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Adobe® Illustrator® CS is the essential tool for designers, graphic artists, technical illustrators, business professionals, or anyone who wants to express their ideas visually in print, on the Web, or other medium. Powerful new features allow users to quickly take control of their designs and page layouts. New features include: optical kerning, global paragraph composition, and revolutionary new 3-D Effects. VTC Author Nathan Dickson begins with an introduction of basic menus, windows and drawing tools, and then moves on to cover all essential elements of Illustrator CS, making you an expert in no time at all. Take your graphic designs to a whole new level by clicking on one of the movie links below.
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Introduction
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| What is CS? | (01:55) | |
| New Features in Brief | (04:38) | |
| What are Vector Graphics? | (03:11) | |
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Getting Started
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| Welcome Screen | (06:50) | |
| Interface Essentials | (06:14) | |
| Saving | (05:15) | |
| Getting Assistance | (03:08) | |
| Resetting Mac Preferences | (02:38) | |
| Resetting PC Preferences | (02:48) | |
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Drawing Fundamentals
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| Basic Shapes | (05:49) | |
| Basic Selections | (05:10) | |
| Strokes / Fills / Colors pt. 1 | (06:08) | |
| Strokes / Fills / Colors pt. 2 | (04:17) | |
| The Stacking Order | (05:49) | |
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Environment
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| Using the Keyboard pt. 1 | (05:50) | |
| Using the Keyboard pt. 2 | (05:55) | |
| The Workspace | (05:41) | |
| The Toolbox | (05:08) | |
| Managing Palettes pt. 1 | (05:14) | |
| Managing Palettes pt. 2 | (03:17) | |
| Entering Values pt. 1 | (04:54) | |
| Entering Values pt. 2 | (04:09) | |
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Paths
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| Line Segments | (03:34) | |
| The Pen Tool | (04:36) | |
| Drawing Curves | (04:04) | |
| Smooth and Corner Points | (04:44) | |
| Editing Paths | (05:26) | |
| Compound Paths | (04:14) | |
| Optimum Curves | (04:34) | |
| Rules for Optimum Curves | (03:40) | |
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Selecting
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| Primary Selection Tools | (05:09) | |
| Magic Wand Tool | (04:29) | |
| Lasso Tool | (03:47) | |
| Select Menu pt. 1 | (05:53) | |
| Select Menu pt. 2 | (04:48) | |
| The Bounding Box and Edges | (04:05) | |
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Primitives
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| Drawing Arcs | (04:45) | |
| Drawing Polygons | (04:05) | |
| Drawing Stars | (03:32) | |
| Drawing Spirals | (03:11) | |
| Drawing Lens Flares | (05:27) | |
| Drawing Rectangular Grids | (04:56) | |
| Drawing Polar Grids | (03:57) | |
| Drawing with the Pencil Tool | (06:32) | |
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Transforming
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| Grouping | (04:11) | |
| Hiding and Locking | (03:51) | |
| Moving pt. 1 | (04:35) | |
| Moving pt. 2 | (05:35) | |
| Rotating | (05:22) | |
| Scaling | (04:05) | |
| Shearing and Reflecting | (05:31) | |
| Transform Palette | (07:02) | |
| Using Transform Each | (06:34) | |
| Free Transform Tool | (05:45) | |
| Reshape Tool | (05:59) | |
| Liquification Tools pt. 1 | (04:34) | |
| Liquification Tools pt. 2 | (04:06) | |
| Align Palette Pt. 1 | (04:14) | |
| Align Palette Pt. 2 | (06:07) | |
| Transform Shortcuts | (04:16) | |
| Cloning | (02:37) | |
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Type Fundamentals
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| Point Type Tool | (03:53) | |
| Character Palette pt. 1 | (05:14) | |
| Character Palette pt. 2 | (05:58) | |
| Typography Shortcuts | (05:38) | |
| Area Type | (05:12) | |
| Every-Line Composer | (02:50) | |
| Justification Settings | (06:50) | |
| Tabs and Leaders | (06:42) | |
| No Break and Open Type | (05:02) | |
| Color and Outline Type | (03:35) | |
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Productivity
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| Navigator Palette | (02:58) | |
| Document Info Palette / Hiding the Artboard | (02:34) | |
| Rulers | (04:51) | |
| Guides | (04:31) | |
| Smart Guides | (04:49) | |
| Snapping To and Saving Views | (04:57) | |
| Application Preferences pt. 1 | (05:24) | |
| Application Preferences pt. 2 | (06:14) | |
