Advanced Graphics Designing : Beyond the Basics
Course Curriculum
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Section 1 - Getting Started
About Classroom in a Book
Prerequisites
Restoring default preferences
Section 2 - What’s New In Adobe Illustrator Cc (2015 Release)
CC Libraries enhancements
Shaper tool
Dynamic Symbols
New SVG Export
Live Shapes
Smarter Guides and Spacing
Other enhancements
Section 3 - A Quick Tour of Adobe Illustrator CC (2015 Release)
Lesson overview of Adobe Illustrator CC
Creating a new document
Drawing a shape
Rounding the corners of a shape
Applying color
Editing color
Editing strokes
Working with layers
Drawing with the Pencil tool
Creating shapes using the Shape Builder tool
Creating a blend
Transforming artwork
Drawing with the Shaper tool
Sampling formatting with the Eyedropper tool
Placing an image in Illustrator
Using Image Trace
Creating and editing gradients
Working with type
Aligning artwork
Working with brushes
Working with symbols
Creating a clipping mask
Section 4 - Getting To Know The Work Area
Lesson overview of Work Area
Introducing Adobe Illustrator
Starting Illustrator and opening a file
Exploring the workspace
Changing the view of artwork
Navigating artboards
Arranging multiple documents
Review Questions and Answers of work area
Section 5 - Techniques For Selecting Artwork
Lesson overview of Selecting Artwork
Getting started with Selecting Artwork
Selecting objects
Aligning objects
Working with groups
Exploring object arrangement
Hiding and locking objects
Review Questions and Answers of Selecting Artwork
Section 6 - Using Shapes To Create Artwork For A Postcard
Lesson overview of A Postcard
Getting started with A Postcard
Creating a new document with Postcard
Working with basic shapes
Working with the Shaper tool
Working with drawing modes
Using Image Trace of A Postcard
Review questions and answers of A Postcard
Section 7 - Editing And Combining Shapes And Paths
Lesson overview of shapes and paths
Getting started with shapes and paths
Editing paths and shapes
Combining shapes
Using the Width tool
Finishing up the illustration
Review questions and answers of shapes and paths
Section 8 - Transforming Artwork
Lesson overview of Transforming Artwork
Getting started with Transforming Artwork
Working with artboards
Transforming content
Creating a PDF
Review questions and answers of Transforming Artwork
Section 9 - Creating An Illustration With The Drawing Tools
Lesson overview of the drawing tools
Getting started the drawing tools
An intro to drawing with the Pen tool
Creating artwork with the Pen tool
Drawing with the Curvature tool
Editing curves
Creating a dashed line
Adding arrowheads to a path
Working with the Pencil tool
Joining with the Join tool
Review questions and answers of The Drawing Tools
Section 10 - Using Color To Enhance Signage
Lesson overview of Enhance Signage
Getting started with Enhance Signage
Exploring color modes with Enhance Signage
Working with Color
Working with Live Paint
Review questions and answers of Enhance Signage
Section 11 - Adding Type To A Poster
Lesson overview of A Poster
Getting started with A Poster
Adding type to the poster
Threading text
Formatting type of A Poster
Resizing and reshaping type objects
Creating and applying text styles
Wrapping text
Warping text
Creating text outlines
Review questions and answers of A Poster
Section 12 - Organizing Your Artwork With Layers
Lesson overview Artwork layers
Getting started with Artwork layers
Creating layers and sublayers
Editing layers and objects
Pasting layers
Viewing layers
Applying appearance attributes to layers
Creating a clipping mask of Layers
Review questions and answers of Artwork layers
Section 13 - Gradients, Blends And Patterns
Lesson overview of Gradients, Blends And Patterns
Getting started with Gradients, Blends And Patterns
Working with gradients
Working with blended objects
Painting with patterns
Review questions and answers of Gradients, Blends And Patterns
Section 14 - Using Brushes To Create A Poster
Lesson overview of Using Brushes To Create A Poster
Getting started with Using Brushes To Create A Poster
Working with brushes Using Brushes To Create A Poster
Using Calligraphic brushes
Using Art brushes
Using Bristle brushes
Using Pattern brushes
Working with the Blob Brush tool
Review questions and answers of Using Brushes To Create A Poster
Section 15 - Exploring Creative Uses Of Effects And Graphic Styles
Lesson overview of Uses Effects And Graphic Styles
Getting started with Uses Effects And Graphic Styles
Using the Appearance panel
Using live effects
Applying a Photoshop Effect
Using graphic styles
Review questions and answers of Uses Effects And Graphic Styles
Section 16 - Creating Artwork For A T-Shirt
Lesson overview of Creating Artwork For A T-Shirt
Getting started with Creating Artwork For A T-Shirt
Working with symbols of Creating Artwork For A T-Shirt
Working with Creative Cloud Libraries
Working with the perspective grid
Review questions and answers of Creating Artwork For A T-Shirt
