Illustrator CS4 Training DVD - Level 1 £43.43

Modules

1. Introduction to Illustrator - A look at the drawing and selection tools plus the on-screen palettes, guides, control functions and workspace.
2. Getting started with new documents - This is a guide to the options available as well as a run through of some key preferences that are worth setting.
3. Introduction to Paths and the Pen tool - How to use the pen tool and the concept of different point types - gives some good exercise tips too.
4. Tips and tricks with the Pen tool - The Pen tool can be difficult to deal with and this tutorial shows you some great ways to get to grips with it.
5. Pathfinder - This is a guide to Pathfinder, its use and a run through of its major features.
6. Fill and stroke objects - Learn the basic colour fills, patterns, transparency options and blend spaces, stroke settings and dashed lines.
7. Graduated fills - How to create both linear and radial graduated colour fills and apply them to objects.
8. Warping and envelope distortions - Transform an objects appearance using warping tools from structured to random application and using distortion shapes.
9. Transformation commands - Learn about the scaling, rotating and shearing options, using the scaling tool and rotating objects from a given point.
10. Type on a path - Learn how to bend and shape type applied to a path as well as bend type around circles.
11. Working with colour - A guide to creating CMYK and Pantone colour swatches and understanding their output implications.
12. Layers - An overview of drawing illustrations in layers and their practical usage. A good guide as to managing layers.
    
13. Export and Save options - A guide to all the exporting options within Illustrator and which one to use for what reason or receiving application.

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