Posted Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 08:40 AM
Intermediate to Advanced Adobe CS6 Illustrator class
Deepen your Illustrator skills with Steve Laskevitch, Adobe Certified Expert in Illustrator CS6, CS5, CS4, CS3, etc...
July 31, from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, $275
At Luminous Works in Seattle
More info and to register for this class, and alternative class dates, please visit: Luminous Works Illustrator CS6 Effective Illustration Strategies class
Class Description
You've got the basics: shapes, the transformation tools (scaling, rotating, etc.), using text, the essentials of Live Paint and Live Trace. In this class we learn how to combine paths and strategically alter them to make the most elaborate and precise illustrations. Make the difference between a good start and a finished piece!
A Note About CS6
If you have a previous version of the software, don't worry! Although we're teaching Adobe® Creative Suite® 6, your instructor will point out which features are new and which aren't.
So whether you're using CS6 or its predecessors, our classes will meet your needs.
what we cover
(always customized for the students in attendance):
- Multiple strokes and fills
- "simple" shapes made complex
- reuse even the most sophisticated appearance attributes easily
- Perspective Grid
- create 1, 2, and 3 point perspective
- learn the strengths and weaknesses of this new feature
- A deeper look at Live Color
- use color harmonies
- take advantage of different color models to find your perfect color palette
- restrict an entire, full color illustration to just a few spot colors
- share colors with other Adobe applications
- Custom Brushes
- calligraphy brushes
- sprinkle artwork along your paths
- simulate raster brushes and traditional media
- turn simple paths into artwork (like our fun pretzel pencil)
- Symbols
- have your frequently used graphics close at hand
- reuse artwork
- update maps and other large illustrations quickly
- keep your complex pieces relatively lightweight
- Raster Effects: nondestructive Photoshop-like effects
- create soft edges on your vector artwork
- create 3-D art from the simplest shapes
- Patterns
- simple patterns
- geometric patterns
- organic, seamless patterns
- Blends
- morph shapes into other forms
- shade with precision and subtlety
- add texture
- create many from a few: drawing with blends
- Sculpt with the Gradient Mesh
- use a few vector paths to create complex shading effects
- Envelope Distortions
- alter the shape and size of even your most complex artwork
- how to create manageable envelope meshes
- thinking ahead: building art with envelopes in mind
- Masking
- clipping masks: using shapes to hide unwanted content
- opacity masks: Photoshop layer masks find their way into Illustrator
- pitfalls, benefits, and do's and don'ts About us:
-Luminous Works is an Adobe Authorized Training Center, and consistently ranked in the Top 6th Worldwide in student satisfaction (Per Adobe Training Providers Newsletter)
-Mac or Windows, you chose your platform
- small and comfortable classroom
-Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Instructors
- One time free refresher of your class on a space available basis, within 12 months
Checkout our other classes in:
InDesign
Flash
Lightroom
Web and Desktop Publishing Concepts
Photoshop
Illustrator
Dreamweaver
CSS
and more at:
Luminous Works
Our full calendar of classes:
Luminous Works Calendar
Class runs from from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and is limited to 8 students.
At Luminous Works
1406 NW 53rd Street
Seattle, WA 98107
To register for this class, and alternative class dates, please visit: Advanced Illustrator class
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