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Knowing the fundamentals of drawing and reshaping paths is only part of the story. In Illustrator CS4 One-on-One: Advanced, the second of the popular One-on-One series, computer graphics expert Deke McClelland covers some of Illustrator's most powerful and least understood features. He shows how to merge simple shapes to create complex ones with the Pathfinder palette, as well as align paths to create schematic illustrations. Deke explains how to paint fluid, multicolor fills with blends, and the new and improved gradient tool. He explores seamlessly repeating tile patterns, blobs and brushes, and imported images. He also dives into one of the deepest features in all of Illustrator, transparency. Exercise files accompany the tutorial.Recommended prerequisite: Illustrator CS4 One-on-One: Fundamentals. Download Deke's customized keyboard layouts and color settings for Illustrator from the Exercise Files tab.

Course Illustrator CS4 One-on-One: Advanced Author Deke McClelland SKU ISBN Release Date 2009-07-09 Duration 12.54 hrs / 150 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 49.95 Retail price $ 99.95 Language Tags Illustrator, CS4 Required software Adobe Illustrator CS4

Introduction Welcome 01:07 Installing the dekeKeys keyboard shortcuts 08:59 Resetting the Function keys on a Mac 04:47 Installing the CS4 color settings 04:20 Loading the CS4 color settings in Illustrator 06:03 Loading the CS4 color settings in Bridge CS4 03:25 13. Pathfinder Operations From the simple emerges the complex 00:42 Introducing Pathfinder operations 04:17 Editing a compound shape 04:39 Adding to a compound shape 03:11 Inserting a subpath into a compound shape 03:56 Expanding a compound shape 04:53 Assembling primitives 04:42 Preparing a template in Photoshop 07:00 Uniting paths permanently 05:40 Minus Front vs. Minus Back 01:55 Working with compound paths 06:49 When in doubt, divide 03:54 Divide and Unite 03:02 Open path pitfalls 05:35 Strokes bad, fills good 04:38 Advanced Divide and Unite 08:59 Using the Crop operation 08:30 Expert Divide and Unite 08:45 "Ghosting" shapes with Fill Opacity 06:44 Anticipating and troubleshooting 08:15 Exclude and Intersect 07:24 14. Align and Distribute Familiar one moment, different the next 01:03 Snapping to anchor points 05:41 Aligning a group to the artboard 03:34 Distributing objects on the artboard 04:16 Setting the key object 04:54 Distributing objects by space 03:06 Distributing objects by selections 03:19 Aligning point text 06:07 Aligning live text vs. using outlines 04:58 Aligning key letters 03:35 Aligning to key objects 04:26 15. Gradients and the Gradient Tool CS4’s gradient renaissance 01:07 Applying a gradient 06:00 Dragging and dropping color swatches 02:55 Using the Gradient palette 06:27 Designing a shaded gradient 05:09 Saving a gradient swatch and adding a texture 04:02 Introducing the new Gradient tool 04:39 Editing color stops inside a shape 03:26 Setting multiple gradients to the same angle 05:00 Adding and adjusting radial gradients 07:20 Making a transparent gradient 07:06 Adding drop shadows (a kind of gradient) 06:27 Blends vs. blend modes 04:37 16. Gradient Mesh Creating freeform color flows 01:00 The power of CS4's transparent gradients 10:25 Creating a gradient mesh 04:30 Expanding a gradient to a gradient mesh 07:40 Adding and deleting rows and columns 06:13 Selecting and coloring points 06:05 Assigning colors with the Eyedropper tool 07:42 Cool mesh editing techniques 03:56 Warping and puckering a mesh 07:24 Applying precise finishing touches 05:48 Gradient strokes 09:45 Gradient text 06:50 17. Blends and Masks The first of the dynamic functions 01:04 Making a blend automatically 05:48 Fixing problem blends 03:56 Making a blend with the Blend tool 03:06 Cloning and coloring a blended path 04:37 Creating a mask 03:53 Blending between translucent shapes 05:30 Blending along a curve 04:34 Adjusting the speed of a blend 02:58 Filling and stroking a mask 04:36 Creating a compound clipping mask 06:03 Nesting one clipping mask inside another 06:07

Ghosting nested masks and blends 03:23 18. Seamlessly Repeating Tile Patterns Patterns that repeat forever and ever 00:51 Introducing tile patterns 06:36 Beginning a core design 05:06 Building an interlocking element 06:24 Achieving precise radial symmetry 04:46 Rotating duplicates around a common center 03:10 Determining how a pattern repeats 09:54 Coloring the core objects 05:00 Identifying the rectangular tile 07:14 Saving tile patterns 07:18 Applying tile patterns to a shape 03:25 Protecting patterns from transformations 07:36 Moving patterns without paths 05:51 19. Calligraphy, Blobs, and Art Brushes Illustrator gets natural 01:15 Introducing the vector painting tools 03:16 Calligraphic brush options 04:03 Pressure sensitivity 05:17 Editing a calligraphic brush 05:53 Repainting and smoothing paths 05:30 Making the paintbrush behave 06:16 Erasing stroked paths 03:17 Painting with the new Blob brush 06:24 Refining filled paths with the Eraser 04:14 Painting independent paths 03:53 The Selection Limits Merge options 03:20 Applying and scaling an art brush 06:23 Snipping a brushed path 04:55 Colorizing an art brush 04:09 Heaping a stroke on an art brush effect 04:32 Creating a custom art brush 06:51 20. Importing and Linking Images The computer art world’s dynamic duo 01:07 Copying and pasting pixels from Photoshop 07:21 Linking is efficient, embedding is not 02:47 Editing an image in Illustrator 07:30 Filtering an image in Photoshop 06:34 Adding a filter mask in Photoshop 06:25 Masking a woman from the background 03:49 Creating a sepia effect 06:37 Adding a second gradient map layer 02:13 Achieving a graphic effect with Levels 08:09 Preparing an image for use in Illustrator 05:46 The importance of image resolution 09:40 Placing and linking images 04:43 Managing linked images 06:18 Integrating an image into a design 05:12 A better way to wrap text 07:28 Previewing the trim size 04:25 Layer comps and editable text 08:42 21. Using Transparency Transparency is safe and fun 01:27 Introducing the translucent composition 04:39 Assigning opacity to an Appearance attribute 03:41 Creating a knockout group 05:07 Defining an opacity mask 07:15 Using the Clip checkbox 02:41 Opacity mask tips and tricks 03:20 The Multiply blend mode 06:08 Adding to an existing opacity mask 07:53 Blending between parallel groups 07:27 Creating a gradient opacity mask 04:54 Employing an opposing gradient mask 07:57 Combining Multiply and Screen 03:49 Blend mode roundup 05:24 Mixing blend modes inside a single path 03:48 Blend mode and transparent gradient 03:49 Masking an entire layer 07:00 Combining Screen with 100K Black 07:43 Knocking out a drop shadow 05:18 But will it print? 03:08 Working with the Flattener preview 08:44 Rasterizing an illustration in Photoshop 09:16 Super-rich blacks and raster effects 03:34 Exporting TIFF artwork from Illustrator 07:48 Conclusion Until next time 00:57