Adobe Illustrator CS4 (Introduction)

Adobe Illustrator CS4 is a sophisticated graphics application that helps you create complex and attractive designs with type effects. You can create advertisements and other illustrations with ease using this software.

However, creating complex designs can be overwhelming if you are not familiar with the tools and the features in Adobe Illustrator. In this course, you will use Adobe Illustrator CS4 by drawing and manipulating simple shapes to design a layout for your product.

Objectives:

• Get acquainted with the Adobe Illustrator CS4 application.
• Create shapes in a document.
• Create custom paths.
• Enter text in an Illustrator document.
• Enhance documents.
• Proof documents to make them more accurate.
• Save images for web and print.

Course Content:

• Lesson 1: Getting Acquainted with Adobe Illustrator CS4
  • Topic 1A: Explore the Interface
  • Topic 1B: Explore the Navigation Tools
  • Topic 1C: Customise the Interface
  • Topic 1D: Use Illustrator Help
  • Topic 1E: Differentiate Between Raster and Vector Graphics
  • Topic 1F: Explore the Adobe Bridge Workspace
• Lesson 2: Creating Shapes in a Document
  • Topic 2A: Create a Document
  • Topic 2B: Draw Basic Shapes
  • Topic 2C: Save a Document
• Lesson 3: Creating Custom Paths
  • Topic 3A: Draw Paths
  • Topic 3B: Modify Paths
• Lesson 4: Working with Text
  • Topic 4A: Insert Text
  • Topic 4B: Flow Text on a Path
  • Topic 4C: Import Body Text
  • Topic 4D: Format Text with Styles
  • Topic 4E: Thread Text
  • Topic 4F: Apply Hyphenation
  • Topic 4G: Insert Typographic Characters
• Lesson 5: Enhancing Documents
  • Topic 5A: Format Objects
  • Topic 5B: Apply Gradients
  • Topic 5C: Apply an Envelope to Text
  • Topic 5D: Manipulate Objects
  • Topic 5E: Import a Graphic
  • Topic 5F: Apply Graphic Styles
• Lesson 6: Proofing a Document
  • Topic 6A: Wrap Text
  • Topic 6B: Find and Replace Text
  • Topic 6C: Fix Spelling Errors
• Lesson 7: Saving Images for Web and Print
  • Topic 7A: Export Images for Print
  • Topic 7B: Export Images for the Web
  • Topic 7C: Save Images as PDFs