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Illustrator > Illustrator CS2 Training

Illustrator CS2 Training

Illustrator CS2 Training

The Adobe Illustrator CS2 Training videos provide you with valuable tips on essentialdesign techniques and ways to improve workflow with other Adobeproducts.

The videos on the illustrator training provides helpful insights, tips, and tricks that develop good habits inbeginners and enable experienced professionals to become more effectiveand efficient with Illustrator. Also, learn how Matthew Richmond at TheChopping Block, Inc. creates cool projects with Illustrator for clie


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£54.00
Set of 2 DVD-ROMs
£ 46.99

Highlights

Learn the latest drawing techniques and enhanced functionality using new product features like Live Trace and Live Paint

  • Publish your artwork to virtually any medium you desire with Adobe's cross-media publishing capabilities.
  • Achieve optimal efficiency by locating commonly used tools in a context-sensitive Control palette
  • Bonus Offer! Create cool and innovated projects using expert advice Matthew Richmond (The Chopping Block)

  • Course Outline

    Program 1 - Discovering Illustrator

    1. Introducing Illustrator (37 min)

    Lesson 1: Using the Welcome Screen Lesson 2: Introducing Vector Based Paths Lesson 3: Working with Layers in Illustrator Lesson 4: Introducing Anchor Points Lesson 5: Creating a New Document Lesson 6: Repositioning and Adjusting View Lesson 7: Saving the Document Lesson 8: Utilizing Illustrator Startup Documents

    2. The Bridge (29 min)

    Lesson 1: Intro to Bridge and The Bridge Center in CS Lesson 2: Finding Folders and The Thunbnail View Lesson 3: Opening, Moving and Previewing Bridge Files Lesson 4: Preview, Filtering and Rating Options Lesson 5: Orgainizing Files using Preferences Lesson 6: Deleting, Duplicating, Moving files in Bridge Lesson 7: Renaming Sorting and Batch Renaming files Lesson 8: Presenting a slide show from the Bridge

    3. Workspace & Navigation (36 min)

    Lesson 1: Setting Up Preferences Lesson 2: Using Color Settings Lesson 3: Configuring Pallettes & Workspaces Lesson 4: Using Navigation

    4. Symetrical Shapes (40 min)

    Lesson 1: Setting Palette Options and Using Transparacy Lesson 2: A Look at the Shape Tools. Creating a Circle Lesson 3: Aligning Circle Shapes Lesson 4: Creating Star Shapes Lesson 5: Creating Rectangle Shapes Lesson 6: Using the Flip Tool to Mirror Shapes Lesson 7: Combining Shapes Lesson 8: Tilde Key Function

    5. Fill, Stroke and Color (55 min)

    Lesson 1: Introduction to Fill and Stroke Lesson 2: An Overview of the Color Pallette Lesson 3: The Color Spectrum Bar and Dialing in colors Lesson 4: Black vs. Rich Black in the Color Palette Lesson 5: CMYK vs. RGB Lesson 6: Creating and Saving new Color Swatches Lesson 7: Filling and Arranging Objects in a document Lesson 8: Modifying and Arranging the Stroke of an Object Lesson 9: Display Artifacts and Stroke Pallete options Lesson 10: Creating a fill Pattern

    6. Transforming Paths (60 min)

    Lesson 1: Introducing Path Transformations Lesson 2: Duplicating Objects Lesson 3: Moving Objects in Increments Lesson 4: Using the Reshape Tool Lesson 5: Moving Paths Lesson 6: Using the Offset Path Dialogue Box Lesson 7: Working with Swatches Lesson 8: Grouping Paths Lesson 9: Using the Scale Tool Lesson 10: Using the Rotate Tool Lesson 11: Rotating Multiple Objects Lesson 12: Advanced Rotate Options

    7. Using the Powerful Pen Tool (48 min)

    Lesson 1: Using Bridge Lesson 2: Creating a Tracing Template Lesson 3: Drawing with the Pen Tool Lesson 4: Modifying a Path Lesson 5: Using and Editing Spline Curves Lesson 6: Using Beziér Curves Lesson 7: Creating a Cusp Point Lesson 8: Modifying and Converting Beziér Curves Lesson 9: Cutting, Extending, and Closing Paths Lesson 10: Filling Paths

