Course Objectives
- Create complex shapes quickly and accurately.
- Separate a drawing into layers.
- Insert & edit text.
- Set printing options.
Course Content
Advanced Shape Methods
Rotate, Reflect and Scale shapes.
Shearing, Reshaping and Free-Transform.
Blend, Warp, Twirl, Pucker, Bloat, Scallop, Crystallise and Wrinkle.
Simulate flat canvas with Live Paint.
Convert photos with Live Trace.
Brushes – Calligraphic, Scatter, Art and Pattern.
Patterns – make repeating shapes.
Multiple Stokes on one shape.
Text
Type in a shape or curve to a line.
Paragraph and Style formatting.
Flowing text from one shape to another.
Objects & Layers
Grouping objects.
Separating a drawing into layers.
Hiding or locking layers.
Masking one layer with another.
Document Options
Crop area.
Slices.
Templates.
Printing Options and Colour Separations.
Export choices.
Additional Tools
Effects and Filters.
Automating – saving actions.
Graphs.
