Illustrator CS4 Digital Classroom

✍ Scribed by Aquent Creative Team

• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 323
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Illustrator CS4 Digital Classroom is like having a personal instructor guiding readers through each lesson, while they work at their own pace. This book includes 11 self-paced lessons that let readers discover essential skills and explore new features and capabilities of Adobe Illustrator CS4. Every lesson is presented in full color with step-by-step instructions. Learning is reinforced with video tutorials and lesson files on a companion DVD that were developed by the same team of Adobe Certified Instructors and Flash experts who have created many of the official training titles for Adobe Systems. Each video tutorial is approximately five minutes long and demonstrates and explains the concepts and features covered in the lesson. This training package shows how to create and produce vibrant graphics using this robust vector drawing application. Jam-packed with information, this book and DVD takes users from the basics through intermediate level topics and helps readers find the information they need in a clear, approachable manner.Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

✦ Table of Contents

Illustrator CS4 Digital Classroom......Page 1
Contents......Page 11
Prerequisites......Page 19
Starting Adobe Illustrator CS4......Page 20
Resetting Adobe Illustrator CS4 preferences......Page 21
Loading lesson files......Page 22
Working with the video tutorials......Page 23
Additional resources......Page 25
Starting up......Page 27
Creating the background......Page 29
Taking advantage of graphic styles......Page 31
One object, multiple fills and strokes......Page 32
Saving a graphic style......Page 35
Creating a symbol from the circle art......Page 36
Creating the text logo......Page 39
Applying the graphic style to the text logo......Page 40
Warping the text logo......Page 41
Incorporating an image into your artwork......Page 44
Creating a 3-D object......Page 48
Starting up......Page 51
Choosing a workspace......Page 52
Opening a file......Page 54
The document window......Page 55
Changing your view......Page 56
The Tools panel......Page 64
Using tools and panels......Page 65
Custom workspaces......Page 72
Customizing keyboard shortcuts......Page 74
Review......Page 78
Starting up......Page 81
Using the shape tools......Page 82
Constraining a shape......Page 87
Selecting artwork......Page 90
Using shape and transform tools to create artwork......Page 94
Using layers when building an illustration......Page 101
Cutting and pasting objects......Page 103
Repeating a resize transform......Page 107
Review......Page 110
Starting up......Page 111
Fills and strokes......Page 113
Saving swatches......Page 114
Using the Color Guide panel......Page 118
Coloring objects......Page 120
Creating a gradient swatch......Page 122
Creating a pattern swatch......Page 124
Self study......Page 131
Review......Page 132
Starting up......Page 133
Working with the Pen tool......Page 134
Tracing images......Page 143
Other drawing tools......Page 146
Editing existing paths......Page 150
Working with Live Trace......Page 155
Working with Live Paint......Page 160
Review......Page 163
Starting up......Page 165
Formatting type......Page 166
Advanced techniques with text......Page 179
Review......Page 188
Starting up......Page 189
Using layers to organize your illustrations......Page 192
Template Layers......Page 197
Review......Page 198
Starting up......Page 199
Cleaning out the symbol library......Page 200
Creating symbols......Page 201
Editing symbols......Page 202
Importing a symbol library......Page 204
Using the symbolism tools......Page 206
Replacing symbols......Page 212
Review......Page 214
Starting up......Page 215
Working with the Appearance panel and effects......Page 216
Working with object transparency......Page 224
Working with blending modes......Page 226
Saving and importing graphic styles......Page 227
Review......Page 230
Starting up......Page 233
Saving using the AI file format......Page 234
Saving an illustration with layers......Page 235
Saving different versions of the logo onto separate layers......Page 239
Saving a layered PDF......Page 243
Integration with other applications......Page 245
Saving as EPS......Page 246
Save for Web & Devices......Page 247
Review......Page 255
Starting up......Page 257
Using the Blend Tool......Page 258
Applying a gradient......Page 261
Applying Radial Gradients......Page 264
Applying gradients using Illustrator’s Gradient Mesh options......Page 265
More mesh work......Page 272
Overlapping images......Page 274
Creating a symbol......Page 284
Review......Page 288
Starting up......Page 289
The new user interface......Page 290
Smart Guides......Page 295
Multiple artboards......Page 297
The new Appearance panel......Page 300
Enhanced Gradient tool......Page 301
Index......Page 303