Illustrator CS3 Advanced

1 day

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.

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