Lynda.com Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Fundamentals

Author: Deke McClelland
Duration (hr:min): 23:12
Released on: 5/28/2010
Exercise files: Yes
Software works on: Mac and Windows

Illustrator is the gold-standard vector graphics program that is deep and complex. Fortunately, nobody knows the software like award-winning book and video author Deke McClelland. Join Deke as he explores such indispensable features as artboards, layers, line art, transformations, and the Pen tool. Gain expertise with real-world projects that makes sense. Exercise files accompany the course.

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

Content:

Introduction - 39:18

    Welcome to Illustrator CS5 One-on-One - 2:27 - 22.2 MB
    Linking AI and EPS files to Illustrator - 6:48 - 7.3 MB
    Installing the dekeKeys keyboard shortcuts - 7:43 - 10.7 MB
    Remapping OS shortcuts - 6:56 - 5.9 MB
    Installing the Best Workflow color settings - 4:56 - 6.9 MB
    The color settings explained - 7:04 - 7.8 MB
    Preserve Numbers vs. Embedded Profiles - 3:24 - 4.4 MB

1. Making a Document - 01:13:56

    Managing artboards - 1:20 - 21.5 MB
    The Welcome screen - 3:49 - 3.7 MB
    Creating a new document - 7:13 - 6.9 MB
    Advanced document controls - 6:52 - 6.5 MB
    Saving a custom New Document profile - 8:20 - 9.2 MB
    Modifying a document and its setup - 5:05 - 5.4 MB
    Changing the size and shape of an artboard - 5:39 - 7.1 MB
    Hidden artboard editing techniques - 6:12 - 6.7 MB
    Exiting and entering the Artboard mode - 3:33 - 3.8 MB
    Using the new Artboards panel - 5:20 - 8.3 MB
    Auto-arranging artboards - 3:42 - 4.0 MB
    Rulers and artboards - 6:40 - 7.1 MB
    Saving a native AI document - 7:25 - 7.8 MB
    Closing all open documents - 2:46 - 3.1 MB

2. Navigation and the Workspace - 01:15:27

    Getting around artwork - 0:42 - 12.4 MB
    Zooming a document and its artboards - 7:14 - 7.4 MB
    Using tools to zoom and pan - 5:56 - 6.8 MB
    Navigating numerically and from a panel - 7:27 - 8.7 MB
    Using the Page Up and Page Down keys - 3:19 - 3.9 MB
    Scroll wheel tricks - 2:13 - 2.6 MB
    The tabbed-window interface - 6:17 - 7.5 MB
    Closing all but one document - 3:30 - 3.7 MB
    Displaying and organizing panels - 5:50 - 6.4 MB
    Saving a custom workspace - 4:57 - 5.2 MB
    Hiding the bounding box - 4:27 - 5.1 MB
    Keyboard increments - 7:15 - 7.3 MB
    Type, units, and scratch disks - 6:28 - 6.7 MB
    User interface and "rich black" - 4:31 - 4.8 MB
    Cycling between screen modes - 5:21 - 6.2 MB

3. Opening Documents and Getting Organized - 01:04:25

    Illustrator's partner, Adobe Bridge - 0:54 - 14.4 MB
    Opening a document - 5:02 - 5.4 MB
    Adding copyright and metadata information - 5:10 - 5.5 MB
    Scaling your artwork for Bridge - 6:20 - 7.8 MB
    Aligning artwork to the artboards - 5:21 - 7.5 MB
    Introducing Adobe Bridge - 6:06 - 8.9 MB
    File-type associations - 4:03 - 6.1 MB
    Navigating folders and using the Path bar - 5:55 - 8.2 MB
    Previewing and collecting - 8:17 - 22.0 MB
    Customizing the Bridge workspace - 5:22 - 10.9 MB
    Thumbnails and star ratings - 6:02 - 8.0 MB
    Filtering images and the Compact view - 5:53 - 9.1 MB