| Application Preferences pt. 3 | (06:23) | |
| Info Palette and Measure Tool | (03:30) | |
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Layers
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| Clipping Masks | (06:07) | |
| Layers Palette | (05:44) | |
| Palette Options | (02:48) | |
| Layer Options | (05:45) | |
| Rearranging pt. 1 | (04:41) | |
| Rearranging pt. 2 | (02:36) | |
| New Object Targeting | (04:18) | |
| Dupe / Merge / Flatten | (04:25) | |
| Collect and Release | (03:02) | |
| Better Mask Management | (04:10) | |
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Advanced Type
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| Text Wraps | (06:15) | |
| Type on a Path pt. 1 | (05:56) | |
| Type on a Path pt. 2 | (05:52) | |
| Advanced Area Type | (05:32) | |
| Threaded Text | (06:28) | |
| Find and Replace and Spelling | (03:50) | |
| Legacy Text | (02:01) | |
| Type Menu Potpourri | (06:25) | |
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Visual Attributes
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| Stroke Palette | (06:41) | |
| Gradient Tool and Palette | (04:40) | |
| Swatch Palette Views | (03:24) | |
| Global Colors | (03:08) | |
| Custom Patterns | (02:46) | |
| Spot Colors and Merging | (03:57) | |
| Custom Swatch Libraries | (01:51) | |
| Overprinting | (03:17) | |
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Brushes
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| Brush Tool and Palette | (04:41) | |
| Calligraphic Brushes | (03:11) | |
| Art Brushes | (04:11) | |
| Scatter Brushes | (03:38) | |
| Pattern Brushes | (06:30) | |
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Special Tools
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| Paintbucket and Eyedropper Tools | (06:15) | |
| Graph Tool | (04:09) | |
| Gradient Meshes pt. 1 | (05:05) | |
| Gradient Meshes pt. 2 | (03:31) | |
| Blends | (06:47) | |
| Auto-Tracing | (04:32) | |
| Pathfinder Palette | (05:49) | |
| Envelope Distort | (04:05) | |
| Path Menu | (06:51) | |
| Scissor and Knife Tools | (02:54) | |
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Appearances and Styles
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| Appearance Palette | (04:48) | |
| Editing Appearances pt. 1 | (03:41) | |
| Editing Appearances pt. 2 | (05:59) | |
| Appearances in the Layers Palette | (03:44) | |
| Graphic Styles Palette | (04:56) | |
| Expanding | (03:30) | |
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Transparency
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| Transparency Palette | (04:55) | |
| Transparency Options | (04:55) | |
| Opacity Masks | (05:05) | |
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Symbolism
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| Symbol Tools pt. 1 | (03:29) | |
| Symbol Tools pt. 2 | (05:01) | |
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External Graphics
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| Embedding vs. Linking | (06:15) | |
| Link Management | (04:26) | |
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Effects vs. Filters
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| Filters | (06:02) | |
| Effects | (06:21) | |
| Rasterize Settings | (04:21) | |
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3D Effects
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| 3D Space | (04:55) | |
| 3D Rotate | (05:46) | |
| 3D Extrude | (04:39) | |
| 3D Surface Maps pt. 1 | (04:30) | |
| 3D Surface Maps pt. 2 | (03:06) | |
| 3D Revolve | (06:02) | |
| 3D Lighting | (06:12) | |
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Saving and Printing
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| Saving Native Formats | (02:57) | |
| Exporting Other Formats | (02:49) | |
| Saving for the Web | (04:31) | |
| Transparency Issues | (01:58) | |
| Desktop Printing | (01:50) | |
| High Resolution Printing | (03:09) | |
| Presets | (01:12) | |
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Final Thoughts
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| Wrapping it Up | (00:54) | |
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Credits
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| About this Author | (02:02) | |
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| Title: | Adobe Illustrator CS |
| Author: | Nathan Dickson |
| SKU: | 33477 |
| ISBN: | 1932072721 |
| Release Date: | 2004-02-26 |
| Duration: | 12 hrs / 154 lessons |
| Work Files: |
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| Captions: | No |
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Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux QuickTime 7, Flash 8 |
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