| Course Curriculum |
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4: Setting Up a New Document The Toolbox & Menus The Application Bar & Panels Customizing Workspaces & Keyboard Shortcuts Setting Preferences Navigating a Document Using Rulers, Guides & Grids Document Color Modes, Setup & the New Artboard Tool Chapter 2: DRAWING & TRANSFORMING OBJECTS: Drawing Rectangles & Squares Drawing Ovals & Circles Drawing Polygons & Stars Drawing Lines, Arcs & Grids Tracing a Placed Image Chapter 3: MAKING & SAVING SELECTIONS: Using the Selection Tool Using the Direct Selection Tool Using the Lasso Tool Using the Magic Wand Tool Using Advanced Selection Techniques Saving & Reloading Selections Chapter 4: MANAGING SHAPES: Moving & Copying Shapes Aligning & Distributing Grouping Locking & Hiding Transforming Shapes Chapter 5: WORKING WITH COLOR: Applying Fill & Stroke Loading Swatch Libraries Copying Fill & Stroke Attributes with the Eyedropper Mixing & Saving Custom Colors Working with Pantone(R) & Web-Safe Swatches Using Gradients Working with Symbols Chapter 6: CREATING & MANIPULATING PATHS: Using the Pencil, Eraser & Smooth Tools Creating Straight Paths with the Pen Tool Creating Curved Paths with the Pen Tool Creating Combo Paths Inking a Pencil Drawing Manipulating Paths & Anchor Points Creating Artistic Brush Effects Chapter 7: ORGANIZING YOUR ARTWORK WITH LAYERS: Setting Up a Layer Understanding Layers, Sublayers & Isolation Mode Creating Multiple Versions of a Layout Moving Content between Layers Duplicating Layers Applying Transparency & Blending Modes Chapter 8: WORKING WITH TYPE: Creating Artistic & Paragraph Type Importing Text Formatting Text Creating & Editing Paragraph Styles Creating a Bulleted List & Inserting Special Characters Wrapping Text around Objects Creating Type on a Path Type Effects 12:01 Chapter 9: OUTPUTTING YOUR WORK: Saving Your Work Exporting Your Work Save for Web & Devices Printing & Saving to Adobe PDF Credits |
