Lynda - Illustrator CC 2015 Essential Training
Illustrator is an unparalleled tool for digital artists, and Adobe takes it to new heights with Creative Cloud. This course helps put Illustrator's power and flexibility at your disposal, offering a tip-to-tail overview of the program, from installation to exporting final artwork. Staff author Justin Seeley explains how to work with layers and artboards—the dual core of Illustrator's nondestructive workflow—and start drawing and transforming basic objects. He also shows how to create fills and strokes, add color, work with live effects, and integrate typography into your designs. At the end of the course, he'll show you how to print and export artwork, so you can share it with the world. Start here for everything you need to know to design, draw, and illustrate with Illustrator.
Table of Contents
Introduction1. Getting Started2. Navigating Your Documents3. Working with Artboards4. Working with Layers5. Drawing Basic Shapes6. Transforming Objects7. Working with Fills and Strokes8. Working with Color9. Using the Appearance Panel10. Creating Complex Shapes11. Working with the Pen Tool12. Working with Type13. Using Raster Graphics in Illustrator14. Printing and Exporting Artwork15. Conclusion