Course Overview
Adobe® Illustrator® CC is the industry-standard illustration application for print, multimedia, and online graphics. Whether you are a designer or a technical illustrator producing artwork for print publishing, an artist producing
multimedia graphics, or a creator of web pages or online content, Adobe Illustrator offers you the tools you need to get professional-quality results.
Job Profile
Graphic Designers, Web
Design
Course Outline
1 Getting to Know the Work Area
Getting started
Understanding the workspace
Adjusting the user interface brightness
Working with the Tools panel
Exploring the Control panel
Working with panels
Editing panel groups
Resetting and saving your workspace
Using panel menus
Changing the view of artwork
Using the view commands
Using the Zoom tool
Scrolling through a document
Viewing artwork
Navigating multiple artboards
Using the Navigator panel
Arranging multiple documents
Finding resources for using Illustrator
2 Selecting and Aligning
Getting started
Selecting objects
Using the Selection tool
Using the Direct Selection tool
Creating selections with a marquee
Creating selections with the Magic Wand tool
Selecting similar objects
Selecting in Outline mode
Aligning objects
Aligning objects to each other
Aligning to a key object
Aligning anchor points
Distributing objects
Aligning to the artboard
Working with groups
Grouping items
Working in Isolation mode
Creating a nested group
Exploring object arrangement
Arranging objects
Selecting objects behind
Hiding and locking objects
3 Creating and Editing Shapes
Getting started
Creating a new document
Working with basic shapes
Understanding drawing modes
Creating rectangles
Creating rounded rectangles
Creating ellipses
Creating polygons
Working with Draw Behind mode
Creating stars
Changing stroke width and alignment
Working with line segments
Joining paths
Using the Width tool
Outlining strokes
Combining and editing shapes
Working with the Shape Builder tool
Working with Pathfinder effects in the Pathfinder panel
Working with shape modes in the Pathfinder panel
Using the Draw Inside mode
Editing content drawn inside
Using the Eraser tool
Using Image Trace to create shapes
Cleaning up traced artwork
4 Transforming Objects
Getting started
Working with artboards
Adding artboards to the document
Resizing artboards
Editing document setup options
Renaming artboards
Reordering artboards
Transforming content
Working with rulers and guides
Scaling objects
Reflecting objects
Rotating objects
Distorting objects with effects
Shearing objects
Positioning objects precisely
Positioning with Smart Guides
Transforming with the Free Transform tool
Applying multiple transformations
5 Drawing with the Pen and Pencil Tools
Getting started
Exploring the Pen tool
Selecting paths
Constraining lines
Introducing curved paths
Drawing a curve with the Pen tool
Drawing a series of curves with the Pen tool
Converting smooth points to corner points
Combining curves and straight lines
Creating the ice cream illustration
Drawing the ice cream
Drawing half of the ice cream dish
Finishing the ice cream dish
Editing curves
Deleting and adding anchor points
Converting between smooth points and corner points
Cutting with the Scissors tool
Creating a dashed line
Cutting with the Knife tool
Adding arrowheads
Drawing with the Pencil tool
Editing with the Pencil tool
6 Color and Painting
Getting started
Understanding color
Exploring color modes
Understanding the main color controls
Working with color
Applying an existing color
Creating and saving a custom color as a swatch
Creating a copy of a swatch
Editing a swatch
Creating and editing a global swatch
Using the Color Picker to create color
Using Illustrator swatch libraries
Creating a spot color
Creating and saving a tint of a color
Adjusting colors
Copying appearance attributes
Creating a color group
Working with color in the Color Guide panel
Editing a color group in the Edit Colors dialog box
Editing colors in artwork
Assigning colors to your artwork
Painting with patterns
Applying existing patterns
Creating your own pattern
Applying your pattern
Editing your pattern
Working with Live Paint
Creating a Live Paint group
Painting with the Live Paint Bucket tool
Adding to and modifying a Live Paint group
7 Working with Type
Getting started
Working with type
Creating point type
Creating area type
Converting between area and point type
Importing a plain text file
