Adobe Illustrator CS6: Advanced

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Adobe Ilustrator CS6: Advanced 

Adobe Illustrator CS6: Advanced shows you how to create professional graphics and effects by controlling some of the intricate, little-known and hidden features of the software.

Presenter Bob Flisser takes you beyond creating simple shapes and into masking, tracing, 3D art and seamless patterns, as well as, managing color and using Illustrator with Photoshop. Illustrator has a lot of powerful features, and we explain them to you in plain English.

This series covers the different types of masks, the new Image Trace feature, the new pattern creation panel, how to draw in perspective using the Perspective Grid, selecting color with the Color Guide panel, creating bristle brushes and calligraphic brushes, multiple methods of using Illustrator with Photoshop, synchronizing color management with other Creative Suite applications, and proofing and pre-press functions for color separations.

After completing this course, you will know how to create artwork in perspective and 3D, as well as masking, recoloring, layer blending, creating pictographs and more. In addition, you will learn professional techniques, workflow, color management and time-saving shortcuts.
Course Outline
CLIPPING & OPACITY MASKS (49 min)

Quick Image Cropping
More Complex Clipping Path
Clipping an Image to Text
Creating an Opacity Mask
Editing an Opacity Mask
Creating Opacity Masks from Text
 
ADVANCED DRAWING TOOLS (41 min)
 
Drawing with the Blob Brush Tool
Using the Variable Width Tool
Using Built-in Stroke Profiles & Creating Your Own
Drawing & Pasting Inside
 
CONTROLLING TRANSPARENCY & LAYER MODES (29 min)
 
Using a Gradient to Control Opacity
Using a Gradient inside the Transparency Panel
Using Blend Modes to Create Transparency & Darker Colors
Using Blend Modes to Create Lighter Colors
 
USING THE MESH TOOL (17 min)
 
Creating Real-World Shading Effects
Gradient Mesh Editing Techniques
Applying a Gradient Mesh to Existing Artwork
 
USING IMAGE TRACE (27 min)
 
Tracing a Drawing Automatically
Tracing Photos Automatically
Tracing a Drawing Manually
 
PAINTING & RECOLORING (63 min)
 
Using Live Paint to Color a Drawing
Working in the Recolor Artwork Dialog Box
Recoloring a Traced Image
Recoloring Using Global Colors
Using the Color Guide Panel
Choosing Colors with Kuler
 
DRAWING WITH PERSPECTIVE (20 min)
 
Understanding the Perspective Grid
Adjusting the Perspective Grid
Using the Perspective Selection Tool
 
ADVANCED TYPE EFFECTS (24 min)
 
Glyphs, Fractions & Ligatures
Applying Styles to Text
Warping Text Using Envelopes
 
PRESENTING DATA WITH THE GRAPH TOOL (47 min)
Inserting a Graph & Displaying Data
Modifying a Graph
Creating a Pictograph
Creating a Pictograph as a Bar Graph
 
 
DRAWING IN 3D (25 min)
 
Extruding a Stick Figure into a 3D Object
Mapping a Pattern onto a 3D Object
Revolving Objects in 3D
Rotating Objects in 3D
 
CREATING PATTERNS (38 min)
 
Creating Square Patterns with the Pattern Editor
Creating Non-Square Patterns with the Pattern Editor
Creating Patterns Manually
Using Your Patterns in Other Documents
Deconstructing a Shape that has a Pattern
 
CREATING A PATTERN BRUSH (33 min)
 
Creating a Brush Pattern
Colorizing Strokes of the Pattern Brush
Creating a Bristle Brush
Creating an Art Brush
Creating a Scatter Brush
Using a Calligraphic Brush
 
DISTORTING YOUR ILLUSTRATIONS (15 min)
Distorting with the Warp & Twirl Tools
Distorting with Pucker, Bloat & Scallop
Distorting with Crystallize & Wrinkle
 
 
CREATING, USING & EDITING SYMBOLS (27 min)
 
Creating Your Own Symbols
Using the Symbol Sprayer Tool
Editing Symbols
Applying 9-Slice Scaling to Symbols
 
UNDERSTANDING COLOR MANAGEMENT (26 min)
Color Models & Color Settings Profiles
Black Isn’t Always Black
Assigning a Color Profile to a Document
 
 
USING ILLUSTRATOR WITH PHOTOSHOP® (40min)
 
Synchronizing Settings
Bringing Images in from Photoshop
Re-Linking a Missing File
Embedding a PSD in Illustrator
Sending Illustrator Artwork out to Photoshop
 
EXPORTING, PROOFING & PRE-PRESS (48 min)
 
Creating a Composite Proof
Using the Flattener Preview
Using the Separations Preview & Overprint Fill
Trapping Colors
Creating a Proof within Illustrator
Printing Color Separations
Credits
Who Is This For
This package is designed for any individual wishing to pursue or enhance their career in design and development.

Our Online Courses is a cost-effective and successful approach for many individuals. It provides a flexible learning method, allowing candidates to schedule learning at a time that suits them and fits in with other commitments; ideal for those who find it difficult to take time away from their workplace. It also allows candidates to work at their own pace, and revisit sections of the course as often as needed, leading to a fuller understanding of all the topics covered.

In addition, there are none of the high costs of travel and accommodation associated with courses at an external venue.