Adobe Illustrator 10

Author:Diane Presler
Language:english
Category:Graphics Page Layout,
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Adobe Illustrator 10

Intro

Intro
Whats New
Vector vs. Raster
Artboard
Menu / Window Basics
Navigating Palettes
Tools Palette

Pen Tool Techniques

Pen Tool / Anchor Points
Creating Basic Shapes
Direction Lines / Handles
Convert Anchor Point Tool
Finishing and Selecting Paths
Direct Selection Tool

Basic Concepts & Techniques

Selecting Objects
Lasso Tool
Assigning Fill and Stroke
Assigning Colors
Preferences
Keyboard Shortcuts
Stacking Order
Group Selection Tool
Magic Wand Tool
Bounding Box

Shape & Line Tools

Shape Tool Basics
Rounded Corner Rectangle
Polygon and Stars
Flare Tool
Line and Arc Tools
Grid Creation Tool
Paintbrush Tool
Pencil & Smoothing Tool

Transform Tools

Rotate Tool
Reflect Tool
Twist Tool
Shear & Scale Tools
Reshape Tool
Liquify Tools
Free Transform Tool

Creative Tools

Symbol Basics
Symbolism Tool Controls
Symbolism Tools
Creating Symbols
Graphs
Mesh Tool
Gradient Tool
Paintbucket & Eyedropper
Blend Tool & Options
Knife & Scissors Tool
Auto Trace Tool
Using the Art Brush
Creating Custom Brushes
The Scatter Brush

Layers & Appearance

Layer Basics
Layer Options
Selecting Objects / Layers
Appearance Basics
Assigning Appearance
Managing Appearances
Styles Palette
Filter Effects

Transparency

Transparency Palette
Isolating Blending Modes
Opacity Masks
Transparency Options
Compound Path

Stroke / Gradient / Color

Stroke Palette
Stroke Options
Gradient Palette
Color Palette Basics
Swatches
Custom Swatch Libraries
Overprint Option
Color Filters

Effects and Filters

Hatch Effects
Photo Cross Hatch
Roughen / Scribble
Transform, Twist, Zigzag
Stylize Options
Warp
Pathfinder
Rasterize
Bitmap Filters

Object Menu

Arrange & Transform
Group/Hide/Expand
Path Options
Envelope Distort

Type and Text

Text Tool
Area Type Tool
Text on a Path
Blocks & Wraps
Manipulating Containers
Rows & Columns
Paragraph Palette
Create Outlines

Productivity

View Menu
Ruler & Guides
Grids
Snap to Point
Links
Actions
Align Palette
Exporting to .psd
Slice Tool

Saving / Printing

Flattening
Separation Setup
Illustrator Format
Saving PDF
EPS and SVG
PSD and SWF


01 Intro
0101 Intro
0102 Whats New
0103 Vector vs. Raster
0104 Artboard
0105 Menu / Window Basics
0106 Navigating Palettes
0107 Tools Palette

02 Pen Tool Techniques
0201 Pen Tool / Anchor Points
0202 Creating Basic Shapes
0203 Direction Lines / Handles
0204 Convert Anchor Point Tool
0205 Finishing and Selecting Paths
0206 Direct Selection Tool

03 Basic Concepts & Techniques
0301 Selecting Objects
0302 Lasso Tool
0303 Assigning Fill and Stroke
0304 Assigning Colors
0305 Preferences
0306 Keyboard Shortcuts
0307 Stacking Order
0308 Group Selection Tool
0309 Magic Wand Tool
0310 Bounding Box

04 Shape & Line Tools
0401 Shape Tool Basics
0402 Rounded Corner Rectangle
0403 Polygon and Stars
0404 Flare Tool
0405 Line and Arc Tools
0406 Grid Creation Tool
0407 Paintbrush Tool
0408 Pencil & Smoothing Tool

05 Transform Tools
0501 Rotate Tool
0502 Reflect Tool
0503 Twist Tool
0504 Shear & Scale Tools
0505 Reshape Tool
0506 Liquify Tools
0507 Free Transform Tool

06 Creative Tools
0601 Symbol Basics
0602 Symbolism Tool Controls
0603 Symbolism Tools
0604 Creating Symbols
0605 Graphs
0606 Mesh Tool
0607 Gradient Tool
0608 Paintbucket & Eyedropper
0609 Blend Tool & Options
0610 Knife & Scissors Tool
0611 Auto Trace Tool
0612 Using the Art Brush
0613 Creating Custom Brushes
0614 The Scatter Brush

07 Layers & Appearance
0701 Layer Basics
0702 Layer Options
0703 Selecting Objects / Layers
0704 Appearance Basics
0705 Assigning Appearance
0706 Managing Appearances
0707 Styles Palette
0708 Filter Effects

08 Transparency
0801 Transparency Palette
0802 Isolating Blending Modes
0803 Opacity Masks
0804 Transparency Options
0805 Compound Path

09 Stroke / Gradient / Color
0901 Stroke Palette
0902 Stroke Options
0903 Gradient Palette
0904 Color Palette Basics
0905 Swatches
0906 Custom Swatch Libraries
0907 Overprint Option
0908 Color Filters

10 Effects and Filters
1001 Hatch Effects
1002 Photo Cross Hatch
1003 Roughen / Scribble
1004 Transform, Twist, Zigzag
1005 Stylize Options
1006 Warp
1007 Pathfinder
1008 Rasterize
1009 Bitmap Filters

11 Object Menu
1101 Arrange & Transform
1102 Group/Hide/Expand
1103 Path Options
1104 Envelope Distort

12 Type and Text
1201 Text Tool
1202 Area Type Tool
1203 Text on a Path
1204 Blocks & Wraps
1205 Manipulating Containers
1206 Rows & Columns
1207 Paragraph Palette
1208 Create Outlines

13 Productivity
1301 View Menu
1302 Ruler & Guides
1303 Grids
1304 Snap to Point
1305 Links
1306 Actions
1307 Align Palette
1308 Exporting to .psd
1309 Slice Tool

14 Saving / Printing
1401 Flattening
1402 Separation Setup
1403 Illustrator Format
1404 Saving PDF
1405 EPS and SVG
1406 PSD and SWF

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