Illustrator Level 2
Printer friendly

Course 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.

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.
Objectives
  Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
  • create complex illustrations.
  • enhance complex illustrations.
  • create a vector version of a raster graphic.
  • create special effects.
  • work with graphs.
  • work with variables.
  • prepare documents for composite and commercial printing.
  • export graphics for the web and mobile devices.

This Course Includes:
  Six months of access to Online Learning Resources for the topics covered in your class. Online Learning Resources is a convenient, on-demand way of helping you retain what was taught in your class.

Sixty days of access to Post Class Support for instant help regarding the topics and tasks covered in your class. Post Class Support provides you with 24/7 support from certified experts via chat, phone and multimedia, including live demonstration, collaborative learning and step-by-step instruction.

Audience
  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.

This course is suited for those using Adobe Illustrator CS, CS2, CS3 and CS4. This course will be taught using Adobe Illustrator CS4.

This course is applicable for both Mac and PC Users, but is taught using a PC.

Prerequisites
  Before taking this course, you should complete the Adobe Illustrator CS4 Level 2 or have equivalent knowledge.
Course Number
  EKEUILLCS4L2
Course Length
  1 Days

Course Price
  $325.00
Category
  3
Topics
  Lesson 1: Creating Complex Illustrations
  • Create a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes
  • Create Compound Paths
  • Offset Paths
  • Erase Shapes
Lesson 2: Enhancing Complex Illustrations
  • Create Symbols
  • Organize Objects With Layers
  • Create a Pattern Swatch
  • Create a Mesh
  • Create Custom Brushes
  • Apply Color Using Live Paint
  • Recolor Artwork
Lesson 3: Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic
  • Trace Artwork Automatically
  • Adjust the Results of Tracing
  • Create a Custom Preset
  • Convert a Traced Object to Paths
Lesson 4: Creating Special Effects
  • Apply Effects
  • Create Masks
  • Simplify Paths
  • Create Blends
  • Share Graphic Styles
  • Create 3-D Effects
Lesson 5: Working with Graphs
  • Create a Graph
  • Format a Graph
Lesson 6: Working with Variables
  • Create Variables
  • Create Data Sets
Lesson 7: Outputting Documents
  • Create a Artboard
  • Set Up Color Management
  • Preview an Overprint
  • Apply Spot Colors
  • Print a Composite Proof
  • Create Color Separations
  • Create an Adobe PDF File
Lesson 8: 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