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Provided by: XChange Training UK Adobe Illustrator CS4 Two Day AdvancedDesktop Computer Software |
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This advanced Illustrator course will suit graphic professionals who need an extensive understanding of vector illustrations and the many features of Illustrator. Experienced users will also benefit from the many tips and tricks and special exercises included in the course. The course is also recommend as a preparation for users planning to obtain the Adobe Certified Expert status.
Upon successful completion of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Further adjust Bezier curves by creating Compound paths
-Create Custom Brushes and various Graphic Styles
-Work with Transparency and other raster effects like drop shadows
-Accurately adjust type in an artwork
-Prepare documents for composite and commercial printing
-Enhance the workflow and integration of Illustrator with the rest of Creative Suite
Upon successful completion of this course, delegates will be able to:
- Further adjust Bezier curves by creating Compound paths
-Create Custom Brushes and various Graphic Styles
-Work with Transparency and other raster effects like drop shadows
-Accurately adjust type in an artwork
-Prepare documents for composite and commercial printing
-Enhance the workflow and integration of Illustrator with the rest of Creative Suite
Related Software Programs or Products: Adobe Illustrator CS4
Related Jobs or Careers: Vector Graphic Design and Vector Graphic Work
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Training
Provided by XChange Training UK
Adobe Illustrator CS4 Two Day Advanced
reating Complex Illustrations
-Make use of Outline Strokes technique
-Explore Shape Modes and Pathfinder palette - create Compound Paths for trendy grunge effects
-Use Expand Appearance to modify individual elements
-Create your own Custom Brushes: Calligraphy Scatter or Art, to place objects along a path
-Keep your paths Simple & Cleaned Up
-Graphs - use your own artwork instead of a simple bar
Modifying Artworks
-Envelope Distort & other forms of Warping objects
-Clipping Mask for advanced design
-Transparency for more polished look
-Create drop shadows, glows and more using the
Stylise Live Effects
-Share the appearance attributes with Graphic Styles
-Explore Gradient Mesh & its ability to add realistic 3D shading and highlights to 2D graphics
-Learn the difference between Filters & Live Effects
-Blend shapes or groups for advanced compositions
Advanced Typographical Features
-Character Palette - adjust the kerning, baseline shift, horizontal & vertical scaling
-Paragraph Palette - Justification and Hyphenation options
-Use the 3D feature to extrude text and other Illustrator objects
Printing your Artwork
-Simulate multiple pages in Illustrator using the artboard and document setup
-Flattening Transparency for raster effects like drop shadows, glows and blurs
-Creating separations with Spot colour vs. Process colour
Enhancing your workflow
-Explore Links & Actions palettes
-Export to Flash (SWF)
-Use Symbols to create elements used repeatedly in animations and complex artworks
-Use the Release to Layers command to distribute all of the objects on a layer onto separate, individual layers for quick web animations
-Creating Smart objects, Dragging-and-dropping and exporting layers into Photoshop
-Make use of Outline Strokes technique
-Explore Shape Modes and Pathfinder palette - create Compound Paths for trendy grunge effects
-Use Expand Appearance to modify individual elements
-Create your own Custom Brushes: Calligraphy Scatter or Art, to place objects along a path
-Keep your paths Simple & Cleaned Up
-Graphs - use your own artwork instead of a simple bar
Modifying Artworks
-Envelope Distort & other forms of Warping objects
-Clipping Mask for advanced design
-Transparency for more polished look
-Create drop shadows, glows and more using the
Stylise Live Effects
-Share the appearance attributes with Graphic Styles
-Explore Gradient Mesh & its ability to add realistic 3D shading and highlights to 2D graphics
-Learn the difference between Filters & Live Effects
-Blend shapes or groups for advanced compositions
Advanced Typographical Features
-Character Palette - adjust the kerning, baseline shift, horizontal & vertical scaling
-Paragraph Palette - Justification and Hyphenation options
-Use the 3D feature to extrude text and other Illustrator objects
Printing your Artwork
-Simulate multiple pages in Illustrator using the artboard and document setup
-Flattening Transparency for raster effects like drop shadows, glows and blurs
-Creating separations with Spot colour vs. Process colour
Enhancing your workflow
-Explore Links & Actions palettes
-Export to Flash (SWF)
-Use Symbols to create elements used repeatedly in animations and complex artworks
-Use the Release to Layers command to distribute all of the objects on a layer onto separate, individual layers for quick web animations
-Creating Smart objects, Dragging-and-dropping and exporting layers into Photoshop
About The Training Provider: XChange Training UK
XChange Training UK - XChange Training offer bespoke and scheduled training in a large range of creative and web technolgies including Adobe training courses for Adobe InDesign CS4 & CS3, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 & CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS4 & CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS4 & CS3, Adobe Flash CS4 & CS3 & Flash ActionScript; Adobe Acrobat 9 & 8 and Adobe Premiere CS3 and QuarkXPress 8 & 7; Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, Macromedia...
