Designed for students at a variety of skill levels, Learning Adobe Illustrator CS2 teaches using real-world design examples.   The Learning series provides students with a total-immersion, hands-on tutorial that walks them step-by-step, mouse-click by mouse-click, keystroke by keystroke through all the features of the software application. The spiral-bound text contains easy-to-read, appealingly formatted procedural explanations and step-by-step exercises in a multi-part Lesson format.   

Table of Contents:
Illustrator CS2 Outline   Lesson 1     Get Started with Adobe Illustrator Exercise 1       About Adobe Illustrator CS2 Start Illustrator Open Illustrator File Illustrator Work Area View Options Change Magnification Change View Mode Navigate in an Illustration Close Illustrator File Exit Illustrator   Exercise 2       Start a New Drawing Illustrator Tools Illustrator Palettes The Control Palette Restore Illustrator Defaults Create a Workspace Basic Drawing Techniques Save Illustrator File   Exercise 3       Use Smart Guides Display Grid Select Objects Move and Delete Objects More Drawing Techniques About Paths and Anchor Points   Exercise 4       Pencil Tool Basics Paintbrush Tool Basics Understand Fill and Stroke Apply Fill and Stroke Color Select Fill or Stroke Use the Swatches Palette Use the Control Palette Change Stroke Weight Adjust a Color Using the Color Palette Print a File   Exercise 5       Adjust Shapes While Drawing Draw a Star Draw a Polygon Copy Objects Select Multiple Objects Group Objects Position Objects Change Stacking Order Use Outline View   Exercise 6       Create a View Resize Objects Cut Objects into Sections Reshape Objects Rotate Objects Insert Text   Exercise 7       Summary Exercise Exercise 8       Application Exercise Exercise 9       Curriculum Integration Exercise Exercise 10     Critical Thinking Exercise   Lesson 2     Work with Paths Exercise 11     Refine the Pencil Tool Modify Stroke Attributes Cap and Join Options Stroke Offset Options Dash Options Copy Attributes with the Eyedropper Tool More Selection Options Select Menu Options Magic Wand Tool Lasso Tool Change Color of Selection Handles Select Objects from a Group Display Rulers and Guides   Exercise 12     Cutting Tools Revisited Direct Selection Tool Techniques Use the Scale Tool Hide and Lock Objects   Exercise 13     Draw Multiple Objects Draw an Arc Create a Rectangular Grid Draw a Polar Grid Use the Flare Tool   Exercise 14     About the Pen Tool Draw Straight Lines with the Pen Tool Modify Curves and Anchors Reflect Objects Join Paths   Exercise 15     About the Paintbrush Tool Use Brush Libraries (moved) Apply Brush Formats to Paths Modify Brush Formats Modify a Calligraphic Brush Modify a Scatter Brush Modify an Art Brush Modify a Pattern Brush   Exercise 16     Create a New Brush Create a Calligraphic Brush Create a Scatter Brush Create an Art Brush Create a Pattern Brush Save in EPS Format Save for Microsoft Office   Exercise 17     Place a File About Tracing Use Live Trace Offset a Drop Shadow Set “Nudge” Increment   Exercise 18     Summary Exercise Exercise 19     Application Exercise Exercise 20     Curriculum Integration Exercise Exercise 21     Critical Thinking Exercise   Lesson 3     Work with Colors, Gradients, Patterns, and Styles Exercise 22     Color Models and the Color Palette Grayscale Model RGB Color Model HSB Color Model CMYK Color Model Process and Spot Colors Use a Spot Color Add a Custom Color to the Swatches Palette Work with the Swatches Palette   Exercise 23     Use Eyedropper to Apply Color Modify Colors Adjust Color Opacity Create Opacity Mask Use Swatch Libraries Find Color by Name or Number   Exercise 24     About Live Paint Create a Live Paint Object Use the Live Paint Bucket Tool Use Gap Detection Use the Live Paint Selection Tool Add Paths to