Ranging from the design of simple logos and packaging to the more complex diagrammatic illustrations, this program fills the needs of the most demanding designers. In fact, there are very few modern design studios that are not using this powerful program as a design tool.

Training includes: The operation of drawing tools • Importing and formatting text • Editing shapes and objects • The transform tools for scaling, rotating, reflecting and distorting objects • 3D art • Airbrushing • Autotracing and preparing work for printing.Adobe Illustrator CS3 software allows you to efficiently create sophisticated vector artwork for virtually any medium.

Course content:
- vs Freehand
- working with Bridge
- workspaces and keyboard shortcuts
- selection and isolation techniques
- object and path behaviour
- custom patterns
- using smart guides
- controlling dimensions and co-ordinates
- painting
- applying transparency
- raster links
- combining Illustrator and PSD
- working with layers
- creating clipping masks
- transforming objects
- power transformations
- applying appearance attributes
- multiple attributes
- graphic styles and effects
- working with type and type effects
- ascii text
- creating type masks
- blending shapes and colors
- modifying blends
- working with symbols
- swatches and live colour
- creating airbrush effects
- preparing artwork for InDesign
- tracing and live painting
- creating a 3d object
- mapping a 3d object
- prepress and flattening artwork
- Pdf creation

Venue

Date: 24 September 2008 to 07 October 2008
Location: Keyline Graphics, Durban
Cost: R3 078 including vat
More info: No. 10 Bexhill
453 Windermere road
Morningside
Durban

Contact: skye or Michelle
Company name: Keyline Graphics
Telephone number: +27 31 312 8560/1
Email address admin@keyline.co.za