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Illustrator - Create logos and vector illustrations
Course aim
This hands-on training course covers the essential features of Illustrator. You will use new Illustrator tools including Live Colour, the Eraser & Crop Area, new document profiles, and the improved drawing tools and controls. On completion, participants will be able to use Illustrator for their vector drawing requirements while learning the key techniques to get the most out of this software.
Course outline
A Quick Tour of Adobe Illustrator CS3 • Working with colour groups and Live Color • Placing Photoshop images in Illustrator • Using Live Trace • Using the Control panel for typesetting Getting to Know the Work Area • Viewing artwork & changing the view • Using the Illustrator tools Selecting and Aligning • Using the Selection & Direct Selection tool Creating Shapes • Creating basic shapes & using shape tools • Drawing the pencil shape • Using the Pencil tool • Drawing the pencil can • Using Live Trace to create shapes • Tips for drawing polygons, spirals & stars Transforming Objects • Scaling, Reflecting, Rotating, Distorting & Shearing objects • Positioning objects precisely • Changing the perspective • Using the Free Transform tool • Making multiple transformations Drawing with the Pen Tool • Creating straight lines & curved paths • Building & Drawing curves • Curves and corner anchor points • Creating the pear illustration Colour and Painting • Colour Mode • Using Appearance panel for fills& strokes • Building & saving your own custom colour • Using Illustrator swatch libraries • Creating colour groups • Editing colour with Live Color • Painting with gradients and patterns • Create a PDF from your artwork Working with type • Understanding text flow • Saving and using styles • Wrapping text around a graphic Working with Layers • Creating, Locking,Viewing & Pasting layers • Creating clipping masks • Merging layers & appearance attributes Blending Shapes and Colours • Creating a gradient fill & adding colours • Adjusting direction of the gradient blend • Creating smooth-colour blends • Blending intermediate steps • Modifying the blend • Combining blends with gradients
Working with Brushes • Using Art & Scatter brushes • Applying a Scatter brush to paths • Changing the colour attributes of brushes • Using a fill colour with brushes • Using Calligraphic & Pattern brushes • Creating brushes • Applying the Scribble Effect Applying Effects • Creating a banner logo with Warp effect • Creating the 3D cylinder • Using the 3D Extrude effect Appearance Attributes & Graphic Styles • Document Startup Profiles • Using appearance attributes • Copying, applying & removing Styles Working with Symbols • Working with symbols • Editing, Creating & Updating Symbols • Applying a symbol instance • Using the symbolism tools • Breaking a link to a symbol • Storing & retrieving artwork in the Panel • Mapping a symbol to 3D artwork • Symbols and Flash integration Combining Illustrator CS3 Graphics with the Creative Suite • Combining artwork • Vector versus bitmap graphics • Creating a crop area • Placing an Adobe Photoshop file • Duplicating a placed image • Applying Colour Edits to a placed image • Masking an image • Sampling colours in placed images • Replacing a placed image • Exporting a layered file to Photoshop Artwork & Producing Colour Separations • Printing: An overview • About printing devices & colour • What is colour management? • Printing black-and-white proofs • Soft-proofing colours • Using the Document Info command • Creating colour separations • Separating colors • Working with two-colour illustrations • Creating a trap • Overprinting objects • Saving & printing with transparency • Exporting & importing flattening settings • Saving as Adobe PDF
Pre-requisites
Familiarity with Windows operating system; Microsoft Internet Explorer; and basic computing terminology. Prior Illustrator experience is not a pre-requisite.
