Illustrator CS6: Essentials


Illustrator CS6 essentials

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With OTCAs for Adobe Illustrator CS6 Essentials, host Brian Maffitt delivers a definitive introduction to Adobe's venerable graphics workhorse.

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Product Description

With OTCAs for Adobe Illustrator CS6 Essentials, host Brian Maffitt delivers a definitive introduction to Adobe’s venerable graphics workhorse.

 

With OTCAs for Adobe Illustrator CS6 Essentials, host Brian Maffitt delivers a definitive introduction to Adobe’s venerable graphics workhorse. Discover the essential tools and powerful features that make Illustrator a favorite among design profession

You’ll learn essential keyboard shortcuts, techniques for streamlining your workflow, and tips that Brian has learned after decades of working with the program.

By the time you are done watching this series you will have a deep understanding of the fundamental functionality of Illustrator, especially with features (such as the pen tool and Adobe’s Type Engine) that are universal to other Adobe applications.

 

Highlights

Text Refinements

Gradient Paths

Interface Improvements

Pattern creation

Entry Requirements
Basic English reading and writing skills, as full tutor support is given.

Whats Included
Learning documentation, Online Resources and Tutor support for 2 years.

Course Study Format
Course will be delivered online.

Courseware Support
The biggest advantage of studying with us is that using your unique student account, you can immediately access the course materials online and submit all the question papers to the tutor online. On submission of question papers, you will immediately, receives the email containing the results and feedback.

Study Hours
Study hour is dependent upon the dedication and grasp towards the learning concepts mentioned in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to the tutor.

Learning Hours
Approximately 300 hours.

Assessment Method

The Examination:
The course is examined in below components:

Examination Paper 1 Unit 1 Introduction to Financial Accounting
This paper is one hour and thirty minutes in length and the marks provide 50% of the overall marks of the course, AS, and 25% of A Level. There are four compulsory questions.

Examination Paper 2 Unit 2 Financial and Management Accounting
This paper is one hour and thirty minutes in length and the marks provide 50% of the overall marks of the course, AS, and 25% of A Level. There are four compulsory questions.

Examination Paper 3 Unit 3 Further Aspects of Financial Accounting
This paper is two hours in length and the marks provide 25% of A Level. There are four compulsory questions.

Examination Paper 4 Unit 4 Further Aspects of Management Accounting
This paper is two hours in length and the marks provide 25% of A Level. There are four compulsory questions.

Exams would need to be carried out at an approved examination centre. Please contact us for assistance.

Exams
Exam vouchers supplied with our courses must be used within the duration of your course. Exam Vouchers become invalid once the course has expired.

ILLUSTRATOR INTERFACE & SETUP (38 min)
Opening Documents
Working with Multipls Documents
Zooming & Panning
Exploring the Menus & the Toolbar
Exploring the Panels
Vector vs. Raster & Working with Different File Types
Setting UI Brightness

DOCUMENT SETUP & ARTBOARDS (30 min)
Creating a New Document & Setting Preferences
Introducing the Artboard Tool
Working in a Video Preset
Setting Up Multiple Artboards
Using Multiple Artboards
Overlapping Artboards

CREATING OBJECTS (34 min)
Locking a Selection, Enabling Smart Guides & Setting Up the Ruler
Drawing a Rectangle & Using Keyboard Shortcuts
Drawing a Rounded Rectangle & an Ellipse
Drawing a Polygon, a Star & a Flare
Drawing Lines, Arcs, Spirals & Grids
Editing Shapes with the Direct Selection Tool

THE ADOBE PEN TOOL (36 min)
The Pen Tool Explained
Pen Tool Basics
Drawing Shapes with Bezier Points
Adding, Deleting & Converting Anchor Points
Using Bezier Controls to Draw a Heart Shape
Tracing an Image with the Pen Tool

GROUPS, LAYERS & TRANSFORMATIONS (43 min)
Understanding Object Hierarchy
Changing Object Stacking Order
Grouping Objects
Performing Basic Transformations
Transform Strokes, the Transform Panel & Transform Multiple Objects
Using the Transform Each Command & Isolation Mode
Using the Transform Tools & Resizing the Artboard & Its Content

COLORS & COLOR SPACES (29 min)
Basic Fills & Strokes
The Color Panel & the Eyedropper Tool
RGB vs. CMYK
Color Spaces & Adjusting the Appearance of Black

SWATCHES, GRADIENTS & PATTERNS (38 min)
The Swatches Panel
Loading a Swatch Library
The Basics of Gradients
Saving & Editing Gradients
Gradient Recommendations
Creating & Working with Patterns

STROKES, EFFECTS & APPEARANCE (39 min)
Stroking a Path via the Control Panel
Using the Stroke Panel
Modifying Corner Type, Stroke Alignment & Corner Limit
Using the Appearance Panel & the Offset Path Command
Using the Appearance Panel to Recreate Artwork
Applying a Gradient Stroke, Editing Effects, Saving & Applying Graphic Styles

AUTOMATING SHAPES & COLORS (37 min)
Using the Shape Builder Tool
Recoloring Artwork Automatically
Aligning, Distributing & Averaging Shapes
Using the Blend Tool
Using the Transform Again Command
The Pathfinder Panel
Creating a Gear

THE ADOBE TYPE ENGINE (55:49 min)
Working with Point Text
Area Text vs. Point Text
Using the Character Panel
Using Keyboard Shortcuts in the Character Panel
Styling Document Text
Adjusting Leading with Keyboard Shortcuts
Fine Text Adjustments & Placing Area Text
Flowing & Formatting Area Text
Type on a Path & the Glyphs Panel

SAVING & SHARING YOUR WORK (22:57 min)
Saving Your Files
Exporting & Creating PDFs for Print
Setting Basic Printing Options
Using the Save for Web Command & Making Art Pixel-Perfect

Job Prospects
Become fully trained and substantially improve your chances of employment or earn more money!

Skills Assessments
Test yourself and receive a certificate online. Multiple choice or fill in the blanks style questioning helps you remember and learn.

Certificates
Upon completion of the course, you can download the completion certificate as well as any other qualifications you have been awarded.

Interactive simulations
Feel like you are actually using the software you are being trained about in the added security of our learning environment.

Printable reference guides and exercises
Every chapter has its own hands on exercises for you to carry out to help you gain essential experience. You also have automatic glossary and search features to help you use the course as a ‘quick reference’ guide.

Course Completion Certificate

*Please note, unless stated otherwise or included in package, our online courses only offer course completion certificates ( £10 fee) and in all cases official testing (at a charge made by testing centre) is required to gain officially certified recognised qualifications.

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Unless otherwise specified, official exams are not included.