Adobe Illustrator CS4 Tutorials


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Create illustrations on multiple art boards, experience a new way of working with the Blob Brush and take even greater control of your gradients with the revamped Gradient Tool. Adobe Illustrator CS4’s improved interface and tools help you take your creativity to the next level. Professional illustrator, television animation art director and writer Dwayne Ferguson takes you on an in-depth look at Illustrator CS4. Work files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.

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Introduction
	New in Illustrator CS4	(02:04)
	System Requirements	(03:22)
Interface
	Document Window	(03:36)
	Document Profiles	(02:42)
	Multiple Artboards	(03:40)
	The Tools Panel	(04:06)
	Menus & Panels	(04:47)
	Navigation	(03:25)
	Workspaces	(03:04)
	Libraries	(02:27)
	Shortcuts	(02:47)
	He\|p	(03:55)
Selections
	Selections	(02:24)
	Group & Ungroup	(04:06)
	Stacking Order	(03:03)
	Artboard Tool	(03:34)
	Isolation Mode	(04:09)
Drawing
	Raster vs. Vector	(03:15)
	Shapes	(04:36)
	Polygons	(03:09)
	Pencil & Eraser	(05:08)
	Tracing	(03:33)
Pen & Paths
	Anchor Points	(03:55)
	Handles	(03:54)
	Pathfinder	(04:49)
	Compound Shapes	(04:17)
	Preferences	(06:02)
Color
	Swatches	(03:49)
	Stroke & Fill	(03:31)
	Swatch Libraries	(03:32)
	Dots & Dashes	(02:52)
	Color Palettes	(02:39)
	Create Swatches	(04:21)
	Sample Color	(02:44)
	Live Paint	(03:43)
	Live Color	(03:40)
Gradients
	Gradient Tool pt. 1	(03:57)
	Gradient Tool pt. 2	(05:19)
Measurements
	Rulers	(02:48)
	Grids	(03:04)
	Smart Guides	(02:32)
	Lasso Tools	(03:29)
	Graphs	(03:28)
Type
	Point & Area Type	(03:38)
	Fonts & Colors	(04:18)
	Type on a Path	(03:19)
	Glyphs	(03:21)
	Outlines	(03:28)
	Editing Tools	(05:24)
	Spell Check	(04:52)
Layers
	Understand Layers	(02:45)
	Add & Delete	(02:54)
	Layer Options	(04:23)
	Transparency	(03:41)
	Blend Modes	(04:48)
	Templates	(02:59)
Blends & Meshes
	Create a Blend	(03:06)
	Gradient Mesh	(04:33)
Masks
	Opacity Masks	(03:17)
	Clipping Masks	(03:29)
Brushes
	Blob Brush pt. 1	(03:17)
	Blob Brush pt. 2	(04:14)
	Art Brushes	(03:04)
	Scatter Brushes	(04:10)
	Pattern Brushes	(05:00)
	Calligraphic Brushes	(03:27)
Filters & Effects
	Filter Types	(02:49)
	3D	(03:25)
	Distort	(03:01)
	Stylize	(03:45)
	Warp	(02:43)
	Photoshop Filters	(03:36)
	Blurs	(02:49)
	Effect Gallery	(03:14)
	Envelope Distort	(02:54)
Transformation Tools
	Transform Panel	(04:51)
	Free Transform	(02:41)
	Alignment Tools	(03:40)
	Distribution Tools	(02:30)
	Repeat Transform	(03:53)
Symbols
	Symbol Library	(02:26)
	Edit Symbols	(02:49)
	Create Symbols	(03:40)
CS4 Applications Integration
	Work with Flash	(04:59)
	Work with Photoshop	(05:16)
	Work with InDesign	(03:54)
Appearances
	Attributes	(03:05)
	Styles	(02:35)
	Live Effects	(03:00)
Saving & Exporting
	Save Documents	(03:51)
	Export to Photoshop	(04:21)
	File Formats	(02:49)
Output
	Printing	(03:01)
	PDF	(03:53)
Project: Hot Air Balloon Race
	Project Overview	(01:58)
	Scan Sketch	(04:33)
	Place Sketch	(03:38)
	Sky & Clouds	(05:04)
	Trees & Hills	(06:37)
	Arranging Layers	(04:40)
	Balloons	(04:01)
	Basket & Ropes	(03:16)
	Details pt. 1	(03:53)
	Details pt. 2	(03:49)
	Details pt. 3	(04:46)
Project: Go! Detergent Logo
	Project Overview	(02:23)
	Research	(02:17)
	Brainstorm	(04:37)
	Sketch	(06:16)
	Stroke	(05:11)
	Trace	(06:57)
	Letters	(05:34)
	Colors	(04:39)
	Details	(05:53)
Project: Go 3d
	Project Overview	(01:14)
	Go 3D pt. 1	(03:31)
	Go 3D pt. 2	(03:17)
Wrap Up
	Review / Final Thoughts	(03:42)
Credits
	About the Author	(02:06)

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Title:	Adobe Illustrator CS4
Author:	Dwayne Ferguson
SKU:	33974
ISBN:	1-935320-35-1
Duration:	7.5 hrs / 119 Lessons
Compatibility:	Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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Adobe Illustrator CS4 Tutorials

Introduction

Interface

Selections

Drawing

Pen & Paths

Color

Gradients

Measurements

Type

Layers

Blends & Meshes

Masks

Brushes

Filters & Effects

Transformation Tools

Symbols

CS4 Applications Integration

Appearances

Saving & Exporting

Output

Project: Hot Air Balloon Race

Project: Go! Detergent Logo

Project: Go 3d

Wrap Up

Credits