Adobe Illustrator CS6 - Advanced | Microsoft Training, MS Dynamics NAV, CRM, GP, AX, Business Central

Adobe Illustratorhas been an indispensable vector based editing software application for many years. As an aspiring graphic designer, you would like todelve deeper intoimage creation and editing using this software. Understanding the different tools and features available inIllustrator CS6will help you to maximize your creative potential. In this course, you'll use the several advancedtools and the complex features ofIllustrator CS6to work with images and create complex vector graphics.

Course Objective

You will explore theIllustrator CS6interface in great detailand be exposed to several tools for selecting parts of images, masteringshapes and advanced topics. You will learn to use layers and to apply layer effects and filters to create special effects. Additionally, you will use painting tools and blending modes to create shading effects and apply them. Finally, you will save images in print and web formats.

Target Student

This course is designed to coveradvanced image editing features of Adobe Illustrator CS6. It is also designed as one in a series of courses for students pursuing the Adobe Certification Exam for Adobe Illustrator CS6 (ACE), and it is a prerequisite to taking more advanced courses in the AdobeIllustrator CS6series.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system, such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. They should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, etc. The students should also be familiar with the basic features/functions and terminology of image editing.

Course Outline

Lesson 1 – Managing the Work Area

Changing the view of Artwork
Using the view commands
Using the zoom tool
Navigating multiple artboards
Working with the Tools Panel
Using the Navigator Panel
Understanding rulers
Arranging multiple documents
Document groups
Finding resources for using Illustrator
Searching for a topic in the Search of Help box
Checking for updates

Lesson 2 – Selecting and Modifying Objects

Using the Selection Tool
Using the Direct Selection Tool
Creating selections with the Magic Wand tool
Selecting similar objects
Aligning Objects
Aligning objects to each other
Aligning to a key object
Aligning points
Distributing objects
Aligning to the artboard
Working with groups
Group items
Working in isolation mode
Adding a group
Object arrangement
Selecting objects behind
Applying selection techniques

Lesson 3 - Modifying and Editing Shapes

The Eraser tools & the Blob Brush
Shape Builder tool
Working with Live Paint
Using Live Trace
Aligning, Joining, and averaging
Draw Behind and Draw Inside
Compound Shapes & Compound Paths
Working with basic shapes
Understanding drawing modes
Creating rectangles
Creating rounded rectangles
Creating ellipses
Creating polygons
Working with Draw Behind mode
Creating Stars
Changing stroke width and alignment
Working with line segments
Joining paths
Using Width tool
Outlining strokes
Combining and editing shapes
Working with the Shape Builder tool
Working with Pathfinder effects
Working with shape modes
Using Draw Inside mode
Editing content drawn inside
Using the Eraser tool
Using Image Trace to create shapes

Lesson 4 – Advanced Artboards and Transforming Objects

Working with artboards
Adding artboards to the document
Editing artboards
Renaming Artboards
Reordering Artboards
Transforming content
Working with rulers and guides
Scaling objects
Reflecting objects
Rotating objects
Distorting objects
Positioning objects precisely
Changing perspective

Lesson 5 - Color and painting

Color Modes
Understanding the Color Controls
Creating color
Building and saving a custom color
Editing a swatch
Using Illustrator swatch libraries
Creating a Spot Color
Using the Color Picker
Creating and saving a tint of a color
Copying attributes
Creating color groups
Working with the Color Guide panel
Editing a color group
Editing colors in artwork
Working with the Kuler panel
Assigning colors to your artwork
Adjusting colors
Painting with patterns and gradients
Applying exisiting patterns
Creating your own pattern
Applying a pattern
Editing a pattern
Working with Live Paint
Editing Live Paint
Working with Gap Options

Lesson 6 - Working with Type

Importing a Plain Text File
Creating Columns of Text
Understanding Text Flow
Working with Overflow Text and Text Reflow
Threading Text
Resizing type objects
Formatting type
Changing the Font Color
Changing additional text attributes
Changing paragraph attributes
Saving and using styles
Creating and using a paragraph style
Creating and using a character style
Sampling text
Reshaping text with an envelope wrap
Wrapping text around an object
Creating text on open paths
Creating text on closed paths
Creating Text Outlines

Lesson 7 - Working with Layers

Creating Layers
Moving Objects and Layers
Locking Layers
Viewing Layers
Pasting Layers
Creating Clipping Masks
Merging Layers
Applying Appearance Attributes to Layers
Isolating Layers

Lesson 8 - Working with Perspective Drawing

Understanding Perspective
Understanding the Perspective Grid
Working with the Perspective Grid
Using a preset grid
Drawing objects in perspective
Selecting and transforming objects in perspective
Attaching objects to perspective
Editing planes and objects together
Adding and editing text in perspective
Adding Symbols to the Perspective Grid
Transforming Symbols in perspective
Release content from perspective

Lesson 9 - Colors and Shapes

Working with gradients
Creating and applying a linear gradient
Adjusting the direction and angle of gradient blend
Creating a radial gradient
Changing colors and adjusting the gradient
Applying gradient to multiple objects
Adding transparency to gradients
Working with blended objects
Creating a blend with specified steps
Modifying the blend
Creating smooth color blends

Lesson 10 - Working with Brushes

Using Calligraphic brushes
Using a fill color with brushes
Remove a brush stroke
Using Art brushes
Drawing with the Paintbrush tool
Create an Art brush
Edit an Art brush
Using Bristle brushes
Changing bristle brush options
Painting with a Bristle brush
Using Pattern brushes
Creating a Pattern brush
Applying a Pattern brush
Changing the color attributes of brushes
Changing the brush color using Tints colorization
Changing the brush color using Hue Shift colorization
Working with the Blob Brush tool
Drawing with the Blob Brush tool
Edit an Art brush
Using Bristle brushes
Merging paths with the Blob Brush tool
Painting with a Bristle brush
Editing the Eraser tool

Lesson 11 -Applying Effects

Using live effects
Applying an effect
Editing an effect
Styling text with effects
Editing shapes with a Pathfinder effect
Offsetting paths
Applying a Photoshop effect
Working with a 3D effect
Creating a revolved object
Changing the lighting of a 3D object
Mapping a symbol to the 3D artwork

Lesson 12 - Applying Appearance Attributes and Graphic Styles

Using appearance attributes
Editing and adding appearance attributes
Reordering appearance attributes
Adding an additional stroke and fill
Using graphic styles
Creating and saving a graphic style
Applying a graphic style to an object
Applying a graphic style to a layer
Applying existing graphic styles
Applying an appearance to a layer
Copying, applying, and removing graphic styles

Lesson 13 - Working with symbols

Using existing Illustrator symbol libraries
Creating symbols
Editing a symbol
Breaking a link to a symbol
Replacing symbols
Renaming symbols
Working with the Symbolism tools
Copy and edit symbol sets
Storing and retrieving artwork in the Symbols panel

Lesson 14 - Combing Illustrator Graphics with other Adobe Applications

Working with Adobe Bridge
Combining artwork
Vector versus bitmap graphic
Placing Adobe Photoshop files
Transforming a placed image
Embed a Photoshop image with Layer comp
Applying color edits to a placed image
Masking an image
Applying a clipping mask to an image

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