Illustrator Fundamental Techniques
with Mordy Golding DVD-ROM Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard drawing program and a prerequisite for most any job in graphic arts. In this program, you will the learn basics of Drawing, Coloring Art, Vector Shapes, Swatches, Transform, Colorspace, Selections, Appearances, Palettes, Objects, Groups, Layers, Paths, Masks, Brushes, 3D Rendering, Liquify, Text, File Formats, Printing and more! Illustrator Fundamental Techniques
with Mordy Golding DVD-ROM Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard drawing program and a prerequisite for most any job in graphic arts. In this program, you will the learn basics of Drawing, Coloring Art, Vector Shapes, Swatches, Transform, Colorspace, Selections, Appearances, Palettes, Objects, Groups, Layers, Paths, Masks, Brushes, 3D Rendering, Liquify, Text, File Formats, Printing and more! Lessons Chapter 1 : Fundamental Concepts
Lesson 1 : Application Overview
Take a tour of the Adobe Illustrator CS interface. Find your way to essential resources with the Welcome screen and learn how to manipulate and arrange Illustrator’s plethora of floating palettes.
Lesson 2 : Creating New Files
Learn the basics of starting from scratch in Illustrator. Applying important concepts like document size and measurement systems, you’ll also learn about the RGB and CMYK color models and when to use them.
Lesson 3 : Selections
The function you’ll do most often in Illustrator is selecting art, and there are plenty of ways to accomplish that task. You’ll learn about the difference between the Selection tool and the Direct Selection tool, as well the Magic Wand and Lasso tools.
Lesson 4 : Appearances
The most important palette in Illustrator is the Appearance palette, and this lesson will demonstrate why by showing you how to add multiple fills and strokes to objects, groups, or even layers themselves.
Lesson 5 : Layers
Learn how to take control of your art through the layers palette. Organize objects, groups, sublayers and layers, and learn how to quickly move selected objects from one layer to another, and why the Layers and Appearance palettes go hand in hand. Chapter 2 : Basic Drawing and Coloring
Lesson 6 : Drawing
Learn to draw simple vector shapes by using Illustrator’s interactive Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon and Star tools. This lesson will also cover drawing shapes by eye, and precisely using numerical values.
Lesson 7 : Fills and Strokes
Learn about the two attributes that every vector object has. This lesson gives insight as to how Illustrator applies these attributes and demonstrates the many different options available to specifying strokes.
Lesson 8 : Colors
Add color to your drawings by learning how to choose colors and how to save them in your document as swatches. Learn the difference between Process, Global Process, and Spot colors, and when you should use them.
Lesson 9 : Transformations
Transformations include moving, scaling, rotating, shearing, and mirroring objects. This lesson describes the different tools you can use and cover the ever-precise transform palette for making perfect transformations.
Lesson 10 : Compound Paths & Masks
Learn about the process of combining multiple paths to form a single one, allowing you to effectively punch holes through vector objects using compound paths. Additionally, use masks to hide portions of an object without actually deleting anything. Chapter 3 : Creative Drawing and Special Effects
Lesson 11 : Brushes
Learn to create and apply the four kinds of brushes that Illustrator supports: The Calligraphic Brush, the Art Brush, the Scatter Brush and the all-powerful Pattern Brush. Use a pressure-sensitive tablet to achieve hand-drawn effects.
Lesson 12 : Symbols
Define art once, and then reuse that art repeatedly through a document to save valuable time and file size space. Then learn to use Symbols to easily make edits and changes across an entire document.
Lesson 13 : Live Effects
Live Effects are filters and special effects that you can be edited and adjusted even after they’ve been applied. Learn how to identify these effects in the Appearance palette and how to apply the ever-popular drop shadow effect.
Lesson 14 : Basic 3D
There’s a real 3D rendering engine inside of Illustrator CS and this lesson covers the basics of using the powerful feature. Learn how applying different fills or stroke can change the appearance of your 3D object.
Lesson 15 : Liquify Tools
The liquify tools allow you to intuitively apply a variety of distortion effects to vector art and even placed raster images as well. Learn how to harness the underlying mesh technology so get just the right look. Chapter 4 : Text and Production Techniques
Lesson 16 : Basic Text
Illustrator CS sports a brand-new text engine and this lesson covers the basics including setting both point type and area type. Learn to choose just the right font from Illustrator’s WYSIWYG font menu.
Lesson 17 : Transparency
Multiply, Difference, Screen, Overlay – sounds like Photoshop, doesn’t it? Learn about Illustrator’s transparency features and the ability to assign opacity values to vector objects and even placed images.
Lesson 18 : Saving Files
When it comes to saving files, there are always plenty of options. Learn about the different settings for saving native Illustrator files and EPS files, so that you can place you art into other applications.
Lesson 19 : Creating PDF Files
These days, everyone wants you to send them PDF files. Learn about Illustrator’s new PDF options and how to properly compress images, embed fonts, and password protect your PDF files.
Lesson 20 : Printing
The new print engine in Illustrator makes it easier to get your file printed quickly and correctly direct from Illustrator. Learn to use the fit to page option and to use the interactive print preview.
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