Adobe Illustrator CS3 Boot Camp

Overview:

Adobe Illustrator CS3 software is an essential design tool for anyone who needs to express ideas visually in print, on the Web, and in any other medium.

Description:

Who Should Attend:
Graphic designers and production artists who need an essential understanding of this powerful illustration and design application.
   
Prerequisites:
Adobe Illustrator CS3: Level 1 or prerequisite knowledge. All students should be familiar with using a mouse, file management and general operations of a Macintosh or Windows operating system.
   
Course Outline:  
   
LESSON 1: BLENDS
Basic shapes and colors
Complex blends for shadowing and
highlighting
Making blends for use as animations

LESSON 2: ADVANCED EDITING TOOLS
Using the Scissors and Knife tools
Using the Eyedropper and Bucket tools
Using the Pencil and Smooth tools
Using the Simplify command

LESSON 3: ADVANCED OBJECT TOOLS
Using the Line, Arc, Flare, and Grid Tools

LESSON 4: TYPOGRAPHY
Applying Effects to editable type
General Type effects

LESSON 5: THE APPEARANCE PALETTE
Adding strokes and fills

LESSON 6: EFFECTS AND STYLES
Applying nondestructive visual effects to objects, images, and type
Creating editable shapes
Adding Drop Shadows and Glows
Using, and creating new styles
Saving and editing styles

 LESSON 7: PATHFINDER FILTERS
Using the pathfinder filters and palette to combine objects and paths

LESSON 8: MASKING
Single and multiple masking objects
Using Clipping Masks and Opacity Masks
Importing Layer Masks from Photoshop
Using masks with the Layers Palette

LESSON 9: THE GRADIENT TOOL
Using the gradient tool
Creating and saving gradients

LESSON 10: THE TRANSPARENCY PALETTE
Adding transparency to objects
Using Blending Modes