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1 [AICS6]: Adobe Illustrator CS6 Length Delivery Method : 2 Days : Instructor-led (Classroom) Course Outline Module 1: Looking at the Work Area Section 1: About Adobe Illustrator CS6 What is Adobe Illustrator CS6? o Define Adobe Illustrator CS6 o What are the key benefits of using Illustrator CS6 o Sample uses System requirements o System Requirements for Illustrator CS6 installation What s New o New Features of Adobe Illustrator CS6 covered Module 2: Page Layout Section 2: Looking at the Work Area Work Area o Workspace overview o About screen modes Control Panel o Control panel overview Customize workspace o Customize the workspace o Manage Document windows o Dock and undock panels Tools panel overview Document profiles o Create new documents Using multiple artboards o Artboard overview o Viewing artboards and the canvas o Printing and exporting artboards o Artboard options o Multiple artboards enhancements Access libraries from panels Adobe Bridge o Browse for files using Adobe Bridge

2 Module 3: Design Order Section 3: Page Layout Rulers, grids, and guides o Use rulers o Use the grid Unit of measurement Smart Guides Quick key object alignment Module 4: Creating vector graphics Section 4: Work with Layers About layers o Layers panel overview o Move an object to a different layer o Lock or unlock objects or layers o Hide or show objects or layers o Change the stacking order using the Layers panel o Duplicate objects by using the Layers panel o Inline editing Module 5: Transforming Paths Section 5: Vector graphics About vector graphics o Drawing o Vector graphics Drawing modes o Draw behind and draw inside modes o Draw Behind mode o Draw Inside mode Drawing lines and shapes o Draw straight lines with the Line Segment tool o Draw rectangles and squares o Draw ellipses o Draw polygons o Draw stars Draw with the Pencil tool o To create complex shapes with Pencil tools o Edit paths with the Pencil tool Draw with the Pen tool o Draw straight line segments with the Pen tool o Draw curves with the Pen tool

3 Select paths and anchor points o Select objects with the Magic Wand tool Add and delete anchor points Convert points o Convert between smooth points and corner points Point selection Transforming objects o Transform panel overview o Scale objects o Shear objects o Distort objects o About envelopes Pathfinder effects o Pathfinder panel overview o Apply Pathfinder effects Apply Shape Builder tool About blended objects o Create blends o Blend options Create 3D objects o Create a 3D object by extruding o Create a 3D object by revolving o Map artwork to a 3D object Perspective drawing o Introducing perspective drawing o About Perspective Grid Module 6: Brush Techniques Section 6: Change Color Properties About Color o Color o About colors in digital graphics o RGB o CMYK Color mode About spot and process colors o About spot colors o About process colors About selecting colors o Color Picker overview o Color panel overview About swatches o Color Libraries

4 About gradients o Gradient panel overview o Color panel enhancements o Gradients on strokes About patterns About Color Guide o Create a color group in the Color Guide panel Recolor Artwork o Edit colors in the Edit Colors dialog box o Save changes to a color group Module 7: Tracing Bitmap Section 7: Brush Techniques About Brushes o Brushes panel overview o Apply brush strokes About Blob Brush tool o Blob Brush tool guidelines o Blob Brush tool options Bristle brush Module 8: Working with Symbols Section 8: Painting Techniques About fills and strokes o Apply a fill color to an object o Apply stroke properties an object Variable-width strokes o Using the Width tool Precise arrowheads o Add arrowheads About Live Paint o Live Paint limitations o Create Live Paint groups o Select items in Live Paint groups o Paint with the Live Paint Bucket tool About mesh objects o Create mesh objects

5 Module 9: Change Color Properties Section 9: Working with Symbols and Graphic Styles About symbols o Symbols panel overview Work with symbol instances o Modify a symbol instance Symbol libraries Create symbol sets Map art with symbols o Map artwork to a 3D object Graphic styles o Graphic Styles panel overview o Create graphic styles Module 10: Painting Techniques Section 10: Applying Transparency About Transparency o Transparency panel overview Transparency in gradients o Gradient panel o Gradient tool o Gradient on a stroke About blending modes Flattener Preview o Flattener Preview panel overview Module 11: Work with images Section 11: Applying Effects Appearance attributes o Appearance panel overview Effects o Improving performance effects o Resolution independent effects o Gaussian Blur enhancement Module 12: Applying Transparency Section 12: Work with images About bitmap files Import bitmap files

6 Work with links o About linked and embedded artwork o Links panel overview o Work with the Links panel o Restore a single missing link or replace link with a different source file o Embed a linked file Colorize grayscale images About clipping masks Tracing Bitmap o Tracing options o Release a tracing object Module 13: Applying Effects Section 13: Type Attributes Entering Text Text properties o Paragraph panel overview o Character panel overview o Change capitalization styles o Type panel improvements Convert type o Convert type to outlines Module 14: Type Attributes Section 14: About saving artwork Saving files o About file formats o Save in EPS format Module 15: Bonus Topics