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Adobe
Illustrator is preferred by designers, graphic artists, technical illustrators,
and business professionals. In this tutorial, Diane
Presler will take you smoothly from the basics of Illustrator 8, such as the
interface and layers, to the complicated aspects, like masking images, modifying
gradients, and using the zigzag filter. Learn all about using vectors to create
fantastic grahpics, export your work to PDF format, you can even output your
work in flash format by exporting to SWF, learn the power of symbols and export
to photoshop as a path or image to finish your work off. If you need to produce
fantastic grahpics this Adobe Illustrator training course will be of great use
to you.
This training course is designed for fast learning and covers all the
fundamental points of the application, all cds work on a mac or pc and
no application is needed.
Monitor resolution needs to be set at least 1024 by 768 to view
the entire movie.
The links below are free Adobe Illustrator tutorials. The entire
contents may be purchased either on CD or watched via the Online University.
Illustrator
Basics
 Vector
vs. Bitmap
Basic
Interface
Help
Objects & Paths
Hand & Zoom
Tool
Viewing
Modes
Selecting
Objects
Group & Ungroup
Scaling & Moving
Duplicating
Objects
Layers
Rulers & Guides
Saving & Undo
Save
as File Formats
Document
Setup
New Features
Navigator
Palette
Smooth & Erase
Tool
New
Brushes
Gradient
Mesh Tool
Bounding
Box
Thin
Layers
Eyedropper/Text
Layers
to Photoshop
Links
Palette
Drawing Paths
Pen
Tool
Pencil
Tool
Editing
Paths
Convert
Direction Tool
Compound
Paths
Cap
Ends
Reshape
Tool
Offset
Paths
Drawing
Objects
Circles & Rectangles
Polygon Tool
Spiral Tool
Star Tool
Autotrace Tool
Masks
Color
Color Palette
Swatches
Color Libraries
Importing Swatches
Eyedropper & Paintbucket
Global Color Changes
Color Filters
Hard Mix & Soft Mix
Modifying Objects
Free Transform Tool
Shear Tool
Reflect Tool
Scale Tool
Rotate Tool
Transform Each
Transform Again
Twirl Tool/Filter
Brushes
Paintbrush Tool
Pattern Brush
Scatter Brush
Scatter Brush Libraries
Art Brush
Moving Objects
Stacking Order
Group Selection Tool
Move Command
Align & Distribute
Measure Tool
Guides & Measuring
Guides
Guide Objects
Grids
Measuring
Text
Character Attributes
Text Commands
More Character Attributes
Text Box
Paragraph Attributes
Import & Export Text
Create Outlines
Transforming Text
Linking Text Blocks
Text Wraps
Text on a Path
Vertical Text
Tab Ruler
Placing Images
Placing Images
Linking vs. Embedding
Tracing Images
Colorize Bitmap Images
Masking Images
Filters
Links Palette
Blends & Gradients
Gradient Tool & Palette
Modifying Gradients
Blend Colors
Blend Shapes
Mesh Gradient Tool
Patterns
Pattern Overview
Fill Pattern
Path Pattern
Geometric Patterns
Irregular Patterns
Filters
Mix Hard and Mix Soft
Adjust Colors
Color Filters
Free Distort Filter
Drop Shadows & Arrows
Round Corners
Object Mosaic
Rasterize
Zig Zag Filter
Scribbling & Tweaking
Punk & Bloat
Roughen
Twirl
Working Efficiently
Make Crop Marks
Registration Color
Ram Allocation
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