Introduction to Illustrator CS5 Training
Delivery Options
- Live Online Training - Public Class (): $650.00 (Register)
- Customized Onsite Training (2 days): Request a Proposal
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| $650.00 or 2 vouchers vouchers | ||
| $650.00 or 2 vouchers vouchers | ||
| $650.00 or 2 vouchers vouchers | ||
| $650.00 or 2 vouchers vouchers | ||
| $650.00 or 2 vouchers vouchers | ||
| $650.00 or 2 vouchers vouchers |
Class Description
Class Overview
This Adobe Illustrator training course introduces students to the basics of Illustrator. It is packed with hands-on exercises so that students can learn by doing.
Class Goals
- Get to know the Adobe Illustrator CS5 work area
- Learn to use the selection and shape tools in Illustrator CS5
- Learn to transform objects
- Learn to effectively use the pen tool
- Learn to work with colors and painting
- Learn about type in Illustrator CS5
- Learn to work with layers
- Learn to blend shapes
- Learn to work with the brush tool
Class Outline
- Adobe Illustrator CS5 Jumpstart
- Setting up the artboard
- Creating the background
- Access additional Swatch Libraries
- Using the new Shape Builder tool
- Applying color and effects
- Cloning objects
- Aligning and distributing objects
- Adding text
- Applying the Warp effect
- Adding text to shapes
- Distorting a shape
- Importing an image
- Creating a pseudo horizontal image scroll
- Adding symbols
- Getting to Know the Workspace
- Opening Illustrator
- Choosing a workspace
- Opening a file
- Using Artboards
- Navigating multiple Artboards
- Using the Artboards panel
- Creating new Artboards
- Switching screen viewing modes
- Changing your view
- Preview versus Outlines
- Zooming and scrolling
- Scrolling with the Hand tool
- Changing views with the Navigator panel
- The Tools panel
- Using tools and panels
- The Control panel
- Moving the Control panel
- Panel groups and the dock
- Custom workspaces
- Saving workspaces
- Using the Manage Workspaces dialog box
- Customizing keyboard shortcuts
- Custom shortcuts
- Saving shortcut sets
- Deleting shortcut sets
- Illustrator CS5 Essentials
- Using the shape tools
- Repositioning and visually resizing the rectangle
- Finding or changing the shape's dimensions using the Transform panel
- Rotating and shearing using the Transform panel
- Constraining a shape
- Entering exact dimensions
- Selecting artwork
- Helpful keyboard shortcuts for selections
- The selection tools
- Isolation mode
- Using shape and transform tools to create artwork
- Using the transform tools
- Adding a fill color
- Entering a shape size in the Transform panel
- Viewing in Outline view
- Rotating the shape
- Changing the color of the triangles
- Using layers when building an illustration
- Creating a new blank layer
- Cutting and pasting objects
- Creating bubbles
- Cloning the bubble group
- Repeating a resize transform
- Moving objects from one layer to another
- Adding Color
- Basics of the Appearance panel
- Changing colors
- Adding effects
- Creating a colorful illustration
- Using Live Paint
- Adding a symbol to your artwork
- Expanding the symbol
- Global color
- Selecting the same color
- Creating a color group
- Adding Pantone (spot) colors
- Working with the Drawing Tools
- Working with the Pen tool
- Drawing straight lines
- Drawing curved lines
- Drawing hinged curves
- Drawing curved lines to straight lines
- Drawing straight lines to curved lines
- Tracing images
- Placing an image as a template
- Other drawing tools
- Using the Line Segment and Arc tools
- Using the Pencil, Smooth, and Path Eraser tools
- Using the Eraser tool
- Editing existing paths
- Adding and removing points
- Refining a curve
- Cutting and joining paths
- Working with Live Trace
- Using the tracing presets
- Understanding tracing options
- Expanding Live Traced artwork
- Working with Live Paint
- Creating a Live Paint group
- Setting Gap Detection options
- Using the Live Paint Bucket tool
- Using the Live Paint Selection tool
- Combining the shapes
- Subtracting with the Shape Builder tool
- Working with and Formatting Text
- Formatting type
- Paragraph formatting
- Formatting imported type
- Paragraph and character styles
- Editing styles
- Advanced techniques with text
- Text on a path
- Warping text
- Text in a shape
- Creating outlines
- Check spelling
- Find and Replace
Class Materials
All students receive a course manual or book and all the class examples.
Students in private onsite classes will also receive:
- Illustrator CS5 Digital Classroom
Class Prerequisites
Experience in the following areas is required:
- Experience with basic software programs such as Microsoft Word
Technical Requirements
Our computer technical requirements and setup process is easy, with support just a click away.
- Onsite and Instructor-led Online course technical requirements and setup instructions.
- WebEx system requirements for Instructor-led Online delivery option.
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