Video description
This Adobe Illustrator CS5 training video by instructor Andy Anderson teaches you to work confidently with vector graphics no matter what your focus is. You will get a thorough introduction to the individual tools Illustrator offers and also gain a better understanding of how the program can be used as a creative option in practically any workflow.
First, Andy covers the basics of the Illustrator interface, giving you a solid understanding of workspaces, shortcuts, and object alignment before moving into the program's core design tools. Starting with geometric shapes, you'll learn to work with elements that form the basis of almost any drawing project, and then learn how to use fills, strokes and gradients to incorporate more complexity into your projects. The Illustrator lessons show you how to work with text, transform objects, manipulate layers, utilize brush and pen tools, and modify your compositions through warping, meshes, masks and more. Andy covers 3D, animation, file conversion and printing, too.
By the completion of this computer software training course, you will be completely competent in the use of Illustrator, creating your own masterpieces of vector art. This course does include working files that allow you to work along side the author.
Table of contents
- Living In A Resolution-Independent World
- Working With Illustrator Workspaces And Preferences
- How Illustrator Selects And Aligns Objects
- Back To The Basics: Generating Geometric Shapes
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Generating Fills, Strokes, Patterns, And Gradients
- Introduction
- Working With The Illustrator Swatches Panel
- Adding Solid-Color Fills To An Object
- Cool Color With Kuler
- Working With Illustrator Patterns
- Creating Custom Patterns
- Modifying Existing Patterns
- Fun With Illustrator Strokes
- Tricks With Illustrator Gradients
- Adding Custom Colors To The Swatches Panel
- Using Global Colors
- Transforming An Illustrator Object
- Working With The Layers Panel
- Working With Adobe Illustrator Text
- More On Text
- Working With Pen And Point
- Working With Illustrators Pencil And Brush Tools
- Find Your Own Path With Pathfinder
- Getting Creative With Masks
- Working With Warps, Envelopes, And Meshes
- Getting Creative With Illustrator Effects
- Working With Graphic Styles
- Moving Into The Third Dimension
- Adobe Illustrator And Animation
- Working With Templates And Actions
- Heading Out To The World Wide Web
- From Raster To Vector With The Amazing Live Trace
- Live Paint, And The Shape Builder Tool
- Illustrator Integration And Export Options
- Printing, Exporting, And Saving Your Illustrator Artwork
Product information
- Title: Adobe Illustrator CS5
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2010
- Publisher(s): Infinite Skills
- ISBN: 9781926873152
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