Overview
Adobe Illustrator CS6 is the industry-standard vector graphics software which is used worldwide by designers of various industries to create digital graphics, illustrations and typography for all kinds of media: print, web, interactive, film and mobile. Adobe Illustrator CS6 gives designers the creative edge and flexibility to utilize the drawing and typography tools to create vector art such as:
- Graphics
- Illustrations
- Logos
- Typography
Learn and master Adobe Illustrator CS6 with ITEL hands-on training courses. Our Adobe Illustrator CS6 classes are tasked-based and focus on real world uses and challenges that individuals faced in their day-to-day work environments.
Illustrator CS6 – Level 1
In this course, participants will learn to create “drawn” graphics, integrating content form other CS6 domains (such as photo-oriented graphics and animation, which belongs to Photoshop and Flash).
Illustrator CS6 – Level 2
In this course, participants will learn to create complex artwork using advanced tools, options, and effects to prepare artwork for commercial printing and save it for the Web. Students will draw complex illustrations, and enhance them using various painting options.
Prerequisites
Illustrator CS6 – Level 1
Participants who wish to take up Illustrator CS6 – Level 1 should meet the following requirements:
- Familiarity with basic functions of the computer’s operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with Windows
- Familiarity with basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, etc.
- Familiarity with basic design terminology, such as palette, color mode, shapes, text, and paths is highly recommended
Illustrator CS6 – Level 2
Participants who wish to take up Illustrator CS6 – Level 2 should meet the following requirements:
- Illustrator CS6 – Level 1
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Course Outline Illustrator CS6 - Level 1
- Evaluate Graphics Scalability
- Navigate, View, and Measure Graphics
- Customize the User Interface
- Create Documents
- Save Documents
- Draw Basic Shapes
- Draw Paths
- Modify Paths
- Insert Text
- Flow Text on a Path
- Insert Bounded Text
- Thread Text
- Apply Text Styles
- Insert Typographical Characters
- Import and Link Graphics
- After the Appearance of Objects
- Apply Strokes
- Fill Shapes
- Apply Gradients
- Apply Graphic Styles
- Distort Text with Text Envelopes
- Update Text
- Wrap Text
- Hyphenate Text
- Optimize Content for Print
- Optimize Content for the Web
- Optimize Content for PDF Documents
Course Outline Illustrator CS6 - Level 2
- Set User Interface Preferences
- Work with the Grid and Guides
- Manage Workspaces
- Combine Objects to Create Complex Illustrations
- Work with Layers
- Create a Perspective Drawing
- Trace Artwork
- Paint Objects with Fills, Strokes, and Gradients
- Paint Objects Using Live Paint Groups
- Paint with Custom Brushes
- Manage Colors
- Customize Swatches
- Manage Color Groups
- Access Pantone Plus Color Libraries
- Set Character Formats
- Apply Advanced Formatting Options to Type
- Adjust Hyphenation
- Apply Effects to an Object
- Create Graphic Styles
- Apply a Blend to an Object
- Apply a Mask to an Object
- Create Symbols
- Set Up Artwork for Printing
- Prepare Transparent Artwork for Printing
- Manage Colors in Printing
- Create Slices and Image Maps
- Save Artwork in the SVG Format
- Save Graphics for the Web
