Course Name
Adobe Illustrator CS4: Advanced
Contact Hours: 10
Course Description
With Total Training for , 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!
The student will have access to this course for 1 year. This self-directed course can be completed within 90 days or sooner depending on time and learning capabilities of the student.
Outcome
By completing this course you will
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.
Assessment
Project files are included with this course to aid in your learning. There are no exams or tests.
Outline
Chapter 1: NAVIGATING ILLUSTRATOR
Using Adobe Bridge
Exploring Built-in Templates & Libraries
Locating Existing New Document Profiles & Creating Your Own
Advanced Guide Features
Using Artboards
Setting Up Workspaces & Panels
Chapter 2: ADVANCED PATH TECHNIQUES
Drawing Paths with the Pen Tool
Using the Refect Tool
Making Joins
Outlining a Stroke
Using the Transform Again Command
Using the Arrange Commands & Clipping Masks
Chapter 3: DRAWING & REDRAWING
Using Layers & Guides to Redraw a Logo
Using Outline Mode to Redraw a Hand-Drawn Image
Chapter 4: BLENDS & MESHES
Blending Paths with the Specified Steps Option
Blending Paths with the Smooth Color Option
Designing Web Buttons with the Blend Tool & Gradients
Colorizing with Gradients
Working with Gradient Meshes
Chapter 5: TRANSPARENCY
Colorize an Image with the Color Blend Mode
Using the Color Guide, Transform & Transparency Panels
Creating an Opacity Mask with a Radial Gradient
Using the Multiply Blend Mode
Chapter 6: CREATING PATTERNS
Defining a Pattern
Scaling & Replacing a Pattern
Redefining an Existing Illustrator Pattern
Making a Pattern from an Illustration
Chapter 7: WORKING WITH TYPE
Adding Point & Area Type
Placing Type from Other Documents
Using the Glyphs Panel
Setting Tabs
Creating Paragraph & Character Styles
Converting Text to Outlines
Putting an Image inside of Text
Chapter 8: WORKING WITH IMAGES
Linking vs. Embedding Images
Using a Clipping Mask to Make a Cutout
Creating a Clipping Mask between Two Layers
Importing an Adobe Photoshop® Path
Chapter 9: COLOR MANAGEMENT
The Swatches Panel vs. the Color Panel
Adding & Deleting Colors from the Swatches Panel
Making Selections Based on Same Attributes
Creating a Global Color
Making & Saving a Gradient
Creating, Applying & Modifying a Gradient Graphic Style
Chapter 10: USING THE LIQUIFY & ENVELOPE TOOLS
Using the Liquify Tools to Distort Vectors
Warping Text Using the Envelope Distort Command
Conforming Text to the Shape of an Object Using Envelope Distort
Chapter 11: CREATING SYMBOLS
Defining & Redefining a Symbol
Using the Symbol Tools
Saving Symbol Sets
Chapter 12: CREATING & USING BRUSHES (28 min)
Defining a Custom Scatter Brush
Defining an Art Brush
Using the Transform Panel & Defining a Pattern Brush
Defining a Pattern Brush to Make a Border
Using the Blob Brush Tool
Chapter 13: 3D EFFECTS
Using 3D Revolve
Making & Editing 3D Type
Mapping a Symbol to a Sphere Using 3D Revolve
Mapping Objects to a Cube Using 3D Extrude & Bevel
Chapter 14: USING LIVE TRACE
Adjusting Tracing Options
Exploring Live Trace Presets
Chapter 15: USING LIVE PAINT
Painting a Traced Object
Using Gap Detection
Using Live Paint Instead of Pathnder
Chapter 16: LIVE EFFECTS & GRAPHIC STYLES
Using Transform Eects
Saving & Applying a Graphic Style
Chapter 17: LIVE COLOR
Using Adobe Kuler to Colorize an Object
Recoloring Artwork
Chapter 18: CREATING & FORMATTING GRAPHS
Creating a 3D Pie Chart
Defining a Column Graph
Placing Designs into the Columns
Chapter 19: ILLUSTRATOR ACTIONS
Defining a New Illustrator Action
Running an Action Using the Batch Command
Chapter 20: EXPLORING EXPORT OPTIONS
Exporting to QuarkXPress®
Smart Objects & Photoshop
Exporting to Adobe InDesign®
Exporting a Layered PDF File
Using the Flattener Preview
Color Blindness Preview Modes
Using Separations Preview
Using the Document Bleed
Chapter 21: CREATING FLASH ANIMATIONS
Animating with Layers
Animating with Blends
Credits