Illustrator CS4: Basic Course Code: CT12-680 Outline Getting started The Illustrator environment Navigation Adobe Help Creating a simple illustration Creating a document Creating basic shapes Manipulating shapes Exporting an illustration Applying basic color Applying color Stroke options The Eyedropper tool Drawing paths Raster images Basic drawing Selecting and editing paths Working with text Adding text Altering text Using layers Creating layers Manipulating layers Working with fills and colors Swatch libraries Gradients Transparency Adjusting typography Flowing type Formatting text Editing text After completing this course, students will know how to: Start Illustrator and explore the Illustrator environment, magnify and navigate a document, and use Adobe Help. Create and save a document, draw basic shapes, manipulate basic shapes to make complex shapes, and export an illustration. Set fill and stroke colors for shapes, set basic stroke options, and use the Eyedropper tool to sample colors. Embed raster images in an Illustrator document for the purpose of tracing them, draw shapes and paths with the Pencil and Pen tools, and select and edit paths. Use text tools to insert text into illustrations, manipulate text, and convert type to outlined shapes. Create layers and organize them in the Layers panel, assign objects to layers, rename layers, duplicate layers, and delete layers. Open, import, and export swatch libraries, create and adjust gradients, and adjust transparency for items. Flow type through linked type containers, wrap text around items, set tabs, insert special characters, use character and paragraph styles, check spelling, find and replace text in a document, and replace fonts in a document. Contact The Fourth R

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