Illustrator CS3 Level 2
This one day Power User course combines application techniques and the use of Illustrator in prepress, design & DAR. When you have grasped the basics of Illustrator & want to be able to expand your level of understanding, productivity, efficiency & creativity, this course will take you beyond knowing the program & teach you how to "fly" with it. Because Illustrator works with Photoshop, certain aspects of Photoshop may be covered.
Before attending this course you must have a good understanding of Illustrator and a basic knowledge of Photoshop.
Every effort will be made to complete the agenda within the given time scale, but it should be noted that the course is designed to run at your pace and topics will not be rushed in order to complete the agenda.
1 day £350.00
Please call for datesWorking with Groups and Layers
Defining groups
Editing groups
Working with layers
Layers and object hierarchy
Advanced Drawing and Path Editing
Creating Live Paint groups
Detecting gaps in Live Paint groups
Path editing with Live Paint
Using Offset Path
Dividing an object into a grid
Cleaning up errant paths
Working with Color - Enhanced in CS3
Defining swatches - Enhanced in CS3
Creating swatch groups and libraries
Working with gradients
Working with patterns
Using the Color Guide
Live Colour - New in CS3
Finding colors with kuler - New in CS3
Modifying color in artwork
Object Transformation and Positioning
Moving and copying objects
Rotating and scaling objects
Reflecting and skewing objects
Using the Free Transform tool
Using the Transform panel
Repeating transformations
Using the Transform Each function
Aligning objects
Distributing objects
Working with Masks
Using layer clipping masks
Creating opacity masks
Applying Filters and Live Effects
Minding your resolution settings
Applying the 3D Extrude & Bevel effect
Applying the 3D Revolve effects
Mapping artwork to 3D objects
Transforming Effects
Using the Stylize effects
Using the Scribble effect
Using the Warp effect
Advanced Text Editing
Creating and using paragraph styles
Creating and using character styles
Taking advantage of OpenType fonts
Using the Glyphs panel
Wrapping text around objects
Checking spelling
Using the Change Case function
Setting tabs and leaders
Dealing with legacy text
Designing for the Web
Using Pixel Preview
Specifying web slicing
Optimizing web graphics
Integration with Adobe Flash - Enhanced in CS3
Creating simple animations
Creating Blends
Creating a basic blend
Using a blend to create an airbrush effect
Using a blend to create an animation
Using a blend to evenly distribute objects
Working with Images
Placing images
Using the Links panel
The Edit Original workflow
Live Trace
Rasterizing artwork
Specialised Tasks
Creating graphs
Using Gradient Mesh
Using Envelope Warps
The Liquify Distortion tools