyday to create vector artwork faster and more accurately. You'll discover all the new and exciting features inside of Illustrator CS4 as well as techniques to help you master things such as patterns, clipping paths, and 3D objects. You'll even learn how to build a Flash animation inside of Illustrator. This series is just want you need to take your Illustrator skills one step further and help you to stay competitive in today's job market!


Highlights

 •  Learn how to use the Sprayer tool for Symbols
 •  Find out how Symbols, Gradients, Patterns and Brushes have a dynamic relationship
 •  Discover how to build a Flash animation in Illustrator
 •  Learn how to make a plaid pattern using Transform & Transparency
 •  See how to make graphs in Illustrator
 •  Explore new features such as multiple artboards, the blob brush and the new
        gradient tool


 
 

COURSE OUTLINE

Chapter 1: NAVIGATING ILLUSTRATOR (33 min)
1. Using Adobe Bridge
2. Exploring Built-in Templates & Libraries
3. Locating Existing New Document Profiles & Creating Your Own
4. Advanced Guide Features
5. Using Artboards
6. Setting Up Workspaces & Panels

Chapter 2: ADVANCED PATH TECHNIQUES (34 min)
1. Drawing Paths with the Pen Tool
2. Using the Refect Tool
3. Making Joins
4. Outlining a Stroke
5. Using the Transform Again Command
6. Using the Arrange Commands & Clipping Masks

Chapter 3: DRAWING & REDRAWING (27 min)
1. Using Layers & Guides to Redraw a Logo
2. Using Outline Mode to Redraw a Hand-Drawn Image

Chapter 4: BLENDS & MESHES (33 min)
1. Blending Paths with the Specified Steps Option
2. Blending Paths with the Smooth Color Option
3. Designing Web Buttons with the Blend Tool & Gradients
4. Colorizing with Gradients
5. Working with Gradient Meshes

Chapter 5: TRANSPARENCY (20 min)
1. Colorize an Image with the Color Blend Mode
2. Using the Color Guide, Transform & Transparency Panels
3. Creating an Opacity Mask with a Radial Gradient
4. Using the Multiply Blend Mode

Chapter 6: CREATING PATTERNS (15 min)
1. Defining a Pattern
2. Scaling & Replacing a Pattern
3. Redefining an Existing Illustrator Pattern
4. Making a Pattern from an Illustration

Chapter 7: WORKING WITH TYPE (22 min)
1. Adding Point & Area Type
2. Placing Type from Other Documents
3. Using the Glyphs Panel
4. Setting Tabs
5. Creating Paragraph & Character Styles
6. Converting Text to Outlines
7. Putting an Image inside of Text

Chapter 8: WORKING WITH IMAGES (12 min)
1. Linking vs. Embedding Images
2. Using a Clipping Mask to Make a Cutout
3. Creating a Clipping Mask between Two Layers
4. Importing an Adobe Photoshop? Path

Chapter 9: COLOR MANAGEMENT (15 min)
1. The Swatches Panel vs. the Color Panel
2. Adding & Deleting Colors from the Swatches Panel
3. Making Selections Based on Same Attributes
4. Creating a Global Color
5. Making & Saving a Gradient
6. Creating, Applying & Modifying a Gradient Graphic Style

Chapter 10: USING THE LIQUIFY & ENVELOPE TOOLS (12 min)
1. Using the Liquify Tools to Distort Vectors
2. Warping Text Using the Envelope Distort Command
3. Conforming Text to the Shape of an Object Using Envelope Distort

Chapter 11: CREATING SYMBOLS (11 min)
1. Defining & Redefining a Symbol
2. Using the Symbol Tools
3. Saving Symbol Sets

Chapter 12: CREATING & USING BRUSHES (28 min)
1. Defining a Custom Scatter Brush
2. Defining an Art Brush
3. Using the Transform Panel & Defining a Pattern Brush
4. Defining a Pattern Brush to Make a Border
5. Using the Blob Brush Tool

Chapter 13: 3D EFFECTS (23 min)
1. Using 3D Revolve
2. Making & Editing 3D Type
3. Mapping a Symbol to a Sphere Using 3D Revolve
4. Mapping Objects to a Cube Using 3D Extrude & Bevel

Chapter 14: USING LIVE TRACE (10 min)
1. Adjusting Tracing Options
2. Exploring Live Trace Presets

Chapter 15: USING LIVE PAINT (10 min)
1. Painting a Traced Object
2. Using Gap Detection
3. Using Live Paint Instead of Pathnder

Chapter 16: LIVE EFFECTS & GRAPHIC STYLES (7 min)
1. Using Transform Effects
2. Saving & Applying a Graphic Style

Chapter 17: LIVE COLOR (8 min)
1. Using Adobe Kuler to Colorize an Object
2. Recoloring Artwork

Chapter 18: CREATING & FORMATTING GRAPHS (9 min)
1. Creating a 3D Pie Chart
2. Defining a Column Graph
3. Placing Designs into the Columns

Chapter 19: ILLUSTRATOR ACTIONS (5 min)
1. Defining a New Illustrator Action
2. Running an Action Using the Batch Command

Chapter 20: EXPLORING EXPORT OPTIONS (26 min)
1. Exporting to QuarkXPress?
2. Smart Objects & Photoshop
3. Exporting to Adobe InDesign?
4. Exporting a Layered PDF File
5. Using the Flattener Preview
6. Color Blindness Preview Modes
7. Using Separations Preview
8. Using the Document Bleed

Chapter 21: CREATING FLASH ANIMATIONS (11 min)
1. Animating with Layers
2. Animating with Blends
3. Credits

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