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Alpha prepared comprehensive coursenotes with tutorials and exercises (updated frequently to reflect industry trends)
Certificates
eLearning DVD Package (FREE at course registration where available, see our SPECIALS)
After course support, unlimited HELP DESK (via email, to reinforce the learning), helpdesk@alphacc.com.au
Training guarantee
FREE repeat of public course within 6 months (where required, and on same version), see terms & conditions

Content

Course Content

During this course you will learn about:

Topic 1 More Drawing Techniques

Topic Objectives
Modifying strokes
Adjusting the stroke alignment
Adjusting the cap or join options
Creating dotted or dashed lines
Stroke styles gallery
Drawing arcs
Drawing spirals

Drawing rectangular grids
Drawing circular (polar) grids
The Info panel
Using Smart Guides
Measuring the distance between objects
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 2 Live Trace and Live Paint

Topic Objectives
About tracing artwork
Tracing artwork
Changing the display of a tracing object
Adjusting the results of a tracing
Controlling colours in a tracing
Adjusting the Tracing options
Creating a tracing preset
Managing tracing presets
Converting a tracing object
Releasing a tracing object

About Live Paint
Limitations of Live Paint groups
Creating a Live Paint group
Painting Live Paint faces and edges
Live Paint Bucket options
Setting Live Paint gap options
Adding paths to a Live Paint group
Selecting items in Live Paint groups
Expanding or releasing a Live Paint group
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 3 Combining and Reshaping Objects

Topic Objectives
Methods of combining objects
The Pathfinder panel
About compound shapes
Creating a compound shape
Modifying a compound shape
Releasing and expanding a compound shape
Pathfinder effects
Overview of the Pathfinder effects
About compound paths
Making a compound path
Filling compound paths
Changing the fill rule for a compound path
Changing a hole to a filled area in a compound path
Releasing a compound path
About blends
Colours in blended objects

Creating a blend with the Blend tool
Creating a blend using Make Blend
Adjusting blending options
Changing the spine of a blended object
Reversing the stacking order in a blend
Releasing or expanding a blend
Envelopes
Distorting objects using an envelope
Editing the contents of an envelope
Resetting an envelope
Releasing or expanding an envelope
Envelope options
Distorting objects with the Free Transform tool
Distorting objects using the liquify tools
Liquify tool options
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 4 More on colour

Topic Objectives
About colour groups
Color Guide panel overview
Creating a colour harmony using the Color Guide panel
Setting the type of colour variations
Setting the number and range of colour variations
Colouring artwork with colours from the Color Guide panel
Saving Color Guide colours into the Swatches panel
Edit Colour overview
Opening the Edit Colour dialogue box
Working with the Colour Group list
Creating a colour group in Edit Colour
Editing colours in the Edit Colour dialogue box
Editing a colour group using the colour wheel
Editing a colour group using the colour picker
Editing an individual colour in a colour group
Randomly changing colour order or saturation and brightness
Globally editing saturation, brightness, temperature, or luminosity
Adding or removing colours in a colour group
Deleting a colour group
Assigning colours to your artwork
Assigning new colours to selected artwork

Viewing original colours in your artwork as you assign new colors
Randomly changing saturation and brightness in all colors
Reducing colours in your artwork
About colour models
About RGB
About CMYK
About HSB
About Lab
About Grayscale
Changing the colour mode of a document
Blending colours
Adjusting multiple colours at the same time
Converting colours to grayscale
Converting grayscale images to RGB or CMYK
Colourizing grayscale or 1-bit images
Adjusting the saturation of multiple colours
Mixing overlapping colours
Mixing colours using Hard Mix or Soft Mix
Copying attributes with the Eyedropper tool
Copying attributes from the desktop
Changing the attributes affected by the Eyedropper tool
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 5 More Advanced Type Controls

Topic Objectives
Changing the margin around a text area
Adjusting the first baseline in a text area
Creating rows and columns of text
Fitting a headline across the full width of a type area
Scaling type
Rotating type
Threading text between objects
Working with text threads
Wrapping text around objects
Underline, caps and other text features
Checking spelling
Finding and replacing text
Changing capitalization styles

Using smart punctuation
Working with Tabs
Character and paragraph styles
About OpenType fonts
Using the OpenType panel
Using superscript and subscript
Choosing a number style
Ligatures and contextual alternates
Using ligatures and contextual alternates
Using swashes, titling alternates, or stylistic alternates
Using fractions and ordinals
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 6 Working with Effects and Filters

Topic Objectives
Effects or Filters?
Applying an effect or filter
About raster effects
Rasterization options
Effects for reshaping objects
Offsetting Paths
Adding arrowheads
Creating drop shadows

Feathering the edges of a shape
Applying an inner or outer glow
Rounding corners of objects
Applying the Scribble effect
Modifying or deleting an effect
Availability of effects and filters
Improving filter and effect performance
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 7 Appearance Attributes and Graphic Styles

