Adobe Illustrator CS2 Level 2
Adobe Illustrator software allows you to create sophisticated artwork for virtually any medium. Industry-standard drawing tools, flexible color controls, and professional type controls help you capture your ideas and experiment freely, while timesaving features such as easier-to-access options let you work quickly and intuitively. Improved performance and tight integration with other Adobe applications also help you produce extraordinary graphics for print, web and interactive, and mobile and motion designs.
With our extensive knowledge of the different software currently on the market, including all Microsoft and Adobe applications, ON-TRACK Computer Training Ltd. has a diverse and flexible schedule that can be customized to your needs – we offer group course (both public and corporate), one-on-one training, and on-site training options. We also have easily accessible on-line training videos available.
Adobe Illustrator allows you to efficiently create sophisticated vector graphics for print and the web.
Duration: 2 Days
Objectives
- Create Complex Illustrations
- Provide Support for PDF and PSD files
- Convert Raster & Vector Graphics
- Colour Artwork using Live Paint
- Create a Poster
- Export Graphics for the Web
- Apply Colour Management
- Prepare Documents for Composite and Commercial Printing
Prerequisites
Outline
- Lesson 1 - Creating Complex Illustrations
- Create Shapes Using the Pathfinder Commands
- Create Compound Paths
- Offset Paths
- Apply Effects
- Create Symbols
- Create Custom Pattern Brushes
- Organise Objects with Layers
- Modify Global Colours
- Lesson 2 - Providing Support for PSD and PDF Files
- Open Layered Photoshop Documents
- Create an Adobe PDF File
- Lesson 3 - Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic
- Manually Trace Raster Images
- Trace Artwork Automatically
- Adjust the Results of a Tracing
- Apply a Custom Preset
- Convert a Tracing Object to Paths
- Lesson 4 - Colouring Artwork Using Live Paint
- Apply Paint Using Live Paint
- Correct Gaps in Objects
- Convert Objects to Live Paint Groups
- Lesson 5 - Creating a Poster
- Simplify Paths
- Create Clipping Masks
- Create 3D Effects
- Create Blends
- Share Graphic Styles
- Lesson 6 - Exporting Graphics for the Web
- Convert Colours to Web-Safe Colours
- Create Slices
- Add Interactivity to an SVG File
- Export Web Graphics
- Lesson 7 - Applying Colour Management
- Decide When to Use Colour Management
- Set Up Colour Management
- Lesson 8 - Outputting Documents
- Print a Composite Proof
- Create Colour Separations