United States Adobe Illustrator CS3 Training
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Adobe® Illustrator® CS3 is the premiere illustration and design tool for graphic artists. Its tight integration with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign and even Adobe After Effects facilitates easier and faster workflows in print, the web and even video and film. This tutorial, by VTC author and Professional Illustrator, Dwayne Ferguson, will introduce users to the tools and operations available in Illustrator CS3. User will then practice what they have learned by creating two exciting projects. Work Files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the movie links.
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Introduction
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| Workflow Demonstration | (04:54) | |
| New in Illustrator CS3 | (03:58) | |
| System Requirements | (02:48) | |
| Peripheral Devices | (02:29) | |
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Interface
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| The Welcome Screen | (03:39) | |
| Document Window | (03:33) | |
| Document Profiles | (03:09) | |
| The Tools Panel | (03:58) | |
| Menus and Panels | (03:36) | |
| The Control Panel | (03:15) | |
| Navigation | (03:46) | |
| Workspaces | (03:12) | |
| Libraries | (01:49) | |
| Shortcuts | (03:40) | |
| Help | (04:02) | |
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Selections
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| Selections | (03:25) | |
| Group and Ungroup | (02:37) | |
| Stacking Order | (03:24) | |
| Crop | (03:33) | |
| Isolation Mode | (02:58) | |
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Drawing
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| Drawing Tools | (03:20) | |
| Raster vs. Vector | (03:26) | |
| Shapes | (04:02) | |
| Polygons | (02:54) | |
| View Modes | (03:36) | |
| The Pen and Paths | (04:10) | |
| Pencil and Eraser | (04:22) | |
| Live Trace | (03:28) | |
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Path Editing
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| Anchor Points | (02:36) | |
| Handles | (02:29) | |
| Pathfinder | (05:19) | |
| Compound Shapes | (03:22) | |
| Preferences | (07:17) | |
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Color
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| Swatches | (03:15) | |
| Stroke and Fill | (02:41) | |
| Swatch Libraries | (02:01) | |
| Dots and Dashes | (02:17) | |
| Color Palettes | (03:56) | |
| Create Swatches | (03:43) | |
| Sample Color | (03:31) | |
| Live Paint | (04:05) | |
| Gradients | (03:30) | |
| Kuler | (04:23) | |
| Live Color | (04:15) | |
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Measurements
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| Rulers | (02:36) | |
| Grids | (02:49) | |
| Smart Guides | (03:41) | |
| Lasso Tools | (02:33) | |
| Graphs | (03:41) | |
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Type
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| Point and Area Type | (03:07) | |
| Fonts and Colors | (02:44) | |
| Type on a Path | (03:10) | |
| Glyphs | (03:45) | |
| Outlines | (02:39) | |
| Editing Tools | (03:59) | |
| Spell Check | (04:17) | |
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Layers
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| Understand Layers | (02:55) | |
| Add and Delete | (03:09) | |
| Layer Options | (04:04) | |
| Transparency | (03:58) | |
| Blend Modes | (03:25) | |
| Templates | (02:49) | |
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Blends and Meshes
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| Create a Blend | (03:10) | |
| Gradient Mesh | (04:21) | |
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Masks
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| Opacity Masks | (04:10) | |
| Clipping Masks | (03:42) | |
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Brushes
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| Art Brushes | (03:41) | |
| Scatter Brushes | (04:37) | |
| Pattern Brushes | (04:27) | |
| Calligraphic Brushes | (02:32) | |
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Filters and Effects
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| Filter Types | (02:45) | |
| 3D | (02:57) | |
| Distort | (03:14) | |
| Stylize | (03:34) | |
| Warp | (02:54) | |
| Photoshop Filters | (03:19) | |
| Blurs | (03:26) | |
| Effect Gallery | (03:52) | |
| Envelope Distort | (03:07) | |
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Transformation Tools
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| Transform Panel | (03:41) | |
| Free Transform | (02:35) | |
| Alignment Tools | (03:32) | |
| Distribution Tools | (03:35) | |
| Repeat Transform | (03:44) | |
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Symbols
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| Symbol Library | (03:31) | |
| Edit Symbols | (02:48) | |
| Create Symbols | (03:51) | |
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Work with CS3 Applications
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| Work with Flash | (03:05) | |
| Work with Photoshop | (04:32) | |
| Work with InDesign | (03:15) | |
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Appearances
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| Attributes | (02:59) | |
| Styles | (03:53) | |
| Live Effects | (04:55) | |
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Saving and Exporting
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| Save Documents | (03:20) | |
| Export to Photoshop | (03:25) | |
| File Formats | (03:54) | |
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Scanning
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| Scan in Artwork Pt 1 | (04:41) | |
| Scan in Artwork Pt 2 | (04:37) | |
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Output
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| Printing | (02:59) | |
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Resources
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| Magazines | (02:47) | |
| Websites | (03:47) | |
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Project: Tutankamon Exhibit
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| Project Overview | (02:13) | |
| Art Cleanup | (04:19) | |
| Import Art | (04:31) | |
| Tracing the Art Pt 1 | (05:58) | |
| Tracing the Art Pt 2 | (05:22) | |
| Clipping Mask | (04:51) | |
| Applying Colors | (03:13) | |
| Adding Type | (03:31) | |
| Opacity Mask | (02:30) | |
| Blend Mode Highlights | (02:51) | |
| Adding Effects | (03:05) | |
| Finished Poster | (04:33) | |
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Project: Excalibur
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| Project Overview | (02:10) | |
| Construct the Sword Pt 1 | (04:00) | |
| Construct the Sword Pt 2 | (06:55) | |
| Construct the Sword Pt 3 | (02:29) | |
| Construct the Sword Pt 4 | (05:23) | |
| Construct the Sword Pt 5 | (06:11) | |
| Construct the Sword Pt 6 | (02:43) | |
| Construct the Sword Pt 7 | (05:34) | |
| Detailing Pt 1 | (04:44) | |
| Detailing Pt 2 | (03:28) | |
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Wrap Up
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| Review | (03:46) | |
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Credits
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| About the Author | (02:23) | |
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| Title: | Adobe Illustrator CS3 |
| Author: | Dwayne Ferguson |
| SKU: | 33792 |
| ISBN: | 1-934743-06-2 |
| Release Date: | 2007-09-19 |
| Price: | |
| Duration: | 7.5 hrs / 126 lessons |
| Work Files: |
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| Captions: | For Online University members only |
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