Illustrator CS5 Training Video

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• 01. Living In A Resolution-Independent World

  • Introduction
  • Illustrator CS5 Seeing Is Believing
  • The Anatomy Of A Vector Illustration
  • Vector Versus Raster

• 02. Working With Illustrator Workspaces And Preferences

  • Introduction
  • Creating A New Illustrator Document
  • Setting Up The Illustrator Workspace
  • Creating Custom Workspaces
  • Timesaving Shortcuts
  • Working Smart With Preferences

• 03. How Illustrator Selects And Aligns Objects

  • Introduction
  • Three Ways To Select - It's Black And White
  • Working With The Wand And Lasso Tools
  • Aligning Manually And With The Align Panel
  • Using Smart Guides

• 04. Back To The Basics: Generating Geometric Shapes

  • 0401 Introduction
  • 0402 Creating Rectangles
  • 0403 Working With Ellipses And Polygons
  • 0404 Tricks With Stars And Flares
  • 0405 Additional Geometric Shapes
  • 0406 Illustrator's Hidden Math Feature
  • 0407 QuickTip: Tricks With The Tilde Key
  • 0408 QuickTip: Creating Rounded Corners

• 05. Generating Fills, Strokes, Patterns, And Gradients

  • 0501 Introduction
  • 0502 Working With The Illustrator Swatches Panel
  • 0503 Adding Solid-Color Fills To An Object
  • 0504 Cool Color With Kuler
  • 0505 Working With Illustrator Patterns
  • 0506 Creating Custom Patterns
  • 0507 Modifying Existing Patterns
  • 0508 Fun With Illustrator Strokes
  • 0509 Tricks With Illustrator Gradients
  • 0510 Adding Custom Colors To The Swatches Panel
  • 0511 Using Global Colors

• 06. Transforming An Illustrator Object

  • 0601 Introduction
  • 0602 Transform With Rotate And Scale
  • 0603 Working With The Transform Panel
  • 0604 Understanding The Transform Each Command
  • 0605 Creating A Reflection
  • 0606 Using The Free Transform Tool

• 07. Working With The Layers Panel

  • 0701 Introduction
  • 0702 The Illustrator Layers Panel
  • 0703 Organizing A Complex Project
  • 0704 Layer Options
  • 0705 Layer Panel Options
  • 0706 Copying Using The Layers Panel
  • 0707 Opacity And Blending Modes
  • 0708 Merging And Flattening Layers

• 08. Working With Adobe Illustrator Text

  • 0801 Introduction
  • 0802 Creating A Type Container
  • 0803 Working With Point Type
  • 0804 Converting Objects To Type Containers
  • 0805 Creating Type On A Path
  • 0806 Utilizing The Character Panel
  • 0807 Formatting Text With The Paragraph Panel
  • 0808 Getting Efficient With With Styles
  • 0809 Working With Threaded Text

• 09. More On Text

  • 0901 Introduction
  • 0902 The Magical Eyedropper Tool And Type
  • 0903 Placing Text On A Circle
  • 0904 Working With Tabs And Glyphs
  • 0905 Converting Type To Outlines

• 10. Working With Pen And Point

  • 1001 Introduction
  • 1002 Pen Tool Fundamentals
  • 1003 Manipulating Pen Objects
  • 1004 Combining Paths To Create Objects
  • 1005 Creating A Mask

• 11. Working With Illustrators Pencil And Brush Tools

  • 1101 Introduction
  • 1102 The Illustrator Pencil Tool
  • 1103 Using A Calligraphic Brush
  • 1104 Creating A Calligraphic Brush
  • 1105 The Amazing Symbol Sprayer Tool
  • 1106 Illustrator's Scatter Brush
  • 1107 Tricks With Illustrator Brushes

• 12. Find Your Own Path With Pathfinder

  • 1201 Introduction
  • 1202 Unite And Minus Front
  • 1203 Intersect And Exclude
  • 1204 Divide And Trim
  • 1205 Merge And Crop
  • 1206 Outline And Minus Back

• 13. Getting Creative With Masks

  • 1301 Introduction
  • 1302 Basics Of Clipping Masks
  • 1303 Clipping Masks And Text
  • 1304 Clipping Masks And Compound Paths
  • 1305 Opacity Masks And Gradients
  • 1306 More On Opacity Masks
  • 1307 QuickTip: Adjusting An Opacity Mask

