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1 day course

Illustrator CS3 Advanced

Creating Complex Illustrations

  • Create a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes
  • Create Compound Paths
  • Offset Paths
  • Erase Shapes

Enhancing Complex Illustrations

  • Apply Effects
  • Create Symbols
  • Create Custom Brushes
  • Organize Objects With Layers
  • Modify Global Colors
  • Create a Mesh

Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic

  • Open Layered Photoshop Documents
  • Trace Raster Images Manually
  • Trace Artwork Automatically
  • Adjust the Results of Tracing
  • Apply a Custom Preset
  • Convert a Traced Object to Paths

Coloring Artwork

  • Apply Color Using Live Paint
  • Correct Gaps in Objects
  • Convert Objects to Live Paint Groups
  • Apply Color Using Live Color

Creating Special Effects

  • Simplify Paths
  • Create Masks
  • Create 3D Effects
  • Create Blends
  • Share Graphic Styles

Applying Color Management

  • Decide When to Use Color Management
  • Set Up Color Management

Outputting Documents

  • Create a Crop Area
  • Preview an Overprint
  • Print a Composite Proof
  • Create Color Separations
  • Create an Adobe PDF File

Exporting Graphics for the Web and Mobile

  • Convert Colors to Web-Safe Colors
  • Create Slices
  • Add Interactivity to an SVG File
  • Export Web Graphics
  • Preview an Illustration for Mobile Output

Overview

You probably used Adobe® Illustrator® to create simple illustrations and logos. However, you may need to create complex illustrations, print documents without any errors or color mismatches, or prepare illustrations for the web. In this course, you will create complex, robust illustrations that go beyond those you could create using Illustrator's basic tools.

Course Objectivet

You will create complex illustrations, manage color across a range of devices, and control how illustrations print, appear on the web and preview them in mobile devices.

Target student

This course is intended for designers, publishers, pre-press professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people switching to a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should complete the Adobe® Illustrator® CS3: Level 1 Sysetmatix course, or have equivalent knowledge.

Private Training Courses

We offer private training courses which may be delivered at our training centre or at your premises on dates to suit you and your delegates. Course content can follow the standard course material as listed in the course outline, or can be tailored to your specific requirements at no extra cost.

For a single company private course we normally recommend that any class does not exceed 8 delegates in order to ensure that the learning objectives are met.

Total price per day (ex-Vat)
Number of delegates 1 2 3 4 5 6 Extra Person
At our Reading Training Centre £545 £595 £645 £695 £745 £795 £50
On your premises £495 £545 £595 £645 £695 £745 £50

 

For on-site courses only:

  • Notebook computer hire is £40 per computer per day. Savings can be made for block bookings of 2 or more days, please ask for details.
  • Trainer travel and accomodation is charged at cost and we can give you a fixed price quote for this prior to booking.

Course fees are payable in advance and are listed exclusive of VAT.