Illustrator Fundamentals: An Introduction to Illustrator May 7, 2012

Adobe Illustrator CS5 software is an essential design tool for anyone who needs to express ideas visually in print, on the Web, and in any other medium.

This 3-day course provides a thorough overview of the interface, the tools, the features, tricks and tips for using Illustrator CS5. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.

Student Materials:
Each participant will receive a copy of Illustrator Classroom in a Book.

Presentation Method:
Course lectures are presented by Adobe Certified Instructors. Class size is limited to six, and a variety of interactive techniques and in-class exercises encourage participant learning.

Course Outline:
Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.

Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED
* Restoring default preferences
* Save current Illustrator preferences
* Delete current Illustrator preferences
* To restore saved preferences
* Additional resources

Lesson 2: WHAT'S NEW IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS5
* Perspective Drawing
* Beautiful Strokes
* Multiple artboard enhancements
* Shape Builder tool
* Drawing enhancements
* Round-trip editing with Adobe Flash Catalyst
* Resolution-independent Effects
* Clean, sharp graphics for web and mobile devices
* Integration with Adobe CS

Lesson 3: GETTING TO KNOW THE WORK AREA
* Getting Started
* Understanding the workspace
* Working with the Tools panel
* The Control panel
* Working with panels
* Resetting and saving your workspace
* Using panel menus
* Changing the view of artwork
* Using the view commands
* Using the Zoom tool
* Scrolling through a document
* Viewing artwork
* Navigating multiple artboards
* Using the Navigator panel
* Understanding rulers
* Arranging multiple documents
* Document groups
* Finding resources for using Illustrator
* Searching for a topic in the Search For Help box
* Checking for updates

Lesson 4: SELECTING AND ALIGNING
* Selecting objects
* Using the Selection tool
* Using the Direct Selection tool
* Creating selections with a marquee
* Creating selections with the Magic Wand tool
* Selecting similar objects
* Aligning objects
* Align objects to each other
* Aligning to a key object
* Aligning points
* Distributing objects
* Aligning to the artboard
* Working with groups
* Group items
* Working in isolation mode
* Adding to a group
* Object arrangement
* Arrange objects
* Selecting objects behind
* Hiding objects
* Applying selection techniques

Lesson 5: CREATING AND EDITING SHAPES
* Creating a document with multiple artboards
* Working with basic shapes
* Accessing the basic shape tools
* Understanding drawing modes
* Creating rectangles
* Creating rounded rectangles
* Creating ellipses
* Creating polygons
* Draw Inside mode
* Changing stroke width and alignment
* Working with line segments
* Joining paths
* Creating Stars
* Using the Eraser tool
* Using the Width tool
* Outlining strokes
* Combining and editing shapes
* Working with the Shape Builder tool
* Working with Pathfinder effects
* Working with shape modes
* Using Live Trace to create shapes

Lesson 6: TRANSFORMING OBJECTS
* Working with artboards
* Adding artboards to the document
* Editing artboards
* Renaming artboards
* Reordering artboards
* Transforming content
* Working with rulers and guides
* Scaling objects
* Reflecting objects
* Rotating objects
* Distorting objects
* Shearing objects
* Positioning objects precisely
* Changing the perspective
* Multiple transformations
* Using the Free Distort effect

Lesson 7: DRAWING WITH THE PEN AND PENCIL TOOLS
* Creating straight lines
* Creating curved paths
* Building a curve
* Converting curved points to corner points
* Creating an illustration
* Drawing curves * Selecting a curve
* Drawing a curved shape
* Drawing different kinds of curves
* Splitting a path
* Adding arrowheads
* Creating a dashed line
* Editing curves
* Deleting and adding anchor points
* Convert between smooth points and corner points
* Drawing with the Pencil tool
* Editing with the Pencil tool
* Assembling the parts
* Painting the artwork

Lesson 8: COLOR AND PAINTING
* Understanding color
* Color modes
* Understanding the color controls
* Creating color
* Building and saving a custom color
* Editing a swatch
* Using Illustrator swatch libraries 184
* Creating a spot color
* Using the Color Picker
* Creating and saving a tint of a color
* Copying attributes
* Creating color groups
* Working with the Color Guide panel
* Editing a color group
* Editing colors in artwork
* Working with the Kuler panel
* Assigning colors to your artwork
* Adjusting colors
* Painting with patterns and gradients
* Applying existing patterns
* Creating your own pattern
* Applying a pattern
* Editing a pattern
* Working with Live Paint
* Creating a Live Paint group
* Editing Live Paint regions
* Working with Gap Options

Lesson 9: WORKING WITH TYPE
* Working with type
* Creating point type
* Creating area type 218
* Importing a plain text file
* Creating columns of text
* Understanding text flow
* Working with overflow text and text reflow
* Threading text
* Resizing type objects
* Formatting type
* Changing the font size
* Changing the font color
* Changing additional text attributes
* Changing paragraph attributes
* Saving and using styles
* Creating and using a paragraph style
* Creating and using a character style
* Sampling text
* Reshaping text with an envelope warp
* Wrapping text around an object
* Creating text on open paths
* Creating text on closed paths
* Creating text outlines

Lesson 10: WORKING WITH LAYERS
* Creating layers
* Moving objects and layers
* Locking layers
* Viewing layers
* Pasting layers
* Paste Remembers Layers
* Creating clipping masks
* Merging layers vs Collect in New Layer
* Applying appearance attributes to layers
* Isolating layers

Lesson 11: WORKING WITH PERSPECTIVE DRAWING
* Understanding the Perspective Grid
* Working with the Perspective Grid
* Using a preset grid
* Editing the Perspective Grid
* Drawing objects in perspective
* Selecting and transforming objects in perspective
* Attaching objects to perspective
* Editing planes and objects together
* Adding and editing text in perspective
* Working with symbols in perspective
* Adding Symbols to the Perspective Grid
* Transforming Symbols in perspective
* Release content from perspective

Lesson 12: BLENDING COLORS AND SHAPES
* Working with gradients
* Creating and applying a linear gradient
* Adjusting the direction and angle of a gradient blend
* Creating a radial gradient
* Changing colors and adjusting the gradient
* Applying gradients to multiple objects
* Adding transparency to gradients
* Working with blended objects
* Creating a blend with specified steps
* Modifying the blend
* Creating smooth color blends

Lesson 13: WORKING WITH BRUSHES
* Working with brushes
* Using Calligraphic brushes
* Editing a brush
* Using a fill color with brushes
* Remove a brush stroke
* Using Art brushes
* Drawing with the Paintbrush tool
* Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool
* Create an Art brush
* Edit an Art brush
* Using Bristle brushes
* Changing bristle brush options
* Painting with a Bristle brush
* Using Pattern brushes
* Creating a Pattern brush
* Applying a Pattern brush
* Changing the color attributes of brushes
* Changing a brush color using Tints colorization
* Changing the brush color using Hue Shift colorization
* Working with the Blob Brush tool
* Drawing with the Blob Brush tool
* Merging paths with the Blob Brush tool
* Editing with the Eraser tool

Lesson 14: APPLYING EFFECTS
* Using live effects
* Applying an effect
* Editing an effect
* Styling text with effects
* Editing shapes with a Pathfinder effect
* Offsetting paths
* Applying a Photoshop effect
* Working with a 3D effect
* Creating a revolved object
* Changing the lighting of a 3D object
* Mapping a symbol to the 3D artwork

Contact: Cari Jones, Corporate Account Manager
Email: CariJ@fmctraining.com
Phone: 407-354-4866

Official Website: http://www.fmctraining.com/fmc.asp?v=Adobe&g=Illustrator&i=3