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| Illustrator CS3 Workshop: Level 1 + Level 2 (2 days) |
| Course Number: ET84207-84208 |
| Category: Business & Office Applications |
| Duration: 2.00 days |
Description
This course combines material from the Illustrator CS3: Level 1 and Illustrator CS3: Level 2 courses to create a comprehensive two-day workshop on Adobe Illustrator CS3.
During the first day of training, you will learn how to use Adobe Illustrator CS3 to create logos by drawing and manipulating simple shapes. You will also learn how to combine text and graphics to create advertisements.
During the second day of training, you will learn how to create complex, robust illustrations that go beyond those you could create using Illustrator's basic tools. You will also learn how to print documents without any errors or color mismatches and prepare illustrations for the web
Target Audience
This course is intended for designers, publishers, pre-press professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people switching to a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents.
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. Students should also have basic Windows application skills such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- create simple and freeform shapes.
- create logos using simple shapes.
- create logos using custom paths.
- enhance logo text.
- manipulate body type.
- create an advertisement.
- organize creative assets using Adobe Bridge.
- create a complex illustration.
- enhance complex illustrations.
- create a vector version of a raster graphic.
- color an artwork using the Live Paint and Live Color features.
- create special effects.
- apply color management so that the colors on the screen and the output match as accurately as possible.
- prepare documents for composite and commercial printing.
- export graphics for the web and mobile.
Outline
Day 1 (Illustrator CS3: Level 1)
- Lesson 1: Creating Simple Shapes
- Topic 1A: Create a New Document
- Topic 1B: Customize the Workspace
- Topic 1C: Draw Basic Shapes with the Shape Tools
- Topic 1D: Draw Basic Freeform Shapes with the Pencil Tool
- Lesson 2: Creating Logos Using Simple Shapes
- Topic 2A: Format Objects
- Topic 2B: Manipulate Objects
- Topic 2C: Insert Type
- Lesson 3: Creating Logos Using Custom Paths
- Topic 3A: Draw Paths with the Pen Tool
- Topic 3B: Modify Existing Shapes
- Topic 3C: Duplicate Objects
- Topic 3D: Apply Graphic Styles
- Lesson 4: Enhancing Logo Type
- Topic 4A: Apply Gradients to Type
- Topic 4B: Flow Type on a Path
- Topic 4C: Apply an Envelope to Type
- Lesson 5: Manipulating Body Type
- Topic 5A: Import Body Type
- Topic 5B: Format Type with Styles
- Topic 5C: Find and Replace Text
- Topic 5D: Fix Spelling Errors
- Topic 5E: Insert Typographic Characters
- Lesson 6: Creating an Advertisement
- Topic 6A: Import a Graphic
- Topic 6B: Align Objects
- Topic 6C: Apply Spot Colors
- Topic 6D: Wrap Text
- Topic 6E: Export a File
- Lesson 7: Organizing Assets with Adobe Bridge
- Topic 7A: Customize the Adobe Bridge Workspace
- Topic 7B: Append Metadata to Assets
Day 2 (Illustrator CS3: Level 2)
- Lesson 1: Creating Complex Illustrations
- Topic 1A: Create a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes
- Topic 1B: Create Compound Paths
- Topic 1C: Offset Paths
- Topic 1D: Erase Shapes
- Lesson 2: Enhancing Complex Illustrations
- Topic 2A: Apply Effects
- Topic 2B: Create Symbols
- Topic 2C: Create Custom Brushes
- Topic 2D: Organize Objects With Layers
- Topic 2E: Modify Global Colors
- Topic 2F: Create a Mesh
- Lesson 3: Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic
- Topic 3A: Open Layered Photoshop Documents
- Topic 3B: Trace Raster Images Manually
- Topic 3C: Trace Artwork Automatically
- Topic 3D: Adjust the Results of Tracing
- Topic 3E: Apply a Custom Preset
- Topic 3F: Convert a Traced Object to Paths
- Lesson 4: Coloring Artwork
- Topic 4A: Apply Color Using Live Paint
- Topic 4B: Correct Gaps in Objects
- Topic 4C: Convert Objects to Live Paint Groups
- Topic 4D: Apply Color Using Live Color
- Lesson 5: Creating Special Effects
- Topic 5A: Simplify Paths
- Topic 5B: Create Masks
- Topic 5C: Create 3D Effects
- Topic 5D: Create Blends
- Topic 5E: Share Graphic Styles
- Lesson 6: Applying Color Management
- Topic 6A: Decide When to Use Color Management
- Topic 6B: Set Up Color Management
- Lesson 7: Outputting Documents
- Topic 7A: Create a Crop Area
- Topic 7B: Preview an Overprint
- Topic 7C: Print a Composite Proof
- Topic 7D: Create Color Separations
- Topic 7E: Create an Adobe PDF File
- Lesson 8: Exporting Graphics for the Web and Mobile
- Topic 8A: Convert Colors to Web-Safe Colors
- Topic 8B: Create Slices
- Topic 8C: Add Interactivity to an SVG File
- Topic 8D: Export Web Graphics
- Topic 8E: Preview an Illustration for Mobile Output
- Appendix A: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Objectives Mapping