a Live Paint Object Expand a Live Paint Object   Exercise 25     About Gradients Apply a Default Gradient Adjust Gradient Angle Create a Custom Gradient Outline Stroke or Text Gradient Cautions   Exercise 26     About Mesh Objects Use the Mesh Tool Use the Create Gradient Mesh Command Apply Color to Mesh Object Edit Mesh Points and Lines Use Expand to Create a Mesh Object   Exercise 27     About Patterns Apply a Default Pattern Modify Pattern Direction on Rotation Create a New Pattern Pattern Size Considerations Precise Positioning Tile Spacing Save and Name a Pattern Modify a Pattern   Exercise 28     About Styles Apply a Default Style Use Style Libraries Create a New Style Modify a Style About Effects Use the Drop Shadow Effect Use the Roughen Effect Use the Scribble Effect   Exercise 29     Summary Exercise Exercise 30     Application Exercise Exercise 31     Curriculum Integration Exercise Exercise 32     Critical Thinking Exercise   Lesson 4     Combine Objects and Colors Exercise 33     The Pathfinder Palette Use the Add to Shape Area Tool Use the Trim Tool Offset a Path Create a Compound Path Use the Measure Tool   Exercise 34     Use Subtract and Minus Back Tools Use Merge Tool Use Crop Tool Use Exclude Tool Use Intersect Tool Use Show Center Use Align Options   Exercise 35     About Symbols Place Symbols Modify Symbols Use the Symbol Shifter Tool Use the Symbol Scruncher Tool Use the Symbol Sizer Tool Use the Symbol Spinner Tool Use the Symbol Stainer Tool Use the Symbol Screener Tool Use the Symbol Styler Tool Create a New Symbol Use Symbol Libraries   Exercise 36     Use the Divide Tool Use the Outline Tool About Blending Blend Objects Adjust Blend Path   Exercise 37     Blend Colors with the Blend Tool About Filters Use Color Filters Adjust Colors with Filters Blend Colors with Filters Convert Colors with Filters Use Add Arrowheads Filter   Exercise 38     Summary Exercise Exercise 39     Application Exercise Exercise 40     Curriculum Integration Exercise Exercise 41     Critical Thinking Exercise   Lesson 5     Work with Layers, Text, and Templates Exercise 42     About Layers The Layers Palette Create a New Layer Name a Layer Select Layer Objects Move Objects to a Layer Move Layers to Change Stacking Order   Exercise 43     Create a Sublayer Make Global Changes to Layer Objects View and Hide Layers Lock a Layer Merge and Flatten Layers Other Layers Menu Options   Exercise 44     Apply Character Formats Select Text Change Type Font Change Font Size and Font Style Adjust Leading, Kerning, and Tracking Adjust Scaling and Baseline Shift Apply Paragraph Formats Fill Shapes with Type Place Type on Vertical or Horizontal Path Warp Text About Legacy Text   Exercise 45     About Text Styles Create Paragraph Styles Create Character Styles Apply Styles to Text Use Glyphs Use OpenType Features   Exercise 46     Control Text in an Illustration Wrap Text around an Object Use Type Containers Create Text Columns Advanced Type Formats Save as PDF   Exercise 47     Document Setup Type Options Use Find and Replace Check Spelling Use Smart Punctuation Control Hyphenation Change Composition Methods Set Tabs   Exercise 48     About Templates Create a New Document from an Illustrator Template Modify an Existing Template Save a File as a Template   Exercise 49     Summary Exercise Exercise 50     Application Exercise Exercise 51     Curriculum Integration Exercise Exercise 52     Critical Thinking Exercise   Lesson 6     Transform Objects and Use Actions Exercise 53     The Transform Palette Use Free Transform Tool Use the Move Command Use Twist Effect Use Pucker & Bloat Effect Select Multiple Single Points   Exercise 54     Create Custom Guides Use Shear Command and Tool Use Rotate Command and Tool Create a Clipping Mask   Exercise 55     Rotate from a Distant Point of Origin Multiple