Adobe® Illustrator® CS6 Classroom in a Book® · the Official Training Workbook From Adobe Systems (Forrest Harper's Library) by Adobe Creative Team -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Getting Started

About Classroom in a Book Prerequisites Installing the program Fonts used in this book Copying the Classroom in a Book files To install the Classroom in a Book files Restoring default preferences To save current Illustrator preferences To delete current Illustrator preferences To restore saved preferences after completing the lessons Additional resources Adobe certification Checking for updates

What’s New in Adobe Illustrator CS6

Efficient, flexible interface Adjustable user interface brightness Image Trace Pattern creation Mercury Performance System Gradients on strokes Other enhancements

A Quick Tour of Adobe Illustrator CS6

Lesson overview Getting started Working with artboards Drawing shapes and lines Applying color Working with the Shape Builder tool Working with the Width tool Creating and editing gradients Placing Adobe Photoshop images in Illustrator Using Image Trace Working with the Color Guide panel Creating and applying a pattern Working with type Working with drawing modes Working with brushes Using the Appearance panel and effects Working with strokes Aligning content Working with perspective Working with symbols

1 Getting to Know the Work Area

Lesson overview Getting started Understanding the workspace Adjusting the user interface brightness Working with the Tools panel Exploring the Control panel Working with panels Resetting and saving your workspace Using panel menus Changing the view of artwork Using the view commands Using the Zoom tool Scrolling through a document Viewing artwork Navigating multiple artboards Using the Navigator panel Understanding rulers Arranging multiple documents Exploring document groups Finding resources for using Illustrator

2 Selecting and Aligning

Lesson overview Getting started Selecting objects Using the Selection tool Using the Direct Selection tool Creating selections with a marquee Creating selections with the Magic Wand tool Selecting similar objects Aligning objects Aligning objects to each other Aligning to a key object Aligning points Distributing objects Aligning to the artboard Working with groups Grouping items Working in Isolation mode Adding to a group Exploring object arrangement Arranging objects Selecting objects behind Hiding objects Applying selection techniques

3 Creating and Editing Shapes

Lesson overview Getting started Creating a new document Working with basic shapes Understanding drawing modes Creating rectangles Creating rounded rectangles Creating ellipses Creating polygons Working with Draw Behind mode Creating stars Changing stroke width and alignment Working with line segments Joining paths Using the Width tool Outlining strokes Combining and editing shapes Working with the Shape Builder tool Working with Pathfinder effects Working with shape modes Using Draw Inside mode Editing content drawn inside Using the Eraser tool Using Image Trace to create shapes Cleaning up traced artwork

4 Transforming Objects

Lesson overview Getting started Working with artboards Adding artboards to the document Editing artboards Renaming artboards Reordering artboards Transforming content Working with rulers and guides Scaling objects Reflecting objects Rotating objects Distorting objects Shearing objects Positioning objects precisely Changing perspective Applying multiple transformations Using the Free Distort effect

5 Drawing with the Pen and Pencil Tools

Lesson overview Getting started Starting with the Pen tool Creating straight lines Creating curved paths Building a curve Converting smooth points to corner points Creating the violin illustration Drawing curves Selecting a curved path Drawing a curved path Drawing a closed path with curves Drawing the violin shape Creating the strings Splitting a path Adding arrowheads Creating a dashed line Editing curves Deleting and adding anchor points Converting between smooth points and corner points Drawing with the Pencil tool Editing with the Pencil tool Finishing the violin illustration Assembling the parts Painting the artwork

6 Color and Painting

Lesson overview Getting started Understanding color Color modes Understanding the color controls Creating color Building and saving a custom color Editing a swatch Using Illustrator swatch libraries Creating a spot color Using the Color Picker Creating and saving a tint of a color Copying appearance attributes Creating color groups Working with the Color Guide panel Editing a color group Editing colors in artwork Working with the Kuler panel Assigning colors to your artwork Adjusting colors Painting with patterns Applying existing patterns Creating your own pattern Applying a pattern Editing a pattern Working with Live Paint Creating a Live Paint group Editing Live Paint regions Working with gap options

