Adobe Illustrator CS2: Basic, ACE Edition Study Guide

1-4188-8858-3 © 2007 Publish date: April 10, 2006 232 pages

 

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CBT Planet brings you one of our computer training books designed with ACE certification in mind, the Illustrator CS2: Basic, ACE Edition study guide. Use this guide to prepare yourself for becoming and Adobe Certified Expert. This course has achieved an overall quality rating of 4.9/5.0 by ProCert Labs and covers all of Adobe Illustrator CS2's core features and functions.

Use the Illustrator CS2: Basic, ACE Edition courseware to learn fundamental graphic design skills for creating print and Internet artwork. This study guide will teach you how to create simple and complex shapes, modify and group items, add text and color to your illustrations, and prepare you for the ACE certification exam. In fact, we've included the CertBlaster exam prep software with this book to better assist you in passing the test.

As you progress through the seven units of the book, you'll have the opportunity to review each section and participate in various exercises. Through reviewing and working on projects, you are reinforcing what you have learned. The Illustrator CS2: Basic, ACE Edition courseware is an exceptional self-study training manual that you can use to work your way towards basic proficiency in this exciting graphic design software from Adobe.

Objectives

After completing the courseware, you will be able to navigate and explore the Illustrator environment and documents, use Adobe's Help Center, create new documents, draw and manipulate basic shapes, export your illustrations, embed raster images (to trace them), use the Pencil and Pen tools, work with paths, adjust strokes, adjust fills and stroke colors for your shapes and use the Eyedropper tool.

You will also know how to use various text tools for inserting, manipulating and converting text. The book goes over using layers and the Layers palette as well as swatch libraries and how to adjust gradients and transparencies for items.

Course Contents

Unit 1 covers getting started

• Illustrator's environment
• Navigate Illustrator
• Accessing the Adobe Help Center

Unit 2 covers creating basic illustrations

• Creating new documents
• Basic shapes
• Manipulating a shape
• Exporting illustrations

Unit 3 discusses applying basic color

• How to apply color
• Stroke options and adjustments
• Using the Eyedropper tool

Unit 4 goes over drawing paths

• Raster images
• Basic drawing
• Select and edit a path

Unit 5 goes over text

• Adding text
• Altering and changing text

Unit 6 covers layers

• Layers
• Manipulation of layers

Unit 7 covers Working with fills and colors

• Swatch libraries
• Transparency
• Gradients

Appendix A: Adobe's ACE exam objectives map