Adobe Illustrator - Advanced

What is New CS5 and CS6  

• Patterns
• Gradient on a stroke
• Image Trace
• Gaussian Blur
• Variable Width Options
• Perspective drawing
• Bristle brush
• Multiple artboards enhancements
• Shape Builder tool

Basics of Illustrator Objects   

• Advanced understanding of Illustrator Objects
• What Object can become what Object?
• Advances uses of the Blend Object
• Gradient or Mesh
• Advanced use of the Symbol Sprayer
• Advanced use of the Variable Width
• Expanding
• Compound Shape vs. Compound Path
• Breaking it all a part
• Layers Panel

Mesh and Other Tools   

• Mesh tool
• Mesh as opacity mask
• Lasso tool
• Warp tool
• Twirl tool
• Pucker tool
• Bloat tool
• Scallop tool
• Crystallize tool
• Wrinkle tool
• Width tool
• Polar grid tool
• Rectangular grid tool
• Flare tool
• Free transform tool
• Graph tools
• Scissor tool
• Knife tool

Working with Perspective Drawing   

• Perspective
• Perspective Grid
• Using a preset grid
• Editing the Perspective Grid
• Drawing objects in perspective
• Selecting and transforming objects in perspective
• Attaching content to perspective
• Editing planes and objects together
• Adding and editing text in perspective
• Working with symbols in perspective
• Adding symbols to the Perspective Grid
• Transforming symbols in perspective
• Releasing content from perspective
• Horizontal plane

Applying Effects   

• Using live effects
• Applying an effect
• Using live effects
• Applying an effect
• Editing an effect
• Styling text with effects
• Editing shapes with a Pathfinder effect
• Applying the Offset Path effect
• Working with a 3D effect
• Creating a revolved object
• Changing the lighting of a 3D object
• Mapping a symbol to the 3D artwork
• Where to put the Effect

Applying Appearance Attributes and Graphic Styles   

• Using appearance attributes
• Editing and adding appearance attributes
• Adding another stroke
• Adding another fill
• Reordering appearance attributes
• Applying an appearance to a layer
• Using graphic styles
• Creating and spacing a graphic style
• Applying a graphic style to an object
• Replacing graphic style attributes
• Applying a graphic style to a layer
• Editing a graphic style applies to a layer
• Applying an existing graphic style
• Applying multiple graphic styles
• Applying a graphic style to text
• Copying and removing graphic styles
• Creating web graphics
• Aligning content to the pixel grid
• Slicing content
• Selecting and editing slicesUsing the Save For Web command

Working with Symbols   

• Symbols
• Using existing Illustrator symbol libraries
• Creating symbols
• Editing a symbol
• Replacing symbols
• Breaking a link to a symbol
• Editing symbol options
• Editing with the Symbolism tools
• Copying and editing symbol sets
• Storing and retrieving artwork in the Symbols panel
• Mapping a symbol to 3D artwork
• Symbols and Flash integration

Graph   

• Creating a Graph
• Types of Graphs
• Making a Design for Columns and Markers
• Updating the Data

Advanced Masks   

• Masking an image
• Applying a simple clipping mask to an image
• Editing a mask
• Masking an object with a shape
• Masking an object with multiple shapes
• Creating an opacity mask
• Editing an opacity mask

Combining Illustrator Graphics with Other Adobe Applications   

• Adobe Bridge
• Combining artwork
• Vector versus bitmap graphics
• Placing Photoshop files
• Transforming a placed image
• Embedding a Photoshop image with layer comps
• Applying color edits to a placed image
• Masking an image
• Applying a simple clipping mask to an image
• Editing a mask
• Masking an object with a shape
• Masking an object with multiple shapes
• Creating an opacity mask
• Editing an opacity mask
• Sampling colors in placed images
• Image links
• Finding link information
• Replacing a linked image
• Exporting a layered file to Photoshop
• Illustrator and Web Designers
• Illustrator and Print Designers
• Illustrator and Interactive Designers
• Illustrator and Video Compositors