7 Working with Type

Lesson overview Getting started Working with type Creating point type Creating area type Importing a plain text file Working with overflow text and text reflow Threading text Creating columns of text Formatting type Changing the font size Changing the font color Changing additional text attributes Working with glyphs Resizing type objects Changing paragraph attributes Creating and applying text styles Creating and applying a paragraph style Editing a paragraph style Sampling text formatting Creating and applying a character style Editing a character style Reshaping text with a preset envelope warp Reshaping text with an object warp Wrapping text around an object Creating text on an open path Creating text on closed paths Creating text outlines

8 Working with Layers

Lesson overview Getting started Creating layers Selecting and moving objects and layers Duplicating layer content Moving layers Locking layers Viewing layers Pasting layers Creating a clipping mask Merging layers Locating layers Applying appearance attributes to layers Isolating layers

9 Working with Perspective Drawing

Lesson overview Getting started Understanding perspective Understanding the Perspective Grid Working with the Perspective Grid Using a preset grid Editing the Perspective Grid Drawing objects in perspective Selecting and transforming objects in perspective Attaching content to perspective Editing planes and objects together Adding and editing text in perspective Working with symbols in perspective Adding symbols to the Perspective Grid Transforming symbols in perspective Releasing content from perspective Working with the horizontal plane

10 Blending Colors and Shapes

Lesson overview Getting started Working with gradients Creating and applying a linear gradient to a fill Adjusting the direction and angle of a gradient fill Applying a gradient to a stroke Editing a gradient on a stroke Creating and applying a radial gradient Editing the radial gradient colors Adjusting the radial gradient Applying gradients to multiple objects Exploring other methods for editing gradient colors Adding transparency to gradients Working with blended objects Creating a blend with specified steps Modifying a blend Creating and editing smooth color blends

11 Working with Brushes

Lesson overview Getting started Working with brushes Using Calligraphic brushes Editing a brush Using a fill color with brushes Removing a brush stroke Using Art brushes Drawing with the Paintbrush tool Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool Creating an Art brush Editing an Art brush Using Bristle brushes Changing Bristle brush options Painting with a Bristle brush Using Pattern brushes Creating a Pattern brush Applying a Pattern brush Changing the color attributes of brushes Changing a brush color using Tints colorization Changing the brush color using Hue Shift colorization Working with the Blob Brush tool Drawing with the Blob Brush tool Merging paths with the Blob Brush tool Editing with the Eraser tool

12 Applying Effects

Lesson overview Getting started Using live effects Applying an effect Editing an effect Styling text with effects Editing shapes with a Pathfinder effect Applying the Offset Path effect Working with a 3D effect Creating a revolved object Changing the lighting of a 3D object Mapping a symbol to the 3D artwork

13 Applying Appearance Attributes and Graphic Styles

Lesson overview Getting started Using appearance attributes Editing and adding appearance attributes Adding another stroke Adding another fill Reordering appearance attributes Applying an appearance to a layer Using graphic styles Creating and saving a graphic style Applying a graphic style to an object Replacing graphic style attributes Applying a graphic style to a layer Editing a graphic style applied to a layer Applying an existing graphic style Applying multiple graphic styles Applying a graphic style to text Copying and removing graphic styles Creating web graphics Aligning content to the pixel grid Slicing content Selecting and editing slices Using the Save For Web command

14 Working with Symbols

Lesson overview Getting started Working with symbols Using existing Illustrator symbol libraries Creating symbols Editing a symbol Replacing symbols Breaking a link to a symbol Editing symbol options Working with the Symbolism tools Spraying symbol instances Editing symbols with the Symbolism tools Copying and editing symbol sets Storing and retrieving artwork in the Symbols panel Mapping a symbol to 3D artwork Working with symbols and Flash integration

15 Combining Illustrator CS6 Graphics with Other Adobe Applications

Lesson overview Getting started Working with Adobe Bridge Combining artwork Vector versus bitmap graphics Placing Photoshop files Placing a Photoshop file Transforming a placed image Embedding a Photoshop image with layer comps Applying color edits to a placed image Masking an image Applying a simple clipping mask to an image Editing a mask Masking an object with a shape Masking an object with multiple shapes Creating an opacity mask Editing an opacity mask Sampling colors in placed images Working with image links Finding link information Replacing a linked image Exporting a layered file to Photoshop Illustrator and Adobe InDesign, Adobe Muse, Adobe Fireworks, and Adobe Flash

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