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Intermediate
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Online

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Flexible
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Adobe Illustrator CS4: Essentials, you’ll discover a world of amazing tools and commands within the industry standard vector drawing application, Adobe Illustrator.

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In this Illustrator CS4: Essentials series, you’ll learn tricks, techniques, and go-arounds to achieve brilliant results, artistic effects, and stunning visuals. Whether you’re preparing work for print, the web, or beyond, you’ll gain the skills necessary to stay competitive in today’s marketplace using Illustrator CS4.

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Drawing
3d training
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Illustrator
Web
Dreamweaver
Transparency
Pattern creation
Path Techniques
Workspaces & Panels
Drawing & Redrawing

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Chapter I: INTRODUCTION TO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4 (32 min)

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 II: DRAWING & TRANSFORMING OBJECTS (29 min)

Drawing Rectangles & Squares
Drawing Ovals & Circles
Drawing Polygons & Stars
Drawing Lines, Arcs & Grids
Tracing a Placed Image

Chapter III: MAKING & SAVING SELECTIONS (24 min)

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 IV: MANAGING SHAPES (32 min)

Moving & Copying Shapes
Aligning & Distributing
Grouping
Locking & Hiding
Transforming Shapes

Chapter V: WORKING WITH COLOR (46 min)

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 VI: CREATING & MANIPULATING PATHS (37 min)

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 VII: ORGANIZING YOUR ARTWORK WITH LAYERS (30 min)

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 VIII: WORKING WITH TYPE (53 min)

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 IX: OUTPUTTING YOUR WORK (35 min)

Saving Your Work
Exporting Your Work
Save for Web & Devices
Printing & Saving to Adobe PDF
Credits

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Highlights

Learn how to set up and manage multiple artboards.
Discover how to use layers to lay out multiple versions of a document.
See how to thread text and manage imported text in a layout.
Learn how to effectively use the Pen tool, and how to manipulate anchor points. Find out how to move artwork out of Illustrator for use in print and on the web.

LENGTH

Total Run Time: 6 hrs

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