Advanced Adobe Illustrator CS3 Training (2 days)

Advanced Adobe Illustrator CS3 Training Course Overview

In this Adobe Illustrator training course, students will learn advanced features of Illustrator that will help them work more efficiently and effectively.

Advanced Adobe Illustrator CS3 Training Course Goals

• Learn to apply effects, appearance attributes, and graphic styles
• Learn to work with symbols
• Learn to combine Illustrator graphics with other CS3 tools
• Learn to produce color separations for printing

Advanced Adobe Illustrator CS3 Training Course Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

• Experience with the basics of Illustrator as taught in Webucator's Introduction to Illustrator CS3 Training course.

Advanced Adobe Illustrator CS3 Training Course Outline

1. Review of Working with Layers in Illustrator CS3
   1. Creating layers
   2. Locking layers
   3. Viewing layers
   4. Pasting layers
   5. Creating clipping masks
   6. Merging layers
   7. Applying appearance attributes to layers
2. Blending Shapes and Colors in Illustrator CS3
   1. Creating a gradient fill
   2. Adjusting the direction of the gradient blend
   3. Adding colors to a gradient
   4. Creating smooth-color blends
   5. Blending intermediate steps
   6. Modifying the blend
   7. Combining blends with gradients
3. Working with Brushes in Illustrator CS3
   1. Using Art brushes
   2. Using Scatter brushes
   3. Applying a Scatter brush to paths
   4. Changing the color attributes of brushes
   5. Using a fill color with brushes
   6. Using Calligraphic brushes
   7. Using Pattern brushes
   8. Creating brushes
   9. Applying the Scribble Effect
4. Applying Effects in Illustrator CS3
   1. Creating a banner logo with the Warp effect
   2. Creating the 3D cylinder
   3. Using the 3D Extrude effect
5. Applying Appearance Attributes and Graphic Styles in Illustrator CS3
   1. Document Startup Profiles
   2. Using appearance attributes
   3. Copying, applying, and removing Graphic Styles
6. Working with Symbols in Illustrator CS3
   1. Working with symbols
   2. Editing Symbols
   3. Creating Symbols
   4. Applying a symbol instance
   5. Using the symbolism tools
   6. Editing symbols
   7. Updating a symbol
   8. Breaking a link to a symbol
   9. Storing and retrieving artwork in the Symbols panel
   10. Mapping a symbol to 3D artwork
   11. Symbols and Flash integration
   12. Review answers
7. Combining Illustrator CS3 Graphics with the Creative Suite
   1. Combining artwork
   2. Vector versus bitmap graphics
   3. Creating a crop area
   4. Placing an Adobe Photoshop file
   5. Duplicating a placed image
   6. Applying Color Edits to a placed image
   7. Masking an image
   8. Sampling colors in placed images
   9. Replacing a placed image
   10. Exporting a layered file to Photoshop
8. Printing Artwork and Producing Color Separations in Illustrator CS3
   1. Printing: An overview
   2. About printing devices
   3. About color
   4. What is color management?
   5. Printing black-and-white proofs
   6. Soft-proofing colors
   7. Using the Document Info command
   8. Creating color separations
   9. Separating colors
   10. Working with two-color illustrations
   11. Creating a trap
   12. Overprinting objects
   13. Saving and printing files with transparency effects
   14. Exporting and importing flattening settings
   15. Saving as Adobe PDF

Advanced Adobe Illustrator CS3 Training Course Materials

Each student will receive a copy of Adobe Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a Book by the Adobe Creative Team, which will serve as a guide for the class.

Advanced Adobe Illustrator CS3 Training Course Technical Requirements and Setup Instructions

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