Working with overflow text and text reflow
Threading text
Creating columns of text
Formatting type
Changing font family and font style
Changing font size
Changing font color
Changing additional text attributes
Modifying text with the Touch Type tool
Changing paragraph attributes
Working with glyphs
Resizing and reshaping type objects
Creating and applying text styles
Creating and applying a paragraph style
Editing a paragraph style
Creating and applying a character style
Editing a character style
Sampling text formatting
Warping text
Reshaping text with a preset envelope warp
Editing the envelope warp
Working with type on a path
Creating type on a path
Creating type on a closed path
Editing type on a path options
Wrapping text around an object
Creating text outlines
8 Working with Layers
Getting started
Understanding layers
Creating layers
Selecting and moving objects and layers
Duplicating layer content
Moving layers
Locking layers
Viewing layers
Pasting layers
Creating a clipping mask
Merging layers
Locating layers
Applying appearance attributes to layers
Isolating layers
9 Working with Perspective Drawing
Getting started
Understanding the perspective grid
Working with the perspective grid
Using a preset grid
Adjusting the perspective grid
Drawing objects in perspective
Selecting and transforming objects in perspective
Duplicating content in perspective
Moving objects in a perpendicular direction
Moving planes and objects together
Bringing content into perspective
Drawing with no active grid
Adding and editing text in perspective
Moving a plane to match an object
Adding symbols to the perspective grid
Editing symbols in perspective
Grouping content in perspective
Releasing content from perspective
10 Blending Colors and Shapes
Getting started
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
11 Working with Brushes
Getting started
Working with brushes
Using Calligraphic brushes
Applying a Calligraphic brush to artwork
Drawing with the Paintbrush tool
Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool
Editing a brush
Removing a brush stroke
Using Art brushes
Applying an existing Art brush
Creating an Art brush using a raster image
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
Editing the Pattern Brush
Working with the Blob Brush tool
Drawing with the Blob Brush tool
Merging paths with the Blob Brush tool
Editing with the Eraser tool
12 Applying Effects
Getting started
Using live effects
Applying an effect
Editing and deleting effects
Styling text with effects
Editing shapes with a Pathfinder effect
Applying an effect to convert a shape
Applying a Stylize effect
Applying the Offset Path effect
Applying Distort & Transform
Working with 3D effects
Applying an Extrude & Bevel effect
Applying a Revolve effect
Applying the same effect to multiple objects
13 Applying Appearance Attributes and Graphic Styles
Getting started
Using the Appearance panel
Editing appearance attributes
Adding another stroke
Adding another fill
Reordering appearance attributes
Applying an appearance attribute to a layer
Using graphic styles
Applying an existing graphic style
Creating and applying a graphic style
Updating a graphic style
Applying a graphic style to a layer
Editing the layer’s graphic style formatting
Applying multiple graphic styles
Scaling strokes and effects
Applying a graphic style to text
Saving content for the web
Aligning content to the pixel grid
Slicing content
Selecting and editing slices
Using the Save For Web command
Creating CSS code
Setting up your design for generating CSS
Working with character styles and CSS code
Working with graphic styles and CSS code
Copying CSS
Exporting CSS
14 Working with Symbols
Getting started
Working with symbols
Using existing Illustrator symbol libraries
Creating symbols
Editing a symbol
Replacing symbols
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 Adobe Flash® integration
15 Combining Illustrator CC Graphics with Other Adobe Applications
Getting started
Working with Adobe Bridge CC
Combining artwork
Understanding vector versus bitmap graphics
Placing image files
Placing an image
Transforming a placed image
Placing a Photoshop image with Show Import Options
Placing multiple images
Applying color edits to images
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
Embedding and unembedding images
Replacing a linked image
Packaging a file
Exploring Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Muse™, Adobe Fireworks®,
and Adobe Flash