Illustrator CS5: Advanced ACE Edition + CertBlaster Student Manual

Description

Illustrator CS5: Advanced, 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. In this course, students will learn more advanced techniques for working with paths, masks, fills, and strokes. Students will also learn how to use transformation tools, envelopes, filters, effects, and graphic styles. In addition, students will learn how to convert raster images to vector art and how to manage color settings, color separations, and print specifications. Finally, students will learn how to work with slices and how to optimize and export images for the Web.

CONTENTS:

Unit 1: Manipulating paths

Topic A: Path commands

Topic B: Masks

Unit 2: Enhancing fills and strokes

Topic A: Multiple fills and strokes

Topic B: Colors

Topic C: Patterns

Topic D: Brushes

Topic E: Symbols

Unit 3: Transforming shapes

Topic A: Using transformation tools

Topic B: Using envelopes

Topic C: Liquifying shapes

Topic D: Applying 3D effects

Unit 4: Effects and graphic styles

Topic A: Effects

Topic B: Graphic styles

Topic C: Perspective drawing

Unit 5: Converting raster images to vector art

Topic A: Tracing raster images

Topic B: Using Live Paint

Unit 6: Printing illustrations

Topic A: Color management

Topic B: Print specifications

Topic C: Color separations

Unit 7: Web files and graphs

Topic A: Slices

Topic B: Web graphics

Topic C: Graphs

Appendix A: ACE exam objectives map

Topic A: ACE exam objectives