Topic Objectives
Appearance attributes
The Appearance panel
Targeting items
Editing an appearance attribute
Setting appearance attributes for new objects
Changing the stacking order of appearance attributes
Duplicating an appearance attribute
Removing appearance attributes
Copying appearance attributes between objects
Copying with the Eyedropper tool
Creating Multiple Fills and Strokes
Multiple Strokes on Groups or Layers

Graphic styles
Creating graphic styles
Applying a graphic style
Working with graphic styles
Using the Graphic Styles panel
Breaking the link to a graphic style
Replacing graphic style attributes
Graphic style libraries
Creating a graphic style library
Adding graphic styles from a library to the Graphic Styles panel
Importing graphic styles from other documents
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 8 More about Transparency & Blending Modes

Topic Objectives
Displaying the Transparency Grid
Changing the colour of the artboard
Opacity masks
Creating opacity masks
Working with opacity masks
Clipping or inverting opacity masks
Using transparency to shape a knockout

The Knockout Group opt
Isolating blending modes to a group
Applying transparency to groups or layers
More on blending modes
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 9 Mesh Objects

Topic Objectives
About mesh objects
Creating mesh objects

Editing mesh objects
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 10 Web Graphics

Topic Objectives
Issues to consider
The Save For Web & Devices dialogue box
Optimizing and saving web graphics
Estimating download time for web graphics
Compressing a file to a specific size
Resizing web graphics
Previewing optimized images in a web browser

Creating or deleting optimization presets
Web File Formats
Optimization settings for GIF and PNG-8 formats
Optimization settings for JPEG format
Pixel preview mode
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Topic 11 More about printing

Topic Objectives
Print dialogue box options
General Options
Marks and Bleeds Options
Output Options
Graphics Options

Colour Management Options
Advanced Options
Summary
Topic Summary
Topic Review

Appendix A Review Projects

Appendix: Index

Packages

Packages Available

Adobe Illustrator Level 2 is offered as part of the following packages, designed for users who want to attend multiple courses to achieve in depth knowledge:

Illustrator Package

Illustrator Levels 1, 2 and 3
5 days

Publishing Level 2 Package

Acrobat Advanced, InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop Level 2
7 days

Visit our packages page for more information

Specials

2010 Training Special for Sydney-Brisbane-Melbourne-Canberra Centres

Option 1 (SYD-BRIS-MELB):

Selected Level 1 courses $800 from 27/04/2010

Selected Level 1 public courses in our Sydney-Brisbane-Melbourne Training Centres are now $800 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can’t be taken with another offer or promotion.

Option 2 (SYD-BRIS-MELB-CANB):

Buy 2 * 2-day courses and get a 1-day course FREE

Support your staff by upskilling them.

Alpha is offering a FREE 1-day course to the person attending TWO 2-day public courses (at RRP pricing) in our Sydney-Brisbane-Melbourne-Canberra Training Centres during the promotional period. The offer can’t be taken with another offer or promotion and will be limited to specific 1-day courses. Courses will be invoiced together (two 2-day courses, at RRP pricing, plus 1-day free course) and must be paid in full before course commencement to obtain free course. Register for TWO public 2-day courses to obtain the FREE 1-day course.

Option 3 (SYD-BRIS-MELB):

Buy 2 * 2-day courses and get 15% OFF both courses

Support your staff by upskilling them.

Alpha is offering a 15% discount OFF to the person attending TWO 2-day public courses (at RRP pricing) in our Sydney-Brisbane-Melbourne Training Centre during the promotional period. The offer can’t be taken with another offer or promotion. Courses will be invoiced together (two 2-day courses to one attendee, at RRP pricing, less 15% OFF) and must be paid in full before course commencement to obtain free course. Register for TWO public 2-day courses to obtain the 15% discount off.

Option 4 (SYD-BRIS-MELB):

Buy Acrobat Package for $800 (Package RRP normally $850) from 27/04/2010

The Acrobat Package (Acrobat for Business and Acrobat Advanced) public courses in our Sydney-Brisbane-Melbourne Training Centres is now $800 during the promotional period (Package RRP normally $850; note the 2 courses bought separetely are $945). The offer can’t be taken with another offer or promotion and is limited.

eLearning DVD

When you attend the any of the following scheduled courses, you will receive a FREE eLearning DVD:

Acrobat for Business
PhotoShop Level 1
Illustrator Level 1
InDesign Level 1
Dreamweaver Level 1
Flash Level 1

Acrobat Advanced
PhotoShop Level 2
Illustrator Level 2
InDesign Level 2
Dreamweaver Level 2
Flash Level 2

Specials are subject to our terms and conditions

Gift Vouchers

When you give an Alpha Computer Consultants Gift voucher, you let people choose their own reward from the entire list of courses and consulting we provide. It is much more effective than other incentive schemes as they can choose which courses they want to benefit from.

As part of our new launch of these gift vouchers, when you purchase 2 or more vouchers you will go into the running to win a corporate pack, which includes a Free 1 day public course of your choice, an eLearning CD Package ( where applicable) and a bottle of wine.

Course cost

$935

Less with Packages or Specials

Duration

2 days

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