Learning Adobe Illustrator CS5

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1 Module 1 Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Adobe Illustrator The Adobe Illustrator Screen The Tools Panel Drawing Lines Tearing off a Panel Drawing Different Line Types Drawing Shapes Drawing Rectangles Drawing Ellipses Drawing Polygons Drawing Stars The Flare Tool Adjusting Shapes Rulers and Grid Drawing a Cone Setting the Fill and Stroke Colours Drawing an Oval Drawing Lines Drawing Arcs Adjusting the Cone Saving the Cone Drawing a Truck Starting a New Document Drawing a Rectangle Drawing Lines Drawing the Wheels Illustrator Assignment Guided Computer Tutorials, 2010 C-1

2 Chapter 2: Entering Text Starting a New Document Entering Horizontal Text Point Text Altering Text Area Text Vertical Text Typing Text Along a Path Drawing the Path Entering the Path Text Moving Text on a Path Wrapping Text around a shape Creating the Shape Wrapping Options Using Text in Designs Entering the Headings Creating the Large Word Creating the Smaller Word Rotating Text Adding Lines to Enclose the Headings Using Tab Stops Adding White Text on a Dark Background Final Adjustments Illustrator Assignment Chapter 3: Combining Objects into Designs Starting a New Document Drawing a Calculator Key Creating the Key Adding a 3D Effect Adding the Number Grouping the Objects Creating the Rest of the Keys Changing the Text Adding Oval Buttons Duplicating the On/Off Key Adding the Viewer Creating the Calculator Frame Illustrator Assignment C-2 Guided Computer Tutorials, 2010

3 Contents Chapter 4: Drawing and Painting Tools The Pencil Tool The Smooth Tool The Eraser Tool The Width Tool Drawing Some Paths Applying the Width Tool Altering Part of a Path s Width The PaintBrush Tool Drawing a Closed Shape Brush Styles The Brush Libraries Brush Colours The Live Paint Bucket Tool Filling Whole Shapes Filling Parts of Shapes Adjusting the Fill Exercise Illustrator Assignment Chapter 5: The Blob Brush Tool Using the Blob Brush Tool Painting Shapes Adjusting the Letters Combining Objects Splitting the Letters Modifying Text With the Blob Brush Tool Entering the Text Converting the Text to a Shape Adjusting the Letters Creating Sketches Drawing the First Grape Adding the Stem Adding a 3D Effect Duplicating the Objects Adjusting the Shapes Completing the Stems Painting Inside or Outside Shapes Illustrator Assignment Guided Computer Tutorials 2010 C-3

4 Chapter 6: Fills, Gradients and Effects Starting a New Document Filling Objects Strokes Applying Stroke Colours Stroke Alignment Dashed Strokes Swapping Fill and Stroke Colours Gradient Fills The Gradient Panel Gradient Colours Removing Gradient Sliders The Gradient Tool Editing Gradients Radial Gradients Applying Effects The Rotate Tool Simple Copying Accurate Copying Rotating Outside a Shape Exercise Illustrator Assignment Chapter 7: Creating 3D Shapes Starting a New Document Creating a Cylinder from a Circle Setting the Colours Creating the 3D Shape Increasing the Size of the Cylinder Changing the Surface Type Bevels Perspective Creating Boxes Revolving Shapes Editing 3D Shapes C-4 Guided Computer Tutorials, 2010

5 Contents Creating Realistic Spheres Drawing a Circle Cutting the Circle in Two Applying the Revolve Effect Duplicating the Sphere Adding a Drop Shadow Effect Exercise Illustrator Assignment Chapter 8: Images and Symbols Starting a New Document Using Images Importing the Image Adjusting the Image Using Symbols The Symbols Library Adding Symbols to the Artboard The Symbol Tools Selecting the Symbol Spraying the Symbol The Symbol Shifter Tool The Symbol Scruncher Tool The Symbol Sizer Tool The Symbol Spinner Tool The Symbol Stainer Tool The Symbol Screener Tool The Symbol Styler Tool Applying Styles to Individual Symbols Illustrator Assignment Guided Computer Tutorials 2010 C-5

6 Chapter 9: Live Tracing Starting a New Document Tracing a Scanned Sketch Importing the Scan Tracing the Scan Adjusting the Threshold and Blur Expanding the Scan Applying Live Paint Adjusting for Gaps Completing the Live Paint Adding a Background Reducing the Size of the Letter Box Adding Some Lawn Adjusting the White Background Converting Photos to Artwork Inserting the Photo Tracing the Photo The Tracing Options Looking at the Image Illustrator Assignment Chapter 10: Distorting Shapes Starting a New Document Inserting a Symbol Distorting Using the Free Transform Tool Distorting Using the Liquify Tools The Warp Tool The Twirl Tool The Pucker Tool The Bloat Tool The Scallop Tool The Crystallize Tool The Wrinkle Tool Liquifying Text Entering the Text Applying a 3D Effect Applying the Liquify Tools Illustrator Assignment C-6 Guided Computer Tutorials, 2010

7 Contents Chapter 11: Using Layers The Layers Panel Naming Layers Drawing the House Outline Turning on the Rulers and Grid Drawing the House Outline Adding the Roof Adding the Chimney Looking at the House Layer Adding the Door Layer Creating the Door Layer Drawing the Door The Windows Layers The Window 1 Layer The Window 2 Layer Looking at the Layers Selecting Objects Locking Layers Layer Visibility The Layer Stacking Order Duplicating Layers Deleting Layers Illustrator Assignment Guided Computer Tutorials 2010 C-7

