Illustrator Advanced
Course length: 1 day
Prerequisites: Illustrator Intermediate or equivalent knowledge.
Overview: You will use Illustrator to work with several graphic formats.
You will also create dynamic effects using patterns and brushes.
Course content
Lesson 1: Graphic Formats
- Graphic File Formats
- Importing Vector Graphics
- Exporting
- Tracing Raster Images
Lesson 2: Patterns and Brushes
- Creating Patterns
- Path Patterns and Effects
- Editing Patterns
- Symbols
Lesson 3: Efficiency Boosters
- Artboard Size
- Creating Illustrations Using Angles
- Using Elements in Multiple Documents
- Hatch Effects Filter
- Enhancing Performance
Lesson 4: Advanced Type
- Setting Display Type
- Type Shortcuts
- Importing Text
- Text Utilities
- Text Flow
Lesson 5: Color Management
- Color Management Concepts
Lesson 6: Trapping
- Trapping Concepts
- Trapping Lines
- Pathfinder Trap Command
- Trapping Text
- Overprinting Instead of Trapping
Lesson 7: Printing
- Preparing to Print Separations
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