Harlequin Training

File Management With Adobe Bridge

• Understanding the interface
• Previewing files in different modes
• Rating and labelling
• Assigning Keywords
• Batch Rename
• Synchronising Adobe’s Colour Workspace

Workflow

• Creating and managing custom Guides
• Working with Views
• Understanding Smart Guides
• Creating Illustrator Templates

Modifying Objects

• Appearance Palette
• Compound Shapes
• Working with the Pathfinder to:
• Divide, trim, merge, crop and outline object
• Creating Groups

Envelopes

• Applying Warp and Mash Envelopes
• Expanding and releasing
• Edit Envelope contents
• Creating custom Envelope shapes

Masks

• Creating and applying Masks
• Modifying and updating mask content

Working With Colour

• Understanding Illustrators Swatches
• Creating Gradient and Pattern Swatches
• Working with Color Guide
• Creating Live Paint Objects
• Loading Pantone Libraries
• Saving and exporting Swatches
• Working with Gradient Mashes

Brushes

• Creating Calligraphic-, Art-, Pattern-, and Scatter Brushes
• Modifying the brush options
• Updating and applying Brush Presets

Graphic Styles

• Understanding Illustrators Graphic Styles
• Creating and applying Graphic Styles
• Loading and saving Graphic Style Presets

Effects & Filters

• Understanding Illustrator’s Filter and Effects menu
• Distort & Transform
• Stylize
• Effect Gallery

Working With Layers

• Creating and understanding Layers
• Selecting and arranging Layers
• Duplicating Layer content
• Applying Layer Options
• Releasing and flattening Layers

Text In Illustrator

• Creating and threading multiple text containers
• Modifying threaded text
• Modifying Area Type Options
• Type flow into a shape
• Text on a Path Options
• Using Text Wrap and options
• Using Character-, and Paragraph Styles
• Special characters with the Glyph Palette
• Setting up Hyphenations and Justifications
• Customizing Tabs

Print

• Setting up for professional printing
• Understanding transparency flattening
• Creating Crop Marks
• Page Tiling
• Exporting Multiple Page PDF
• Using the Area Crop Tool to export pre-defined areas
• Setting up the Document Raster Effect Setting

Working With Bitmaps

• Placing images
• Understanding the Link Palette
• Converting bitmap into vector graphics using Live Trace
• Using bitmap filter

3D

• Understanding Illustrator’s 3D Effects
• Rotate, Bevel & Extrude and revolve objects
• Mapping artwork onto objects

Automating Tasks

• Creating and recoding Actions
• Creating Droplets
• Running a Batch
• Loading and saving Action Sets

Keyboard Shortcuts

Questions & Answers