Adobe Illustrator Introduction
Introduction:
A completely hands-on approach to creating illustrations and beautiful type with Adobe Illustrator. Students create dozens of illustrations while strategies for easy execution are discussed and practiced. The course covers drawing, typography, compound paths, special effects,
three-dimensional objects, layers, masks, patterns, graphs, blends, filters, custom color, and much more. At least three months experience with Macintosh or Windows required. Optional homework assignments are also given.
Course topics include:
- Drawing Paths
- Ovals, Rectangles
- Polygons, Spirals, Stars
- Selection Tools
- Fills and Strokes
- Freehand Drawing
- Lines, Curves, Anchor Points
- Introduction to Type
- Type on a Path
- Average & Join Commands
- Scissors, Anchor Points
- Path Manipulation
- Select Options
- Creating Precise Shapes
- Rotating
- Working with Layers
- Auto Tracing
- Scaling
- Rotating, Copying, Repeat Transforming
- Reflecting
- Shearing
- Compound Paths
- Group Selection Tool
- Masking
- Placing Images
- Isometric Drawing
- Guides
- Custom Colors
- Stroke Options
- Swatches
- Pantone and Other Swatch Libraries
- Gradient Fills
- Eyedropper and Paint Bucket Tools
- Color Filters
- Transparency
- Blending Modes
- Blends vs Gradients
- Pathfinder
- Shape Modes vs Pathfinders
- Fill and Path Patterns
- Transforming Patterns
- Working With Type
- Character Formatting
- Paragraph Formatting
- Area-Type
- Linked and Wraparound Text
- Creating Outlines
- Type on a Path
- Vertical Type
- Info Palette
- Using Type as a Mask
- Appearance
- Transparency
- Effects
- Style
- Placing Art
- Links Palette
- Moving Art between Illustrator & Photoshop
- Document Info
- Filters & Effects
- Create, Distort, Stylize Filters
- Layers
- Knife Tool
- Object-Path Functions
- Align Palette
- Ink Effects
- Measurements Tool
- Gallery Effects
- Page Tool
- Document Setup
- Preferences/Defaults
- Pixel Preview (Web feature)
- Save for the Web
- Keyboard Shortcuts