4. Basic Line Art - 01:47:25

    Everything is anything - 1:14 - 18.8 MB
    Meet the line tools - 3:30 - 3.4 MB
    Introducing the Layers panel - 7:03 - 7.4 MB
    Saving large layer previews - 5:50 - 6.9 MB
    Creating custom guides - 5:31 - 5.2 MB
    Duplicating and positioning guides - 7:35 - 10.8 MB
    Creating a heart using arcs - 3:51 - 3.6 MB
    Adjusting control handles - 4:13 - 4.1 MB
    Joining multiple paths at once - 3:34 - 3.4 MB
    Reflecting across a vertical axis - 5:04 - 4.8 MB
    Drawing a target with the Polar Grid tool - 6:11 - 7.2 MB
    Pasting one drawing inside another - 5:04 - 5.6 MB
    Drawing a line segment - 4:51 - 4.9 MB
    Constrain, Clone, and Distribute - 5:34 - 5.2 MB
    Reflecting across a horizontal axis - 5:13 - 5.1 MB
    Rotate, Fill, and Stack - 4:37 - 4.9 MB
    Using the Artboard Options dialog box - 5:02 - 5.6 MB
    Drawing a looping spiral - 4:41 - 5.4 MB
    Establishing a set of tracing objects - 3:24 - 3.7 MB
    Tracing a template layer - 5:01 - 5.6 MB
    Converting a curved path into a guide - 6:50 - 7.9 MB
    Selecting similar objects - 3:32 - 3.8 MB

5. Geometric Shapes - 01:29:43

    The anatomy of a path - 1:42 - 26.4 MB
    Meet the shape tools - 3:32 - 3.4 MB
    Creating a full-blown tracing layer - 5:23 - 5.5 MB
    Using the Ellipse and Scale tools - 7:08 - 8.5 MB
    The Preview and Outline modes - 3:20 - 3.7 MB
    Creating a compound path - 4:29 - 4.8 MB
    Drawing a multi-point star - 5:07 - 6.5 MB
    Creating and previewing a sublayer - 4:01 - 6.9 MB
    Adding and using a center point - 5:33 - 6.5 MB
    Drawing rounded rectangles - 3:28 - 3.7 MB
    Using Move to "split the difference" - 6:17 - 6.9 MB
    Aligning to a key object - 3:48 - 4.2 MB
    The constraint axes - 4:11 - 5.1 MB
    The Polygon tool and the Add Anchor Points command - 4:42 - 5.4 MB
    Positioning points with the Scale tool - 4:12 - 4.7 MB
    Previewing artwork on a non-white page - 4:10 - 4.4 MB
    Solving strange blending problems - 4:02 - 4.6 MB
    Transparency grid and paper color - 5:19 - 7.1 MB
    Using the Flare tool - 5:33 - 13.5 MB
    The top-secret tilde key trick - 3:46 - 7.1 MB

6. Fill, Stroke, and Color - 01:48:25

    Painting artwork from life - 1:21 - 21.1 MB
    Tracing a photograph - 2:41 - 3.4 MB
    Placing a photographic template - 6:28 - 8.0 MB
    Draw, Move, and Duplicate - 5:27 - 6.7 MB
    Scaling along the constraint axes - 5:08 - 6.3 MB
    Rotating and duplicating - 6:01 - 7.4 MB
    Using the Blob Brush tool - 5:07 - 6.3 MB
    Pressure-sensitive input - 4:24 - 5.1 MB
    Alternating Blob Brush and Eraser - 6:07 - 7.4 MB
    Using the Shape Builder tool - 4:57 - 6.9 MB
    Cleaning up Shape Builder leftovers - 7:08 - 9.2 MB
    Subtracting with the Shape Builder - 6:28 - 7.9 MB
    Coloring with the Shape Builder - 5:52 - 8.4 MB
    Reflecting across an angled axis - 8:26 - 9.8 MB
    Finishing a symmetrical design - 6:52 - 9.0 MB
    Establishing design groups - 5:54 - 8.4 MB
    When to rotate vs. reflect - 4:55 - 7.4 MB
    Simulating beveled edges - 6:46 - 9.0 MB
    Removing overlapping segments - 8:23 - 11.9 MB

