Introduction to Illustrator CS6

Bascom Bridge’s  Illustrator Training: Introduction to Adobe Illustrator CS6 training class teaches attendees the key elements of the Illustrator interface and how to create vector artwork across multiple media: print, websites, interactive projects, and video. In addition, Students learn to use the new CS6 tracing engine with improved shape and color recognition, a new pattern toolset with on-artboard controls and one-click tiling, a completely overhauled performance engine and modernized user interface, and more.

ILLUSTRATOR TRAINING OBJECTIVES

• Use the features new to Illustrator CS6
• Create vector artwork
• Use the tracing engine with shape and color recognition
• Create, edit, and transform shapes
• Use the pattern toolset with on-artboard controls and one-click tiling
• Work with symbols for reusable content
• Use layers
• Integrate Illustrator CS6 graphics with other Adobe applications

ILLUSTRATOR TRAINING PREREQUISITES

No prior experience is presumed.

ILLUSTRATOR TRAINING MATERIALS

All students will receive a copy of Adobe Illustrator CS6 Classroom in a Book.

SOFTWARE NEEDED FOR EACH PC:

• Illustrator CS6 or later (for Windows or Mac)
• A recent version of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari web browser
• Related lab files that Accelebrate will provide
• Note: This class can be taught for Windows or Mac audiences
• For classes delivered online, all participants need either dual monitors or a separate device logged into the online session so that they can do their work on one screen and watch the instructor on the other. A separate computer connected to a projector or large screen TV would be another way for students to see the instructor’s screen simultaneously with working on their own.

ILLUSTRATOR TRAINING OUTLINE

• Introduction
• What’s New in Adobe Illustrator CS6
  • Efficient, flexible interface
  • Adjustable user interface brightness
  • Image Trace
  • Pattern creation
  • Mercury Performance System
  • Gradients on strokes
  • Other enhancements
• Getting to Know the Work Area
  • Understanding the workspace
  • Changing the view of artwork
  • Navigating multiple artboards
  • Using the Navigator panel
  • Finding resources for using Illustrator
• Selecting and Aligning
  • Selecting objects
  • Aligning objects
  • Working with groups
  • Exploring object arrangement
  • Hiding objects
  • Applying selection techniques
• Creating and Editing Shapes
  • Creating a new document
  • Working with basic shapes
  • Combining and editing shapes
  • Using Image Trace to create shapes
• Transforming Objects
  • Working with artboards
  • Transforming content
• Drawing with the Pen and Pencil Tools
  • Creating straight lines
  • Creating curved paths
  • Creating the violin illustration
  • Drawing curves
  • Editing curves
  • Drawing with the Pencil tool
  • Finishing the violin illustration
• Color and Painting
  • Understanding color
  • Creating color
  • Painting with patterns
  • Working with Live Paint
• Working with Type
  • Working with type
  • Formatting type
  • Creating and applying text styles
• Working with Layers
  • Creating layers
  • Locking layers
  • Viewing layers
  • Pasting layers
  • Creating a clipping mask
  • Merging layers
  • Locating layers
  • Applying appearance attributes to layers
  • Isolating layers
  • Working with Forms in Illustrator
• Working with Perspective Drawing
  • Understanding the Perspective Grid
  • Working with the Perspective Grid
  • Working with symbols in perspective
  • Releasing content from perspective
• Blending Colors and Shapes
  • Working with gradients
  • Adjusting the direction and angle of a gradient fill
  • Working with blended objects
• Working with Brushes
  • Working with brushes
  • Using Calligraphic brushes
  • Using Art brushes
  • Using Bristle brushes
  • Using Pattern brushes
  • Changing the color attributes of brushes
  • Working with the Blob Brush tool
• Applying Effects
  • Using live effects
  • Working with a 3D effect
• Applying Appearance Attributes and Graphic Styles
  • Using appearance attributes
  • Using graphic styles
  • Creating web graphics
• Working with Symbols
  • Using existing Illustrator symbol libraries
  • Working with the Symbolism tools
  • Storing and retrieving artwork in the Symbols panel
  • Mapping a symbol to 3D artwork
  • Working with symbols and Flash integration
• Combining Illustrator CS6 Graphics with Other Adobe Applications
  • Combining artwork
  • Placing Photoshop files
  • Masking an image
  • Sampling colors in placed images
  • Working with image links
  • Exporting a layered file to Photoshop
  • Illustrator and Adobe InDesign, Adobe Muse, Adobe Fireworks, and Adobe Flash
• Conclusion