The bigrockdesigns training course in Illustrator CS 2 will show the new and intermediate users how these simple concepts work together and relate to the complete suite of Illustrator tools. Training begins with basic drawing, colouring, and editing, then advances to transparency, type, advanced path tools, special effects, and much more
Course Outline
Introduction
Welcome
What’s New in CS2
Using Help
Vectors vs. Rasters
Interface Explained
Creating New Files
Opening Files
Working with Palettes
Key Preferences
Selecting Objects
Grouping
The Bounding Box
Rulers and Guides
Arranging and Distributing
Stacking and Arranging
Simple Shapes
Rectangles
Polygons and Stars
Editing Direction Handles
Lines and Arcs
Spirals
Colour, Fills, and Strokes
Colour Picker
Using Swatches
Spot Colours
Linear Gradients
Radial Gradients
Transparency
Blending Modes
Multiple Strokes and Fills
Live Paint
Layers and Groups
Layers and Groups
Hiding and Locking
Organizing Layers
Merging and Flattening
Pasting between Layers
Magic Wand and Appearances
Transformations
Rotating and Scaling
Reflection
Shearing
Transforming Patterns and
Strokes
Transforming Each
Free Transform
Working with Typ
Point Type
Path Type
Area Type and Threading
Paragraph Control
Kerning and Tracking
Type Styles and Appearances
Paragraph Styles
Character Styles
Open Type and Glyphs
Missing Fonts
Type and Appearances
Creating Outline
Pen and Pencil
Pen Creation
Converting Points
Tracing with the Pen
Drawing with the Pencil
Smoothing and Erasing
Paintbrush Tools
Calligraphic Brushes
Art Brushes
Scatter Brushes
Pattern Brushes
Custom Patterns
Colorization
Summary
who should do this course
This course is ideal for the learner with sound PC or MAC skills. You wish to learn to produce brochures, flyers and more