Transformations Distort Lines Using Zig Zag   Exercise 56     About Envelopes Make Envelope Use a Preset Warp Shape as an Envelope Use a Mesh as an Envelope Use a Path as an Envelope Edit Envelope Objects Release or Expand Envelope Use Liquify Tools   Exercise 57     About Actions Create and Record an Action Stops, Menu Items, and Modal Controls Play Actions Exclude Commands Delete Actions Save Actions   Exercise 58     Summary Exercise Exercise 59     Application Exercise Exercise 60     Curriculum Integration Exercise Exercise 61     Critical Thinking Exercise   Lesson 7     Apply Filter, Effects, and Attributes Exercise 62     Filters vs. Effects Filters for Use in Any Drawing Colors Filters Create Filters Distort Filters Stylize Filters   Exercise 63     About Raster Images Use Pixel Preview Rasterize an Object Apply Filters to Raster Objects Object Mosaic Filter Blur Filters Pixelate Filters Sharpen Filters   Exercise 64     Use Filters and Effects in RGB Files The Filter Gallery Artistic Filters and Effects Brush Stroke Filters and Effects Distort Filters and Effects Sketch Filters and Effects Texture Filters and Effects Other Filters and Effects   Exercise 65     Familiar Commands to Apply as Effects Document Raster Settings Convert to Shape Effects More Stylize Effects SVG Filter Effects   Exercise 66     The Appearance Palette Modify Appearance Attributes Reorder Appearance Attributes Add Stroke or Fill Copy an Appearance Apply an Appearance to a Layer   Exercise 67     About 3D Effects Extrude and Bevel Objects Revolve Objects Rotate 3D Objects   Exercise 68     Fine-Tune 3D Appearance Choose Surface Property Change Lighting Options Adjust Shading Color Additional Options Map Art to a 3D Object Expand a 3D Object   Exercise 69     Summary Exercise Exercise 70     Application Exercise Exercise 71     Curriculum Integration Exercise Exercise 72     Critical Thinking Exercise   Lesson 8     Illustrator for the Web Exercise 73     Prepare Graphics for Web Use Use Web-safe Colors Web File Formats Bitmap Formats Vector Formats Save for Web and Export Optimize a GIF File Optimize a JPG File Save as SVG   Exercise 74     Web Page Options About Slices Create Slices Select Slices Set Slice Type Modify Slices Move a Slice Resize a Slice Combine or Divide Slices Release and Delete Slices Slice View Options Optimize Slices for the Web   Exercise 75     About Web Page Links Create Links and Image Maps Create a Link from a Slice Create an Image Map Use Symbols on a Web Page Create a Symbol Library   Exercise 76     About Animations Release Layers for Animations Export a File View an Animation Edit an Animation   Exercise 77     Summary Exercise Exercise 78     Application Exercise Exercise 79     Curriculum Integration Exercise Exercise 80     Critical Thinking Exercise   Lesson 9     Input and Output Exercise 81     Linking vs. Embedding Link a file The Links Palette Modify a Linked File Update and Maintain Links   Exercise 82     Use the Graph Tool Enter Graph Data Enter Data Manually Copy or Import Data Modify Graph Data and Appearance Create and Apply Graph Design   Exercise 83     About Printing Options What to Ask the Vendor File and Font Formats Line Screens and Resolution Document Setup Set Crop Area Avoid Printing Problems Font Issues Color Issues Gradient Issues Other Precautions   Exercise 84     Color Management Overprinting About Trapping Trapping Options   Exercise 85     The Print Dialog Box in Depth General Options Setup Options Marks and Bleed Options Output Options Graphics Options Color Management Options Advanced Options Color Separations Select a Workflow   Exercise 86     Summary Exercise Exercise 87     Application Exercise Exercise 88     Curriculum Integration Exercise Exercise 89     Critical Thinking 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