Publisher: Adobe

Version: CS5
Length: 1 day
Course-ID: 084396

Course Overview

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

Target student

This course is intended for designers, publishers, prepress 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. They will have some previous experience with Illustrator.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should complete the Adobe® Illustrator® CS5: Level 1 course, or have equivalent knowledge.


Creating Complex Illustrations
  • Create a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes
  • Create Perspective Drawings
  • Create Compound Paths
  • Offset Paths
  • Erase Shapes
Enhancing Complex Illustrations
  • Organize Objects with Layers
  • Create Symbols
  • Create a Pattern Swatch
  • Create a Mesh
  • Create Custom Brushes
  • Apply Color Using Live Paint
  • Recolor Artwork
Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic
  • Trace Artwork
  • Adjust the Results of Tracing
  • Create a Custom Preset
  • Convert a Traced Object to Paths
Creating Special Effects
  • Apply Effects
  • Create Masks
  • Simplify Paths
  • Create Blends
  • Share Graphic Styles
  • Create 3D Effects
Working with Graphs
  • Create a Graph
  • Format a Graph
Working with Variables
  • Create Variables
  • Create Data Sets
Outputting Documents
  • Set Up Color Management
  • Preview an Overprint
  • Apply Spot Colors
  • Print a Composite Proof
  • Create Color Separations
  • Create an Adobe PDF File
Exporting Graphics for the Web and Mobile Devices
  • Convert Colors to Web-Safe Colors
  • Work with Actions
  • Export a File as an SWF File
  • Create Slices
  • Add Interactivity to an SVG File
  • Preview an Illustration for Mobile Devices
Optional Items
  • New Features in Adobe Illustrator CS5
  • Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Objectives Mapping