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Adobe Illustrator

Two Day Course

 

Course Outline

This course is designed to give the delegate a good working knowledge of the features of Adobe Illustrator.  During the course the delegate will learn how to use layers, colour, filters and text.

Delegates Requirements

The delegate should be familiar with the windows operating environment.

Who Should Attend

Any one who is required to produce professional graphics and illustrations using Adobe Illustrator software.

 

Introduction to Illustrator

Overview of features
Introduction to the Illustrator Screen

Illustrator Tools

Creation and Selection Tools
Using the Hand and Type Tools
The Pen Tool
Auto Trace and Freehand Tools
Brush and Eye Dropper Tools
Anchor Points, Lines and Curves

Drawing Paths

Working with Beziers
Using Pathfinder
Adding and Deleting Points on a Path
Using Transform
Previewing
Constraining and Adjusting Lines
Manipulating Curves
Rectangles and Ovals

Text

Adding and Deleting Text
Setting Type Styles
Changing Font and Size
Tracing and Kerning
Importing Text
Linked Text Boxes
Entering Text  Along a Curve

Checking Spelling

 

Layers

Understanding Layers
Adding and Locking Layers
Moving Elements From One Layer to Another
Resequencing Layers
Using Hide and Group Commands

Painting and Paint Order

Understanding Paint Order
Changing Paint Order
Filling and Stroking
Creating and Applying Patterns
Using Gradients

Graphs

Entering Graph Data
Importing Data into Graphs
Altering Data in Graphs
Defining a Graph Design

Transformation Tools

Dragging and Scaling
Rotating and Reflecting
Shearing and Blending

Multi media Functions

Rastering Objects to PICT and TIFF
Formatts
Saving Multiple Formatts
Using Photoshop Plugins
Working with Illustrator’s Filters
The Ink Pen

Gallery Path and Effects

 

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