Who should attend this Adobe Illustrator course?
To attend our Adobe Illustrator
Advanced course you may have attended our Adobe Illustrator Introduction course or have an
equivalent working knowledge of the software.
How long is this Adobe Illustrator
course?
1 Day
What are the benefits of attending this course?
This course
focuses on the advanced features of Illustrator and power shortcuts to enhance your workflow. A
methodical approach to using the vector drawing tools in Illustrator will be taught to help you
unlock your creative potential.
Included in this course:
- Course
book
- Lunch
- 3 Months post training support
- Certificate of
attendence
Course Outline
Customising Illustrator
- Setting document
preferences
- Customising the artboard size
- Customising document
setup
- Setting program preferences
- Defining and recalling custom
workspaces
Layers
- Creating grids
- Setting grid
preferences
- Exploring and using layers
- Creating and deleting layers
- Hiding layers
- Specifying layer options
- Organising layers
- Grouping layers
- Moving and copying objects between layers
- Creating template layers
- Using the release to layers option
- Selecting layer comps from Photoshop files
Graphs
- Creating
graphs to include column, line, pie area and scatter graphs
- Entering and importing
data
- Setting dynamic data linking
- Breaking links to external data
- Setting graph options
- Converting graph designs
- Creating marker
& column design
Auto trace options
- Tracing vector
images
- Understanding the trace options
- Controlling the trace area - ie
defining a partial image
- Setting trace preferences
- Using Live Trace to
autotrace scanned work
Converting vector to bitmap
- Rasterising
vector objects to PICT and TIFF formats
- Exploring bitmap filters
Working with brushes
- Using Art, Calligraphic, Pattern and Scatter brush
effects
- Creating and using your own art brushes
- Brush options of
selected object
- Using the gradient mesh tool
- Editing a gradient
mesh
- Adding colour to a gradient mesh
- Changing the angle of a colour
within a gradient mesh
- Adding points to a gradient mesh
Using the
appearance palette
- Distinction between the filter and effect menu
- Understanding the appearance palette
- Clear appearance option
- Maintain appearance for subsequent objects
Actions
- Understanding and using the Actions palette
- Creating an action Applying
actions
- Inserting menu options into an action
Links
- Linked and embedded images
- Links palette options
- Checking document
Info to include font information, colour settings and imported graphic info
3D
Features
- Creating 3D shapes
- Creating a custom symbol to wrap
around 3D artwork
- Setting light effects
Saving and exporting
Illustrator files
- Exporting Illustrator files to various formats
- Using the
path join and cleanup options
- Specifying transparency
- Exporting as Flash
- Saving as PDF files
- Printing files
