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Illustrator CS4: Essentials



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Course Outline
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4 (32 min)
1. Setting Up a New Document
2. The Toolbox & Menus
3. The Application Bar & Panels
4. Customizing Workspaces & Keyboard Shortcuts
5. Setting Preferences
6. Navigating a Document
7. Using Rulers, Guides & Grids
8. Document Color Modes, Setup & the New Artboard Tool

Chapter 2: DRAWING & TRANSFORMING OBJECTS (29 min)
1. Drawing Rectangles & Squares
2. Drawing Ovals & Circles
3. Drawing Polygons & Stars
4. Drawing Lines, Arcs & Grids
5. Tracing a Placed Image

Chapter 3: MAKING & SAVING SELECTIONS (24 min)
1. Using the Selection Tool
2. Using the Direct Selection Tool
3. Using the Lasso Tool
4. Using the Magic Wand Tool
5. Using Advanced Selection Techniques
6. Saving & Reloading Selections

Chapter 4: MANAGING SHAPES (32 min)
1. Moving & Copying Shapes
2. Aligning & Distributing
3. Grouping
4. Locking & Hiding
5. Transforming Shapes

Chapter 5: WORKING WITH COLOR (46 min)
1. Applying Fill & Stroke
2. Loading Swatch Libraries
3. Copying Fill & Stroke Attributes with the Eyedropper
4. Mixing & Saving Custom Colors
5. Working with Pantone(R) & Web-Safe Swatches
6. Using Gradients
7. Working with Symbols

Chapter 6: CREATING & MANIPULATING PATHS (37 min)
1. Using the Pencil, Eraser & Smooth Tools
2. Creating Straight Paths with the Pen Tool
3. Creating Curved Paths with the Pen Tool
4. Creating Combo Paths
5. Inking a Pencil Drawing
6. Manipulating Paths & Anchor Points
7. Creating Artistic Brush Effects

Chapter 7 ORGANIZING YOUR ARTWORK WITH LAYERS (30 min)
1. Setting Up a Layer
2. Understanding Layers, Sublayers & Isolation Mode
3. Creating Multiple Versions of a Layout
4. Moving Content between Layers
5. Duplicating Layers
6. Applying Transparency & Blending Modes

Chapter 8: WORKING WITH TYPE (53 min)
1. Creating Artistic & Paragraph Type
2. Importing Text
3. Formatting Text
4. Creating & Editing Paragraph Styles
5. Creating a Bulleted List & Inserting Special Characters
6. Wrapping Text around Objects
7. Creating Type on a Path
8. Type Effects 12:01

Chapter 9: OUTPUTTING YOUR WORK (35 min)
1. Saving Your Work
2. Exporting Your Work
3. Save for Web & Devices
4. Printing & Saving to Adobe PDF
5. Credits





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