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Adobe Illustrator Training, Intermediate Level

2-day Course

Recap of basics

Minimum and maximum sizes
Title bar info
Preferences
Colour models
Browsing
Navigation
Preferences
Basic drawing instruction

Paths

Anchor points
Offsets, outlines
Joining and averaging
Duplicating

Shapes

Distortion
Perspective Grid Tool
Pathfinder controls
Alignment and order
Reshaping
Variable Width Tool
Draw Inside feature
Shape Builder Tool
Bristle Brush

Brushes

Painting
Brush options
Calligraphic, art, scatter, pattern
Brush libraries, saving and loading

Symbols

Instances
Symbol tools
Loading and saving libraries

Colour

Gradients: radial and linear, modifying
Patterns: defining
Transforming; storing; loading
Swatches: swatch libraries, unused colours, specials

Smart Transforming

Blending shapes, steps and distance
Manipulation of a blend path
Envelope distort and applications

Graphic Styles

Applying, breaking and loading
Libraries

Filters

RGB v CMYK
Colour adjustment
Photoshop filters

Effects

Raster considerations
Basic 3d objects, effects and limitations
Distort, warp, scribble etc
Appearance

Transparency

Object transparency
Blending modes
Opacity masking
Blend isolation

Workflow

Viewing by outline
Smart Guides
Output
Exporting
Transparency support
Exporting paths
Best formats for inDesign
Import
File formats
PDFs
Printing: considerations
Custom cropping, page tiling and page tool

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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR COURSES:

• Adobe Illustrator Basic Training
• Adobe Illustrator Intermediate Training
• Adobe Illustrator Advanced Training
  
• Adobe Illustrator Training: For Illustrators
  
• Adobe Illustrator Training: Crash Course
• Adobe Illustrator Training: New Features of Upgrade
  
• Adobe Illustrator Training: Mixed With Other Software
• Adobe Illustrator Bespoke Training
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