    8. Selecting Points and Paths (59 min)

    Lesson 1: Strokes and Fills Lesson 2: Appearance Palate - Transform And Tweak Lesson 3: Working With Layers - Uzz Character Lesson 4: Making Use of the Join Command Lesson 5: Locked Layers Lesson 6: Making Center Points Lesson 7: Intro To Pathfinder - Intersect Shape Areas Lesson 8: Precision Filling Selection Lesson 9: Various Selection Commands & Methods Lesson 10: Various Scaling Methods Lesson 11: Lacemaking Using Shape Tool - Rotate & Fill Lesson 12: Merging Strokes & Fills With Compound Path Lesson 13: Lacemaking Using Direction Handles & Anchor Points Lesson 14: Pucker & Bloat

    9. Pathfinder Operations (40 min)

    Lesson 1: Touring the Project Lesson 2: An Introduction to the Pathfinder Operations Lesson 3: Working with the Pathfinder Palete Lesson 4: Comparing Pathfinder Behaviors Lesson 5: Joining Paths and the Miter Limit Lesson 6: Croping, Uniting and Arranging Lesson 7: Selectiing and Deselecting Paths Lesson 8: Fill Options and other pathfinder operations

    10. Liquify & Envelope (33 min)

    Lesson 1: Preparing an Image for Liquify & Envelope Lesson 2: Using the Warp Tool to Liquify Lesson 3: Using the Envelope Functions Lesson 4: Editing Enveloped Content Lesson 5: Liquify with Live Trace

    11. Creating and Formatting Type (50 min)

    Lesson 1: Importing Text into Illustrator Lesson 2: Selecting Text for Reformatting Lesson 3: Moving Text to a New Text Container Lesson 4: Reformatting Text with the Paragraphs Pallet Lesson 5: Altering Text Font and Size Lesson 6: Moving Text and Altering Line Spacing Lesson 7: Copying Text Formats            

     

    Program 2 - Treasures from the Object Orient

    1. Gradients & Gradient Mesh (46 min)

    Lesson 1: Applying a Gradient Lesson 2: Using Swatches Lesson 3: Using the Gradient Palette Lesson 4: Using the Gradient Slider Bar Lesson 5: Adding Colors Lesson 6: Using the Gradient Tool Lesson 7: Making Color Adjustments Lesson 8: Using the Eye Dropper Tool Lesson 9: Reviewing the Appearance Palette and Gradients on Strokes Lesson 10: Expanding Appearance Lesson 11: Creating a Gradient Mesh Lesson 12: Expanding a Gradient Mesh Lesson 13: Modifying Gradient Mesh Colors Lesson 14: Modifying Gradient Mesh Points and Control Handles Lesson 15: Applying Other Gradient Mesh Color Change Lesson 16: Adjusting Gradient Mesh Preferences Lesson 17: Blending Objects into the Gradient Mesh

    2. Blends and Masks (34 min)

    Lesson 1: Creating Simple Color Gradients Lesson 2: Creating Custom Gradients via Blending Lesson 3: Cropping Custom Gradient Blends Lesson 4: Customizing Blends for Specific Shapes Lesson 5: Creating Blends Between Two Shapes Lesson 6: Changing the Shape of Customized Blends Lesson 7: Masking Edges with Clipping Masks Lesson 8: Masking the Shape of Customized Blends Lesson 9: Changing Opacities of Clipping Mask Layers

    3. Brushing with Vectors (45 min)

    Lesson 1: Illustrator CS 2's Brush Tool Lesson 2: The Brush Options Dialogue Box Lesson 3: Extending Selected Paths Lesson 4: Illustrator Art Brushes Lesson 5: Editing Your Art Brush Strokes Lesson 6: Making a Custom Art Brush Lesson 7: Finishing Up Your Art Brush and Typing on a Path Lesson 8: Fixing Your Text Lesson 9: Converting Text To An Art Brush

