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In Illustrator CS5 Essential Training, author Mordy Golding explains the core concepts and techniques that apply to any workflow in Illustrator, whether designing for print, the web, or assets for other applications. This course includes a detailed explanation of the elements that make up vector graphics—paths, strokes, and fills—and shows how to use each of Illustrator's drawing tools. Also demonstrated are techniques for combining and cleaning up paths, organizing paths into groups and layers, text editing, working with color, effects, and much more. Exercise files accompany the course.

Course Illustrator CS5 Essential Training Author Mordy Golding SKU ISBN Release Date 2010-04-30 Duration 10.37 hrs / 126 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 49.95 Retail price $ 99.95 Language Tags Illustrator, CS5 Required software Adobe Illustrator CS5

1. Key Concepts What are vector graphics? 06:03 Path and appearance 03:42 Stacking 02:52 2. Creating New Documents The Welcome screen 02:23 Creating files for print 06:07 Creating files for the screen 02:55 Using prebuilt templates 02:40 Adding XMP metadata 04:18 Exploring the panels 06:33 Using the Control panel 03:11 Using workspaces 03:59 3. Working with Documents Navigating within a document 09:15 Using rulers and guides 07:26 Using grids 03:06 Using the bounding box 03:37 Using Smart Guides 05:56 The Hide Edges command 03:22 Various preview modes 03:47 Creating custom views 04:03 Locking and hiding artwork 03:12 4. Making Selections Using the basic selection tools 08:50 Using the Magic Wand tool 05:22 Using the Lasso tool 02:28 Selecting objects by attribute or type 03:37 Saving and reusing selections 02:15 Selecting artwork beneath other objects 02:13 Exploring selection preferences 04:01 5. Drawing and Editing Paths The importance of modifier keys 01:52 Drawing closed path primitives 11:38 Drawing open path primitives 05:47 Understanding anchor points 03:43 Drawing straight paths with the Pen tool 07:37 Drawing curved paths with the Pen tool 09:47 Drawing freeform paths with the Pencil tool 05:33 Smoothing and erasing paths 03:08 Editing anchor points 07:21 Joining and averaging paths 10:09 Simplifying paths 04:55 Using Offset Path 02:17 Cleaning up errant paths 02:32 6. Building Shapes The Draw Inside and Draw Behind modes 07:34 Creating compound paths 05:56 Creating compound shapes 08:00 Using the Shape Builder tool 10:28 Using Pathfinder functions 08:06 Splitting an object into a grid 01:16 Using the Blob Brush and Eraser tools 07:06 7. Working with Text Creating point text 04:02 Creating area text 08:13 Applying basic character settings 07:44 Applying basic paragraph settings 04:28 Creating text threads 08:25 Setting text along an open path 06:29 Setting text along a closed path 06:24 Converting text into paths 03:20 8. Quick Project: Building a Logo Create a logo mark 11:26 Add type to your logo 07:29 9. Applying Appearances and Effects Using the Appearance panel 08:21 Targeting object attributes 04:42 Adding multiple attributes 04:25 Applying Live Effects 05:18 Expanding appearances 04:42 Appearance panel settings 04:33 Copying appearances 04:51

Saving appearances as graphic styles 05:50 10. Using Color in Illustrator Applying color to artwork 05:57 Creating process and global process swatches 08:54 Creating spot color swatches 03:19 Loading PANTONE and other custom color libraries 04:49 Organizing colors with Swatch Groups 03:31 Finding color suggestions with the Color Guide panel 04:24 Loading the Color Guide with user-defined colors 03:06 11. Applying Fills and Strokes Creating gradients with the Gradient panel 08:12 Modifying gradients with the Gradient Annotator 04:37 Applying and manipulating pattern fills 05:33 Defining your own custom pattern fills 09:13 Applying basic stroke settings 05:22 Creating strokes with dashed lines 03:41 Adding arrowheads to strokes 02:45 Creating variable-width strokes 04:35 Working with width profiles 02:36 Turning strokes into filled paths 03:49 12. Using Groups and Layers Creating and editing groups 08:18 Adding attributes to groups 12:17 The importance of using layers 05:09 Using and "reading" the Layers panel 07:02 13. Managing Multiple Artboards Creating and using multiple artboards 07:52 Modifying artboards with the Artboards panel 02:02 Copy and paste options with Artboards 02:19 14. Transforming and Positioning Art Moving and copying artwork 03:55 Scaling or resizing artwork 06:47 Rotating artwork 02:44 Reflecting and skewing artwork 02:34 Using the Free Transform tool 02:15 Repeating transformations 03:39 Performing individual transforms across multiple objects 02:10 Aligning objects and groups precisely 04:27 Distributing objects and spaces between objects 02:39 15. Working with Images Placing pixel-based content into Illustrator 05:14 Managing images with the Links panel 04:49 Converting pixels to paths with Live Trace 08:44 Making Live Trace adjustments 06:09 Controlling colors in Live Trace 06:04 Using Photoshop and Live Trace together 04:40 16. Working Efficiently with Symbols Managing repeating artwork with symbols 04:38 Modifying and replacing symbol instances 03:08 Using the Symbol Sprayer tool 06:56 17. Working with Masks Cropping photographs 01:59 Clipping artwork with masks 03:22 Clipping the contents of a layer 03:31 Defining masks with soft edges 08:05 18. Drawing in Perspective Defining a perspective grid 07:48 Drawing artwork in perspective 08:46 Moving flat art onto the perspective grid 09:28 19. Printing, Saving, and Exporting Printing your Illustrator document 03:26 Saving your Illustrator document 06:39 Creating PDF files for clients and printers 07:30 Exporting Illustrator files for use in Microsoft Office 01:04 Exporting Illustrator files for use in Photoshop 02:31 Exporting artwork for use on the web 03:03 Exporting high-resolution raster files 00:55 Conclusion Additional Illustrator learning resources 01:36 Goodbye 00:42