Adobe Illustrator CS2

Adobe Illustrator CS2

Overview

Deke McClelland, a Photoshop Hall of Famer, leads you through lessons that are peppered with helpful insights, tips, and tricks that develop good habits in beginners and enable experienced professionals to become more effective and efficient with Illustrator. Also, learn how Matthew Richmond at The Chopping Block, Inc. creates cool projects with Illustrator for clients.

Learning with Study 365 has many advantages. The course material is delivered straight to you and can be adapted to fit in with your lifestyle. It is created by experts within the industry, meaning you are receiving accurate information, which is up-to-date and easy to understand.

This course is comprised of professional learning material, all delivered through a system that you will have access to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 365 days (12 months).

Who is it for?

• Creatives
• Artists / designers
• Aspiring graphic designers
• Art / design students
• Graduates
• Job seekers
• Bloggers
• Videographers

Course Outline:

This course consists of the following modules:

Part 01 –  Discovering Illustrator

• Module 01: Introducing Illustrator
• Module 02: The Bridge
• Module 03: Workspace & Navigation
• Module 04: Symetrical Shapes
• Module 05: Fill, Stroke and Color
• Module 06: Transforming Paths
• Module 07: Using the Powerful Pen Tool
• Module 08: Selecting Points and Paths
• Module 09: Pathfinder Operations
• Module 10: Liquify & Envelope
• Module 11: Creating and Formatting Type

Part 02 – Treasures from the Object Orient

• Module 01: Gradients & Gradient Mesh
• Module 02: Blends and Masks
• Module 03: Brushing with Vectors
• Module 04: Using Transparency
• Module 05: Pre-Assembly
• Module 06: Dynamic Type Treatments
• Module 07: Live Trace
• Module 08: Live Paint
• Module 09: Using Symbols
• Module 10: 3D Effects
• Module 11: Printing & Exporting
• Module 12: Flash Animation

Course Duration:

From the day you purchase the course, you will have 12 months access to the online study platform. As the course is self-paced you can decide how fast or slow the training goes, and are able to complete the course in stages, revisiting the training at any time.

Method of Assessment:

At the end of the course, you will have one assignment to be submitted (you need a mark of 65% to pass) and you can submit the assignment at any time. You will only need to pay £19 for assessment and certification when you submit the assignment. You will receive the results within 72 hours of submittal, and will be sent a certificate in 7-14 days if you have successfully passed.

Certification:

Successful candidates will be awarded a certificate for Adobe Illustrator CS2.

Presenter Information:

In 1985, Deke McClelland oversaw the implementation of the first personal computer-based production department in Boulder, Colorado. He later graduated to be artistic director for Publishing Resources, one of the earliest all-PostScript service bureaus in the United States.

These days, Deke is a well-known expert and lecturer on Adobe Photoshop and the larger realm of computer graphics and design. He serves as host to the interactive Video Workshop that ships with Photoshop CS as well as the exhaustive and entertaining Total Training for Adobe Photoshop CS. His other DVD- and CD-based video series include Total Training for Adobe Illustrator CS and Total Training Presents: Photoshop Elements 3 Unleashed and QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign CS—Making the Switch.