Adobe Illustrator 8
Author:Steve Adler / Certified Adobe Expert
Language:english
Category:Internet Web Design,
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Offering an unparalleled combination of creative freedom and productivity, Adobe Illustrator is preferred by designers, graphic artists, technical illustrators, and business professionals. In this Virtual Training Company tutorial, Diane Presler will take you smoothly from the basics of Illustrator 8, such as the interface and layers, to the complicated aspects, like masking images, modifying gradients, and using the zigzag filter. To get started, simply click one of the topics below.
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Adobe Illustrator 8

Basics

Vector vs. Bitmap
Basic Interface
Help
Objects & Paths
Hand & Zoom Tool
Viewing Modes
Selecting Objects
Group & Ungroup
Scaling & Moving
Duplicating Objects
Layers
Rulers & Guides
Saving & Undo
Save as File Formats
Document Setup

New Features

Navigator Palette
Smooth & Erase Tool
New Brushes
Gradient Mesh Tool
Bounding Box
Thin Layers
Eyedropper/Text
Layers to Photoshop
Links Palette

Drawing Paths

Pen Tool
Pencil Tool
Editing Paths
Convert Direction Tool
Compound Paths
Cap Ends
Reshape Tool
Offset Paths

Drawing Objects

Circles & Rectangles
Polygon Tool
Spiral Tool
Star Tool
Autotrace Tool
Masks

Color

Color Palette
Swatches
Color Liaries
Importing Swatches
Eyedropper & Paintbucket
Global Color Changes
Color Filters
Hard Mix & Soft Mix

Modifying Objects

Free Transform Tool
Shear Tool
Reflect Tool
Scale Tool
Rotate Tool
Transform Each
Transform Again
Twirl Tool/Filter

Brushes

Paintush Tool
Pattern Brush
Scatter Brush
Scatter Brush Liaries
Art Brush

Moving Objects

Stacking Order
Group Selection Tool
Move Command
Align & Distribute
Measure Tool

Guides & Measuring

Guides
Guide Objects
Grids
Measuring

Text

Character Attributes
Text Commands
More Character Attributes
Text Box
Paragraph Attributes
Import & Export Text
Create Outlines
Transforming Text
Linking Text Blocks
Text Wraps
Text on a Path
Vertical Text
Tab Ruler

Placing Images

Placing Images
Linking vs. Embedding
Tracing Images
Colorize Bitmap Images
Masking Images
Filters
Links Palette

Blends & Gradients

Gradient Tool & Palette
Modifying Gradients
Blend Colors
Blend Shapes
Mesh Gradient Tool

Patterns

Pattern Overview
Fill Pattern
Path Pattern
Geometric Patterns
Irregular Patterns

Filters

Mix Hard and Mix Soft
Adjust Colors
Color Filters
Free Distort Filter
Drop Shadows & Arrows
Round Corners
Object Mosaic
Rasterize
Zig Zag Filter
Scribbling & Tweaking
Punk & Bloat
Roughen
Twirl

Working Efficiently

Make Crop Marks
Registration Color
Ram Allocation
Easter Egg

01 Basics
0101 Vector vs. Bitmap
0102 Basic Interface
0103 Help
0104 Objects & Paths
0105 Hand & Zoom Tool
0106 Viewing Modes
0107 Selecting Objects
0108 Group & Ungroup
0109 Scaling & Moving
0110 Duplicating Objects
0111 Layers
0112 Rulers & Guides
0113 Saving & Undo
0114 Save as File Formats
0115 Document Setup

02 New Features
0201 Navigator Palette
0202 Smooth & Erase Tool
0203 New Brushes
0204 Gradient Mesh Tool
0205 Bounding Box
0206 Thin Layers
0207 Eyedropper/Text
0209 Layers to Photoshop
0210 Links Palette

03 Drawing Paths
0301 Pen Tool
0302 Pencil Tool
0304 Editing Paths
0305 Convert Direction Tool
0306 Compound Paths
0307 Cap Ends
0308 Reshape Tool
0309 Offset Paths

04 Drawing Objects
0401 Circles & Rectangles
0402 Polygon Tool
0403 Spiral Tool
0404 Star Tool
0405 Autotrace Tool
0410 Masks

05 Color
0501 Color Palette
0502 Swatches
0503 Color Liaries
0504 Importing Swatches
0505 Eyedropper & Paintbucket
0507 Global Color Changes
0508 Color Filters
0509 Hard Mix & Soft Mix

06 Modifying Objects
0601 Free Transform Tool
0602 Shear Tool
0603 Reflect Tool
0604 Scale Tool
0605 Rotate Tool
0607 Transform Each
0608 Transform Again
0609 Twirl Tool/Filter

07 Brushes
0701 Paintush Tool
0702 Pattern Brush
0703 Scatter Brush
0704 Scatter Brush Liaries
0705 Art Brush

08 Moving Objects
0801 Stacking Order
0802 Group Selection Tool
0803 Move Command
0804 Align & Distribute
0805 Measure Tool

09 Guides & Measuring
0901 Guides
0902 Guide Objects
0903 Grids
0904 Measuring

10 Text
1001 Character Attributes
1002 Text Commands
1003 More Character Attributes
1004 Text Box
1005 Paragraph Attributes
1006 Import & Export Text
1007 Create Outlines
1008 Transforming Text
1009 Linking Text Blocks
1010 Text Wraps
1011 Text on a Path
1012 Vertical Text
1013 Tab Ruler

11 Placing Images
1101 Placing Images
1102 Linking vs. Embedding
1103 Tracing Images
1104 Colorize Bitmap Images
1105 Masking Images
1106 Filters
1107 Links Palette

12 Blends & Gradients
1201 Gradient Tool & Palette
1202 Modifying Gradients
1203 Blend Colors
1204 Blend Shapes
1205 Mesh Gradient Tool

13 Patterns
1301 Pattern Overview
1302 Fill Pattern
1303 Path Pattern
1304 Geometric Patterns
1305 Irregular Patterns

14 Filters
1402 Mix Hard and Mix Soft
1403 Adjust Colors
1404 Color Filters
1405 Free Distort Filter
1407 Drop Shadows & Arrows
1410 Round Corners
1411 Object Mosaic
1413 Rasterize
1414 Zig Zag Filter
1415 Scribbling & Tweaking
1416 Punk & Bloat
1417 Roughen
1418 Twirl

16 Working Efficiently
1601 Make Crop Marks
1602 Registration Color
1606 Ram Allocation
1607 Easter Egg

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