Hours: 8
Short Description:
You
probably used Adobe® Illustrator® to create simple
illustrations and logos. However, you may need to create complex
illustrations, print documents without any errors or color
mismatches, or prepare illustrations for the web. In this course, you
will create complex, robust illustrations that go beyond those you
could create using Illustrator's basic tools.
Course Outline:
- Lesson
1: Creating Complex Illustrations
-
Create a
Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes - Create
Compound Paths
- Offset Paths
- Erase Shapes
- Lesson 2:
Enhancing Complex Illustrations
-
Apply
Effects - Create
Symbols
- Create
Custom Brushes
- Organize
Objects With Layers
- Modify
Global Colors
- Create a
Mesh
- Lesson 3:
Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic
-
Open Layered
Photoshop Documents - Trace Raster
Images Manually
- Trace
Artwork Automatically
- Adjust the
Results of Tracing
- Apply a
Custom Preset
- Convert a
Traced Object to Paths
- Lesson
4: Coloring Artwork
-
Apply Color
Using Live Paint - Correct Gaps
in Objects
- Convert
Objects to Live Paint Groups
- Apply Color
Using Live Color
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- Lesson 5:
Creating Special Effects
-
Simplify
Paths - Create Masks
- Create 3D
Effects
- Create
Blends
- Share
Graphic Styles
- Lesson 6:
Applying Color Management
-
Decide When
to Use Color Management - Set Up Color
Management
- Lesson 7:
Outputting Documents
- Create a
Crop Area
- Preview an
Overprint
- Print a
Composite Proof
- Create Color
Separations
- Create an
Adobe PDF File
- Lesson 8:
Exporting Graphics for the Web and Mobile
-
Convert
Colors to Web-Safe Colors - Create
Slices
- Add
Interactivity to an SVG File
- Export Web
Graphics
- Preview an
Illustration for Mobile Output
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