Adobe Illustrator CS6 Level 2 - TEAM Training Portal

Overview
Outline

About this Course

You have probably used Adobe® Illustrator® Level 1 to create simple illustrations and logos. If you are ready to go beyond the basics and create more complex and exciting illustrations for either print or the web, Adobe Illustrator Level 2 is for you.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for designers, publishers, pre-press professionals and marketing communications professionals. It is also for people switching to a design job or taking on new design responsibilities who have already completed the Level 1 offering or have equivalent experience.

At Course Completion

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have covered the following topics:

Working with Layers
Perspective drawing
Blending colors and shapes
Work with gradients
Working with brushes
- Calligraphy brush
- Paintbrush
- Bristle brush
- Art brush
- Pattern brush
Using Live Effects
Working with 3D effects and mapping symbols to 3D objects
Using Appearance Attributes and Graphic Styles
Working with Symbols
Importing, exporting and combining Illustrator files with other Adobe applications

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should complete the Adobe® Illustrator® Level 1 course, or have equivalent knowledge.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Working with Perspective Drawing

Understanding Perspective
Understanding the Perspective Grid
Working with the Perspective Grid
Using the Preset Grid
Using the Preset Grid
Editing the Perspective Grid
Drawing Objects in Perspective
Selecting and Transforming Objects in Perspective
Attaching Content to Perspective
Editing Planes and Objects Together
Adding and Editing Text in Perspective
Working with Symbols in Perspective
Adding Symbols to the Perspective Grid
Transforming Symbols in Perspective
Releasing Content from Perspective
Working with the Horizontal Plane

Lesson 2: Blending Colors and Shapes

Working with Gradients
Creating and Applying a Linear Gradient to a Fill
Adjusting the Direction and Angle of a Gradient Fill
Applying a Gradient to a Stroke
Editing a Gradient on a Stroke
Creating and Applying a Radial Gradient
Editing the Radial Gradient Colors
Adjusting the Radial Gradient
Applying Gradients to Multiple Objects
Exploring Other Methods for Editing Gradient Colors
Adding Transparency to Gradients
Working with Blended Objects
Creating a Blend with Specified Steps
Modifying a Blend; Creating and Editing Smooth Color Blends

Lesson 3: Working with Brushes

Using Calligraphic Brushes
Editing a Brush; Using a Fill Color with Brushes
Removing a Brush Stroke
Using Art Brushes
Drawing with the Paintbrush Tool
Editing Paths with the Paintbrush Tool
Creating an Art Brush; Editing an Art Brush
Using Bristle Brushes; Changing Bristle Brush Options
Painting with a Bristle Brush
Using Pattern Brushes; Creating a Pattern Brush
Applying a Pattern Brush
Changing the Color Attributes of Brushes
Changing a Brush Color Using Tints Colorization
Changing the Brush Color Using Hue Shift Colorization
Working with the Blob Brush Tool
Drawing with the Blob Brush Tool
Merging Paths with the Blob Brush Tool
Editing with the Eraser Tool

Lesson 4: Applying Effects

Using Live Effects
Applying an Effect
Editing an Effect; Styling text with Effects
Editing Shapes with a Pathfinder Effect
Applying the Offset Path Effect
Working with a 3D Effect
Creating a Revolved Object
Changing the Lighting of a 3D object
Mapping a Symbol to the 3D Artwork

Lesson 5: Applying Appearance Attributes and Graphic Styles

Using Appearance Attributes
Editing and Adding Appearance Attributes
Adding Another Stroke
Adding Another Fill
Reordering Appearance Attributes
Applying an Appearance to a Layer
using Graphic Styles
Creating and Saving a Graphic Style
Applying a Graphic Style to an Object
Replacing Graphic Style Attributes
Applying a Graphic Style to a Layer
Editing a Graphic Style applied to a Layer
Applying an Existing Graphic Style
Applying Multiple Graphic Styles
Applying a Graphic Style to Text
Copying and Removing Graphic Styles
Creating Web Graphics
Aligning Content to the Pixel Grid
Slicing Content
Selecting and Editing Slices
Using the Save For Web Command

Lesson 6: Working with Symbols

Working with Symbols
Using Existing Illustrator Symbol Libraries
Creating Symbols; Editing a Symbol
Replacing a Symbol
Breaking a Link to a Symbol
Editing Symbol Options
Working with the Symbolism Tools
Spraying Symbol Instances
Editing Symbols with the Symbolism Tools
Copying and Editing Symbol sets
Storing and Retrieving Artwork in the Symbols Panel
Mapping a Symbol to 3D artwork
Working with Symbols and Flash Integration

Lesson 7: Combining Illustrator CS6 Graphics with Other Adobe Applications

Working with Adobe Bridge
Combining Artwork
Vector Versus Bitmap Graphics
Placing Photoshop Files
Placing a Photoshop File
Transforming a Placed Image
Embedding a Photoshop Image with Layer Comps
Applying Color Edits to a Placed Image
Masking an Image
Applying a Simple Clipping Mask to an Image
Editing a Mask
Masking an Object with a Shape
Masking an Object with Multiple Shapes
Creating an Opacity Mask
Editing an Opacity Mask
Sampling Colors in Placed Images
Working with Image Links
Finding Link Information
Replacing a Linked Image
Exporting a Layered File to Photoshop
Illustrator and Adobe InDesign, Adobe Muse, Adobe Fireworks, and Adobe Flash