Section 17 - Using Illustrator CC With Other Adobe Applications
Lesson overview of Adobe Applications
Getting started with Adobe Applications
Combining artwork
Placing image files
Masking images
Sampling colors in placed images
Working with image links
Packaging a file
Review questions and answers of Adobe Applications
Section 18 - Introduction of Adobe Photoshop
Starting Adobe Photoshop
Exit or Disable The Start Workspace
New Document Window
Blank Document Presets
Improvements To The Properties Panel & Libraries Panel
Section 19 - Getting To Know The Work Area
Lesson overview of Adobe Photoshop
Starting to work in Adobe Photoshop
Using the tools
Sampling a color
Working with tools and tool properties
Undoing actions in Photoshop
More about panels and panel locations
Finding resources for using Photoshop
Review questions and answers of Adobe Photoshop
Section 20 - Basic Photo Corrections
Lesson overview of Photo Corrections
Strategy for retouching
Resolution and image size
Opening a file with Adobe Bridge
Straightening and cropping the image in Photoshop
Adjusting the color and tone
Using the Spot Healing Brush tool
Applying a content-aware patch
Repairing areas with the Clone Stamp tool
Sharpening the image
Review questions and answers of Photo Corrections
Section 21 - Working with Selections
Lesson overview of Selection tool
About selecting and selection tools
Getting started with Selection tool
Using the Quick Selection tool
Moving a selected area
Manipulating selections
Using the Magic Wand tool
Selecting with the lasso tools
Rotating a selection
Selecting with the Magnetic Lasso tool
Selecting from a center point
Resizing and copying a selection
Cropping an image
Review questions and answers of Selection tool
Section 22 - Layer Basics
Lesson overview of Layer Basics
About layers
Getting started with Layer Basics
Using the Layers panel
Rearranging layers
Applying a gradient to a layer
Applying a layer style
Adding an adjustment layer
Updating layer effects
Adding a border
Flattening and saving files
Review questions and answers of Layer Basics
Section 23 - Quick Fixes
Lesson overview of Quick Fixes
Getting started with Quick Fixes
Improving a snapshot
Blurring a background
Creating a panorama
Correcting image distortion
Adding depth of field
Moving objects with the Content-Aware Move tool
Adjusting perspective in an image
Review questions and answers of Quick Fixes
Section 24 - Masks and Channels
Lesson overview of Masks and Channels
Working with masks and channels
Getting started with masks and channels
Creating a mask
Refining a mask
Creating a quick mask
Manipulating an image with Puppet Warp
Working with channels
Review questions and answers of masks and channels
Section 25 - Typographic Design
Lesson overview of Typographic Design
About type
Getting started with Typographic Design
Creating a clipping mask from type
Creating type on a path of Typographic Design
Warping point type
Designing paragraphs of type
Adding a rounded rectangle
Adding vertical text
Review questions and answers of Typographic Design
Section 26 - Vector Drawing Techniques
Lesson overview of Vector Drawing Techniques
About bitmap images and vector graphics
About paths and the Pen tool
Getting started with Vector Drawing Techniques
Drawing with the Pen tool
Working with defined custom shapes
Importing a Smart Object
Review questions and answers of Vector Drawing Techniques
Section 27 - Advanced Compositing
Lesson overview of Advanced Compositing
Getting started with Advanced Compositing
Arranging layers
Painting a layer
Adding a background
Using the History panel to undo tasks
Upscaling a low-resolution image
Review questions and answers of Advanced Compositing
Section 28 - Painting with the Mixer Brush
Lesson overview of Painting
About the Mixer Brush
Getting started with Painting
Selecting brush settings
Mixing colors
Creating a custom brush preset
Mixing colors with a photograph
Review questions and answers of Painting
Section 29 - Working with Camera Raw
Lesson overview of Camera Raw
Getting started with Camera Raw
About camera raw files
Processing files in Camera Raw
Applying advanced color correction
Review questions and answers of Camera Raw
Section 30 - Preparing Files for the Web
Lesson overview of Preparing Files for the Web
Getting started with Preparing Files for the Web
Using layer groups to create button graphics
Automating a multistep task
Saving assets with Adobe Generator
Review questions and answers of Preparing Files for the Web
Section 31 - Producing and Printing Consistent Color
Lesson overview of Producing and Printing Consistent Color
Preparing files for printing
Getting started with Producing and Printing Consistent Color
Performing a “zoom test”
Identifying out-of-gamut colors
Adjusting an image
Converting an image to CMYK
About color management
Specifying color-management settings
Proofing an image
Saving the image as a CMYK EPS file
Printing a CMYK image from Photoshop
Review questions and answers of Producing and Printing Consistent Color
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