7. Edit and Transform - 02:33:33

    The Three S's of Illustrator - 1:06 - 17.4 MB
    Making a new window into a document - 4:56 - 8.2 MB
    Assigning colors to fill and stroke - 6:29 - 9.0 MB
    The Document Color mode - 6:20 - 8.5 MB
    The Hide and Show commands - 3:09 - 3.9 MB
    Introducing the Stroke panel - 4:46 - 5.3 MB
    Cap, Join, and Miter Limit - 6:42 - 7.3 MB
    Saving and reverting multiple views - 4:05 - 6.0 MB
    Filling open paths, None, and Swap - 6:30 - 7.5 MB
    Lifting a color and creating a swatch - 5:30 - 6.1 MB
    Managing color swatches - 4:55 - 6.0 MB
    Assigning a swatch with the Eyedropper - 6:12 - 8.5 MB
    Filling paths inside groups - 6:24 - 7.7 MB
    Adjusting the stacking order - 7:44 - 8.7 MB
    Paste in Front and Paste in Back - 3:54 - 5.4 MB
    Working in the Group Isolation mode - 7:29 - 8.5 MB
    Trapping colors with rich blacks - 7:32 - 9.0 MB
    Combining multiple fills - 5:29 - 9.7 MB
    Creating a tile pattern - 9:02 - 17.0 MB
    Aligning dashes to endpoints and corners - 6:22 - 7.8 MB
    Defining a two-stroke dot pattern - 3:26 - 4.5 MB
    The new CS5 arrowheads - 5:44 - 5.6 MB
    Creating a callout line - 7:01 - 8.9 MB
    Varying line weight with the Width tool - 7:36 - 8.1 MB
    Width tool tips and tricks - 8:47 - 9.2 MB
    Saving a variable-width profile - 6:23 - 8.8 MB

8. Working with Type - 02:27:43

    Next-generation text - 1:19 - 29.5 MB
    Making a margin guide - 5:07 - 6.0 MB
    Offsetting flush-left text - 4:47 - 5.1 MB
    Moving and duplicating guides - 6:23 - 6.8 MB
    Placing and threading text - 6:19 - 7.4 MB
    Selecting words and lines of text - 6:35 - 7.3 MB
    Working with point text - 7:10 - 7.7 MB
    Tips for previewing and assigning fonts - 4:07 - 4.6 MB
    Incrementally adjusting type size - 5:49 - 6.5 MB
    Leading a paragraph indent - 5:06 - 5.2 MB
    Pair kerning and tracking - 7:02 - 6.6 MB
    Laying down base formatting attributes - 4:59 - 5.8 MB
    Hanging indent and paragraph spacing - 3:52 - 4.3 MB
    Creating a paragraph style - 5:08 - 6.0 MB
    Redefining paragraph styles - 6:42 - 7.9 MB
    Using the Glyphs panel - 6:41 - 8.1 MB
    Spell-checking text - 4:24 - 4.9 MB
    The stuff Check Spelling doesn't catch - 3:24 - 4.2 MB
    Copying and applying a graphic style - 4:42 - 5.9 MB
    Selecting through text objects - 6:59 - 9.3 MB
    Offset Path and Scribble effects - 5:46 - 7.6 MB
    Updating a graphic style - 5:43 - 7.5 MB
    Creating type on a path - 7:26 - 8.0 MB
    Attaching type to a closed path - 6:05 - 7.8 MB
    Adjusting baseline shift - 4:19 - 5.3 MB
    Tracking and kerning border elements - 8:21 - 10.6 MB
    Filling and duplicating a border - 3:28 - 4.9 MB

9. Using the Pen Tool - 02:44:42

    Connecting the dots - 1:00 - 19.1 MB
    Drawing a straight-sided path - 6:53 - 8.3 MB
    Moving and deleting points - 7:46 - 8.6 MB
    Editing a path as you go - 7:05 - 7.8 MB
    Switching arrow tools on the fly - 4:27 - 5.2 MB
    Dragging, nudging, and marqueeing - 4:28 - 5.3 MB
    Faking a spline curve - 5:54 - 6.8 MB
    Adding corners to a spline - 7:15 - 9.2 MB
    Introducing Bézier curves - 8:09 - 8.8 MB
    Drawing perfect smooth points - 9:24 - 9.2 MB
    How control handles work - 10:17 - 11.6 MB
    Tracing a smooth path outline - 9:52 - 10.6 MB
    Connecting smooth and cusp points - 5:22 - 5.8 MB
    Combining different varieties of points - 9:14 - 10.4 MB
    Finessing points and segments - 5:32 - 6.4 MB
    Aligning open paths - 5:38 - 6.8 MB
    Splitting and joining paths - 8:51 - 10.1 MB
    Converting a spline curve to Bézier - 10:09 - 14.5 MB
    Cusp points and miter limits - 6:45 - 7.6 MB
    Using the Convert Point tool - 4:42 - 5.7 MB
    Drawing one path inside another - 4:20 - 5.2 MB
    Stacking clipped paths - 4:28 - 5.2 MB
    Copying and repurposing segments - 9:57 - 12.4 MB
    Grabbing and transforming a whole layer - 7:14 - 17.3 MB

