Adobe Illustrator CS
Author:Nathan Dickson
Language:english
Category:Graphics Page Layout,
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Adobe® Illustrator® CS is the essential tool for designers, graphic artists, technical illustrators, business professionals, or anyone who wants to express their ideas visually in print, on the Web, or other medium. Powerful new features allow users to quickly take control of their designs and page layouts. New features include: optical kerning, global paragraph composition, and revolutionary new 3-D Effects. VTC Author Nathan Dickson begins with an introduction of basic menus, windows and drawing tools, and then moves on to cover all essential elements of Illustrator CS, making you an expert in no time at all. Take your graphic designs to a whole new level by clicking on one of the movie links below.
Adobe Illustrator CSAdobe Illustrator CS: Adobe® Illustrator® CS is the essential tool for designers, graphic artists, technical illustrators, business professionals, or anyone who wants to express their ideas visually in print, on the Web, or other medium. Powerful new features allow users to quickly take control of their designs and page layouts. New features include: optical kerning, global paragraph composition, and revolutionary new 3-D Effects. Virtual Training Author Nathan Dickson begins with an introduction of basic menus, windows and drawing tools, and then moves on to cover all essential elements of Illustrator CS, making you an expert in no time at all. Take your graphic designs to a whole new level by clicking on one of the movie links below. Listed below are all of the chapter and lesson contents for the Adobe Illustrator CS Try For Free Right Now To help you evaluate our training, we have made some of the tutorials for Adobe Illustrator CS freely available. Click on any of the linked lesson listings below to preview Free! Adobe Illustrator CS
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Adobe Illustrator CS

Introduction

What is CS?
New Features in Brief
What are Vector Graphics?

Getting Started

Welcome Screen
Interface Essentials
Saving
Getting Assistance
Resetting Mac Preferences
Resetting PC Preferences

Drawing Fundamentals

Basic Shapes
Basic Selections
Strokes / Fills / Colors pt. 1
Strokes / Fills / Colors pt. 2
The Stacking Order

Environment

Using the Keyboard pt. 1
Using the Keyboard pt. 2
The Workspace
The Toolbox
Managing Palettes pt. 1
Managing Palettes pt. 2
Entering Values pt. 1
Entering Values pt. 2

Paths

Line Segments
The Pen Tool
Drawing Curves
Smooth and Corner Points
Editing Paths
Compound Paths
Optimum Curves
Rules for Optimum Curves

Selecting

Primary Selection Tools
Magic Wand Tool
Lasso Tool
Select Menu pt. 1
Select Menu pt. 2
The Bounding Box and Edges

Primitives

Drawing Arcs
Drawing Polygons
Drawing Stars
Drawing Spirals
Drawing Lens Flares
Drawing Rectangular Grids
Drawing Polar Grids
Drawing with the Pencil Tool

Transforming

Grouping
Hiding and Locking
Moving pt. 1
Moving pt. 2
Rotating
Scaling
Shearing and Reflecting
Transform Palette
Using Transform Each
Free Transform Tool
Reshape Tool
Liquification Tools pt. 1
Liquification Tools pt. 2
Align Palette Pt. 1
Align Palette Pt. 2
Transform Shortcuts
Cloning

Type Fundamentals

Point Type Tool
Character Palette pt. 1
Character Palette pt. 2
Typography Shortcuts
Area Type
Every-Line Composer
Justification Settings
Tabs and Leaders
No Break and Open Type
Color and Outline Type

Productivity

Navigator Palette
Document Info Palette / Hiding the Artboard
Rulers
Guides
Smart Guides
Snapping To and Saving Views
Application Preferences pt. 1
Application Preferences pt. 2
Application Preferences pt. 3
Info Palette and Measure Tool

Layers

Clipping Masks
Layers Palette
Palette Options
Layer Options
Rearranging pt. 1
Rearranging pt. 2
New Object Targeting
Dupe / Merge / Flatten
Collect and Release
Better Mask Management

Advanced Type

Text Wraps
Type on a Path pt. 1
Type on a Path pt. 2
Advanced Area Type
Threaded Text
Find and Replace and Spelling
Legacy Text
Type Menu Potpourri

Visual Attributes

Stroke Palette
Gradient Tool and Palette
Swatch Palette Views
Global Colors
Custom Patterns
Spot Colors and Merging
Custom Swatch Libraries
Overprinting

Brushes

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

Special Tools

Paintbucket and Eyedropper Tools
Graph Tool
Gradient Meshes pt. 1
Gradient Meshes pt. 2
Blends
Auto-Tracing
Pathfinder Palette
Envelope Distort
Path Menu
Scissor and Knife Tools

Appearances and Styles

Appearance Palette
Editing Appearances pt. 1
Editing Appearances pt. 2
Appearances in the Layers Palette
Graphic Styles Palette
Expanding

Transparency

Transparency Palette
Transparency Options
Opacity Masks

Symbolism

Symbol Tools pt. 1
Symbol Tools pt. 2

External Graphics

Embedding vs. Linking
Link Management

Effects vs. Filters

Filters
Effects
Rasterize Settings

3D Effects

3D Space
3D Rotate
3D Extrude
3D Surface Maps pt. 1
3D Surface Maps pt. 2
3D Revolve
3D Lighting

Saving and Printing

Saving Native Formats
Exporting Other Formats
Saving for the Web
Transparency Issues
Desktop Printing
High Resolution Printing
Presets

