Adobe Illustrator® CS2 - Level I

Adobe® Illustrator® is the industry-standard illustration program for print, multimedia, and online graphics. Whether you are a designer or a technical illustrator producing artwork for print publishing, an artist producing multimedia graphics, or a creator of Web pages or online content, the Adobe Illustrator program offers you the tools you need to get professional-quality results.
Session 1Getting to know the Work Area
Viewing artwork
Using the illustrator tools
Changing the view of artwork
Using the view commands
Using the Zoom tool
Scrolling through a document
Using the Navigator palette
Working with palettes
About the Control palette
Using and saving workspaces
Using context menus
Using Keyboard shortcuts
Session 2 Selections and Shapes
Using the Selection tool
Using the Direct Selection tool
Creating selections with a marquee
Grouping items
Applying the selection techniques
Advanced selection techniques
Creating basic shapes
Using basic shape tools
Shortcuts for drawing polygons, spirals, and stars
Session 3 Transforming Objects
Scaling objects, Rotating objects
Reflecting objects, Distorting objects, Shearing objects
Positioning objects precisely
Changing perspective
Using the Free Transform tool
Making multiple transformations
Making text dynamic
Importing data and batch processing
Session 4 Drawing with the Pen tool
Creating straight lines
Creating curved lines
Building a curve
Curves and corner anchor points
Splitting a path
Adding arrowheads
Drawing curves
Selecting a curve
Drawing different kinds of curves
Changing a smooth curve to a corner and vice versa
Editing curves
Session 5 Colour and Painting
Using Live Trace
Applying Live Paint
Editing Live Paint regions
Understanding the colour controls
Colour fundamentals
Copying attributes
Adding a spot colour
Using the Appearance palette for fills and strokes
Building custom colours
Painting with patterns and gradients
Using patterns
Creating patterns
Applying patterns
Editing patterns
Using Brushes
Saving a Graphic Style