Illustrator 9 Advanced for Windows

Course Description

Overview:   In this course you will learn to use Illustrator to work with several graphic formats. You will create dynamic effects using patterns and brushes. You will also use advanced text manipulation techniques to effectively integrate text into your illustrations.

Prerequisites:   We designed Illustrator 9.0 Advanced for the experienced student who has completed the Illustrator 9.0 Intermediate class or has an equivalent level of proficiency in Illustrator.

Before taking this course you should be familiar with creating paths, using the Appearance, Layers, and Transparency palettes, applying filters and transformations, and editing the fill and stroke of a path.

Performance-Based Objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Import graphics that use several different file formats, both linked and unlinked, and export graphics using several different file formats.
• Export an illustration to the Flash format as a working animation.
• Create and edit tiled patterns and apply them to objects and paths.
• Design, customize, and employ special Art, Calligraphic, Pattern, and Scatter brushes to create dynamic visual effects.
• Adjust the size of the artboard to create oversize prints and reset the default angle to enable perspective drawing with guides.
• Import and format text with advanced type editing options such as autohyphenation, smart punctuation, linked text boxes, and text wrapping.
• Match colors between Illustrator and other applications that use color management.
• Perform trapping to prevent gaps in printing due to potential misregistration.
• Prepare to print a color separation and apply printer’s marks to a document.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Graphic Formats

          Topic 1A: Graphic File Formats

          Topic 1B: Importing Vector Graphics

                   Task 1B-1: Importing a FreeHand Graphic

                   Task 1B-2: Using the Links Palette

                   Task 1B-3: Importing a Raster Graphic

          Topic 1C: Exporting

                   Task 1C-1: Creating a Flash Animation

                   Task 1C-2: Release to Layers

                   Task 1C-3: Internet Links

          Topic 1D: Tracing Raster Images

                   Task 1D-1: Autotracing Raster Graphics

                   Task 1D-2: Manual Tracing

          Topic 1E: Tracing Raster Images

                   Task 1E-1: Exporting Flash Files and Autotracing Raster Graphics

Lesson 2: Patterns and Brushes

          Topic 2A: Creating Patterns

                   Task 2A-1: Creating an Embossed Effect

                   Task 2A-2: Creating Patterns

                   Task 2A-3: Applying Patterns to Objects

                   Task 2A-4: Seamless Patterns

                   Task 2A-5: Transforming Patterns

          Topic 2B: Path Patterns and Effects

                   Task 2B-1: Pattern Brushes for Curving Paths

                   Task 2B-2: Pattern Brushes for Paths with Corners

                   Task 2B-3: Scatter Brushes

                   Task 2B-4: Art Brushes

                   Task 2B-5: Calligraphic Brushes

                   Task 2B-6: Creating Calligraphic Brushes

          Topic 2C: Editing Patterns

                   Task 2C-1: Modifying Existing Patterns

                   Task 2C-2: Expanding Patterns

          Topic 2D: Editing Patterns

                   Task 2D-1: Patterns and Brushes

Lesson 3: Efficiency Boosters

          Topic 3A: Artboard Size

                   Task 3A-1: Editing the Artboard Size

          Topic 3B: Creating Illustrations Using Angles

                   Task 3B-1: Drawing on Angles

                   Task 3B-2: Applying Fills for Perspective Effects

          Topic 3C: Using Elements in Multiple Documents

                   Task 3C-1: Reusing Patterns, Colors, and Gradients

                   Task 3C-2: Reusing Brushes

          Topic 3D: Hatch Effects Filter

                   Task 3D-1: Hatch Effects

          Topic 3E: Enhancing Performance

                   Task 3E-1: Viewing Layers in Outline Mode

                   Task 3E-2: Designating Rasterization

                   Task 3E-3: Setting Resolution

Lesson 4: Advanced Type

          Topic 4A: Setting Display Type

                   Task 4A-1: Setting Type

          Topic 4B: Type Shortcuts

                   Task 4B-1: Type Shortcuts

          Topic 4C: Importing Text

                   Task 4C-1: Importing Text

                   Task 4C-2: Linking Text

          Topic 4D: Text Utilities

                   Task 4D-1: Find Text

                   Task 4D-2: Change Case

                   Task 4D-3: Smart Punctuation

                   Task 4D-4: Find Font

          Topic 4E: Text Flow

                   Task 4E-1: Justification and Hyphenation

                   Task 4E-2: Fit Headline

                   Task 4E-3: Make/Release Wrap

Lesson 5: Color Management

          Topic 5A: Color Management Concepts

                   Task 5A-1: Changing the Color Setting

Lesson 6: Trapping

          Topic 6A: Trapping Concepts

                   Task 6A-1: Creating Spread Traps

                   Task 6A-2: Creating Choke Traps

          Topic 6B: Trapping Lines

                   Task 6B-1: Trapping Spot Colors to Process Colors

          Topic 6C: Pathfinder Trap Command

                   Task 6C-1: Pathfinder Trapping

          Topic 6D: Trapping Text

                   Task 6D-1: Trapping Display Text

                   Task 6D-2: Trapping Body Text

          Topic 6E: Overprinting Instead of Trapping

                   Task 6E-1: Overprinting Individual Objects

                   Task 6E-2: Overprint Black Filter

Lesson 7: Printing

          Topic 7A: Preparing to Print Separations

                   Task 7A-1: Crop Marks and Trim Marks

                   Task 7A-2: Separation Setup

                   Task 7A-3: Printing Separations