Final Thoughts

Wrapping it Up

Credits

About this Author

01 Introduction
0101 What is CS?
0102 New Features in Brief
0103 What are Vector Graphics?

02 Getting Started
0201 Welcome Screen
0202 Interface Essentials
0203 Saving
0204 Getting Assistance
0205 Resetting Mac Preferences
0206 Resetting PC Preferences

03 Drawing Fundamentals
0301 Basic Shapes
0302 Basic Selections
0303 Strokes / Fills / Colors pt. 1
0304 Strokes / Fills / Colors pt. 2
0305 The Stacking Order

04 Environment
0401 Using the Keyboard pt. 1
0402 Using the Keyboard pt. 2
0403 The Workspace
0404 The Toolbox
0405 Managing Palettes pt. 1
0406 Managing Palettes pt. 2
0407 Entering Values pt. 1
0408 Entering Values pt. 2

05 Paths
0501 Line Segments
0502 The Pen Tool
0503 Drawing Curves
0504 Smooth and Corner Points
0505 Editing Paths
0506 Compound Paths
0507 Optimum Curves
0508 Rules for Optimum Curves

06 Selecting
0601 Primary Selection Tools
0602 Magic Wand Tool
0603 Lasso Tool
0604 Select Menu pt. 1
0605 Select Menu pt. 2
0606 The Bounding Box and Edges

07 Primitives
0701 Drawing Arcs
0702 Drawing Polygons
0703 Drawing Stars
0704 Drawing Spirals
0705 Drawing Lens Flares
0706 Drawing Rectangular Grids
0707 Drawing Polar Grids
0708 Drawing with the Pencil Tool

08 Transforming
0801 Grouping
0802 Hiding and Locking
0803 Moving pt. 1
0804 Moving pt. 2
0805 Rotating
0806 Scaling
0807 Shearing and Reflecting
0808 Transform Palette
0809 Using Transform Each
0810 Free Transform Tool
0811 Reshape Tool
0812 Liquification Tools pt. 1
0813 Liquification Tools pt. 2
0814 Align Palette Pt. 1
0815 Align Palette Pt. 2
0816 Transform Shortcuts
0817 Cloning

09 Type Fundamentals
0901 Point Type Tool
0902 Character Palette pt. 1
0903 Character Palette pt. 2
0904 Typography Shortcuts
0905 Area Type
0906 Every-Line Composer
0907 Justification Settings
0908 Tabs and Leaders
0909 No Break and Open Type
0910 Color and Outline Type

10 Productivity
1001 Navigator Palette
1002 Document Info Palette / Hiding the Artboard
1003 Rulers
1004 Guides
1005 Smart Guides
1006 Snapping To and Saving Views
1007 Application Preferences pt. 1
1008 Application Preferences pt. 2
1009 Application Preferences pt. 3
1010 Info Palette and Measure Tool

11 Layers
1101 Clipping Masks
1102 Layers Palette
1103 Palette Options
1104 Layer Options
1105 Rearranging pt. 1
1106 Rearranging pt. 2
1107 New Object Targeting
1108 Dupe / Merge / Flatten
1109 Collect and Release
1110 Better Mask Management

12 Advanced Type
1201 Text Wraps
1202 Type on a Path pt. 1
1203 Type on a Path pt. 2
1204 Advanced Area Type
1205 Threaded Text
1206 Find and Replace and Spelling
1207 Legacy Text
1208 Type Menu Potpourri

13 Visual Attributes
1301 Stroke Palette
1302 Gradient Tool and Palette
1303 Swatch Palette Views
1304 Global Colors
1305 Custom Patterns
1306 Spot Colors and Merging
1307 Custom Swatch Libraries
1308 Overprinting

14 Brushes
1401 Brush Tool and Palette
1402 Calligraphic Brushes
1403 Art Brushes
1404 Scatter Brushes
1405 Pattern Brushes

15 Special Tools
1501 Paintbucket and Eyedropper Tools
1502 Graph Tool
1503 Gradient Meshes pt. 1
1504 Gradient Meshes pt. 2
1505 Blends
1506 Auto-Tracing
1507 Pathfinder Palette
1508 Envelope Distort
1509 Path Menu
1510 Scissor and Knife Tools

16 Appearances and Styles
1601 Appearance Palette
1602 Editing Appearances pt. 1
1603 Editing Appearances pt. 2
1604 Appearances in the Layers Palette
1605 Graphic Styles Palette
1606 Expanding

17 Transparency
1701 Transparency Palette
1702 Transparency Options
1703 Opacity Masks

18 Symbolism
1801 Symbol Tools pt. 1
1802 Symbol Tools pt. 2

19 External Graphics
1901 Embedding vs. Linking
1902 Link Management

20 Effects vs. Filters
2001 Filters
2002 Effects
2003 Rasterize Settings

21 3D Effects
2101 3D Space
2102 3D Rotate
2103 3D Extrude
2104 3D Surface Maps pt. 1
2105 3D Surface Maps pt. 2
2106 3D Revolve
2107 3D Lighting

22 Saving and Printing
2201 Saving Native Formats
2202 Exporting Other Formats
2203 Saving for the Web
2204 Transparency Issues
2205 Desktop Printing
2206 High Resolution Printing
2207 Presets

23 Final Thoughts
2301 Wrapping it Up

24 Credits
2401 About this Author

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