Course Content
INTRODUCTION TO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
- Setting Up a New Document
- The Toolbox & Menus
- The Application Bar & Panels
- Customizing Workspaces & Keyboard Shortcuts
- Setting Preferences
- Navigating a Document
- Using Rulers, Guides & Grids
- Document Color Modes, Setup & the New Artboard Tool
DRAWING & TRANSFORMING OBJECTS
- Drawing Rectangles & Squares
- Drawing Ovals & Circles
- Drawing Polygons & Stars
- Drawing Lines, Arcs & Grids
- Tracing a Placed Image
MAKING & SAVING SELECTIONS
- Using the Selection Tool
- Using the Direct Selection Tool
- Using the Lasso Tool
- Using the Magic Wand Tool
- Using Advanced Selection Techniques
- Saving & Reloading Selections
MANAGING SHAPES
- Moving & Copying Shapes
- Aligning & Distributing
- Grouping
- Locking & Hiding
- Transforming Shapes
WORKING WITH COLOR
- Applying Fill & Stroke
- Loading Swatch Libraries
- Copying Fill & Stroke Attributes with the Eyedropper
- Mixing & Saving Custom Colors
- Working with Pantone(R) & Web-Safe Swatches
- Using Gradients
- Working with Symbols
CREATING & MANIPULATING PATHS
- Using the Pencil, Eraser & Smooth Tools
- Creating Straight Paths with the Pen Tool
- Creating Curved Paths with the Pen Tool
- Creating Combo Paths
- Inking a Pencil Drawing
- Manipulating Paths & Anchor Points
- Creating Artistic Brush Effects
ORGANIZING YOUR ARTWORK WITH LAYERS
- Setting Up a Layer
- Understanding Layers, Sublayers & Isolation Mode
- Creating Multiple Versions of a Layout
- Moving Content between Layers
- Duplicating Layers
- Applying Transparency & Blending Modes
WORKING WITH TYPE
- Creating Artistic & Paragraph Type
- Importing Text
- Formatting Text
- Creating & Editing Paragraph Styles
- Creating a Bulleted List & Inserting Special Characters
- Wrapping Text around Objects
- Creating Type on a Path
- Type Effects 12:01
OUTPUTTING YOUR WORK
- Saving Your Work
- Exporting Your Work
- Save for Web & Devices
- Printing & Saving to Adobe PDF
- Credits
