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Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tutorials

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Adobe® Illustrator® CS3 is the premiere illustration and design tool for graphic artists. Its tight integration with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign and even Adobe After Effects facilitates easier and faster workflows in print, the web and even video and film. This tutorial, by VTC author and Professional Illustrator, Dwayne Ferguson, will introduce users to the tools and operations available in Illustrator CS3. User will then practice what they have learned by creating two exciting projects. Work Files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the movie links.

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Introduction
Workflow Demonstration (04:54)
New in Illustrator CS3 (03:58)
System Requirements (02:48)
Peripheral Devices (02:29)
Interface
The Welcome Screen (03:39)
Document Window (03:33)
Document Profiles (03:09)
The Tools Panel (03:58)
Menus and Panels (03:36)
The Control Panel (03:15)
Navigation (03:46)
Workspaces (03:12)
Libraries (01:49)
Shortcuts (03:40)
Help (04:02)
Selections
Selections (03:25)
Group and Ungroup (02:37)
Stacking Order (03:24)
Crop (03:33)
Isolation Mode (02:58)
Drawing
Drawing Tools (03:20)
Raster vs. Vector (03:26)
Shapes (04:02)
Polygons (02:54)
View Modes (03:36)
The Pen and Paths (04:10)
Pencil and Eraser (04:22)
Live Trace (03:28)
Path Editing
Anchor Points (02:36)
Handles (02:29)
Pathfinder (05:19)
Compound Shapes (03:22)
Preferences (07:17)
Color
Swatches (03:15)
Stroke and Fill (02:41)
Swatch Libraries (02:01)
Dots and Dashes (02:17)
Color Palettes (03:56)
Create Swatches (03:43)
Sample Color (03:31)
Live Paint (04:05)
Gradients (03:30)
Kuler (04:23)
Live Color (04:15)
Measurements
Rulers (02:36)
Grids (02:49)
Smart Guides (03:41)
Lasso Tools (02:33)
Graphs (03:41)
Type
Point and Area Type (03:07)
Fonts and Colors (02:44)
Type on a Path (03:10)
Glyphs (03:45)
Outlines (02:39)
Editing Tools (03:59)
Spell Check (04:17)
Layers
Understand Layers (02:55)
Add and Delete (03:09)
Layer Options (04:04)
Transparency (03:58)
Blend Modes (03:25)
Templates (02:49)
Blends and Meshes
Create a Blend (03:10)
Gradient Mesh (04:21)
Masks
Opacity Masks (04:10)
Clipping Masks (03:42)
Brushes
Art Brushes (03:41)
Scatter Brushes (04:37)
Pattern Brushes (04:27)
Calligraphic Brushes (02:32)
Filters and Effects
Filter Types (02:45)
3D (02:57)
Distort (03:14)
Stylize (03:34)
Warp (02:54)
Photoshop Filters (03:19)
Blurs (03:26)
Effect Gallery (03:52)
Envelope Distort (03:07)
Transformation Tools
Transform Panel (03:41)
Free Transform (02:35)
Alignment Tools (03:32)
Distribution Tools (03:35)
Repeat Transform (03:44)
Symbols
Symbol Library (03:31)
Edit Symbols (02:48)
Create Symbols (03:51)
Work with CS3 Applications
Work with Flash (03:05)
Work with Photoshop (04:32)
Work with InDesign (03:15)
Appearances
Attributes (02:59)
Styles (03:53)
Live Effects (04:55)
Saving and Exporting
Save Documents (03:20)
Export to Photoshop (03:25)
File Formats (03:54)
PDF (03:29)
Scanning
Scan in Artwork Pt 1 (04:41)
Scan in Artwork Pt 2 (04:37)
Output
Printing (02:59)
Resources
Magazines (02:47)
Websites (03:47)
Project: Tutankamon Exhibit
Project Overview (02:13)
Art Cleanup (04:19)
Import Art (04:31)
Tracing the Art Pt 1 (05:58)
Tracing the Art Pt 2 (05:22)
Clipping Mask (04:51)
Applying Colors (03:13)
Adding Type (03:31)
Opacity Mask (02:30)
Blend Mode Highlights (02:51)
Adding Effects (03:05)
Finished Poster (04:33)
Project: Excalibur
Project Overview (02:10)
Construct the Sword Pt 1 (04:00)
Construct the Sword Pt 2 (06:55)
Construct the Sword Pt 3 (02:29)
Construct the Sword Pt 4 (05:23)
Construct the Sword Pt 5 (06:11)
Construct the Sword Pt 6 (02:43)
Construct the Sword Pt 7 (05:34)
Detailing Pt 1 (04:44)
Detailing Pt 2 (03:28)
Wrap Up
Review (03:46)
Credits
About the Author (02:23)

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Tutorial Information / Pricing
Title: Adobe Illustrator CS3
Author: Dwayne Ferguson
SKU: 33792
ISBN: 1-934743-06-2
Duration: 7.5 hrs / 126 Lessons
Compatibility: Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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