Adobe Illustrator CS6 Advanced Online Training

Our Adobe Illustrator CS6: Advanced training course shows you how to create professional graphics and effects by controlling some of the intricate, little-known and hidden features of the software.

Presenter Bob Flisser takes you beyond creating simple shapes and into masking, tracing, 3D art and seamless patterns, as well as, managing color and using Illustrator with Photoshop. Illustrator has a lot of powerful features, and we explain them to you in plain English.

This series covers the different types of masks, the new Image Trace feature, the new pattern creation panel, how to draw in perspective using the Perspective Grid, selecting color with the Color Guide panel, creating bristle brushes and calligraphic brushes, multiple methods of using Illustrator with Photoshop, synchronizing color management with other Creative Suite applications, and proofing and pre-press functions for color separations.

After completing this course, you will know how to create artwork in perspective and 3D, as well as masking, recoloring, layer blending, creating pictographs and more. In addition, you will learn professional techniques, workflow, color management and time-saving shortcuts.

Course Details

• Length of Subscription: 12 Months Online On-Demand Access
• Running Time: 8.5 Hours
• Platform: Windows & MAC OS
• Level: Beginner to Intermediate
• Project Files: Included

Learn anytime, anywhere, at home or on the go.

Stream your training via the internet, or download to your computer and supported mobile device, including iPad™, iPhone™, iPod™ Touch and most Android devices.

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

CLIPPING & OPACITY MASKS(49 min)

1. Quick Image Cropping
2. More Complex Clipping Path
3. Clipping an Image to Text
4. Creating an Opacity Mask
5. Editing an Opacity Mask
6. Creating Opacity Masks from Text

ADVANCED DRAWING TOOLS(41 min)

1. Drawing with the Blob Brush Tool
2. Using the Variable Width Tool
3. Using Built-in Stroke Profiles & Creating Your Own
4. Drawing & Pasting Inside

CONTROLLING TRANSPARENCY & LAYER MODES(29 min)

1. Using a Gradient to Control Opacity
2. Using a Gradient inside the Transparency Panel
3. Using Blend Modes to Create Transparency & Darker Colors
4. Using Blend Modes to Create Lighter Colors

USING THE MESH TOOL(17 min)

1. Creating Real-World Shading Effects
2. Gradient Mesh Editing Techniques
3. Applying a Gradient Mesh to Existing Artwork

USING IMAGE TRACE(27 min)

1. Tracing a Drawing Automatically
2. Tracing Photos Automatically
3. Tracing a Drawing Manually

PAINTING & RECOLORING(63 min)

1. Using Live Paint to Color a Drawing
2. Working in the Recolor Artwork Dialog Box
3. Recoloring a Traced Image
4. Recoloring Using Global Colors
5. Using the Color Guide Panel
6. Choosing Colors with Kuler

DRAWING WITH PERSPECTIVE(20 min)

1. Understanding the Perspective Grid
2. Adjusting the Perspective Grid
3. Using the Perspective Selection Tool

ADVANCED TYPE EFFECTS(24 min)

1. Glyphs, Fractions & Ligatures
2. Applying Styles to Text
3. Warping Text Using Envelopes

PRESENTING DATA WITH THE GRAPH TOOL(47 min)

1. Inserting a Graph & Displaying Data
2. Modifying a Graph
3. Creating a Pictograph
4. Creating a Pictograph as a Bar Graph

DRAWING IN 3D(25 min)

1. Extruding a Stick Figure into a 3D Object
2. Mapping a Pattern onto a 3D Object
3. Revolving Objects in 3D
4. Rotating Objects in 3D

CREATING PATTERNS(38 min)

1. Creating Square Patterns with the Pattern Editor
2. Creating Non-Square Patterns with the Pattern Editor
3. Creating Patterns Manually
4. Using Your Patterns in Other Documents
5. Deconstructing a Shape that has a Pattern

CREATING A PATTERN BRUSH(33 min)

1. Creating a Brush Pattern
2. Colorizing Strokes of the Pattern Brush
3. Creating a Bristle Brush
4. Creating an Art Brush
5. Creating a Scatter Brush
6. Using a Calligraphic Brush

DISTORTING YOUR ILLUSTRATIONS(15 min)

1. Distorting with the Warp & Twirl Tools
2. Distorting with Pucker, Bloat & Scallop
3. Distorting with Crystallize & Wrinkle

CREATING, USING & EDITING SYMBOLS(27 min)

