Illustrator Training

Illustrator CS3 is a sophisticated graphics application that helps you to create complex and attractive designs with type effects. You can create logos, advertisements, and other illustrations with ease using this software. In this course, you will use Adobe Illustrator CS3 to create and manipulate illustrations such as logos and advertisements that include type and graphics. In addition, you will manage color across a range of devices, control how illustrations print, control how illustrations appear on the web, and preview them in mobile devices. This course is intended for designers, publishers, pre-press professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people switching to a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents.

 Course Outline:

• Topic 1A: Create a New Document
• Topic 1B: Customize the Workspace
• Topic 1C: Draw Basic Shapes with the Shape Tools
• Topic 1D: Draw Basic Freeform Shapes with the Pencil Tool

• Topic 2A: Format Objects
• Topic 2B: Manipulate Objects
• Topic 2C: Insert Type

• Topic 3A: Draw Paths with the Pen Tool
• Topic 3B: Modify Existing Shapes
• Topic 3C: Duplicate Objects
• Topic 3D: Apply Graphic Styles

• Topic 4A: Apply Gradients to Type
• Topic 4B: Flow Type on a Path
• Topic 4C: Apply an Envelope to Type

• Topic 5A: Import Body Type
• Topic 5B: Format Type with Styles
• Topic 5C: Find and Replace Text
• Topic 5D: Fix Spelling Errors
• Topic 5E: Insert Typographic Characters

• Topic 6A: Import a Graphic
• Topic 6B: Align Objects
• Topic 6C: Apply Spot Colors
• Topic 6D: Wrap Text
• Topic 6E: Export a File

• Topic 7A: Customize the Adobe Bridge Workspace
• Topic 7B: Append Metadata to Assets

• Topic 8A: Create a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes
• Topic 8B: Create Compound Paths
• Topic 8C: Offset Paths
• Topic 8D: Erase Shapes

• Topic 9A: Apply Effects
• Topic 9B: Create Symbols
• Topic 9C: Create Custom Brushes
• Topic 9D: Organize Objects With Layers
• Topic 9E: Modify Global Colors
• Topic 9F: Create a Mesh

• Topic 10A: Open Layered Photoshop Documents
• Topic 10B: Trace Raster Images Manually
• Topic 10C: Trace Artwork Automatically
• Topic 10D: Adjust the Results of Tracing
• Topic 10E: Apply a Custom Preset
• Topic 10F: Convert a Traced Object to Paths

• Topic 11A: Apply Color Using Live Paint
• Topic 11B: Correct Gaps in Objects
• Topic 11C: Convert Objects to Live Paint Groups
• Topic 11D: Apply Color Using Live Color

• Topic 12A: Simplify Paths
• Topic 12B: Create Masks
• Topic 12C: Create 3D Effects
• Topic 12D: Create Blends
• Topic 12E: Share Graphic Styles

• Topic 13A: Decide When to Use Color Management
• Topic 13B: Set Up Color Management

• Topic 14A: Create a Crop Area
• Topic 14B: Preview an Overprint
• Topic 14C: Print a Composite Proof
• Topic 14D: Create Color Separations
• Topic 14E: Create an Adobe PDF File

• Topic 15A: Convert Colors to Web-Safe Colors
• Topic 15B: Create Slices
• Topic 15C: Add Interactivity to an SVG File
• Topic 15D: Export Web Graphics
• Topic 15E: Preview an Illustration for Mobile Output

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