This course will helps the students to develops the skills for creating, managing, and editing vector artwork.

Gain a sound introduction to the concepts of vector graphics and their implementation within the design process, and learn best practice approaches, which boost your productivity.

COURSE CONTENT :

Module 1: Workspace

♦ Workspace basics

♦ Customizing the workspace

♦ Tools

♦ Tool galleries

♦ Files and templat

♦ Using multiple art boards

♦ Viewing artwork

♦ Rulers, grids, guides, and crop marks

♦ Undo, Redo

Module 2 : Drawing

♦ Drawing basics

♦ Drawing simple lines and Shapes

♦ Drawing with the Pencil tool

♦ Drawing with the Pen tool

♦ Editing paths

♦ Perspective drawing

♦ Tracing artwork with Live Trace

♦ Manually trace artwork using template layers

♦ Symbols

♦ Drawing flares

Module 3: Color

♦ About color

♦ Selecting colors

♦ Using and creating swatches

♦ Working with color groups

♦ Adjusting colors

♦ Color Panel

Module 4: Painting

♦ About painting

♦ Painting with fills and strokes

♦ Live Paint groups

♦ Brushes

♦ Transparency and blending modes

♦ Gradients

♦ Meshes

♦ Patterns

Module 5: Selecting and arranging objects Tools

♦ Selecting objects

♦ Grouping and expanding objects

♦ Moving, aligning, and distributing objects

♦ Rotating and reflecting objects

♦ Locking, hiding, and deleting objects

♦ Duplicating objects

Module 6: Typing

♦ About type

♦ Creating text

♦ Creating type on a path

♦ Scaling and rotating type

♦ Spelling and language dictionaries

♦ Fonts

♦ Formatting type

♦ Line and character spacing

♦ Character and paragraph styles

Module 7: Reshaping objects

♦ Transforming objects

♦ Scaling, shearing, and distorting objects

♦ Reshape using envelopes

♦ Combining objects

♦ Cutting and dividing objects Clipping masks

♦ Blending objects

♦ Reshaping objects with effects

♦ Creating 3D objects

Module 8: Creating special effects

♦ Working with effects

♦ Drop shadows, glows, and feathering

♦ Creating sketches and mosaics

♦ Graphic styles

Module 9: Creating Web Pages

♦ Web Page Designing

♦ practices for creating web graphics

♦ Slices and images

Module 10 : Printing

♦ Setting up documents for printing

♦ Printing color separations

♦ Printer’s marks and bleed

♦ Printing with color management

♦ Printing gradients, meshes, and color blends

♦ Printing and saving transparent artwork

♦ Overprinting

♦ Print presets

Module 11 : Keyboard shortcuts

♦ Customizing keyboard shortcuts

♦ Default keyboard shortcuts

Duration : 15 hrs

Entry Requirement : Basic Computer Knowledge