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Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Smith is Vice President of American Graphics Institute and the author of numerous books on Adobe products. She is a member of the AGI Creative Team, which develops and delivers training programs for creative, marketing, and communications professionals through the American Graphics Institute. Klappentext A complete training package lets you learn Adobe Illustrator CC at your own speedAdobe Illustrator is the leading drawing and illustration software used to create artwork for a variety of media. This book-and-DVD package provides 13 self-paced lessons that get you up to speed on the latest version of Illustrator (Creative Cloud). Step-by-step instructions in the full-color book are supported by video tutorials on the DVD. Together, these tools will help you learn Adobe Illustrator basics, essential skills, and all the new capabilities in Illustrator CC--in no time.* Includes step-by-step instructions in a book-and-DVD training package* Features expert instructors who guide you through 13 lessons that prepare you to create fabulous artwork with Illustrator* Covers beginning through intermediate-level skillsIllustrator CC Digital Classroom is like having your own personal tutor to help you learn the latest version of Illustrator.Note: DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase. Zusammenfassung A complete training package lets you learn Adobe Illustrator CC at your own speed Adobe Illustrator is the leading drawing and illustration software used to create artwork for a variety of media. Inhaltsverzeichnis Starting UpAbout Illustrator Digital Classroom 1Prerequisites 1System requirements 1Starting Adobe Illustrator CC 2Loading lesson files 5Working with the video tutorials 6Setting up for viewing the video tutorials 6Viewing the video tutorials with the Adobe Flash Player 6Additional resources 7Lesson 1: Adobe Illustrator CC JumpstartStarting up 9The project 10Setting up the Artboard 12Creating the background shape 13Combining shapes 14Using the new Kuler panel 15Applying a fill and stroke 16Creating the smaller combined shape 17Applying color and effects 18Cloning the small shape 20Aligning and distributing the shapes 22Adding text 23Applying the Warp effect 24Adding text to the small shape areas 25Distorting a shape 27Importing an image 29Adding lines of text 30Using the new Touch Type tool 35Self study 36Review 36Lesson 2: Getting to Know the WorkspaceStarting up 37Opening Illustrator 38Exploring the Illustrator CC interface 39Choosing a workspace 40Opening a file 41The document window 43Using Artboards 43Navigating multiple Artboards 43Using the Artboards panel 44Creating new Artboards 46Switching screen modes 47Changing your view 48Preview versus Outlines 48Zooming and scrolling 49Scrolling with the Hand tool 53Changing views with the Navigator panel 54The Tools panel 55Using tools and panels 56The Control panel 60Moving the Control panel 61Panel groups and the dock 62Custom workspaces 65Saving workspaces 65Using the Manage Workspaces dialog box 66Customizing keyboard shortcuts 67Default shortcuts 67Custom shortcuts 68Saving shortcut sets 70Deleting shortcut sets 71Self study 71Review 72Lesson 3: Illustrator CC EssentialsStarting up 73Using the shape tools 74Repositioning and visually resizing the rectangle 76Finding or changing the shape's dimensions using the Transform panel 77Rotating and shearing using the Transform panel 78Constraining a shape 79Entering exact dimensions 80Selecting artwork 82Helpful keyboard shortcuts for selections 82The selection tools 82Using shape and transform tools to create artwork 87Using the transform tools 87Adding a fill color 89Entering a shape size in the Transform pa...
