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This critically acclaimed interactive training program from Adobe Press offers exceptional quality high-definition video to teach the fundamentals of Adobe Illustrator CC.
Experienced instructor Chad Chelius presents close to 8 hours of high-quality HD video, complete with lesson files, assessment quizzes and review materials. Chad presents a comprehensive introduction to Illustrator, including best practices as well as fundamental illustration and vector artwork concepts. Topics covered include working with styles, paths, and objects, and how to work within the Creative Cloud.
The video is wrapped in a unique interface that allows you to jump to any topic and also bookmark individual sections for later review. The unique “Watch and Work” mode shrinks the video into a small window to allow you to work alongside in Illustrator. Project files used in the lessons are included on the disc so you can practice what you’ve learned, and interactive review questions help reinforce freshly gained knowledge.
Duration:9hrs 8min
User Level: Beginning/Intermediate
System Requirements:
Mac: OS X 10.7.5+ and Safari 6.0+
PC: Windows Vista+ and Firefox 22+
Hardware: DVD-ROM drive
Please Note:
* This DVD-ROM can be viewed on your computer, but it will NOT play in a DVD movie player.
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Introduction | Welcome Movie |
Ch 1 | About Adobe Illustrator |
What is Illustrator? | |
Raster vs. Vector | |
Working with the exercise files (graphics and fonts) | |
Ch 2 | Getting familiar with the interface |
Illustrator panels | |
The Application frame and Application bar | |
Utilizing Workspaces | |
Working with Artboards | |
Making the most of Artboards | |
Sync Settings | |
ch 3 | Working with documents |
Creating a new Illustrator document | |
Creating a new document profile | |
Creating an Illustrator Template | |
Saving an Illustrator file | |
Saving for the Web | |
Using Adobe Bridge | |
ch 4 | Navigation and viewing artwork |
Document Navigation techniques | |
Illustrator Viewing Modes | |
Screen Modes | |
Creating multiple views of artwork | |
ch 5 | Working with objects in Illustrator |
Selecting objects using the basic Selection tools | |
Selecting objects using advanced selection techniques | |
Understanding isolation mode | |
Creating Guides | |
Understanding stroke and fill properties | |
Drawing with the Shape tools | |
Drawing with the Line tools | |
Drawing with the Pencil tool | |
Basics of drawing with the Pen tool | |
Drawing with the Blob brush tool | |
Understanding Stacking Order | |
Understanding the Layers panel | |
Using drawing modes | |
Creating objects in perspective | |
Ch 6 | Modifying paths in Illustrator |
Using the path splitting tools | |
Modifying and Joining paths | |
Using the Pathfinder panel | |
Using the Shapebuilder tool | |
Creating a compound path | |
Creating a Clipping Mask | |
Creating an Opacity Mask | |
Fun with the Blend tool | |
Using Offset Path | |
Transforming objects | |
Using the Reshaping tools | |
The Width tool | |
Aligning Objects | |
Ch 7 | Working with Color |
The Color panel and Color picker | |
The Swatches panel | |
Creating Spot Colors | |
Creating a Gradient swatch | |
Creating a Pattern Swatch | |
Recoloring Artwork | |
Live Paint | |
Ch 8 | Working with Type |
Type basics | |
Getting to know the Type tools | |
Formatting type | |
Threading type | |
Applying text wrap | |
Using Character and Paragraph Styles | |
Converting text to outlines | |
Warping text | |
Ch 9 | Working with Symbols |
Understanding how symbols work | |
Creating a new symbol | |
The symbolism tools | |
Ch 10 | Drawing with brushes |
Drawing with and applying brushes | |
Creating a Calligraphic brush | |
Creating a Scatter brush | |
Creating an Art brush | |
Creating a Pattern brush | |
Drawing with the Bristle brush | |
Ch 11 | Appearance and Effects |
Effects and the Appearance panel | |
Creating 3D Effects | |
Creating Graphic Styles | |
Ch 12 | Creating Graphs |
Creating a Graph | |
Editing a Graph | |
Creating a 3D Graph | |
Creating a graph design | |
Ch 13 | Working with Images |
Placing images | |
Working with Embedded images | |
Packaging files | |
Image Trace |