Application Overview
- Illustrator Interface & Workspace
- Work Area Control Palette
- Work Page Pasteboard Rulers
- Pop-Up Menus Scroll Bars
- Tabbed Documents Application Window
- Basic Palettes Tools Navigator Color
- Stroke Layers Swatches
- Palette Usage Collapsing Palettes
- Joining/Separating Palettes Docking Palettes
- Palette Options Workspaces
- Saving & Editing
- Creating New Documents CMYK vs RGB
- Changing Page Size Setting the Units File Management
- Save vs. Save As Standard File Formats
- AI, PDF, EPS, Template
- Using Art boards
- Navigation & Essential Shortcuts
The Tool Box and Drawing Shapes
- Selection Tools (A.K.A. Arrows) Basic Text Tools
- Basic Shapes Rectangle tool Ellipse tool Special Shapes
- Keyboard shortcuts Pencil Tools
- Line Tool
- Polygon Tools & Line Tools
- Pen & Pencil Tools
- Drawing in Front, Drawing in Back & Drawing Inside
Selecting and Editing Paths
- Selection Tool & Direct Selection Tools
- The Width Tool
- Pathfinder Operations
- Compound Paths & Compound Shapes
- Spitting and Joining Paths
- Copying Paths
- The Eyedropper Tool
- Smoothing and Erasing Paths
Precise Drawing
- Reflecting and Rotating Tools
- Aligning and Grouping Objects
Pen tool techniques
- Pen Tools
- Drawing lines and curves Editing paths
- Simplifying Paths Cutting Paths & Shapes
- Knife Tool Scissor Tool
Colors and Gradients
- Color Modes
- Process (CMYK), RGB, HSB, Web RGB
- Creating/Applying Colors Basic Fills
- Basic Strokes Editing Colors
- Creating Color & Gradient Swatches
- Using Color Libraries
- Live Color & Recoloring
- Artwork Blends & Gradient Mesh
Image Trace and Live Paint
- Converting images to vector art
- Using Live Paint to colorize art
- Creating Live Paint groups Selecting/Coloring Live Paint
- Fills Strokes
- Editing Live Paint groups Editing objects
- Adding shapes to Live Paint Groups
Masking and Transparency
- Clipping Masks
- Isolation Mode
- Opacity Masks
- Layer Opacity
Patterns and Brushes
- Using Calligraphic, Scatter Art, Pattern & Bristle Brushes
- Creating Seamless Pattern Tiles
- Using Brush and Pattern Libraries
Appearance and Graphic Styles
- The Appearance Panel
- Using and Saving Graphic Styles
Effects and Symbols
- Extruding Shapes
- Extruding Type
- Revolved Paths
- Using Symbols and Mapping Artwork
- Adding Symbols
- Using Symbol Libraries
- Editing in Isolation Mode Global Updates
- Using Symbol Tools Setting Options
Envelope Distortion
- From Top Object Warp
- Mesh Editing
- Envelopes Original objects
Type
- Point Type
- Path Type
- Area Type
- Character and Paragraph Settings
- Entering “Point” Type
- Working with (single) Text Blocks Basic Character Specification Basic Paragraph Specification Editing Text
- Proper Text Selection Spell Check
- Find & Change (Search & Replace) Case Change
Stacking Order and Layers
- Stacking Order
- Arrange menu
- Paste in Front/Behind Layers vs. Stacking order Layer Panel
- Creating Layers Viewing Layers Locking Layers Duplicating Layers Deleting Layers Reordering Layers
- Moving Objects between Layers
Perspective Drawing
- Perspective Drawing
- Working with a Perspective Grid Using different planes
- Adding Artwork in Perspective Using Text in Perspective
Duplicating Objects
- Copy and Paste
- Paste in Front/Behind Option-Drag duplication Layer duplication Multiple Duplications
- Transform Again
- Application Overview
- The Tool Box and Drawing Shapes
- Selecting and Editing Paths
- Precise Drawing
- Pen tool techniques
- Colors and Gradients
- Image Trace and Live Paint
- Masking and Transparency
- Patterns and Brushes
- Appearance and Graphic Styles
- Effects and Symbols
- Envelope Distortion
- Type
- Stacking Order and Layers
- Perspective Drawing
- Duplicating Objects
Those who need a thorough real-world knowledge of how to work productively with Illustrator on all of their graphic projects.
Basic understanding of a personal computer is required. Abilitiy to draw is also helpful.
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