Adobe Illustrator CS5 Classroom in a Book

CONTENTS......Page 6
Prerequisites......Page 17
To install the Classroom in a Book files......Page 18
To save current Illustrator preferences......Page 19
Additional resources......Page 20
Adobe certification......Page 22
Beautiful Strokes......Page 24
Shape Builder tool......Page 25
Resolution-independent Effects......Page 26
Integration with Adobe CS Review......Page 27
Lesson overview......Page 28
Working with multiple artboards......Page 30
Creating shapes......Page 31
Working with the Shape Builder tool......Page 32
Working with strokes......Page 34
Working with color groups and recoloring artwork......Page 35
Using Live Trace......Page 37
Using Live Paint......Page 38
Working with the Blob Brush tool......Page 39
Working with type......Page 40
Using the Appearance panel and effects......Page 41
Working with brushes......Page 42
Creating and editing a gradient......Page 43
Working with symbols......Page 45
Working with perspective......Page 46
Lesson overview......Page 48
Getting started......Page 50
Understanding the workspace......Page 53
Working with the Tools panel......Page 54
The Control panel......Page 57
Working with panels......Page 58
Resetting and saving your workspace......Page 62
Using panel menus......Page 63
Using the view commands......Page 64
Using the Zoom tool......Page 65
Scrolling through a document......Page 66
Viewing artwork......Page 67
Navigating multiple artboards......Page 68
Using the Navigator panel......Page 70
Understanding rulers......Page 71
Arranging multiple documents......Page 72
Document groups......Page 75
Searching for a topic in the Search For Help box......Page 77
Exploring on your own......Page 78
Lesson overview......Page 80
Using the Selection tool......Page 82
Using the Direct Selection tool......Page 84
Creating selections with a marquee......Page 85
Creating selections with the Magic Wand tool......Page 86
Selecting similar objects......Page 87
Aligning to a key object......Page 88
Distributing objects......Page 89
Aligning to the artboard......Page 90
Group items......Page 91
Adding to a group......Page 92
Arrange objects......Page 94
Hiding objects......Page 95
Applying selection techniques......Page 96
Exploring on your own......Page 98
Lesson overview......Page 100
Creating a document with multiple artboards......Page 102
Working with basic shapes......Page 104
Understanding drawing modes......Page 105
Creating rectangles......Page 106
Creating rounded rectangles......Page 109
Creating ellipses......Page 110
Creating polygons......Page 111
Draw Inside mode......Page 112
Changing stroke width and alignment......Page 115
Working with line segments......Page 116
Joining paths......Page 118
Creating Stars......Page 119
Using the Eraser tool......Page 120
Using the Width tool......Page 121
Working with the Shape Builder tool......Page 125
Working with Pathfinder effects......Page 128
Working with shape modes......Page 130
Using Live Trace to create shapes......Page 132
Exploring on your own......Page 134
Lesson overview......Page 136
Getting started......Page 138
Adding artboards to the document......Page 139
Editing artboards......Page 140
Renaming Artboards......Page 143
Working with rulers and guides......Page 144
Scaling objects......Page 145
Reflecting objects......Page 148
Rotating objects......Page 149
Distorting objects......Page 150
Shearing objects......Page 152
Positioning objects precisely......Page 153
Changing the perspective......Page 154
Multiple transformations......Page 156
Using the Free Distort effect......Page 157
Exploring on your own......Page 158
Lesson overview......Page 160
Getting started......Page 162
Creating straight lines......Page 164
Creating curved paths......Page 165
Building a curve......Page 167
Converting curved points to corner points......Page 169
Selecting a curve......Page 172
Drawing a curved shape......Page 173
Drawing different kinds of curves......Page 174
Drawing the violin shape......Page 175
Creating the strings......Page 177
Adding arrowheads......Page 178
Creating a dashed line......Page 180
Editing curves......Page 181
Deleting and adding anchor points......Page 182
Convert between smooth points and corner points......Page 184
Drawing with the Pencil tool......Page 186
Editing with the Pencil tool......Page 187
Assembling the parts......Page 188
Exploring on your own......Page 190
Lesson overview......Page 192
Understanding color......Page 194
Understanding the color controls......Page 195
Building and saving a custom color......Page 198
Editing a swatch......Page 199
Using Illustrator swatch libraries......Page 200
Creating a spot color......Page 201
Using the Color Picker......Page 202
Creating and saving a tint of a color......Page 203
Creating color groups......Page 204
Working with the Color Guide panel......Page 206
Editing a color group......Page 207
Editing colors in artwork......Page 210
Working with the Kuler panel......Page 212
Assigning colors to your artwork......Page 214
Applying existing patterns......Page 217
Creating your own pattern......Page 219
Editing a pattern......Page 220
Creating a Live Paint group......Page 222
Editing Live Paint regions......Page 224
Working with Gap Options......Page 226
Exploring on your own......Page 227
Lesson overview......Page 230
Getting started......Page 232
Creating point type......Page 233
Creating area type......Page 234
