Course Description

You have probably used Illustrator to create simple illustrations and logos. However, you may now need to create complex illustrations, print documents without any errors or color mismatches, or prepare illustrations for the web. In this course, you will create complex, robust illustrations that go beyond those you could create using Illustrator's basic tools.

Course Objective: You will create complex illustrations, manage color across a range of devices, and control how illustrations print and appear on the web.

Target Student: Graphic designers or people switching into a design job or taking on design responsibilities. They will have some previous experience with Illustrator.

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, you should complete the following Element K courses, or have equivalent knowledge:

• Adobe® Illustrator® CS2: Level 1

 

 

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Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• create a complex illustration.
• provide support for PDF and PSD files.
• convert raster graphics to vector graphics.
• color an artwork using the Live Paint feature.
• create a poster.
• export a graphic for the web.
• apply color management so that colors match as closely as possible.
• prepare documents for composite and commercial printing.

 

 

 

 

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating Complex Illustrations
Topic 1A: Create Shapes Using the Pathfinder Commands
Topic 1B: Create Compound Paths
Topic 1C: Offset Paths
Topic 1D: Apply Effects
Topic 1E: Create Symbols
Topic 1F: Create Custom Pattern Brushes
Topic 1G: Organize Objects with Layers
Topic 1H: Modify Global Colors

Lesson 2: Providing Support for PSD and PDF Files
Topic 2A: Open Layered Photoshop Documents
Topic 2B: Create an Adobe PDF File

Lesson 3: Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic
Topic 3A: Manually Trace Raster Images
Topic 3B: Trace Artwork Automatically
Topic 3C: Adjust the Results of a Tracing
Topic 3D: Apply a Custom Preset
Topic 3E: Convert a Tracing Object to Paths

Lesson 4: Coloring Artwork Using Live Paint
Topic 4A: Apply Paint Using Live Paint
Topic 4B: Correct Gaps in Objects
Topic 4C: Convert Objects to Live Paint Groups

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson 5: Creating a Poster
Topic 5A: Simplify Paths
Topic 5B: Create Clipping Masks
Topic 5C: Create 3D Effects
Topic 5D: Create Blends
Topic 5E: Share Graphic Styles

Lesson 6: Exporting Graphics for the Web
Topic 6A: Convert Colors to Web-Safe Colors
Topic 6B: Create Slices
Topic 6C: Add Interactivity to an SVG File
Topic 6D: Export Web Graphics

Lesson 7: Applying Color Management
Topic 7A: Decide When to Use Color Management
Topic 7B: Set Up Color Management

Lesson 8: Outputting Documents
Topic 8A: Print a Composite Proof
Topic 8B: Create Color Separations

Appendix A: Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Objective Mapping