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Illustrator is the gold-standard vector graphics program that is deep and complex. Fortunately, nobody knows the software like award-winning book and video author Deke McClelland. Join Deke as he explores such indispensable features as artboards, layers, line art, transformations, and the Pen tool. Gain expertise with real-world projects that makes sense. Exercise files accompany the course.

Course Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals Author Deke McClelland SKU ISBN Release Date 2010-05-28 Duration 23.12 hrs / 247 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 49.95 Retail price $ 99.95 Language Tags CS5, Illustrator

1. Making a Document Managing artboards 01:20 The Welcome screen 03:49 Creating a new document 07:13 Advanced document controls 06:52 Saving a custom New Document profile 08:20 Modifying a document and its setup 05:05 Changing the size and shape of an artboard 05:39 Hidden artboard editing techniques 06:12 Exiting and entering the Artboard mode 03:33 Using the new Artboards panel 05:20 Auto-arranging artboards 03:42 Rulers and artboards 06:40 Saving a native AI document 07:25 Closing all open documents 02:46 2. Navigation and the Workspace Getting around artwork 00:42 Zooming a document and its artboards 07:14 Using tools to zoom and pan 05:56 Navigating numerically and from a panel 07:27 Using the Page Up and Page Down keys 03:19 Scroll wheel tricks 02:13 The tabbed-window interface 06:17 Closing all but one document 03:30 Displaying and organizing panels 05:50 Saving a custom workspace 04:57 Hiding the bounding box 04:27 Keyboard increments 07:15 Type, units, and scratch disks 06:28 User interface and "rich black" 04:31 Cycling between screen modes 05:21 3. Opening Documents and Getting Organized Illustrator's partner, Adobe Bridge 00:54 Opening a document 05:02 Adding copyright and metadata information 05:10 Scaling your artwork for Bridge 06:20 Aligning artwork to the artboards 05:21 Introducing Adobe Bridge 06:06 File-type associations 04:03 Navigating folders and using the Path bar 05:55 Previewing and collecting 08:17 Customizing the Bridge workspace 05:22 Thumbnails and star ratings 06:02 Filtering images and the Compact view 05:53 4. Basic Line Art Everything is anything 01:14 Meet the line tools 03:30 Introducing the Layers panel 07:03 Saving large layer previews 05:50 Creating custom guides 05:31 Duplicating and positioning guides 07:35 Creating a heart using arcs 03:51 Adjusting control handles 04:13 Joining multiple paths at once 03:34 Reflecting across a vertical axis 05:04 Drawing a target with the Polar Grid tool 06:11 Pasting one drawing inside another 05:04 Drawing a line segment 04:51 Constrain, Clone, and Distribute 05:34 Reflecting across a horizontal axis 05:13 Rotate, Fill, and Stack 04:37 Using the Artboard Options dialog box 05:02 Drawing a looping spiral 04:41 Establishing a set of tracing objects 03:24 Tracing a template layer 05:01 Converting a curved path into a guide 06:50 Selecting similar objects 03:32 5. Geometric Shapes The anatomy of a path 01:42 Meet the shape tools 03:32 Creating a full-blown tracing layer 05:23 Using the Ellipse and Scale tools 07:08 The Preview and Outline modes 03:20 Creating a compound path 04:29 Drawing a multi-point star 05:07 Creating and previewing a sublayer 04:01 Adding and using a center point 05:33 Drawing rounded rectangles 03:28 Using Move to "split the difference" 06:17 Aligning to a key object 03:48 The constraint axes 04:11 The Polygon tool and the Add Anchor Points command 04:42 Positioning points with the Scale tool 04:12 Previewing artwork on a non-white page 04:10 Solving strange blending problems 04:02 Transparency grid and paper color 05:19 Using the Flare tool 05:33 The top-secret tilde key trick 03:46 6. Fill, Stroke, and Color Painting artwork from life 01:21 Tracing a photograph 02:41 Placing a photographic template 06:28 Draw, Move, and Duplicate 05:27 Scaling along the constraint axes 05:08 Rotating and duplicating 06:01 Using the Blob Brush tool 05:07 Pressure-sensitive input 04:24 Alternating Blob Brush and Eraser 06:07 Using the Shape Builder tool 04:57 Cleaning up Shape Builder leftovers 07:08 Subtracting with the Shape Builder 06:28 Coloring with the Shape Builder 05:52 Reflecting across an angled axis 08:26 Finishing a symmetrical design 06:52 Establishing design groups 05:54 When to rotate vs. reflect 04:55 Simulating beveled edges 06:46 Removing overlapping segments 08:23 7. Edit and Transform The Three S's of Illustrator 01:06 Making a new window into a document 04:56 Assigning colors to fill and stroke 06:29 The Document Color mode 06:20 The Hide and Show commands 03:09 Introducing the Stroke panel 04:46 Cap, Join, and Miter Limit 06:42 Saving and reverting multiple views 04:05 Filling open paths, None, and Swap 06:30 Lifting a color and creating a swatch 05:30 Managing color swatches 04:55 Assigning a swatch with the Eyedropper 06:12 Filling paths inside groups 06:24 Adjusting the stacking order 07:44 Paste in Front and Paste in Back 03:54 Working in the Group Isolation mode 07:29 Trapping colors with rich blacks 07:32 Combining multiple fills 05:29 Creating a tile pattern 09:02