8 Module 2 Contents Chapter 12: The Pen Tool Starting a New Document Drawing Straight Paths Drawing Curved Paths Drawing Multiple Connected Curves Adjusting Shapes Adjusting the Anchor Points Adding Anchor Points Deleting Anchor Points Positioning Anchor Points as They are Drawn Drawing Straight Lines and Curves Drawing a Straight Line Followed by a Curve Drawing Straight Lines After Curves Tracing an Object Loading the Object Tracing the back of the Object Tracing the Tail Tracing the Rump Tracing the Back Leg Completing the Outline Tracing the Eye and Inner Ear Adding the Mouth Looking at the Trace Illustrator Assignment C-8 Guided Computer Tutorials, 2010

9 Contents Chapter 13: The Mesh Tool Starting a New Document Creating a Sphere Applying the Mesh Tool Setting the Mesh Point Setting the Mesh Gradient Colour Adjusting the Mesh Gradient Applying Multiple Meshes Starting a New Template Applying the First Mesh Adding a Second Mesh Gradient Adding a Third Mesh Gradient Adjusting the Inner Ear Illustrator Assignment Chapter 14: Perspective Drawing Starting a New Document The Perspective Grid Displaying the Grid The Different Perspective Grids The View Lines The Grid Planes Adjusting the Grid Lines The Vanishing Points Drawing on the Perspective Grid Drawing Shapes Hiding the Perspective Grid Inserting Symbols or Images Drawing a Sketch Applying the Perspective Grid Drawing the Building Adding Some Windows Adding a Door Adding a Footpath Adding Some Trees Grid Options Illustrator Assignment Guided Computer Tutorials 2010 C-9

10 Chapter 15: Using Envelopes Starting a New Document Making an Envelope Selecting the Symbol Drawing the Envelope Distorting the Symbol into the Shape Distorting Photographs Placing the Photo Creating the Envelope Shape Envelope Warps Envelopes With Meshes Inserting the Symbol Applying the Mesh Envelope Illustrator Assignment Chapter 16: Creating Masks Starting a New Document Opacity Masks Importing the Image Applying the Opacity Mask Adjusting the Mask Clipping Masks Loading the Image Creating the Clipping Mask Editing the Mask Mask Applications Placing a Photo on the T-Shirt Applying Effects to the Photo Creating the Photo Mask Text Masks Entering the Text Drawing the Symbol Pasting the Symbol into the Text Illustrator Assignment C-10 Guided Computer Tutorials, 2010

11 Contents Chapter 17: Blends and Paths Starting a New Document Creating Blends Simple Blends Blending Colours Blending Options The Blend Tool Changing the Path of the Blend Blending Symbols Exercise The Pathfinder Panel Creating a Shape Using the Pathfinder Tools Applying the Pathfinder Tools The Shape Builder Tool Creating Shapes from Paths Drawing a Spiral Creating the Shape Illustrator Assignment Chapter 18: Artistic Brushes The Art Brush Starting a New Document Creating the Image Creating the Art Brush Painting The Trees Limiting the Stretching of Images Bristle Brushes Applying a Bristle Brush The Bristle Brush Options Applying Bristle Brushes Artistic Brushes Illustrator Assignment Guided Computer Tutorials 2010 C-11

12 Chapter 19: Creating Realistic 3D Objects Starting a New Document Creating a Cube Drawing a Square Extruding the Square Creating the Symbols Collecting the Symbols Mapping the Symbols into the Object Expanding the Object Naming the Sub-Groups Colouring the Cube Colouring the Front Applying the Gradient to the Left Side Applying the Gradient to the Top Side Inner Glow Effects Setting the Dots to White Adding a Shadow Adding a Background Renaming the First Layer Inserting a New Layer Inserting the Background Illustrator Assignment C-12 Guided Computer Tutorials, 2010

13 Contents Chapter 20: Multiple Artboard Documents Starting a New Document Completing the Front of the Document Creating the Background Entering the Main Heading The House Address Inserting the Photo The House Details Threading Text The Contact Details Setting Margins and Tabs Completing the Back Printing The Artboard Tool Adjusting the Size of the Artboard Adding Artboards Deleting Artboards Managing Artboards Laying Out Artboards Duplicating the Artboard Illustrator Assignment Chapter 21: Creating Accurate Designs Starting a New Document Setting the Scale Entering the Walls of the Room Adding the Windows Adding the Doors Adding the Fixtures Adding the Images Inserting the Chairs Aligning the Chairs Inserting the Pot Plant Inserting Some Shrubs Guided Computer Tutorials 2010 C-13

14 Adding Labels Setting the Layers Labelling the Room Sections Design Information Checking the Scale Printing Illustrator Assignment Chapter 22: Useful Tools Saving Images for the Web The Save for Web & Devices Dialogue Box JPEG or GIF Formats Setting the Size of the Image Compression Settings Optimizing the File Size Previewing in a Browser Saving Saving in Other Formats Drawing Graphs Starting a New Document Creating the Pie Graph Entering the Data Formatting the Graph Editing the Graph Data Changing the Graph Type Photoshop Effects Creating a Brick Wall Altering the Screen Resolution Arrowed Lines Adding an Arrowhead to the Start of a Path Adding an Arrowhead to the End of a Path Positioning Arrowheads Swapping Arrowhead Positions Saving and Merging Graphic Styles Illustrator Assignment C-14 Guided Computer Tutorials, 2010