Illustrator CS4: Advanced

Course Outline

Duration: 1 Day

Description: In this course, students will learn more advanced techniques for working with paths, masks, fills, and strokes. Students will also learn how to use transformation tools, envelopes, filters, effects, and graphic styles. In addition, students will learn how to convert raster images to vector art and how to manage color settings, color separations, and print specifications. Finally, students will learn how to work with slices and how to optimize and export images for the Web.

Course Content:

Unit 1: Manipulating paths

• Topic A: Path commands
• Topic B: Masks
  
  

Unit 2: Enhancing fills and strokes

• Topic A: Multiple fills and strokes
• Topic B: Colors
• Topic C: Patterns
• Topic D: Brushes
• Topic E: Symbols
  
  

Unit 3: Transforming shapes

• Topic A: Transformation tools
• Topic B: Envelopes
• Topic C: Liquify shapes
• Topic D: 3D effects
  
  

Unit 4: Effects, and graphic styles

• Topic A: Effects
• Topic B: Graphic styles
  
  

Unit 5: Converting raster images to vector art

• Topic A: Trace raster images
• Topic B: Live Paint
  
  

Unit 6: Printing illustrations

• Topic A: Color management
• Topic B: Print specifications
• Topic C: Color separations
  
  

Unit 7: Web files and graphs

• Topic A: Slices
• Topic B: Web graphics
• Topic C: Graphs