Create illustrations on multiple art boards, experience a new way of working with the Blob Brush and take even greater control of your gradients with the revamped Gradient Tool. Adobe Illustrator CS4’s improved interface and tools help you take your creativity to the next level. Professional illustrator, television animation art director and writer Dwayne Ferguson takes you on an in-depth look at Illustrator CS4. Work files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.
Introduction
New in Illustrator CS4 System Requirements Interface
Document Window Document Profiles Multiple Artboards The Tools Panel Menus & Panels Navigation Workspaces Libraries Shortcuts He|p Selections
Selections Group & Ungroup Stacking Order Artboard Tool Isolation Mode
Drawing
Raster vs. Vector
Shapes
Polygons
Pencil & Eraser
Tracing
Pen & Paths
Anchor Points
Handles
Pathfinder
Compound Shapes
Preferences
Color
Swatches
Stroke & Fill
Swatch Libraries
Dots & Dashes
Color Palettes
Create Swatches
Sample Color
Live Paint
Live Color
Gradients
Gradient Tool pt. 1
Gradient Tool pt. 2
Measurements
Rulers
Grids
Smart Guides
Lasso Tools
Graphs
Type
Point & Area Type
Fonts & Colors
Type on a Path
Glyphs
Outlines
Editing Tools
Spell Check
Layers
Understand Layers
Add & Delete
Layer Options
Transparency
Blend Modes
Templates
Blends & Meshes
Create a Blend
Gradient Mesh
Masks
Opacity Masks
Clipping Masks
Brushes
Blob Brush pt. 1
Blob Brush pt. 2
Art Brushes
Scatter Brushes
Pattern Brushes
Calligraphic Brushes
Filters & Effects
Filter Types
3D
Distort
Stylize
Warp
Photoshop Filters
Blurs
Effect Gallery
Envelope Distort
Transformation Tools
Transform Panel
Free Transform
Alignment Tools
Distribution Tools
Repeat Transform
Symbols
Symbol Library
Edit Symbols
Create Symbols
CS4 Applications Integration
Work with Flash
Work with Photoshop
Work with InDesign
Appearances
Attributes
Styles
Live Effects
Saving & Exporting
Save Documents
Export to Photoshop
File Formats
Output
Printing
PDF
Project: Hot Air Balloon Race
Project Overview
Scan Sketch
Place Sketch
Sky & Clouds
Trees & Hills
Arranging Layers
Balloons
Basket & Ropes
Details pt. 1
Details pt. 2
Details pt. 3
Project: Go! Detergent Logo
Project Overview
Research
Brainstorm
Sketch
Stroke
Trace
Letters
Colors
Details
Project: Go 3d
Project Overview
Go 3D pt. 1
Go 3D pt. 2
Wrap Up
Review / Final Thoughts
Credits
About the Author