1. Creating Your Own Symbols
2. Using the Symbol Sprayer Tool
3. Editing Symbols
4. Applying 9-Slice Scaling to Symbols

UNDERSTANDING COLOR MANAGEMENT(26 min)

1. Color Models & Color Settings Profiles
2. Black Isn't Always Black
3. Assigning a Color Profile to a Document

USING ILLUSTRATOR WITH PHOTOSHOP®(40min)

1. Synchronizing Settings
2. Bringing Images in from Photoshop
3. Re-Linking a Missing File
4. Embedding a PSD in Illustrator
5. Sending Illustrator Artwork out to Photoshop

EXPORTING, PROOFING & PRE-PRESS(48 min)

1. Creating a Composite Proof
2. Using the Flattener Preview
3. Using the Separations Preview & Overprint Fill
4. Trapping Colors
5. Creating a Proof within Illustrator
6. Printing Color Separations
7. Credits

w Document & Modifying the Workspace

1. Exploring the Tools Panel
2. Exploring the Properties Panel & Preferences
3. Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
4. Zooming In & Out
5. Modifying Canvas Properties
6. Accessing Fireworks Help & Support

Chapter 2: WORKING WITH BITMAPS (27 min)

1. Importing & Cropping
2. Making Selections
3. Adjusting Color
4. Using the Rubber Stamp Tool
5. Using the Blur Tool & History Panel
6. Transforming & Positioning an Image

Chapter 3: CREATING VECTOR IMAGES (23 min)

1. Using Rulers, Guides & Grids
2. Selecting Colors & Swatches
3. Drawing a Shape & Adding a Gradient
4. Using the Ellipse Tool
5. Using the Freeform & Subselection Tools to Distort Shapes
6. Using the Line Tool & Applying Patterns & Textures
7. Applying Filters & Working with Styles

Chapter 4: WORKING WITH TEXT (15 min)

1. Creating & Formatting Text
2. Using Placeholder Text & Importing Text
3. Using the Find and Replace & Check Spelling Commands

Chapter 5: WORKING WITH LAYERS (20 min)

1. Introducing the Layers Panel
2. Adding & Deleting Layers & Sub Layers
3. Showing, Hiding & Locking Layers
4. Renaming, Organizing & Changing Stacking Order
5. Single Layer Editing & Flattening Layers

Chapter 6: ADVANCED METHODS & FEATURES (18 min)

1. Combining Paths
2. Changing Opacity & Blend Modes
3. Creating & Applying Commands
4. Attaching Text to a Path

Chapter 7: CREATING INTERACTIVE BUTTONS (24 min)

1. Using Rulers to Determine Button Size
2. Creating & Aligning a Button
3. Stylizing a Button
4. Setting Button States
5. Creating Multiple Buttons
6. Naming, Linking & Testing Buttons

Chapter 8: CREATING SLICES & HOTSPOTS (17 min)

1. Creating a Hotspot
2. Naming & Linking Hotspots
3. Inserting Slices Based on Selections
4. Using the Slice Tools, Testing & Previewing

Chapter 9: OPTIMIZING FOR EXPORT (30 min)

1. Introducing the Optimize Panel
2. Choosing a File Format & Settings
3. Comparing JPEG Optimization Settings
4. Optimizing a GIF & Saving a Preset
5. Exporting Your File & Viewing It in Dreamweaver®

Chapter 10: CREATING GIF ANIMATIONS (20 min)

1. Intro to Animation & the States Panel
2. Using the Share Layer To States & Animate Selection Commands
3. Symbols, Adding a Still Text State & Onion Skinning
4. Frame-by-Frame Animation
5. Adjusting the Timing, Looping & Exporting

Chapter 11: FIREWORKS INTEGRATION WORKFLOW (22 min)

1. Using Library Items in Dreamweaver
2. Exporting a SWF & Editing It in Flash®
3. Editing Layers in Photoshop®
4. Editing Vector Graphics in Illustrator®
5. Credits

The course consists of step by step pre-recorded video tutorials where you see the instructor using the software.

The best way to use the course is to follow along with the instructor in your own copy of the software. Watch a short section. Pause the video and then practice what you've just learned. You get unlimited on-demand access to all of the video tutorials for a full 12 months. Go as fast or as slow as you like and repeat as often as necessary until you master the techniques described.

Project files are included so you can work alongside the instructor on the same files that the instructor is using.

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