Lynda.com - Illustrator CS5 Collection (2011)
Date: 25 June 2011 | Posted by: CortreX
Lynda.com - Illustrator CS5 Collection (2011) | 7.07 GB
Topics include:
* Creating great art using basic tools
* Brushing and building organic artwork
* Scaling and rotating path outlines
* Creating and formatting text
* Drawing articulated paths with the Pen tool
* Combining paths with Pathfinder operations
* Printing and exporting to the web
Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Advanced
In Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Advanced, author and industry expert Deke McClelland teaches how to take advantage of the wide array of dynamic features in Illustrator CS5. This course demonstrates how to apply these features to paths, groups, and editable text to create professional-quality artwork. The course covers Live Trace, Live Paint, and Live Color, as well as symbols, gradients, exporting, and integration with Photoshop. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:
* Tracing a pixel-based image
* Sketching and drawing for Illustrator
* Creating and editing gradients
* Creating multi-colored blends
* Creating seamlessly repeating tile patterns
* Creating interlocking artwork with Live Paint
* Designing advanced type effects
* Recoloring artwork with color harmonies
* Making the most of symbols
* Integrating Illustrator with Photoshop
* Using transparency, blend modes, and opacity masks
Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Mastery
In Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Mastery, the third and final part of the comprehensive Illustrator One-on-One series, author and industry expert Deke McClelland shows how to take advantage of the wide array of dynamic effects in Illustrator CS5. Deke explores Illustrator’s powerful Gradient Mesh feature, great for creating photorealistic airbrushing effects. He also covers graphic styles, the liquify tools, envelope-style distortions, the new Bristle Brushes, 3D text, and perspective drawing. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:
* Working with dynamic effects
* Placing artwork as a Photoshop Smart Object
* Creating and editing a Gradient Mesh
* Distorting artwork with an Envelope Mesh
* Using the Calligraphic, Art, and Scatter Brushes
* Creating an intricate Pattern Brush
* Importing and graphing data
* Creating a complex pictograph
* Drawing and editing a perspective shape
* Working with the new Perspective Grid tool
* Using the 3D Revolve effect
* Creating 3D type with Extrude & Bevel
* Recording and playing automated actions
* Creating great art using basic tools
* Brushing and building organic artwork
* Scaling and rotating path outlines
* Creating and formatting text
* Drawing articulated paths with the Pen tool
* Combining paths with Pathfinder operations
* Printing and exporting to the web
Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Advanced
In Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Advanced, author and industry expert Deke McClelland teaches how to take advantage of the wide array of dynamic features in Illustrator CS5. This course demonstrates how to apply these features to paths, groups, and editable text to create professional-quality artwork. The course covers Live Trace, Live Paint, and Live Color, as well as symbols, gradients, exporting, and integration with Photoshop. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:
* Tracing a pixel-based image
* Sketching and drawing for Illustrator
* Creating and editing gradients
* Creating multi-colored blends
* Creating seamlessly repeating tile patterns
* Creating interlocking artwork with Live Paint
* Designing advanced type effects
* Recoloring artwork with color harmonies
* Making the most of symbols
* Integrating Illustrator with Photoshop
* Using transparency, blend modes, and opacity masks
Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Mastery
In Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Mastery, the third and final part of the comprehensive Illustrator One-on-One series, author and industry expert Deke McClelland shows how to take advantage of the wide array of dynamic effects in Illustrator CS5. Deke explores Illustrator’s powerful Gradient Mesh feature, great for creating photorealistic airbrushing effects. He also covers graphic styles, the liquify tools, envelope-style distortions, the new Bristle Brushes, 3D text, and perspective drawing. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:
* Working with dynamic effects
* Placing artwork as a Photoshop Smart Object
* Creating and editing a Gradient Mesh
* Distorting artwork with an Envelope Mesh
* Using the Calligraphic, Art, and Scatter Brushes
* Creating an intricate Pattern Brush
* Importing and graphing data
* Creating a complex pictograph
* Drawing and editing a perspective shape
* Working with the new Perspective Grid tool
* Using the 3D Revolve effect
* Creating 3D type with Extrude & Bevel
* Recording and playing automated actions
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