Adobe Illustrator 9
Author:Rachel Caplan
Language:english
Category:Graphics Page Layout,
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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, Rachel Caplan guides you through the basics of Illustrator 9, then leads you into the more technical territory by showing you how to modify objects, the use of gradients, scribbling and tweaking, and more. By clicking one of the subjects below, you can start the learning process right away.
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Adobe Illustrator 9

Basics

Introduction
Raster vs. Vector
Basic Interface
The Toolbox
Palettes
Hand & Zoom tool
Custom Views
Navigator Palette
Document Set Up
Saving/Exporting Files
Preferences
Rulers & Guides/Grids
Selection Tools
Grouping Objects
Locking & Hiding
Arranging Objects

New Features

Flash & SVG Output/Release to Layers
Pixel Preview
Instant Drop Shadows; Glows & Live Shapes
Convert to Shape

Drawing Objects

Drawing Rectangles
Drawing Ellipses
Polygons
Stars
Spirals
Masks
Opacity Masks

Drawing Paths

Bezier Paths
Anchor Points
Pencil Tool

Editing Paths

Adding & Deleting Anchor Points
Reshape Tool
Smooth & Erase Tool
Scissors Tool & Knife Tool
Joining Paths

Color

Color Palette/Liaries
Swatches Palette
Transparency Palette
Eyedropper Tool
Paint Bucket Tool

Fills & Strokes

Applying a Fill
Gradient Fills
Gradient Mesh Tool
Pattern Fills
Stroke Palette
Offset; Outline & Path

Painting

Brushes Palette
Paintush Tool
Calligraphic Brush
Scatter Brush
Art Brush
Pattern Brush

Transformations

Scaling & Rotating
Reflect
Shear
Free Transform Tool
Transform Each
Align Palette
Blend Tool
Pathfinder Palette
Duplicate; Transform & Again
Transform Palette

Text

Point Text
Area Text
Linking Text Blocks
Text on a Path
Vertical Text
Character Palette
Paragraph Palette
Tab Palette
MM Palette
Converting Text to Outlines
Text as Mask
Change Case & Find Font
Punctuation and Spelling

Filters

Free Distort
Punk & Bloat
Roughen
Scribble and Tweak
Twirl
Zig Zag
Rasterize
Arrows
Feather
Round Corners
Trim Marks

Vector Filters

Adjust Colors
Object Mosaic
Pen & Ink
Photo Crosshatch
Blending Objects
Overprint Black
Saturate

Placing Images

Placing Raster Images
Linking and Embedding
Links Palette
Auto Trace Tool

Actions

Actions Window
Creating Actions

Web Graphics

Web Palette
Assigning URLs to Objects
Web File Formats
Saving Images for the Web
Working with Animation

01 Basics
0100 Introduction
0101 Raster vs. Vector
0102 Basic Interface
0103 The Toolbox
0104 Palettes
0105 Hand & Zoom tool
0106 Custom Views
0107 Navigator Palette
0108 Document Set Up
0109 Saving/Exporting Files
0110 Preferences
0111 Rulers & Guides/Grids
0112 Selection Tools
0113 Grouping Objects
0114 Locking & Hiding
0115 Arranging Objects

02 New Features
0201 Flash & SVG Output/Release to Layers
0202 Pixel Preview
0203 Instant Drop Shadows; Glows & Live Shapes
0204 Convert to Shape

03 Drawing Objects
0301 Drawing Rectangles
0302 Drawing Ellipses
0303 Polygons
0304 Stars
0305 Spirals
0306 Masks
0307 Opacity Masks

04 Drawing Paths
0401 Bezier Paths
0402 Anchor Points
0403 Pencil Tool

05 Editing Paths
0501 Adding & Deleting Anchor Points
0502 Reshape Tool
0503 Smooth & Erase Tool
0504 Scissors Tool & Knife Tool
0505 Joining Paths

06 Color
0601 Color Palette/Liaries
0602 Swatches Palette
0603 Transparency Palette
0604 Eyedropper Tool
0605 Paint Bucket Tool

07 Fills & Strokes
0701 Applying a Fill
0702 Gradient Fills
0703 Gradient Mesh Tool
0704 Pattern Fills
0705 Stroke Palette
0706 Offset; Outline & Path

08 Painting
0801 Brushes Palette
0802 Paintush Tool
0803 Calligraphic Brush
0804 Scatter Brush
0805 Art Brush
0806 Pattern Brush

09 Transformations
0901 Scaling & Rotating
0902 Reflect
0903 Shear
0904 Free Transform Tool
0905 Transform Each
0906 Align Palette
0907 Blend Tool
0908 Pathfinder Palette
0909 Duplicate; Transform & Again
0910 Transform Palette

10 Text
1001 Point Text
1002 Area Text
1003 Linking Text Blocks
1004 Text on a Path
1005 Vertical Text
1006 Character Palette
1007 Paragraph Palette
1008 Tab Palette
1009 MM Palette
1010 Converting Text to Outlines
1011 Text as Mask
1012 Change Case & Find Font
1013 Punctuation and Spelling

11 Filters
1101 Free Distort
1102 Punk & Bloat
1103 Roughen
1104 Scribble and Tweak
1105 Twirl
1106 Zig Zag
1107 Rasterize
1108 Arrows
1109 Feather
1110 Round Corners
1111 Trim Marks

12 Vector Filters
1201 Adjust Colors
1202 Object Mosaic
1203 Pen & Ink
1204 Photo Crosshatch
1205 Blending Objects
1206 Overprint Black
1207 Saturate

13 Placing Images
1301 Placing Raster Images
1302 Linking and Embedding
1303 Links Palette
1304 Auto Trace Tool

14 Actions
1401 Actions Window
1402 Creating Actions

15 Web Graphics
1501 Web Palette
1502 Assigning URLs to Objects
1503 Web File Formats
1504 Saving Images for the Web
1505 Working with Animation

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