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Illustrator Training Class Introduction: Complete Topics Covered
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Module 1: Getting to Know the Adobe Illustrator Workspace
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\n - Exploring the Illustrator
interface
\n - Ch
oosing a workspace
\n - Opening a file
\n - Using artboards
\n - Changing your view
\n - Zooming and scrolling
\n - Using tools and panels
\n - Exploring the Control panel
\n - Working with pan
els and the dock
\n - Saving workspaces and shortcuts
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Module 2: Adobe Ill
ustrator Essentials
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\n - Us
ing Illustrator'\;s shape tools
\n - Repositioning and visually resizing the shapes
\n - Putting the Tran
sform panel to work
\n - Constraining a shape
\n - Entering exact dimensions
\n - Selecting artwork
\n - Using the shape and transform tools
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- Introducing l
ayers
\n - Cuttin
g and pasting objects
\n - Repeating transformations
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Module 3: Adding Color
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\n - Exploring the Appearance panel
\n - Changing colors in Illustrator
\n - Adding effects
\n Using Live Paint
\n - Adding a symbol<
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- Saving swatc
hes
\n - Selectin
g the same color
\n - Creating a color group
\n - Using the Color panel
\n - Adding Pantone colors
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Module 4
: Working with the Adobe Illustrator Drawing Tools
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\n - Understanding the Pen tool
\n - Drawing straight\, curved and
hinged lines
\n - Tracing images
\n - Creating a tracing template
\n - Working with Image Trace
\n - Using the Line\, Pencil and Eraser tools<
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- Editing exis
ting paths
\n - A
dding and removing points
\n - Cutting and joining paths
\n - Combining shapes with the Shape Builder
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Module 5: Exploring Additional Adobe Illustrator Color Options
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\n Adding tonal values w
ith gradients\n - Customizing an existing gradient
\n - Saving the gradient
\n - Applying a second instance of the gradient<
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- Using the Gr
adient panel
\n - Updating a gradient
\n - Creating and using patterns
\n - Creating a bounding box
\n - Applying the pattern
\n - Editing a pattern fill
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n - Locating existing
patterns
\n - Fi
nishing up the illustration
\n - Creating a Color Group
\n - Using the Color Guide
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Module
6: Working with and Formatting Text using Illustrator
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\n - Formatting text
\n - Paragraph formatting
\n - Using paragraph and character
styles
\n - Edit
ing styles
\n - P
utting text on a path
\n - Warping text
\n - Putting text in a shape
\n - Creating outlines
\n - Checking spelling
\n - Using Find and Replace
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Getting to know the Layers panel\n
Using layers to or
ganize your illustrations\n
Using the Layers panel to make selections\n
Creating new layers\n
Showing and hiding lay
ers\n
Locking
and unlocking layers\n
Rearranging layers\n
Moving items between layers\n
Remembering layers when pasting\n
Creating a template la
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