1 Day Course

Performance-based objectives

• Create a complex illustration.
• Enhance complex illustrations.
• Create a vector version of a raster graphic.
• Color an artwork using the Live Paint and Live Color features.
• Create special effects.
• Apply color management so that the colors on the screen and the output match as accurately as possible.
• Prepare documents for composite and commercial printing.
• Export graphics for the web and mobile.

Prerequisites

This course is intended for designers, publishers, pre-press professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people switching to a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents. Before taking this course, you should complete the Adobe Illustrator CS3: Level 1 Element K course, or have equivalent knowledge.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating Complex Illustrations

• 1A: Create a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes
• 1B: Create Compound Paths
• 1C: Offset Paths
• 1D: Erase Shapes

Lesson 2: Enhancing Complex Illustrations

• 2A: Apply Effects
• 2B: Create Symbols
• 2C: Create Custom Brushes
• 2D: Organize Objects With Layers
• 2E: Modify Global Colors
• 2F: Create a Mesh

Lesson 3: Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic

• 3A: Open Layered Photoshop Documents
• 3B: Trace Raster Images Manually
• 3C: Trace Artwork Automatically
• 3D: Adjust the Results of Tracing
• 3E: Apply a Custom Preset
• 3F: Convert a Traced Object to Paths

Lesson 4: Coloring Artwork

• 4A: Apply Color Using Live Paint
• 4B: Correct Gaps in Objects
• 4C: Convert Objects to Live Paint Groups
• 4D: Apply Color Using Live Color

Lesson 5: Creating Special Effects

• 5A: Simplify Paths
• 5B: Create Masks
• 5C: Create 3D Effects
• 5D: Create Blends
• 5E: Share Graphic Styles

Lesson 6: Applying Color Management

• 6A: Decide When to Use Color Management
• 6B: Set Up Color Management

Lesson 7: Outputting Documents

• 7A: Create a Crop Area
• 7B: Preview an Overprint
• 7C: Print a Composite Proof
• 7D: Create Color Separations
• 7E: Create an Adobe PDF File

Lesson 8: Exporting Graphics for the Web and Mobile

• 8A: Convert Colors to Web-Safe Colors
• 8B: Create Slices
• 8C: Add Interactivity to an SVG File
• 8D: Export Web Graphics
• 8E: Preview an Illustration for Mobile Output

For more information on Acumen Classes
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