Illustrator Advanced

Future Media Concepts, Inc.
Boston, Chicago, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Washington DC, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' Adobe Illustrator CS3 is a part of the Adobe Creative Suite. The Adobe Creative Suite is a complete design solution that provides today’s creative professionals with the tools they need to create and publish content for print and the Web. The CS label is the equivalent of Illustrator 11. Adobe has unified all their applications under the CS name. Please note that CS is the fully functional high-end version of the software.

Adobe Illustrator CS3 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 2-day course provides a thorough overview of the interface, the tools, the features, tricks and tips for using Illustrator CS3. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice.

Student Materials:

Each participant will receive a copy of Illustrator CS3 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.

New Features in CS:

�Advanced typographical controls

�Enhanced Adobe PDF file creation

�Adobe PDF layers support

�3D effects

�Expanded print capabilities

�Tighter Microsoft Office integration

�Save and Load custom Template Designs

Course Outline:

Combining Illustrator CS3 Graphics with the Creative Suite
Vector versus bitmap graphics, Creating a crop area, Placing an Adobe Photoshop file, About layer camps, Duplicating a placed image, Applying Color, Edits to a placed image, Applying a Clipping Mask to an image, Creating compound paths and opacity masks, Editing an imported mask, Sampling colors in placed images, Replacing a placed image, Exporting a layered file to Photoshop.

Printing Artwork and Producing Color Separations
Printing overview, About printing devices, Halftone screens, Screen frequency, Output device resolution, About color, The RGB color model, The CMYK color model, Spot colors, Getting started, What is color management?, Setting up color management in Adobe applications, Synchronizing color using Adobe Bridge, Application color settings, Printing black-and-white proofs, Soft-proofing colors, Using the Document Info command, Creating color separations, Selecting a printer description file, Specifying the bleed area, Separating colors, Specifying the screen frequency, Working with two-color illustrations, Editing a spot color, Separating spot colors, Creating a trap , Overprinting objects, Saving and printing files with transparency effects, Specifying resolution of fiIters and live effects, Using Document Raster Effects Settings, Using the Flattener Preview panel, Assigning the Flattening preset, Saving a file with transparency, Saving in the EPS format, Printing transparent artwork, Exporting and importing flattening settings, Saving as Adobe PDF.

Other Tools
Mesh tool, Lasso tool, Warp tool, Twirl tool, Pucker tool, Bloat tool, Scallop tool, Crystallize tool, Wrinkle tool, Polar grid tool, Rectangular grid tool, Flare tool, Free transform tool, Graph tools, Eraser tool, Scissor tool Knife tool.

More about Adobe objects and Creation of Objects
Understanding Illustrator object types, Expanding objects, Expanding appearances objects, Advanced usage of path creation, symbol object, Live paint object, Live trace object, Text wrap object, Mesh object, Blend object, Symbol set, Graph object, Envelope object, Envelope Distort with top object, Envelope distort with warp, Envelope distort with mesh, Attributes palette.

Advanced Creation of Path Technology
Advanced patterns, Creation of patterns/brushes/symbols from other libraries. Setting up libraries, Mixing objects and effects to create more dynamic solutions, Advanced creation of paths using the simple drawing tools, Pathfinder palette, Advanced usage of symbols, Start with a brush and end with an object.

Automation
Using scripts, Using actions, Variables.

Web
SVG Interactivty, Using actions, Image maps, Slicing, Preparing for Flash.

Best Practices from the Instructor ...''

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

Phone:212.233.3500

School Address:

299 Broadway
Suite 1510
New York, NY 10007,USA
Tel: 212.233.3500

43 Thorndike Street
Cambridge, MA 02141,USA
Tel: 617.621.1155

325 Chestnut Street
Suite 220
Philadelphia, PA 19106,USA
Tel: 215.922.2500

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