Lynda - Illustrator CC Essential Training (Updated Oct 13, 2014)

English | Oct 13, 2014 | .MP4 | Video: AVC 1280x720 15&30fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 2ch | 1.56 GB

Genre: E-learning

You can accomplish a wide variety of design tasks with Adobe Illustrator. This course focuses on core concepts and techniques you can apply to workflows for print, the web, and many other destinations.

First, author Justin Seeley explains the basic elements that make up vector graphics—paths, strokes, and fills—and shows how to use each of the program's powerful drawing tools. Then he shows how to create documents and liven up a project with color, plus build complex shapes from simple paths and trace bitmap images and line art. The course also explores the benefits of using layers and symbols, and shows how to edit text, draw in perspective, and much more. The final chapter explains how to output your work in several formats and use Illustrator files in Photoshop and InDesign.

Topics include:

Understanding vector graphics

Creating documents for different contexts

Organizing artwork with rulers, guides, and grids

Making detailed selections

Resizing, rotating, and transforming objects

Creating swatches and color libraries

Working with fills and strokes

Using the Shape Builder and Image Trace features

Drawing and editing paths

Understanding the difference between point and area type

Adjusting the appearance of artwork with live effects

Printing, saving, and exporting artwork