Adobe Illustrator is a powerful and versatile tool for creating illustrations for the print and web.

By tapping the power of this vector-based program, you can create detailed and scalable art for almost any application. Recommended prerequisite: General knowledge of the Windows or Macintosh operating environment.

Course content:
Basics
‹ Introducing Vector Based Paths
‹ CMYK vs. RGB
‹ Workspace and Navigation
‹ Layers and Arranging Objects
‹ Basic tools
‹ Combining Shapes

Working with Colour, Fills and Strokes
‹ Black vs. Rich Black in the Colour Palette
‹ Creating and Saving new Colour Swatches
‹ Display Artifacts and Stroke Pallete options
‹ Creating a Fill Pattern

Transform and Reshape
‹ Transforming, Duplicating Objects
‹ Reshape Tool
‹ Rotating Multiple Objects and Advanced Options

Working with Paths
‹ Using the Powerful Pen Tool
‹ Modifying Paths, Spline and Beziér Curves
‹ Cutting, Extending, and Closing Paths
‹ Join Command and Compound Paths
‹ Pathfinder Operations

Special Effects
‹ Joining Paths and the Miter Limit
‹ Cropping, Uniting and Arranging
‹ Liquify, Envelope and Warp Tool
‹ Gradients and Gradient Mesh
‹ Blends and Masks and Clipping Masks
‹ Dynamic Effects for Objects
‹ Creating Drop shadows and Text Effects

Brushes
‹ Art Brushes and Editing Art Brush Strokes
‹ Making a Custom Art Brush

Using Transparency
‹ Working With Knockout Group
‹ Opacity Masks
‹ Printing Tips With Flattener Preview

Printing and Exporting
‹ Altering Document Rasterise Settings
‹ Saving Print Settings and Export formats
‹ Flash Animation
‹ The Bridge

Venues

Date: 21 May 2008 to 22 May 2008
Location: Friends of Design, Cape Town
More info: 60 Sir Lowry Road, Cape Town 8001

Date: 07 July 2008 to 08 July 2008
Location: Friends of Design, Cape Town
More info: 60 Sir Lowry Road, Cape Town 8001

Contact: Moritz Fritsche
Company name: Friends of Design - Academy of Digital Arts
Telephone number: +27 21 461 09 71
Email address moritz@friendsofdesign.net