Adobe-Illustrator Fundamentals: An Introduction to Illustrator November 27, 2011

Contact:202-429-9700/[email protected]

http://www.fmctraining.com/fmc.asp?l=Washington+DC&p2=Upcoming+Classes

(3 days)
2011: 11/28-30 ,

2012: 1/23-25 , 3/5-7 , 4/30-5/2 , 6/11-13

Adobe Illustrator CS5 software is an essential design tool for anyone who needs to express ideas visually in print, on the Web, and in any other medium.

This 3-day course provides a thorough overview of the interface, the tools, the features, tricks and tips for using Illustrator CS5. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.

Student Materials:

Each participant will receive a copy of Illustrator Classroom in a Book.

Presentation Method:

Course lectures are presented by Adobe Certified Instructors. Class size is limited to six, and a variety of interactive techniques and in-class exercises encourage participant learning.

Course Outline:
Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.

Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED

* Restoring default preferences
* Save current Illustrator preferences
* Delete current Illustrator preferences
* To restore saved preferences
* Additional resources

Lesson 2: WHAT'S NEW IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS5

* Perspective Drawing
* Beautiful Strokes
* Multiple artboard enhancements
* Shape Builder tool
* Drawing enhancements
* Round-trip editing with Adobe Flash Catalyst
* Resolution-independent Effects
* Clean, sharp graphics for web and mobile devices
* Integration with Adobe CS

Lesson 3: GETTING TO KNOW THE WORK AREA

* Getting Started
* Understanding the workspace
* Working with the Tools panel
* The Control panel
* Working with panels
* Resetting and saving your workspace
* Using panel menus
* Changing the view of artwork
* Using the view commands
* Using the Zoom tool
* Scrolling through a document
* Viewing artwork
* Navigating multiple artboards
* Using the Navigator panel
* Understanding rulers
* Arranging multiple documents
* Document groups
* Finding resources for using Illustrator
* Searching for a topic in the Search For Help box
* Checking for updates

Lesson 4: SELECTING AND ALIGNING

* Selecting objects
* Using the Selection tool
* Using the Direct Selection tool
* Creating selections with a marquee
* Creating selections with the Magic Wand tool
* Selecting similar objects
* Aligning objects
* Align objects to each other
* Aligning to a key object
* Aligning points
* Distributing objects
* Aligning to the artboard
* Working with groups
* Group items
* Working in isolation mode
* Adding to a group
* Object arrangement
* Arrange objects
* Selecting objects behind
* Hiding objects
* Applying selection techniques

Lesson 5: CREATING AND EDITING SHAPES

* Creating a document with multiple artboards
* Working with basic shapes
* Accessing the basic shape tools
* Understanding drawing modes
* Creating rectangles
* Creating rounded rectangles
* Creating ellipses
* Creating polygons
* Draw Inside mode
* Changing stroke width and alignment
* Working with line segments
* Joining paths
* Creating Stars
* Using the Eraser tool
* Using the Width tool
* Outlining strokes
* Combining and editing shapes
* Working with the Shape Builder tool
* Working with Pathfinder effects
* Working with shape modes
* Using Live Trace to create shapes

Lesson 6: TRANSFORMING OBJECTS

* Working with artboards
* Adding artboards to the document
* Editing artboards
* Renaming artboards
* Reordering artboards
* Transforming content
* Working with rulers and guides
* Scaling objects
* Reflecting objects
* Rotating objects
* Distorting objects
* Shearing objects
* Positioning objects precisely
* Changing the perspective
* Multiple transformations
* Using the Free Distort effect

Lesson 7: DRAWING WITH THE PEN AND PENCIL TOOLS

* Creating straight lines
* Creating curved paths
* Building a curve
* Converting curved points to corner points
* Creating an illustration
* Drawing curves * Selecting a curve
* Drawing a curved shape
* Drawing different kinds of curves
* Splitting a path
* Adding arrowheads
* Creating a dashed line
* Editing curves
* Deleting and adding anchor points
* Convert between smooth points and corner points
* Drawing with the Pencil tool
* Editing with the Pencil tool
* Assembling the parts
* Painting the artwork

