Lynda - Illustrator CS6 One-on-One: Complete Course

38h | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1280x720 15&30fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 2ch | 6.31GB

Genre: eLearning | Language: English

Topics include:

Installing dekeKeys, Deke's free custom keyboard shortcuts

Understanding the color-managed workflow

Creating a multicolor blend

Establishing a clipping mask

Blending different levels of opacity

Combining a letterform with a path outline

Warping logo type around a circle

Adding neon blur and bokeh in Photoshop

Mixing and matching color harmonies

Recoloring artwork

Working with the Calligraphic, Scatter, and Art Brushes

Creating translucency

Editing attributes in the Appearance panel

Adjusting and updating dynamic effects

Creating layers, sublayers, and groups

Lifting a color and creating a swatch

Assigning colors to paths inside groups

Adjusting the stacking order

Using the Width tool to adjust line weight

Masking a pattern inside a background

Assigning and modifying a gradient fill

Creating a radial gradient

Drawing a linear spiral with the Polar Grid tool

Adding a credible 3D cast shadow

Contouring with the Blob Brush and Eraser

Creating and painting an overlapping path

Placing Photoshop images in Illustrator files

Previewing and printing documents

Optimizing documents for the web

Rotating and duplicating objects

Grouping and stacking

Erasing and painting selected paths

Using the Shape Builder tool

Reflecting across an angled axis

Simulating beveled edges

Creating a network of interlocking paths

Placing and flowing text

Creating page margins

Adjusting type size

Creating and applying paragraph styles

Using the Glyphs panel

Inserting and removing anchor points

Setting up angular construction guides

Kerning and clipping hand-drawn type

Creating and naming symbols

Using symbols to simulate master pages

Creating a gradient mesh

Using gradients to cast shadows

Fading artwork with a gradient opacity mask

Warping and distorting artwork with Liquify and Envelope

Assembling a seamless pattern brush

Creating charts and pictographs

Working in 3D space