Adobe Illustrator CS4 Level 2
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Adobe Illustrator allows you to efficiently create sophisticated vector graphics for print and the web.
Duration: 1 Day
Objectives
- Create a complex illustration
- Enhance complex illustrations
- Create a vector version of a raster graphic
- Color an artwork using the Live Paint and Live Color features
- Create special effects
- Apply color management so that the colors on the screen and the output match as accurately as possible
- Prepare documents for composite and commercial printing
- Export graphics for the web and mobile
Prerequisites
- Adobe Illustrator Level 1 or equivalent experience
Outline
- Lesson 1: Creating Complex Illustrations
- Topic 1A: Create a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes
- Topic 1B: Create Compound Paths
- Topic 1C: Offset Paths
- Topic 1D: Erase Shapes
- Lesson 2: Enhancing Complex Illustrations
- Topic 2A: Apply Effects
- Topic 2B: Create Symbols
- Topic 2C: Create Custom Brushes
- Topic 2D: Organize Objects With Layers
- Topic 2E: Modify Global Colors
- Topic 2F: Create a Mesh
- Lesson 3: Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic
- Topic 3A: Open Layered Photoshop Documents
- Topic 3B: Trace Raster Images Manually
- Topic 3C: Trace Artwork Automatically
- Topic 3D: Adjust the Results of Tracing
- Topic 3E: Apply a Custom Preset
- Topic 3F: Convert a Traced Object to Paths
- Lesson 4: Coloring Artwork
- Topic 4A: Apply Color Using Live Paint
- Topic 4B: Correct Gaps in Objects
- Topic 4C: Convert Objects to Live Paint Groups
- Topic 4D: Apply Color Using Live Color
- Lesson 5: Creating Special Effects
- Topic 5A: Simplify Paths
- Topic 5B: Create Masks
Topic 5C: Create 3D Effects - Topic 5D: Create Blends
- Topic 5E: Share Graphic Styles
- Topic 5B: Create Masks
- Lesson 6: Applying Color Management
- Topic 6A: Decide When to Use Color Management
- Topic 6B: Set Up Color Management
- Lesson 7: Outputting Documents
- Topic 7A: Create a Crop Area
- Topic 7B: Preview an Overprint
- Topic 7C: Print a Composite Proof
- Topic 7D: Create Color Separations
- Topic 7E: Create an Adobe PDF File
- Lesson 8: Exporting Graphics for the Web and Mobile
- Topic 8A: Convert Colors to Web-Safe Colors
- Topic 8B: Create Slices
- Topic 8C: Add Interactivity to an SVG File
- Topic 8D: Export Web Graphics
- Topic 8E: Preview an Illustration for Mobile Output