Adobe Illustrator CS2
Illustrator
Training
Provided by Lodestone Digital
Lodestone Digital provides public Illustrator classes across the country that are certified by Adobe.
In addition to our public classes, we can provide Illustrator training at your location for students who need custom solutions. Our instructors have years of Illustrator production experience, and specialize in implementing digital media tools into a workflow.
Before each on-site training session, we take a close look at your current production process, software, resource skill sets, and types of Illustrator content being created. From this data we can distill a training program that not only meets your current needs, but also provides a path for the future.
Call today to schedule an initial Illustrator training assessment.
Toll-Free 1-866-665-9441.
In addition to our public classes, we can provide Illustrator training at your location for students who need custom solutions. Our instructors have years of Illustrator production experience, and specialize in implementing digital media tools into a workflow.
Before each on-site training session, we take a close look at your current production process, software, resource skill sets, and types of Illustrator content being created. From this data we can distill a training program that not only meets your current needs, but also provides a path for the future.
Call today to schedule an initial Illustrator training assessment.
Toll-Free 1-866-665-9441.
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Adobe Illustrator CS2
Course Description:
This class is focused on those needing to compose vector and raster elements for print, web and video.
Learning Objectives:This course will get you started with the basic concepts of Illustrator, but give you a path to continue your mastery of the application. This is a great primer for those seeking their Adobe certification.
After taking this class you will be able to:
- Create Basic Shapes
- Paint in Illustrator
- Draw with the Pen Tool
- Work with Brushes
- Transform Objects
- Work with Type
- Work with Layers
- Understand the Photoshop/Illustrator Workflow
- Optimize Artwork for the Web
This class is focused on those needing to compose vector and raster elements for print, web and video.
Course Outline:Lesson 1: Getting to Know the Work Area
- Viewing artwork
- Using the Illustrator tools
- Changing the view of artwork
- Working with palettes
- Using context menus
- Calibrating your monitor
- Using online Help
- Using Adobe online services
Lesson 2: Creating Basic Shapes
- Setting up the document
- Using basic shape tools
- Drawing the pencil shape
- Drawing the piece of stationery
- Decorating the stationery border
- Tips for drawing polygons, spirals, and stars
- Painting the logo
- Copying and scaling shapes
- Review questions
Lesson 3: Painting
- Filling with color
- Stroking with color
- Building a custom palette
- Copying paint attributes
- Copying appearance attributes
- Saturating colors
- Painting with patterns and gradients
- Painting with a Pattern brush
Lesson 4: Drawing with the Pen Tool
- Drawing straight lines
- Drawing curves
- Editing curves
- Finishing the pear illustration
Lesson 5: Working with Brushes
- Applying brushes to paths
- Using Art brushes
- Using Scatter brushes
- Changing the color attributes of brushes
- Using a fill color with brushes
- Using Calligraphic brushes
- Using Pattern brushes
- Creating brushes
Lesson 6: Transforming Objects
- Scaling objects
- Rotating objects
- Distorting objects
- Shearing objects
- Positioning objects precisely
- Reflecting objects
- Changing the perspective
- Using the free transform tool
- Making multiple transformations
Lesson 7: Working with Type
- Adding type to a document
- Sampling type
- Changing the character size
- Creating columns of type
- Changing character attributes of placed text
- Changing paragraph attributes
- Adjusting the text flow
- Wrapping type around a graphic
- Typing along a path
- Creating type outlines
- Creating type masks
- Saving your file for electronic distribution
Lesson 8: Blending Shapes and Colors
- Creating a gradient fill
- Adjusting the direction of the gradient blend
- Adding colors to a gradient
- Creating smooth-color blends
- Blending intermediate steps
- Modifying the blend
- Combining blends with gradients
- Exploring on your own
Lesson 9: Working with Layers
- Creating layers
- Moving objects and layers
- Locking layers
- Soft-proofing colors
- Using the Document Info command
- Creating color separations
- Working with two-color illustrations
- Creating a trap
- Overprinting objects
Lesson 10: Combining Illustrator Graphics and Photoshop Images
- Combining artwork
- Vector versus bitmap graphics
- Placing an Adobe Photoshop file
- Duplicating a placed image
- Adjusting color in a placed image
- Masking an image
- Sampling colors in placed images
- Replacing a placed image
- Exporting a layered file to Photoshop
- Exploring on your own
Lesson 11: Optimizing images for the Web
- Exporting flat-color artwork
- Exporting continuous-tone and gradient artwork
- Linking objects in an image map to URLs
- Creating a Flash animation
Lesson 12: Creating Airbrush Effects
- Setting Smart Guides preferences
- Painting with the gradient mesh tool
- Specifying the number of mesh lines
- Applying colors to the mesh
- Highlighting a mesh object
- Editing mesh points
- Reflecting mesh objects
- Modifying mesh lines
- Applying transparency to a mesh
Lesson 13: Drawing Cylinders and Boxes
- Drawing three-dimensional objects
- Drawing cylinders
- Drawing boxes
- Printing Artwork and Producing Color Separations
Lesson 14: Printing: An overview
- About printing devices
- About color
- Getting started
- Color management
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