AG403 - Advanced Applications of Illustrator

Course Description

This course presents advanced techniques using Illustrator, as you plan, design, and execute one project throughout the day. Topics include making curved gradations of color, masking type with a Photoshop file, creating interlocked stroked objects, and creating faded lines. Other topics include constructing grids, 3-D objects, and transparent shadows. Learn to use filters and brushes on paths and shapes, import Photoshop layer comps, and optimize graphics for the Web.

By the end of the course, you will be able to: 

• Using multiple artboards 

• Creating a grid 

• Importing text and images 

• Drawing three-dimensional boxes 

• Creating curved blends 

• Using the Pathfinder and interlocking shapes and letters 

• Layering letterforms 

• Using effects with text and shapes, including drop shadows 

• Type masking and transparent type 

• Applying Beveling 

• Creating a painted effect 

• Working with the Perspective Grid 

• Using Symbols and Graphic Styles 

• Applying Color Guides and Live Color 

• Saving for the Web 

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Electronic Art and Publishing Certificate : Graphics