ILLUSTRAted:

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(Video library courtesy of Lynda.com)

01 Getting Started

• • What is Adobe Illustrator?

  • Touring the Illustrator Interface

02 Navigating Your Documents

• • Navigating a Single Document

  • Working with Illustrator's Panels

  • Building and Saving Your Own Workspace

  • Creating and Using Custom Views

03 Working with Artboards

• • What are Illustrator Artboards?

  • Creating Multi-Artboard Documents

  • Exploring the Artboards Panel

  • Changing the Size and Shape of Artboards

04 Working with Layers

• • Layers in Illustrator Files

  • Creating and Editing Layers

  • Targeting Objects Inside the Layers Panel

  • Hiding Locking and Deleting Layers

05 Drawing Basic Shapes

• • Using the Selection and Direct Selection Tools

  • Drawing Basic Shapes

  • Drawing with the Line Tools

  • The Pencil Tool and Brush Tool

  • Modifying Existing Shapes and Paths

06 Transforming Objects

• • Grouping and Ungrouping Objects

  • Using Isolation Mode to Edit Grouped Artwork

  • Transforming Objects

  • Repeating Transformations

  • Using Transform Each

07 Working with Fills and Strokes

• • Creating and Using Gradient Fills

  • The Gradient Annotator

  • Adding Strokes to Your Objects

  • Adding Endpoints and Dashed Lines to Your Strokes

  • Creating Variable Width Strokes

08 Working with Color

• • Understanding CMYK vs RGB Color

  • Understanding Process Spot and Global Swatches

  • Working with Color Groups

  • Loading .ASE Files into Illustrator

09 Using the Appearance Panel

• • What are Appearances?

  • Exploring the Appearance Panel

  • Applying Multiple Fills and Strokes

  • Working with Effects

  • Saving Appearances as Graphic Styles

  • Bonus: Appearances Advanced Demo

10 Creating Complex Shapes

• • Creating Compound Paths and Shapes

  • Working with the Pathfinder Panel and Shapes Modes

  • Smoothing and Erasing Paths

  • Creating Artwork with the Shape Builder Tool

  • Using the Shaper Tool

11 Working with the Pen Tool

• • Mastering the Pen Tool

  • Challenge: Using the Pen Tool

  • Solution: Using the Pen Tool

12 Working with Type

• • Creating Point and Area Type Objects

  • Using Placeholder Text

  • Exploring the Type Panels

  • Setting Type Onto a Path

  • The Touch-Type Tool

  • Adding Typekit Desktop Fonts to Illustrator

  • Converting Text Into Paths

13 Using Raster Graphics in Illustrator

• • Placing Linked Images into Illustrator

  • Working with the Links Panel

  • Embedding Images into Your Illustrator Documents

  • Using Clipping Masks

  • Using the Image Trace Panel

  • Converting Pixels into Paths

14 Printing and Exporting Artwork

• • Printing Your Artwork

  • Packaging Files for Print Production

  • Legacy Save for Web

  • Using the Asset Export Panel

  • Exporting Image Files

Video Exercise Files