Importing a plain text file......Page 235
Creating columns of text......Page 236
Understanding text flow......Page 237
Working with overflow text and text reflow......Page 238
Threading text......Page 239
Resizing type objects......Page 240
Formatting type......Page 242
Changing the font size......Page 244
Changing additional text attributes......Page 245
Changing paragraph attributes......Page 247
Creating and using a paragraph style......Page 249
Creating and using a character style......Page 250
Sampling text......Page 251
Reshaping text with an envelope warp......Page 252
Creating text on open paths......Page 255
Creating text on closed paths......Page 256
Creating text outlines......Page 258
Exploring on your own......Page 260
Lesson overview......Page 262
Getting started......Page 264
Creating layers......Page 266
Moving objects and layers......Page 268
Locking layers......Page 269
Viewing layers......Page 270
Pasting layers......Page 272
Creating clipping masks......Page 275
Merging layers......Page 276
Applying appearance attributes to layers......Page 278
Isolating layers......Page 280
Exploring on your own......Page 282
Lesson overview......Page 286
Understanding perspective......Page 288
Using a preset grid......Page 289
Editing the Perspective Grid......Page 290
Drawing objects in perspective......Page 293
Selecting and transforming objects in perspective......Page 295
Attaching objects to perspective......Page 300
Editing planes and objects together......Page 301
Adding and editing text in perspective......Page 306
Transforming Symbols in perspective......Page 308
Release content from perspective......Page 311
Exploring on your own......Page 312
Lesson overview......Page 314
Getting started......Page 316
Creating and applying a linear gradient......Page 317
Adjusting the direction and angle of a gradient blend......Page 320
Creating a radial gradient......Page 321
Changing colors and adjusting the gradient......Page 322
Applying gradients to multiple objects......Page 325
Adding transparency to gradients......Page 329
Working with blended objects......Page 331
Creating a blend with specified steps......Page 332
Modifying the blend......Page 333
Creating smooth color blends......Page 335
Exploring on your own......Page 337
Lesson overview......Page 340
Getting started......Page 342
Using Calligraphic brushes......Page 343
Editing a brush......Page 344
Remove a brush stroke......Page 345
Drawing with the Paintbrush tool......Page 346
Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool......Page 347
Create an Art brush......Page 349
Edit an Art brush......Page 350
Changing bristle brush options......Page 351
Painting with a Bristle brush......Page 352
Using Pattern brushes......Page 354
Creating a Pattern brush......Page 356
Applying a Pattern brush......Page 358
Changing a brush color using Tints colorization......Page 360
Changing the brush color using Hue Shift colorization......Page 362
Working with the Blob Brush tool......Page 363
Merging paths with the Blob Brush tool......Page 364
Editing with the Eraser tool......Page 365
Exploring on your own......Page 367
Lesson overview......Page 370
Getting started......Page 372
Applying an effect......Page 373
Editing an effect......Page 375
Styling text with effects......Page 376
Editing shapes with a Pathfinder effect......Page 379
Offsetting paths......Page 380
Applying a Photoshop effect......Page 382
Creating a revolved object......Page 385
Changing the lighting of a 3D object......Page 387
Mapping a symbol to the 3D artwork......Page 388
Exploring on your own......Page 391
Lesson overview......Page 394
Getting started......Page 396
Editing and adding appearance attributes......Page 397
Reordering appearance attributes......Page 399
Adding an additional stroke and fill......Page 400
Using graphic styles......Page 401
Creating and saving a graphic style......Page 402
Applying a graphic style to a layer......Page 403
Applying existing graphic styles......Page 406
Adding to an existing graphic style......Page 408
Copying, applying, and removing graphic styles......Page 410
Exploring on your own......Page 413
Lesson overview......Page 416
Getting started......Page 418
Using existing Illustrator symbol libraries......Page 419
Creating symbols......Page 422
Editing a symbol......Page 423
Breaking a link to a symbol......Page 425
Replacing symbols......Page 426
Spraying symbol instances......Page 427
Editing symbols with the Symbolism tools......Page 430
Copy and edit symbol sets......Page 432
Storing and retrieving artwork in the Symbols panel......Page 433
Symbols and Flash integration......Page 434
Exploring on your own......Page 438
Lesson overview......Page 440
Working with Adobe Bridge......Page 442
Vector versus bitmap graphics......Page 444
Placing a Photoshop file......Page 446
Duplicating and editing a placed image......Page 447
Embed a Photoshop image with Layer comps......Page 449
Applying color edits to a placed image......Page 451
Editing a mask......Page 453
Masking an object with multiple shapes......Page 454
Release a mask......Page 455
Creating an opacity mask......Page 456
Sampling colors in placed images......Page 459
Replacing a placed, linked image......Page 460
Exporting a layered file to Photoshop......Page 461
Illustrator and Adobe Flash Catalyst......Page 462
Exploring on your own......Page 463
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