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Adobe Illustrator CS3 - One Day Intermediate training— Bespoke

Adobe Illustrator CS3 is the latest version of Adobe's industry standard vector-based illustrating tool and with the likely demise of Freehand it looks set to retain its crown for some time. It is used by graphic designers throughout the world to create a vast variety of different media including illustrations, package designs, leaflets & flyers, web graphics & animations, notice boards, billboards, and many other graphic objects. Mastering the basics then means you'll be able to produce an almost endless scope of graphic designs.

Adobe Illustrator CS3 adds some great new features that beginners can start using straight away such as Control palette, Adobe Bridge, Live Trace and expanded export options.

By the end of this one day intermediate course for beginners, you will have refreshed your knowledge of the features in CS3 and developed your understanding of the more advanced features and tools of Adobe Illustrator CS3.

(This course is also available as a two day course which provides sufficient time to cover the features in a more complete manner and allows more time for experimenting and creating completed designs.)

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Adobe Illustrator CS3 - One Day Intermediate training Outline

The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.

The Illustrator Interface (Enhanced in CS3)
-Exploring panels and workspaces
-Using the Control Panel
-Navigation
-Smart Guides
-Preview Options
-Grids and Guides
-The Bounding Box
-Panels
-Libraries (New in CS3)

Drawing and Selection Essentials
-Draw Paths with the Pen Tool
-Shape Tools
-The Seletion Tools (Enhanced in CS3)
-Methods of Selection
-Shapes
-Duplicate Objects
-Mastering the Pen Tool
-The Pencil tool

Path Editing (Enhanced in CS3)
-Editing Anchor Points (Enhanced in CS3)
-Compound Shapes
-Pathfinder Options
-Eraser tool (New in CS3)

-Manipulating and Editing Paths
-Outlining Strokes
-Path Options

Appearances
-The Appearance Panel
-Object Attributes
-Multiple attributes
-Applying Live Effects
-Graphic Styles
-Appearance Panel settings

Working with Groups and Layers
-Defining groups
-Editing groups
-Working with layers
-Layers and object hierarchy

Advanced Drawing and Path Editing
-Creating Live Paint groups
-Detecting gaps in Live Paint groups
-Path editing with Live Paint
-Using Offset Path
-Dividing an object into a grid
-Cleaning up errant paths

Working with Colour (Enhanced in CS3)
-Defining swatches (Enhanced in CS3)
-Creating swatch groups and libraries
-Working with gradients
-Working with patterns
-Using the Color Guide (Enhanced in CS3)
-Live Colour (New in CS3)
-Finding colours with kuler (New in CS3)
-Modifying colour in artwork

Object Transformation and Positioning
-Moving and copying objects
-Rotating and scaling objects
-Reflecting and skewing objects
-Using the Free Transform tool
-Using the Transform panel
-Repeating transformations
-Using the Transform Each function
-Aligning objects
-Distributing objects

Brushes
-Creating a calligraphic brush
-Creating a scatter brush
-Creating an art brush
-Creating a pattern brush

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Working with Masks
-Using layer clipping masks
-Creating opacity masks

Using Symbols
-Defining and editing symbols
-Editing symbols

Applying Filters and Live Effects
-Minding your resolution settings
-Applying the 3D Extrude & Bevel effect
-Applying the 3D Revolve effects
-Mapping artwork to 3D objects
-Transforming Effects
-Using the Stylize effects
-Using the Scribble effect
-Using the Warp effect

Advanced Text Editing
-Creating and using paragraph styles
-Creating and using character styles
-Taking advantage of OpenType fonts
-Using the Glyphs panel
-Wrapping text around objects
-Checking spelling
-Using the Change Case function
-Setting tabs and leaders
-Dealing with legacy text

Designing for the Web
-Using Pixel Preview
-Specifying web slicing
-Optimizing web graphics
-Integration with Adobe Flash (Enhanced in CS3)
-Creating simple animations

Creating Blends
-Creating a basic blend
-Using a blend to create an airbrush effect
-Using a blend to create an animation
-Using a blend to evenly distribute objects

Working with Images
-Placing images
-Using the Links panel
-The Edit Original workflow
-Live Trace
-Rasterizing artwork

Specialised Tasks
-Creating graphs
-Using Gradient Mesh
-Using Envelope Warps
-The Liquify Distortion tools

Saving and Printing
-Saving your Illustrator document
-Printing your Illustrator document
-Using the Crop Area tool (New in CS3)
-Setting up page tiling

Working with Other Programs
-Exporting files for use in QuarkXPress
-Exporting files for use in InDesign
-Exporting files for use in Word/Excel/PowerPoint
-Exporting files for use in Photoshop
-Exporting files for use in Flash
-Exporting files for use in After Effects


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Advantages of learning Adobe Illustrator CS3 with XChangeTraining

-Our Illustrator CS3 trainers are experienced design professionals with excellent knowledge off all aspects of graphic design from creating artwork to guaranteeing successful output.
-It's bespoke and solutions based: before you come to XChange Training we agree the course content with you based on your needs.
-We take the time to work specifically on any files you bring along to the course, ensuring that you see benefits to your workflow immediately.
-XChange training focuses on real tasks that reflect how the software is used in professional situations.
-On-site and off-site training is available for the whole UK.
-Free email support service for 3 months after course.
-We get consistently good feedback from our clients.
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Training Pricing

On-site course pricing
Prices include a set of course notes per trainee, 3 months telephone and/or e-mail support service after the course and all refreshments including a light lunch if held at the training centre.

For training courses outside of London a standard return train fare and/or taxi fare may be applicable.

Training centre pricing
Pricing for training at the Britton Street facility:
1 person £429 for a 1 day course*
2 people £529 for a 1 day course*
3 people £629 for a 1 day course
4 people £729 for a 1 day course
5 people £829 for a 1 day course
6 people £929 for a 1 day course
All prices subject to VAT

 

Training Centre address
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Clerkenwell, London
EC1M 5NQ

Tel: 020 7490 4455
Email: info@xchangetraining.co.uk

* For courses held outside of London for less than 3 trainees, there is an additional charge of £75, plus a standard return train fare and/or taxi fare may be applicable.

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