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Course Description
Create illustrations on multiple art boards, experience a new way of working with the Blob Brush and take even greater control of your gradients with the revamped Gradient Tool. Adobe Illustrator CS4’s improved interface and tools help you take your creativity to the next level. Professional illustrator, television animation art director and writer Dwayne Ferguson takes you on an in-depth look at Illustrator CS4. Work files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.
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Introduction
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| New in Illustrator CS4 | (02:04) | T | |
| System Requirements | (03:22) | T | |
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Interface
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| Document Window | (03:36) | T | |
| Document Profiles | (02:42) | T | |
| Multiple Artboards | (03:40) | T | |
| The Tools Panel | (04:06) | T | |
| Menus & Panels | (04:47) | T | |
| Navigation | (03:25) | T | |
| Workspaces | (03:04) | T | |
| Libraries | (02:27) | T | |
| Shortcuts | (02:47) | T | |
| He|p | (03:55) | T | |
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Selections
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| Selections | (02:24) | T | |
| Group & Ungroup | (04:06) | T | |
| Stacking Order | (03:03) | T | |
| Artboard Tool | (03:34) | T | |
| Isolation Mode | (04:09) | T | |
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Drawing
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| Raster vs. Vector | (03:15) | T | |
| Shapes | (04:36) | T | |
| Polygons | (03:09) | T | |
| Pencil & Eraser | (05:08) | T | |
| Tracing | (03:33) | T | |
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Pen & Paths
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| Anchor Points | (03:55) | T | |
| Handles | (03:54) | T | |
| Pathfinder | (04:49) | T | |
| Compound Shapes | (04:17) | T | |
| Preferences | (06:02) | T | |
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Color
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| Swatches | (03:49) | T | |
| Stroke & Fill | (03:31) | T | |
| Swatch Libraries | (03:32) | T | |
| Dots & Dashes | (02:52) | T | |
| Color Palettes | (02:39) | T | |
| Create Swatches | (04:21) | T | |
| Sample Color | (02:44) | T | |
| Live Paint | (03:43) | T | |
| Live Color | (03:40) | T | |
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Gradients
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| Gradient Tool pt. 1 | (03:57) | T | |
| Gradient Tool pt. 2 | (05:19) | T | |
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Measurements
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| Rulers | (02:48) | T | |
| Grids | (03:04) | T | |
| Smart Guides | (02:32) | T | |
| Lasso Tools | (03:29) | T | |
| Graphs | (03:28) | T | |
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Type
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| Point & Area Type | (03:38) | T | |
| Fonts & Colors | (04:18) | T | |
| Type on a Path | (03:19) | T | |
| Glyphs | (03:21) | T | |
| Outlines | (03:28) | T | |
| Editing Tools | (05:24) | T | |
| Spell Check | (04:52) | T | |
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Layers
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| Understand Layers | (02:45) | T | |
| Add & Delete | (02:54) | T | |
| Layer Options | (04:23) | T | |
| Transparency | (03:41) | T | |
| Blend Modes | (04:48) | T | |
| Templates | (02:59) | T | |
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Blends & Meshes
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| Create a Blend | (03:06) | T | |
| Gradient Mesh | (04:33) | T | |
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Masks
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| Opacity Masks | (03:17) | T | |
| Clipping Masks | (03:29) | T | |
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Brushes
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| Blob Brush pt. 1 | (03:17) | T | |
| Blob Brush pt. 2 | (04:14) | T | |
| Art Brushes | (03:04) | T | |
| Scatter Brushes | (04:10) | T | |
| Pattern Brushes | (05:00) | T | |
| Calligraphic Brushes | (03:27) | T | |
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Filters & Effects
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| Filter Types | (02:49) | T | |
| 3D | (03:25) | T | |
| Distort | (03:01) | T | |
| Stylize | (03:45) | T | |
| Warp | (02:43) | T | |
| Photoshop Filters | (03:36) | T | |
| Blurs | (02:49) | T | |
| Effect Gallery | (03:14) | T | |
| Envelope Distort | (02:54) | T | |
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Transformation Tools
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| Transform Panel | (04:51) | T | |
| Free Transform | (02:41) | T | |
| Alignment Tools | (03:40) | T | |
| Distribution Tools | (02:30) | T | |
| Repeat Transform | (03:53) | T | |
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Symbols
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| Symbol Library | (02:26) | T | |
| Edit Symbols | (02:49) | T | |
| Create Symbols | (03:40) | T | |
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CS4 Applications Integration
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| Work with Flash | (04:59) | T | |
| Work with Photoshop | (05:16) | T | |
| Work with InDesign | (03:54) | T | |
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Appearances
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| Attributes | (03:05) | T | |
| Styles | (02:35) | T | |
| Live Effects | (03:00) | T | |
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Saving & Exporting
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| Save Documents | (03:51) | T | |
| Export to Photoshop | (04:21) | T | |
| File Formats | (02:49) | T | |
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Output
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| Printing | (03:01) | T | |
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Project: Hot Air Balloon Race
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| Project Overview | (01:58) | T | |
| Scan Sketch | (04:33) | T | |
| Place Sketch | (03:38) | T | |
| Sky & Clouds | (05:04) | T | |
| Trees & Hills | (06:37) | T | |
| Arranging Layers | (04:40) | T | |
| Balloons | (04:01) | T | |
| Basket & Ropes | (03:16) | T | |
| Details pt. 1 | (03:53) | T | |
| Details pt. 2 | (03:49) | T | |
| Details pt. 3 | (04:46) | T | |
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Project: Go! Detergent Logo
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| Project Overview | (02:23) | T | |
| Research | (02:17) | T | |
| Brainstorm | (04:37) | T | |
| Sketch | (06:16) | T | |
| Stroke | (05:11) | T | |
| Trace | (06:57) | T | |
| Letters | (05:34) | T | |
| Colors | (04:39) | T | |
| Details | (05:53) | T | |
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Project: Go 3d
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| Project Overview | (01:14) | T | |
| Go 3D pt. 1 | (03:31) | T | |
| Go 3D pt. 2 | (03:17) | T | |
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Wrap Up
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| Review / Final Thoughts | (03:42) | T | |
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Credits
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| About the Author | (02:06) | T | |
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| Course: | Adobe Illustrator CS4 |
| Author: | Dwayne Ferguson |
| SKU: | 33974 |
| ISBN: | 1-935320-35-1 |
| Release Date: | 2009-03-12 |
| Duration: | 7.5 hrs / 119 tutorials |
| Work Files: |
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| Captions: | Available on CD and Online University |
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