Adobe Illustrator CS4 Introduction

CS4 is a sophisticated graphics application that helps you create complex and attractive designs with type effects. You can create advertisements and other illustrations with ease using this software. In this course, you will use Adobe Illustrator CS4 by drawing and manipulating simple shapes to design a layout for your product.

Adobe Illustrator CS4 Training Course (Beginners) Outline

Getting Acquainted with Adobe Illustrator CS4

• Explore the Interface
• Explore the Navigation Tools
• Customize the Interface
• Use Illustrator Help
• Differentiate Between Raster and Vector Graphics
• Explore the Adobe Bridge Workspace

Creating Shapes in a Document

• Create a Document
• Draw Basic Shapes
• Save a Document

Creating Custom Paths

• Draw Paths
• Modify Paths

Working with Text

• Insert Text
• Flow Text on a Path
• Import Body Text
• Format Text with Styles
• Thread Text
• Apply Hyphenation
• Insert Typographic Characters

Enhancing Documents

• Format Objects
• Apply Gradients
• Apply an Envelope to Text
• Manipulate Objects
• Import a Graphic
• Apply Graphic Styles

Proofing a Document

• Wrap Text
• Find and Replace Text
• Fix Spelling Errors

Saving Images for Web and Print

• Export Images for Print
• Export Images for the Web
• Save Images as PDFs

Course Duration: 1 Day