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objectives |
Illustrator
expands your creative freedom and enhances your productivity with
its new Web graphics tools, versatile transparency capabilities,
powerful object and layer effects, gradient mesh, pathfinders, and
other innovative features. Transform your creative ideas into graphics
for use on the web, in print, or in media projects. |
Create complex, illustrations
that go beyond using Illustrator's basic tools. Upon completion
of this course students will be able to: create a complex illustration,
Convert raster graphics to vector graphics, create a banner graphic,
export a graphic for the Web, apply colour management so that
colours match accurately as possible, prepare documents for printing
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| Course
outline |
Exploring
the Illustrator environment· Vectors vs. Bitmaps·
Toolbars and Palettes· Scroll bars· Navigation·
Zooming· Outline & Preview modesGeneral Preferences·
Document & Page Set Up· Creating a document· CMYK
vs. RGB· Page set-up· Document set-up· The
artboardIllustrator basics· Anchor points and paths·
Fill and Stroke· Regular selection tool· Direct selection
tool· Modifying shapesObjects· Drawing basic objects·
Click and drag· Inputting numerical data· Drawing
from centre· Constraining proportions· Grouping &
UngroupingTransformations· Click and drag· Inputting
numerical data· Defining point of transformation·
Constraining proportions· Power repeats· Free transformationsGuides
and Grids· Using rulers· Creating guides· Grid
preferences· Snapping· Smart guidesBezier Curves·
The pen tool· Straight and curved paths· Anchors and
handles· Clicking and dragging· Converting anchor
points· Editing pathsWorking with Type· Typography
theory· Creating type· Text boxes· Type along
a path· Type within a path |
Importing
Images· Importing artworks as bitmap· Tracing artwork·
Adding anchors· Smoothing3D Tool· Concepts of 3D·
Extruding tool· Remove tool· Lathe tool·
Modifying imagesBrushes· Creating patterns for borders
and frames· Scatter brush· Art brush· Creating
customised brushes· Applying brush effectsUsing Masks·
Conceptual approach· Creating masking object· Creating
clipping mask· Releasing and modifyingFilters & Effects·
The Ink pen filter· Using the preset hatch styles·
Creating your own hatch styles· Zigzag filters·
Drop shadows· Gaussian blurPerspectives & 3-D·
Shearing and rotating· Smart guides· Creating isometric
perspectives· Creating 3-D objectsAdvanced Paths·
Average & Join Commands· Scissors, Slicing·
Paths Manipulation· Splitting and Combining· Creating
Precise Shapes.
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