Testimonials
Caulette McBride
Date: Oct 03, 2009
We had lots of opportunity for practical use, tips to navigate, very receptive to questions.
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Duration
1 Day |
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Class Size
~15 |
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Times
9:00-4:00 |
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Computer
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Training Manual
Included |
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Price
$235.00 + GST |
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Course Description This Adobe Illustrator training course you will learn the basics of Illustrator and countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. Learn how to create artwork for illustrations, logos, stationery, page layouts, posters, and integrate with Adobe Flash, Adobe InDesign, and other Adobe products Target Audience Anyone who needs to learn Adobe Illustrator to create digital illustrations. No prior experience of Illustrator is needed. Experienced users will also benefit from the tips and tricks that will be covered in this course. It will also provide previous users with all the updates on what is new in Illustrator CS4. Learning Objectives Upon successful completion of this Illustrator training course students will be able to:
- Navigate, Create and Edit in Illustrator
- Utilize the Many Tools in Illustrator
- Design Professional looking Logos
- Transform and Draw Objects
- Work with layers and Text
- Work with Colors and Apply Effects to their work
- Combine Illustrator with other Adobe Applications
- Output their work to multiple formats and media
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Course Outline |
Morning
Getting to Know Illustrator
- Understand the Workspace
- Toolbox and Menu’s
- Applications Bar, Panels, and Workspaces
- Setting Preferences
- Navigation, Rulers, Guides and More
- What is the Artboard Tool
How to Draw and Transform Objects
- Trace a Placed Image
- Draw Lines, Grids, and Arcs
- Draw Ovals & Circles
- Draw Squares and Rectangles
Managing Shapes
- Cut, Copy and Move Shapes
- Grouping Shapes
- Lock and Hide Objects
- Transform Shapes
- Align and Distribute Shapes
Work with Colors
- Understanding Swatch Libraries
- Working with the Eyedropper
- Mix and Save Custom Colors
- Gradients and Pantone®
- Working with Symbols
Understanding Paths
- The Pencil & Eraser Tools
- Smoothing with the Smooth Tool
- Curved Vs. Straight Paths
- More Fun with the Pen Tool
- What is a Combo Path
- Ink a Pencil Drawing
- Manipulating Paths & Anchors
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Afternoon
Organize your Work with Layers
- Understanding Layers
- Set up a Layer
- Move Content Between Layers
- How to Duplicate a Layer
- Create Multiple Versions of a Layout
- Work with Transparency and Blending
Work with Type
- Understanding Types
- Inport Text
- Formatting Text
- Create and Edit Styles
- Create a Bulleted List
- Inserting Special Characters
- Wrap Text around Objects
- Create Type on a Path
Applying Effects
- Creating a banner logo with the Warp effect
- Creating the 3D cylinder
Combining Illustrator CS4 Graphics with Other Adobe Applications
- Combining artwork
- Vector versus bitmap graphics
- Editing the artboard
- Placing an Adobe Photoshop file
- Masking an image
- Sampling colors in placed images
- Replacing a placed image
Output your Work
- Save Your Work
- Exporting your Work
- The Printing Process
- Save your Work for the Web
- Output for Devices
- Save to an Adobe PDF
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