e-academy – IT training excellence in Cardiff, Newport, Bristol and South Wales

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Fee £495
Days 1
Code ILL052

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Adobe Illustrator CS5 Level 2

The Adobe Illustrator CS5 Level 2 training course is available at our Cardiff training centre in Wales, which is also within easy reach of Newport, Bristol and South Wales

Overview

 

You will create complex illustrations, manage colour across a range of devices, work with graphs and variables, control how illustrations appear on print and the web, and preview them on mobile devices.

 

This course is intended for designers, publishers. prepress professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people switching to a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents. They will have some previous experience with Illustrator®.

 

Prerequisites

 

Before taking this course, you should complete the Adobe Illustrator CS5 Level 1 or have equivalent knowledge.

 

Course Objectives

 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • create complex illustrations.
  • enhance complex illustrations.
  • create a vector version of a raster graphic.
  • create special effects.
  • work with graphs.
  • work with variables.
  • prepare documents for composite and commercial printing.
  • export graphics for the web and mobile devices.

 

Course Outline

 

Lesson 1: Creating Complex Illustrations

  • Create a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes
  • Create Perspective Drawings
  • Create Compound Paths
  • Offset Paths
  • Erase Shapes

 

Lesson 2: Enhancing Complex Illustrations

  • Organise Objects with Layers
  • Create Symbols
  • Create a Pattern Swatch
  • Create a Mesh
  • Create Custom Brushes
  • Apply Colour Using Live Paint
  • Recolour Artwork

 

Lesson 3: Creating a Vector Version of a Raster Graphic

  • Trace Artwork
  • Adjust the Results of Tracing
  • Create a Custom Preset
  • Convert a Traced Object to Paths

 

Lesson 4: Creating Special Effects

  • Apply Effects
  • Create Masks
  • Simplify Paths
  • Create Blends
  • Share Graphic Styles
  • Create 3D Effects

 

Lesson 5: Working with Graphs

  • Create a Graph
  • Format a Graph

 

Lesson 6: Working with Variables

  • Create Variables
  • Create Data Sets

 

Lesson 7: Outputting Documents

  • Set Up Colour Management
  • Preview an Overprint
  • Apply Spot Colours
  • Print a Composite Proof
  • Create Colour Separations
  • Create an Adobe PDF File

 

Lesson 8: Exporting Graphics for the Web and Mobile Devices

  • Convert Colours to Web-Safe Colours
  • Work with Actions
  • Export a File as an SWF File
  • Create Slices
  • Add Interactivity to an SVG File
  • Preview an Illustration for Mobile Devices