    4. Using Transparency (38 min)

    Lesson 1: Assigning Different Opacity For Stroke And Fill Lesson 2: Working With Knockout Group Lesson 3: Creating an Opacity Mask Lesson 4: Multiply Mode Lesson 5: Adding Objects To Opacity Masks Lesson 6: Opacity Mask With a Gradient Lesson 7: Blend Mode - Multiply Mode Lesson 8: Transpacency Palatte Lesson 9: Blend Mode - Color Mode Lesson 10: Making Translucent Gradient in Blend Mode Lesson 11: Create Mask With Boundary Layer Lesson 12: Printing Tips With Flattener Preview

    5. Pre-Assembly (50 min)

    Lesson 1: Introducing Live Effects Lesson 2: Dealing with Fills and Strokes Lesson 3: Using the Scribble Dialogue Box Lesson 4: Managing the Appearance Palette Lesson 5: Introducing the Transform Command Lesson 6: Reapplying the Transform Command Lesson 7: Modifying Stroke Attributes Lesson 8: Changing the Transform Origin Lesson 9: Saving and Loading Graphic Styles

    6. Dynamic Type Treatments (41 min)

    Lesson 1: Dynamic Effects for Objects Lesson 2: Transform Effects and Stacking Order Lesson 3: Text Effects, Warnings and Selection Settings Lesson 4: Applying the Warp Effect and Editing Text Lesson 5: Applying a Stroke and Transforming the Text Lesson 6: Thickening the text using Path options Lesson 7: Creating Drop shadows & Text Effects Lesson 8: Filling Text with Color and Gradients

    7. Live Trace (33 min)

    Lesson 1: Reviewing Files for Live Trace Lesson 2: Using the Live Trace Tool Lesson 3: Applying Threshold and Minimum Area Lesson 4: Reviewing Adjustments and View Tracing Option Lesson 5: Reviewing Trace Settings Tracing Option Lesson 6: Expanding Traced Items to Paths Lesson 7: Using Tracing Options for Color Lesson 8: Altering Swatches in Color Tracing

    8. Live Paint (43 min)

    Lesson 1: Live Painting Fills Lesson 2: Live Painting Strokes Lesson 3: Live Paint-Bucket Basics Lesson 4: Live Painting Update On Fly Lesson 5: Paint Bucket Tricks Lesson 6: Live Painting Paths Lesson 7: Leaving Isolation Mode Lesson 8: Selecting Paths In Live Paint Lesson 9: Selection Tool In Live Paint Lesson 10: Layering Strokes In Live Paint Lesson 11: Live Painting A Trace Lesson 12: Gap Detection Lesson 13: Close Gaps With Paths

    9. Using Symbols (25 min)

    Lesson 1: Introducing Symbols Lesson 2: Accessing Symbol Libraries Lesson 3: Manipulating and Duplicating Symbols Lesson 4: Altering All Instances of a Symbol Lesson 5: Replacing All Instances of a Symbol Lesson 6: Creating Symbols Lesson 7: Applying Symbols with the Symbol Spray Tool Lesson 8: Modifying Symbols with Symbol Tools

    10. 3D Effects (44 min)

    Lesson 1: Introduction to 3D space and 3D Effects Lesson 2: Applying and Adjusting the Extrude and Bevel effect Lesson 3: Lighting, Shading and Gradation Lesson 4: Mapping the Artwork onto the extruded object Lesson 5: Modifying the object and the Mapped artwork Lesson 6: Applying and Adjusting the Revolve Effect Lesson 7: Using Photoshop to help with 3D Effects

     

    11. Printing & Exporting (31 min)

    Lesson 1: Setting Document Trim Size Lesson 2: Creating Page Bleed Lesson 3: Setting Imageable Portion of Output Page Lesson 4: Preparing General Setup Output Settings Lesson 5: Preparing Print Bleed Settings Lesson 6: Preparing Printer Settings Lesson 7: Altering Document Rasterize Settings Lesson 8: Saving Print Settings Lesson 9: Exporting Documents as Different File Types

    12. Flash Animation (39 min)

    Lesson 1: Intro To SWF Animation Lesson 2: Animating Live Effects Lesson 3: Exporting Flash Animations Lesson 4: Adding Frames To Animations Lesson 5: Creating A Symbol File Lesson 6: Animating A Symbol Lesson 7: Animating Between 3D Extrusions