Lesson 8: COLOR AND PAINTING

* Understanding color
* Color modes
* Understanding the color controls
* Creating color
* Building and saving a custom color
* Editing a swatch
* Using Illustrator swatch libraries 184
* Creating a spot color
* Using the Color Picker
* Creating and saving a tint of a color
* Copying attributes
* Creating color groups
* Working with the Color Guide panel
* Editing a color group
* Editing colors in artwork
* Working with the Kuler panel
* Assigning colors to your artwork
* Adjusting colors
* Painting with patterns and gradients
* Applying existing patterns
* Creating your own pattern
* Applying a pattern
* Editing a pattern
* Working with Live Paint
* Creating a Live Paint group
* Editing Live Paint regions
* Working with Gap Options

Lesson 9: WORKING WITH TYPE

* Working with type
* Creating point type
* Creating area type 218
* Importing a plain text file
* Creating columns of text
* Understanding text flow
* Working with overflow text and text reflow
* Threading text
* Resizing type objects
* Formatting type
* Changing the font size
* Changing the font color
* Changing additional text attributes
* Changing paragraph attributes
* Saving and using styles
* Creating and using a paragraph style
* Creating and using a character style
* Sampling text
* Reshaping text with an envelope warp
* Wrapping text around an object
* Creating text on open paths
* Creating text on closed paths
* Creating text outlines

Lesson 10: WORKING WITH LAYERS

* Creating layers
* Moving objects and layers
* Locking layers
* Viewing layers
* Pasting layers
* Paste Remembers Layers
* Creating clipping masks
* Merging layers vs Collect in New Layer
* Applying appearance attributes to layers
* Isolating layers

Lesson 11: WORKING WITH PERSPECTIVE DRAWING

* Understanding the Perspective Grid
* Working with the Perspective Grid
* Using a preset grid
* Editing the Perspective Grid
* Drawing objects in perspective
* Selecting and transforming objects in perspective
* Attaching objects to perspective
* Editing planes and objects together
* Adding and editing text in perspective
* Working with symbols in perspective
* Adding Symbols to the Perspective Grid
* Transforming Symbols in perspective
* Release content from perspective

Lesson 12: BLENDING COLORS AND SHAPES

* Working with gradients
* Creating and applying a linear gradient
* Adjusting the direction and angle of a gradient blend
* Creating a radial gradient
* Changing colors and adjusting the gradient
* Applying gradients to multiple objects
* Adding transparency to gradients
* Working with blended objects
* Creating a blend with specified steps
* Modifying the blend
* Creating smooth color blends

Lesson 13: WORKING WITH BRUSHES

* Working with brushes
* Using Calligraphic brushes
* Editing a brush
* Using a fill color with brushes
* Remove a brush stroke
* Using Art brushes
* Drawing with the Paintbrush tool
* Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool
* Create an Art brush
* Edit an Art brush
* Using Bristle brushes
* Changing bristle brush options
* Painting with a Bristle brush
* Using Pattern brushes
* Creating a Pattern brush
* Applying a Pattern brush
* Changing the color attributes of brushes
* Changing a brush color using Tints colorization
* Changing the brush color using Hue Shift colorization
* Working with the Blob Brush tool
* Drawing with the Blob Brush tool
* Merging paths with the Blob Brush tool
* Editing with the Eraser tool

Lesson 14: APPLYING EFFECTS

* Using live effects
* Applying an effect
* Editing an effect
* Styling text with effects
* Editing shapes with a Pathfinder effect
* Offsetting paths
* Applying a Photoshop effect
* Working with a 3D effect
* Creating a revolved object
* Changing the lighting of a 3D object
* Mapping a symbol to the 3D artwork