Aligning dashes to endpoints and corners 06:22 Defining a two-stroke dot pattern 03:26 The new CS5 arrowheads 05:44 Creating a callout line 07:01 Varying line weight with the Width tool 07:36 Width tool tips and tricks 08:47 Saving a variable-width profile 06:23 8. Working with Type Next-generation text 01:19 Making a margin guide 05:07 Offsetting flush-left text 04:47 Moving and duplicating guides 06:23 Placing and threading text 06:19 Selecting words and lines of text 06:35 Working with point text 07:10 Tips for previewing and assigning fonts 04:07 Incrementally adjusting type size 05:49 Leading a paragraph indent 05:06 Pair kerning and tracking 07:02 Laying down base formatting attributes 04:59 Hanging indent and paragraph spacing 03:52 Creating a paragraph style 05:08 Redefining paragraph styles 06:42 Using the Glyphs panel 06:41 Spell-checking text 04:24 The stuff Check Spelling doesn't catch 03:24 Copying and applying a graphic style 04:42 Selecting through text objects 06:59 Offset Path and Scribble effects 05:46 Updating a graphic style 05:43 Creating type on a path 07:26 Attaching type to a closed path 06:05 Adjusting baseline shift 04:19 Tracking and kerning border elements 08:21 Filling and duplicating a border 03:28 9. Using the Pen Tool Connecting the dots 01:00 Drawing a straight-sided path 06:53 Moving and deleting points 07:46 Editing a path as you go 07:05 Switching arrow tools on the fly 04:27 Dragging, nudging, and marqueeing 04:28 Faking a spline curve 05:54 Adding corners to a spline 07:15 Introducing Bézier curves 08:09 Drawing perfect smooth points 09:24 How control handles work 10:17 Tracing a smooth path outline 09:52 Connecting smooth and cusp points 05:22 Combining different varieties of points 09:14 Finessing points and segments 05:32 Aligning open paths 05:38 Splitting and joining paths 08:51 Converting a spline curve to Bézier 10:09 Cusp points and miter limits 06:45 Using the Convert Point tool 04:42 Drawing one path inside another 04:20 Stacking clipped paths 04:28 Copying and repurposing segments 09:57 Grabbing and transforming a whole layer 07:14 10. Pathfinder Operations Building art upon art upon art 01:34 Introducing Pathfinder operations 06:35 Unite closed, join open 04:46 Creating a dynamic compound shape 04:50 Switching shape modes 04:43 Adding to a compound shape 05:32 Creating a static compound path 04:14 Comparing compound shapes with compound paths 05:03 Drawing limbs with the Line tool 06:20 Establishing hierarchical strokes 05:24 Filling "elbow gaps" and tapering limbs 07:17 Outline Stroke and Unite 03:37 Making a guide in the shape of a tree 06:16 The Blob Brush goes organic 07:05 Painting in the foliage 05:23 Filling in and erasing away 06:31 Painting more precise holes 05:17 Adding in rough edges 07:54 Contouring roots and limbs 08:56 Filling in the limbs 04:19 Uniting a compound silhouette 06:55 Using the Divide operation 05:46 Creating nested compound shapes 07:22 11. Printing a Document The pleasures of printing 00:55 Working with specialty fonts and effects 06:54 Converting type to outlines 08:55 Linking and embedding images 08:06 Setting trim size and bleed 06:22 Stroking a placed image 04:54 Filling in your bleeds 05:34 Assigning automatic crop marks 08:32 Spot color and Separation Preview 05:07 Troubleshooting weak blacks 06:36 The General Print options 05:20 Placement, scale, and tiling 06:39 Trim and printer marks 06:23 PostScript-only output options 06:43 The obscure Graphics options 06:02 Managing the CMYK conversion process 08:16 Predicting how colors will print 02:48 Managing the RGB conversion process 06:10 Overprint and Transparency Flattener 07:35 Warnings and document raster 05:21 12. Exporting to the Web (and Elsewhere) Illustrator goes international 01:02 Saving a PDF-compatible AI file 06:52 Saving a PDF file with printer marks 06:49 Saving an illustration for the web 08:31 Aligning paths to the pixel grid 05:55 Making better type for the web 08:23 Saving a continuous-tone JPEG image 07:41 The artwork anti-aliasing options 06:32 Optimizing a low-color graphic 06:11 Saving a high-contrast GIF 07:18 The versatile PNG format 06:33 Saving a full-color PNG 04:47 Saving a scalable SWF graphic 05:40 Rasterizing AI files in Photoshop 06:46 Placing an AI Smart Object 07:38 Exporting to Photoshop layers 07:35 Exporting to Microsoft Office and PowerPoint 07:19 Conclusion Until next time 01:33