Adobe Illustrator CS6 Tutorial – Training Taught By Experts

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Working Files – Download These First

Lecture 2: Introduction To Adobe Illustrator

Lecture 3: Working With The Exercise Files

Chapter 2: The First Step

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Vector Versus Raster

Lecture 3: Working Smart With Illustrator Preferences

Lecture 4: A Peek At The Illustrator Interface

Lecture 5: Working With Illustrator Panels

Lecture 6: The Amazing Control Panel

Lecture 7: Creating & Saving Workspaces

Chapter 3: Controlling What You Do

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Intent To Print

Lecture 3: Intent To Web

Lecture 4: Working With Multiple Documents

Lecture 5: Working With View And Navigation

Lecture 6: Creative Uses Of Grids And Guides

Lecture 7: You Are What You Measure

Lecture 8: Preview Modes

Lecture 9: Controlling The Illustrator Views

Lecture 10: Hiding And Locking Illustrator Objects

Lecture 11: Illustrator Artboards

Chapter 4: Selecting And Working With Illustrator Objects

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Fine-Tuning Selection

Lecture 3: Group & Direct Selection Techniques

Lecture 4: The Magical Magic Wand

Lecture 5: The Lasso Tool

Lecture 6: Attribute Selection

Lecture 7: Isolation Mode & Group Selection

Lecture 8: Size Matters

Lecture 9: Rotating Illustrator Objects

Lecture 10: Using The Distort Tools

Lecture 11: Making A Kansas Sun Flower

Chapter 5: Illustrator CS6 And Color Management

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Designing With Intent

Lecture 3: Colorsync Management

Lecture 4: The Global Color Swatch Option

Lecture 5: The World Of Spot Colors

Lecture 6: Gaining Control With Color Groups

Lecture 7: Finding Inspiration With Color Libraries

Lecture 8: Working With ASE And AI Color Files

Lecture 9: Maintaining Harmony With Color Guide, And Kuler

Chapter 6: Working With Shapes, Fills, And Strokes

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Basic Shapes – Part 2

Lecture 3: Basic Shapes – Part 1

Lecture 4: It's All In The Math

Lecture 5: Working With Fills

Lecture 6: Strokes 101

Lecture 7: Adding Dash Lines & Arrows

Lecture 8: Varying The Width Of A Stroke

Lecture 9: Converting Strokes To Illustrator Objects

Lecture 10: The World Of Illustrator Gradients

Lecture 11: Working With The New Patterns Panel

Chapter 7: Understand Anchors And Paths

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Paths 101

Lecture 3: Anchors 101

Lecture 4: Working With Open & Closed Paths

Lecture 5: Utilizing The Join & Average Commands

Lecture 6: The Scissors & Knife Tools

Chapter 8: Creating And Managing Vector-Based Shapes

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Controlling Object Stacking Order

Lecture 3: The Pathfinder Panel – Part 1

Lecture 4: The Pathfinder Panel – Part 2

Lecture 5: Going Beyond The Pathfinder Panel

Lecture 6: The Symbol Sprayer Tool

Lecture 7: Creating Custom Symbols

Lecture 8: Painting In A Vector Application

Chapter 9: The Ubiquitous Pen Tool

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Pen Tool 101

Lecture 3: Generating Paths With The Pen Tool

Lecture 4: Adding, Deleting & Converting Anchor Points

Lecture 5: It's All About Control

Lecture 6: Working With Smart Guides & The Pen Tool

Chapter 10: The Illustrator Type Connection

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Point Type Vs. Container Type

Lecture 3: Converting Objects To Type Containers

Lecture 4: Adding Type To A Straight Or Curved Path

Lecture 5: Working With The Character And Paragraph Panels

Lecture 6: Working With Character And Paragraph Styles

Lecture 7: Threading Text Between Paths And Containers

Lecture 8: Controlling Text With The Eyedropper

Lecture 9: Adding Complex Text To A Circle

Lecture 10: Converting Text Into An Outline

Chapter 11: Working With Effects Options And The Appearance Panel

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Setting Effects Options

Lecture 3: Effects Manipulation

Lecture 4: The Amazing Appearance Panel

Lecture 5: Converting Vector To Raster

Lecture 6: 1106 Working With 3D Effects

Lecture 7: Creating Faux Neon With The Appearance Panel