• 14. Working With Warps, Envelopes, And Meshes

  • 1401 Introduction
  • 1402 Working With The Width And Warp Tools
  • 1403 Twirl Pucker And Bloat Tools
  • 1404 Scallop Crystalize And Wrinkle Tools
  • 1405 The Envelope Distort Features
  • 1406 The Amazing Mesh Tool
  • 1407 Controlling A Mesh With Global Swatches
  • 1408 QuickTip: Fine Tuning The Width Tool

• 15. Getting Creative With Illustrator Effects

  • 1501 Introduction
  • 1502 Setting Effects Options
  • 1503 Controlling And Moving Effects
  • 1504 Controlling Effects With The Appearance Panel
  • 1505 Converting Effects To Pixels
  • 1506 Svg Effects, And The Effects Gallery

• 16. Working With Graphic Styles

  • 1601 Introduction
  • 1602 Graphic Styles 101
  • 1603 Applying Graphic Styles
  • 1604 Merging Graphic Styles
  • 1605 Creating Custom Graphic Styles
  • 1606 Saving Graphic Style Libraries

• 17. Moving Into The Third Dimension

  • 1701 Introduction
  • 1702 Working With Extrude And Bevel
  • 1703 Generating Chrome Text
  • 1704 Working With Revolve
  • 1705 Creating A Revolve Bottle
  • 1706 Generating A 3D Ribbon
  • 1707 Using The Rotate Option

• 18. Adobe Illustrator And Animation

  • 1801 Introduction
  • 1802 Frame-By-Frame Animation
  • 1803 Animation With The Blend Tool
  • 1804 Animations On A Path
  • 1805 Fading Text Animation
  • 1806 Pulsing Text Animation
  • 1807 Creating An Animated GIF

• 19. Working With Templates And Actions

  • 1901 Introduction
  • 1902 Working With Illustrator Templates
  • 1903 Creating An Action
  • 1904 Saving Time With Batch Processing

• 20. Heading Out To The World Wide Web

  • 2001 Introduction
  • 2002 Web Format Basics
  • 2003 Modifying Color For The Web
  • 2004 Slicing Images For Efficiency And Beyond
  • 2005 Creating A Navigation Bar
  • 2006 Moving From Illustrator To Flash

• 21. From Raster To Vector With The Amazing Live Trace

  • 2101 Introduction
  • 2102 Working With Livetrace
  • 2103 Livetrace Features
  • 2104 Editing Livetrace Objects
  • 2105 Creating Custom Presets
  • 2106 Generating Custom Swatch Libraries
  • 2107 A Peek Into The Future

• 22. Live Paint, And The Shape Builder Tool

  • 2201 Introduction
  • 2202 Working Through Live Paint
  • 2203 The Shape Builder Tool
  • 2204 Live Trace And Live Paint
  • 2205 Live Paint And Gap Detection
  • 2206 Working With Kuler Color
  • 2207 Modifying A Color Set Using Live Color

• 23. Illustrator Integration And Export Options

  • 2301 Introduction
  • 2302 Saving An Illustrator Document
  • 2303 Converting Illustrator To Photoshop
  • 2304 Working With InDesign And The TIF Format
  • 2305 The Universal Portable Document File
  • 2306 Moving Beyond Illustrator With EPS

• 24. Printing, Exporting, And Saving Your Illustrator Artwork

  • 2401 Introduction
  • 2402 Working With Bleeds
  • 2403 Text To Outlines, And Other Print Options
  • 2404 Working With Multiple Art Boards
  • 2405 Transparency Flattener Preset Options
  • 2406 Moving To Powerpoint And The WWW
  • 2407 Using Save And Save As
  • 2408 Goodbye

This Adobe Illustrator CS5 training video by instructor Andy Anderson teaches you to work confidently with vector graphics no matter what your focus is. You will get a thorough introduction to the individual tools Illustrator offers and also gain a better understanding of how the program can be used as a creative option in practically any workflow.

First, Andy covers the basics of the Illustrator interface, giving you a solid understanding of workspaces, shortcuts, and object alignment before moving into the program's core design tools. Starting with geometric shapes, you'll learn to work with elements that form the basis of almost any drawing project, and then learn how to use fills, strokes and gradients to incorporate more complexity into your projects. The Illustrator lessons show you how to work with text, transform objects, manipulate layers, utilize brush and pen tools, and modify your compositions through warping, meshes, masks and more. Andy covers 3D, animation, file conversion and printing, too.

By the completion of this computer software training course, you will be completely competent in the use of Illustrator, creating your own masterpieces of vector art. This course does include working files that allow you to work along side the author.