Illustrator CS3 - Level 2

Duration:

Instructor-led Classroom Learning – 8 hours

Overview:

In this course, students will create complex, robust illustrations using Illustrator's basic tools. They will learn how to manage color across a range of devices, and control how illustrations print, appear on the web and preview them in mobile devices.

Who Should Attend:

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.

At Course Completion:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: - create a complex illustration. - enhance complex illustrations. - create a vector version of a raster graphic. - color an artwork using Live Paint and Live Color. - create special effects. - apply color management so that the colors on the screen and the output match as accurately as possible. - prepare documents for composite and commercial printing. - export graphics for the web and mobile.

Prerequisite(s) or equivalent knowledge:
Illustrator CS3 - Level 1
 
Outline:

Lesson 1: Creating Complex Illustrations
Create a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes
Create Compound Paths
Offset Paths
Erase Shapes

Lesson 2: Enhancing Complex Illustrations
Apply Effects
Create Symbols
Create Custom Brushes
Organize Objects With Layers
Modify Global Colors
Create a Mesh

Lesson 3: Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic
Open Layered Photoshop Documents
Trace Raster Images Manually
Trace Artwork Automatically
Adjust the Results of a Tracing
Apply a Custom Preset
Convert a Traced Object to Paths

Lesson 4: Coloring Artwork
Apply Color Using Live Paint
Correct Gaps in Objects
Convert Objects to Live Paint Groups
Apply Color Using Live Color

Lesson 5: Creating Special Effects
Simplify Paths
Create Masks
Create 3D Effects
Create Blends
Share Graphic Styles

Lesson 6: Applying Color Management
Decide When to Use Color Management
Set Up Color Management

Lesson 7: Outputting Documents
Create a Crop Area
Preview an Overprint
Print a Composite Proof
Create Color Separations
Create an Adobe PDF File

Lesson 8: 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