10. Pathfinder Operations - 02:11:39

    Building art upon art upon art - 1:34 - 37.9 MB
    Introducing Pathfinder operations - 6:35 - 7.0 MB
    Unite closed, join open - 4:46 - 4.9 MB
    Creating a dynamic compound shape - 4:50 - 5.1 MB
    Switching shape modes - 4:43 - 5.1 MB
    Adding to a compound shape - 5:32 - 6.0 MB
    Creating a static compound path - 4:14 - 4.1 MB
    Comparing compound shapes with compound paths - 5:03 - 5.2 MB
    Drawing limbs with the Line tool - 6:20 - 7.0 MB
    Establishing hierarchical strokes - 5:24 - 6.4 MB
    Filling "elbow gaps" and tapering limbs - 7:17 - 8.5 MB
    Outline Stroke and Unite - 3:37 - 4.4 MB
    Making a guide in the shape of a tree - 6:16 - 11.7 MB
    The Blob Brush goes organic - 7:05 - 7.8 MB
    Painting in the foliage - 5:23 - 6.6 MB
    Filling in and erasing away - 6:31 - 7.9 MB
    Painting more precise holes - 5:17 - 6.1 MB
    Adding in rough edges - 7:54 - 10.1 MB
    Contouring roots and limbs - 8:56 - 10.0 MB
    Filling in the limbs - 4:19 - 4.9 MB
    Uniting a compound silhouette - 6:55 - 9.1 MB
    Using the Divide operation - 5:46 - 5.8 MB
    Creating nested compound shapes - 7:22 - 7.7 MB

11. Printing a Document - 02:03:12

    The pleasures of printing - 0:55 - 14.7 MB
    Working with specialty fonts and effects - 6:54 - 8.6 MB
    Converting type to outlines - 8:55 - 10.9 MB
    Linking and embedding images - 8:06 - 9.2 MB
    Setting trim size and bleed - 6:22 - 7.9 MB
    Stroking a placed image - 4:54 - 5.6 MB
    Filling in your bleeds - 5:34 - 7.2 MB
    Assigning automatic crop marks - 8:32 - 9.7 MB
    Spot color and Separation Preview - 5:07 - 5.7 MB
    Troubleshooting weak blacks - 6:36 - 9.1 MB
    The General Print options - 5:20 - 6.1 MB
    Placement, scale, and tiling - 6:39 - 7.7 MB
    Trim and printer marks - 6:23 - 7.3 MB
    PostScript-only output options - 6:43 - 7.5 MB
    The obscure Graphics options - 6:02 - 6.6 MB
    Managing the CMYK conversion process - 8:16 - 10.1 MB
    Predicting how colors will print - 2:48 - 3.7 MB
    Managing the RGB conversion process - 6:10 - 7.0 MB
    Overprint and Transparency Flattener - 7:35 - 8.6 MB
    Warnings and document raster - 5:21 - 6.4 MB

12. Exporting to the Web (and Elsewhere) - 01:51:32

    Illustrator goes international - 1:02 - 16.6 MB
    Saving a PDF-compatible AI file - 6:52 - 8.6 MB
    Saving a PDF file with printer marks - 6:49 - 8.5 MB
    Saving an illustration for the web - 8:31 - 16.7 MB
    Aligning paths to the pixel grid - 5:55 - 8.1 MB
    Making better type for the web - 8:23 - 10.7 MB
    Saving a continuous-tone JPEG image - 7:41 - 11.1 MB
    The artwork anti-aliasing options - 6:32 - 8.5 MB
    Optimizing a low-color graphic - 6:11 - 8.0 MB
    Saving a high-contrast GIF - 7:18 - 8.0 MB
    The versatile PNG format - 6:33 - 8.2 MB
    Saving a full-color PNG - 4:47 - 6.5 MB
    Saving a scalable SWF graphic - 5:40 - 7.1 MB
    Rasterizing AI files in Photoshop - 6:46 - 8.3 MB
    Placing an AI Smart Object - 7:38 - 10.2 MB
    Exporting to Photoshop layers - 7:35 - 9.0 MB
    Exporting to Microsoft Office and PowerPoint - 7:19 - 10.2 MB

Conclusion - 01:33

    Until next time - 1:33 - 24.8 MB