Illustrator artwork appears everywhere. Magazine ads, cereal boxes, maps, scientific diagrams, children's book illustrations, and even fine art are often created using Illustrator. And yet, for all its power and complexity, anyone can master Illustrator by learning a few key concepts. Illustrator CS2 Essential Training with Jeff Van West shows new and intermediate users how these simple concepts work together and relate to the complete suite of Illustrator tools. Training begins with basic drawing, coloring, and editing, then advances to transparency, type, advanced path tools, special effects, and much more. Tips and specific examples that teach users how to improve workflows and maximize productivity are also included. This training is flexible, so experienced Illustrator artists can go directly to the movies on features new to CS2, while beginning students can watch all of the movies in progression. Exercise files accompany the training, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.
Adobe® Illustrator® CS2 software is an essential design tool for students and educators who need to express ideas visually in print, on the Web, and in any other medium. Learning on industry-standard tools gives students a valuable head start in their academic and professional design careers.
Adobe Illustrator CS2 Essentials Training Feature:
Illustrator CS2 — which includes the same industry-standard drawing tools and typographical tools used by top creative professionals — helps students create the most powerful, compelling vector graphics for Web sites, posters, presentations, brochures, school yearbooks, magazines, and much more. Educators can use Illustrator CS2 to enhance course materials and enliven in-class activities.
Adobe Bridge
Educators and students can become more organized and dramatically improve efficiency by using Adobe Bridge to browse and preview their creative assets, run automation scripts, access Adobe Stock Photos, and more.
Live Trace
Automatically turn bitmaps into beautifully detailed vector graphics that are easy to edit, resize, and manipulate without distortion. Reduce the amount of time it takes to re-create a scanned drawing onscreen from days to minutes, without loss of quality. Then take advantage of the flexibility of working with scalable, editable vectors.
Live Paint
Create native PDF files using settings and options consistent with Adobe Acrobat® Distiller® software.
Control palette
Locate commonly used tools in a context-sensitive Control palette, which helps eliminate onscreen clutter by reducing the need to have multiple palettes open. In addition, the Control palette presents tools in a more accessible way that will increase the ease and speed with which you can discover and work with different features.
Custom workspaces
Students can work more efficiently — and confidently — by optimizing the screen area using custom workspaces that display only the palettes they need for a specific task. They can save, share, or access any workspace at any time or use workspace templates.
