Duration:
One day
Description:
Illustrator CS6: Advanced, ACE Edition, is part of a two-course ILT series that will help students prepare for the Adobe Certified Expert exam for
Illustrator CS6. In this course, students will learn advanced techniques for streamlining workflow when creating vector graphics. Students will learn how
to create reusable art and pixel-perfect web graphics, slicing, and HTML effects, as well as how to save to scalable formats. They’ll use transparency,
masks and blends to apply opacity values, trace a raster image into a vector graphic, wrap text to a path, and apply effects to manipulate shapes. Finally,
they’ll learn how to manage color settings, color separations, and print specifications.
Data disc available separately. See ISBN 978-1-4260-3778-8.
Table Of Contents:
Unit 1: Customizing the Workspace
Topic A: Using workspaces
Topic B: Using multiple artboards
Unit 2: Using symbols
Topic A: Understanding pixel-aligned paths
Topic B: Working with Symbols
Topic C: Symbolism tools and sets
Unit 3: Creating Web graphics
Topic A: Pixel perfect
Topic B: Utilizing slices and image maps
Topic C: Utilizing SVG
Topic D: Creating animations
Unit 4: Using Color tools
Topic A: Color Groups
Topic B: The Kuler panel
Topic C: Pantone Plus libraries
Topic D: Color adjustments
Unit 5: Painting tools
Topic A: Creating and using brushes
Topic B: Creating and using patterns
Topic C: Transparency and blending modes
Topic D: Creating and using meshes
Unit 6: Working with Images
Topic A: Using Image Trace
Topic B: Perspective drawing
Unit 7: Type styles & effects
Topic A: Creating type on a path
Topic B: Scaling and rotating type
Topic C: Working with fonts
Unit 8: Creating special effects
Topic A: Working with effects
Topic B: Exploring Stylize effects
Topic C: Creating and applying graphic styles
Unit 9: Printing
Topic A: Setting up documents for printing
Topic B: Preparing artwork for printing
Topic C: Printing transparent artwork
Topic D: Overprinting, trapping, and presets
Appendix A: ACE exam objectives map
Topic A: Comprehensive exam objectives