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Adobe Illustrator CS4:
Fundamentals

Objectives

• Enumerate the advantages of the new Illustrator CS4 interface for your work
• Set up and save your workspace
• Navigate efficiently within your document
• Use the Help search, index, and contents to find needed information
• Use the Zoom tool with a marquee
• Make a selection with the Direct Selection tool, the Selection tool, and the Magic Wand
• Align objects
• Group and ungroup objects
• Create shapes with the Shape tool, the Pencil tool, and Live Trace
• Scale, reflect, distort and shear objects
• Position objects precisely
• Change the perspective
• Use the New Blob Brush tool for natural sketching
• Use the Pen tool to draw straight lines and different kinds of curves
• Insert and change smooth and corner anchor points
• Create and modify a curved path
• Practice drawing a leaf and a pear
• Apply fills and strokes using the Appearance panel
• Use Illustrator Swatch libraries
• Build and save your own custom color and spot color
• Use Live Color to create a color group and apply colors to your artwork
• Use, create, edit and apply patterns
• Import a text file
• Create columns
• Thread text
• Resize the text area
• Change the font size, the color, and other text attributes
• Change paragraph attributes
• Create and use paragraph styles
• Make your text an envelope object; modify the envelope to Warp text
• Wrap text around a graphic
• Create outline text and text on a path