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On this page: | The new CS3 version of Illustrator is light years beyond previous versions, and whether you're a novice or veteran designer, you'll want to get quickly up to speed on this powerful new tool. With clear explanations and plenty of examples, this course reveals the secrets on how to best use Illustrator CS3 for Web graphics, integrate it with the rest of the Creative Suite, work in 3D—and above all, why it's such a radical step up from CS2. Tap the power of Illustrator CS3 for your projects with this in-depth course.
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Module 01 - What is New in Illustrator CS3?
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 15 minute(s)
- The New User Interface
- How Live Color Provides Options You Never Dreamed Of
- New Anchor Point Functionality
- Speed, Quickness, and Fastocity
- Flash Integration
- New Welcome Screen
- Document Profiles
- The New and Improved Eraser Tool
- Device N Printing
- Crop Area Tool
- Summary
- Practice
Module 02 - Understanding Illustrator Desktop
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 15 minute(s)
- Picasso Meets Illustrator: Getting Started
- Working with Illustrator's Interface
- Navigating Around Your Document
- Working in Outline Mode versus Preview Mode
- Using the Edit Commands
- Summary
- Practice
Module 03 - Working with Illustrator Documents
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 35 minute(s)
- Setting Up a New Document
- Modifying the Setup of a Document
- Opening and Closing Illustrator Files
- Saving Files
- Using the Export command
- Placing Art
- Placing Photoshop Art in Illustrator: Understanding Vectors and Pixels
- Working with Document and File Information
- Summary
- Practice
Module 04 - Understanding Drawing and Painting Techniques
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 5 minute(s)
- Working with Paths
- Drawing Paths with Illustrator Tools
- Summary
- Practice
Module 05 - Creating Objects, Graphs, and Symbols
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 5 minute(s)
- Making Basic Shapes
- Working with the Flare Tool
- Filling and Stroking Shapes
- Creating and Embellishing Graphs and Charts
- Creating Flowcharts, Diagrams, and Site Maps
- Using Symbols
- Summary
- Practice
Module 06 - Learning How to Select and Edit
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 15 minute(s)
- Selecting a Path for Editing
- Editing Paths in Illustrator
- Converting Anchor Points
- Converting Smooth Points
- Using Illustrator's Pathfinder Functions
- Summary
- Practice
Module 07 - Understanding Color, Gradients, and Mesh
Estimated Study Time: 1 hour(s) and 55 minute(s)
- Working with the Swatches Palette
- Using Transparency
- Creating Gradients
- Adding Realism with Mesh
- Summary
- Practice
Module 08 - Using Illustrator to Organize Objects
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 15 minute(s)
- Locking and Hiding Objects
- Understanding Object Stacking Order
- Creating and Deconstructing Groups
- Layering Your Artwork
- Working with Templates in Illustrator
- Using Align and Distribute
- Measuring an Image
- Working with Grids
- Using Guides
- Measuring for Printing
- Summary
- Practice
Module 09 - Working with Type
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 55 minute(s)
- Understanding Fonts
- Understanding Basic Type Menu Commands
- Using the Type Tools
- Creating Individual Type
- Placing Area Type in a Rectangle
- Working with Type Areas
- Creating Area Type
- Placing Type on a Path
- Selecting Type
- Editing Type
- Using the Type Palettes
- Using Advanced Type Functions
- Creating Outlines
- Understanding Other Type Considerations
- Summary
- Practice
Module 10 - Using Creative Strokes and Fills with Patterns
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 5 minute(s)
- Using Creative Strokes
- Creating Perfect Patterns
- Summary
- Practice
Module 11 - Applying Transformations and Distortions
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 20 minute(s)
- Adding a Transformation with Tools
- Working with the Transform Palette
- Using Transform Each
- Using Transformations
- Using Liquify Tools on Objects
- Distorting with Commands
- Using Warp Effects
- Summary
- Practice
Module 12 - Using Path Blends, Compound Paths, and Masks
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 5 minute(s)
- Understanding the Difference between Blends and Gradients
- Creating Path Blends
- Defining Linear Blends
- Working with Blend Options
- Making a Color Blend
- Creating Shape Blends
- Using Compound Paths
- Finding Path Directions
- Using Clipping Masks
- Summary
- Practice
Module 13 - Using Live Trace
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 15 minute(s)
- Understanding Live Trace
- Learning Live Trace Modes
- Setting Live Trace Options
- Tracing Raster Images with Live Trace
- Summary
- Practice
Module 14 - Using Live Paint
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 5 minute(s)
- Understanding Live Paint
- Setting the Live Paint Options
- Using Live Paint
- Summary
- Practice
Module 15 - Working with Graphic Styles, Filters, and Effects
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 5 minute(s)
- Understanding How Graphic Styles Work
- Using Filters in Illustrator
- Using Effects
- Summary
- Practice
Module 16 - Creating 3-D in Illustrator
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 20 minute(s)
- Using 3-D Inside Illustrator
- Understanding the Three-Dimensional World
- Extruding and Revolving 2-D Objects
- Rotating Objects
- Changing the Appearance of Three-Dimensional Objects
- Using Other 3-D Techniques
- Guest Artist How-To: Using Illustrator to Create 3-D Texture Maps
- Summary
- Practice
Module 17 - Customizing and Automating Illustrator
Estimated Study Time: 4 hour(s) and 20 minute(s)
- Who's Responsible for Illustrator?
- Customization Options
- Changing Preferences
- Changing Preferences for Type
- Using Units & Display Performance
- Changing Guides and Grid Preferences
- Adjusting Smart Guides & Slices
- Changing Hyphenation
- Adjusting the Plug-ins and Scratch Disks
- Customizing the File Handling and Clipboard
- Setting the Appearance of Black Options
- Altering Placement and Toolbox Value Preferences
- Adding Keyboard Customization
- Knowing What You Can't Customize
- Using Actions
- Summary
- Practice
Module 18 - Understanding PostScript and Printing
Estimated Study Time: 2 hour(s) and 55 minute(s)
- Understanding the Benefits of PostScript
- Using PostScript
- Knowing What to Do Prior to Printing
- Using the Separation Setup
- Outputting a Color-Separated File
- Using Other Applications to Print
- Understanding Trapping
- Summary
- Practice
Module 19 - Creating Web Graphics
Estimated Study Time: 3 hour(s) and 15 minute(s)
- Designing for the Web versus Designing for Print
- Illustrator and the Web the Basics
- Optimizing and Saving Web Graphics
- Creating Vector Graphics for the Web
- Understanding Web Slicing
- Object-based Web Slicing
- Getting Interactive
- Using Data-Driven Graphics to Streamline Design Work
- Summary
- Practice
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- Module 01 - What is New in Illustrator CS3?
- Module 02 - Understanding Illustrator Desktop
- Module 03 - Working with Illustrator Documents
- Module 04 - Understanding Drawing and Painting Techniques
- Module 05 - Creating Objects, Graphs, and Symbols
- Module 06 - Learning How to Select and Edit
- Module 07 - Understanding Color, Gradients, and Mesh
- Module 08 - Using Illustrator to Organize Objects
- Module 09 - Working with Type
- Module 10 - Using Creative Strokes and Fills with Patterns
- Module 11 - Applying Transformations and Distortions
- Module 12 - Using Path Blends, Compound Paths, and Masks
- Module 13 - Using Live Trace
- Module 14 - Using Live Paint
- Module 15 - Working with Graphic Styles, Filters, and Effects
- Module 16 - Creating 3-D in Illustrator
- Module 17 - Customizing and Automating Illustrator
- Module 18 - Understanding PostScript and Printing
- Module 19 - Creating Web Graphics
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