Learn themain features of Illustrator CS 2 in one day. Adobe Illustrator CS2 software allows you to create sophisticated artwork for virtually any medium. Industry-standard drawing tools and professional type controls help you capture your ideas and experiment freely, whiletimesaving features such as easier to access options let you work quickly and intuitively.

Course Content

Introduction to the interface
Overview of the Toolbox
Exploration of the palettes
Using the Info Bar
Understanding document
Magnification and views
Setting document preferences
Using the control palette

Drawing tools
An introduction to bézier curves
Understanding how to draw béziers curves and lines using tools
Adding and deleting points
Using keyboard shortcuts to draw more efficiently
Cutting and joining paths using the scissors and knife tool
Using the pencil tool
Using the smooth pencil tool
Using the eraser
Editing paths using the reshape tool

Shapes
Using the rectangle, ellipse, star, polygon and spiral tools
Using smart guides
Manipulating objects
Moving and copying objects
Controlling the stacking order
Using the Pathfinder palette
Grouping and ungrouping
Using the transform tools:
scale, reflect, shear and rotate
Using the transform palette
Locking a point on the proxy box

Colour
Using the colour palette
Creating process colours
Specifying spot colours
Choosing Pantone colours
Using the Swatches palette
Adding and deleting Swatches
Applying fill and stroke colour
Using the gradient tool
Exploring the gradient palette
Creating, editing and customising pattern fills
Exploring the stroke options
Copying colour attributes to different objects
Using the Eyedropper tool
Using the Paintbucket tool
Creating blends
Creating a smooth colour blend
Specifying steps for a blend path
Specifying document colour modes

Type
Creating and editing type
Formatting type to include typeface, type size, type style,
leading and kerning
Creating, editing and formatting text on a path
Creating and manipulating outline type
Using the type area tool