Illustrator CS5: Basic ACE Edition + CertBlaster Student Manual

Description

Illustrator CS5: Basic, ACE Edition, is part of a two-course ILT series, which is designed to help students prepare for the Adobe Certified Expert exam for Illustrator CS5. This course covers the fundamentals of Illustrator CS5, which is used primarily to work with vector-based graphics. After getting familiar with the Illustrator CS5 environment, students will learn how to create a simple illustration by creating and manipulating shapes and by drawing and editing paths. Students will also learn how to apply color, gradients, and transparency. They will then learn how to work with text and layers.

CONTENTS:

Unit 1: Getting started

Topic A: The Illustrator environment

Topic B: Navigation

Topic C: Adobe Help

Unit 2: Creating a simple illustration

Topic A: Creating a document

Topic B: Creating basic shapes

Topic C: Manipulating shapes

Topic D: Exporting an illustration

Unit 3: Applying basic color

Topic A: Applying color

Topic B: Stroke options

Topic C: The Eyedropper tool

Unit 4: Drawing paths

Topic A: Raster images

Topic B: Basic drawing

Topic C: Selecting and editing paths

Unit 5: Working with text

Topic A: Adding text

Topic B: Altering text

Unit 6: Using layers

Topic A: Creating layers

Topic B: Manipulating layers

Unit 7: Working with fills and colors

Topic A: Swatch libraries

Topic B: Gradients

Topic C: Transparency

Unit 8: Adjusting typography

Topic A: Flowing type

Topic B: Formatting text

Topic C: Editing text

Appendix A: ACE exam objectives map

Topic A: ACE exam objectives