Adobe Illustrator CS4 (Fund.)

Adobe Illustrator CS4 Fundamentals
$595 / 2 days / 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
(Eastern Standard Time)

An Instructor-Led Online Class with Barbara Binder

Adobe® Illustrator® CS4 software is for drawing, and it has many other uses. Learn to create sophisticated vector artwork for print and web. Adobe® Illustrator is tightly integrated with the Adobe Creative Suite® family of products, including Photoshop, InDesign, and Flash.

Goal
Choose and use the right Illustrator tool for each task.

Audience
Learn with other professionals adding Illustrator to their tool kit.

Prerequisites
Good Windows or Mac OS skills plus successful use of one or two software programs.

Next Steps
Adobe CS4 Illustrator Advanced

Objectives
Introducing Adobe Illustrator CS4
- Enumerate the advantages of the new Illustrator CS4 interface for your work
- Set up and save your workspace
- Navigate efficiently within your document
- Use the Help search, index, and contents to find needed information

Making a Selection
- Use the Zoom tool with a marquee
- Make a selection with the Direct Selection tool, the Selection tool, and the Magic Wand

Aligning and Grouping Objects
- Align objects
- Group and ungroup objects

Drawing with Illustrator Tools
- Create shapes with the Shape tool, the Pencil tool, and Live Trace
- Scale, reflect, distort and shear objects
- Position objects precisely
- Change the perspective
- Use the New Blob Brush tool for natural sketching
- Use the Pen tool to draw straight lines and different kinds of curves
- Practice drawing a leaf and a pear

Modifying Objects
- Insert and change smooth and corner anchor points
- Create and modify a curved path
- Apply fills and strokes using the Appearance panel

Creating and Applying Colors
- Use Illustrator Swatch libraries
- Build and save your own custom color and spot color
- Use Live Color to create a color group and apply colors to your artwork
- Use, create, edit and apply patterns

Adding and Formatting Text
- Import a text file
- Create columns
- Thread text
- Resize the text area
- Change the font size, the color, and other text attributes
- Change paragraph attributes
- Create and use paragraph styles
- Make your text an envelope object; modify the envelope to Warp text
- Wrap text around a graphic
- Create outline text and text on a path