Preface |
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Unit A: Getting Started with Adobe Illustrator CS6 |
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Defining Illustration Software |
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Starting Adobe Illustrator CS6 and Changing Preference Settings |
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Using Adobe Illustrator CS6 templates |
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Creating custom workspaces |
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Creating and Saving a Document |
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Creating document profiles |
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Changing the Artboard Size and Closing a Document |
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Illustrator 10 | |
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Opening a Document and Changing Views |
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Illustrator 14 | |
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Working with Adobe Bridge |
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Working with Ruler Guides |
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Illustrator 16 | |
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Working with Smart Guides and Exiting Illustrator |
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Illustrator 18 | |
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Unit B: Performing Essential Operations |
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Illustrator 28 | |
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Hiding and showing edges and guides |
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Illustrator 30 | |
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Illustrator 32 | |
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Transforming and Coloring an Object |
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Illustrator 34 | |
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Using the Transform Again Command |
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Illustrator 36 | |
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Specifying a Point of Origin |
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Illustrator 38 | |
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Using the Star and Reflect Tools |
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Illustrator 40 | |
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Using the Move dialog box |
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Illustrator 42 | |
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Illustrator 44 | |
Unit C: Going Beyond the Basics |
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Illustrator 51 | |
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Using the Transform Each Command |
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Illustrator 52 | |
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Understanding the reference point |
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Selecting Within Groups and Making Guides |
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Illustrator 54 | |
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Modifying Objects with the Direct Selection Tool |
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Illustrator 56 | |
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Working with the Stacking Order |
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Illustrator 58 | |
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Creating Interlocking Objects |
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Illustrator 60 | |
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Using the Unite Shape Mode |
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Illustrator 62 | |
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Adding Visual Complexity with the Stacking Order |
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Using the Offset Path command |
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Understanding shape modes |
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Illustrator 66 | |
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Scaling paths vs. offsetting paths |
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Unit D: Creating Blends and Complex Artwork |
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Using the Divide Pathfinder |
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More about the Divide pathfinder |
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Working with compound paths |
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Creating Complex Patterns with Compound Paths |
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Illustrator 80 | |
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Illustrator 82 | |
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Creating a Clockwise Blend |
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Illustrator 84 | |
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Clipping masks and the stacking order |
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Using the Draw Inside Drawing Mode |
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Applying Arrowheads and Dashes to Strokes |
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Illustrator 90 | |
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Designing Complex Layered Strokes |
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Illustrator 92 | |
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Unit E: Working with Text and Gradients |
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About gradients with transparency |
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Creating and Formatting Text |
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Creating a Drop Shadow for Text |
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Illustrator 110 | |
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Bitmap graphics vs. vector graphics |
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Applying a Radial Gradient |
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About the gradient annotator |
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Making an Object Transparent |
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Illustrator 116 | |
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Illustrator 118 | |
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Unit F: Drawing in Illustrator |
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Tracing Artwork with Image Trace |
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Illustrator 128 | |
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Illustrator 130 | |
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Using the Average command |
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Reversing the Direction of a Path |
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"Breaking" the direction handles |
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Outlining dashed and dotted strokes |
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Illustrator 140 | |
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Changing the color of brush strokes |
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The pseudo strokes effect |
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Unit G: Working with Advanced Techniques |
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About layers and the stacking order |
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Creating a Pattern Swatch |
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Creating a pattern switch |
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Applying and Editing a Pattern Swatch |
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Illustrator 158 | |
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Distorting with the Free Transform Tool |
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The "free" in the Free Transform tool |
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Illustrator 164 | |
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Illustrator 166 | |
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Illustrator 168 | |
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Unit H: Enhancing Artwork and Creating Web Graphics |
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Expanding strokes modified with the Width tool |
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Creating a New Bristle Brush |
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Illustrator 180 | |
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Painting with a Bristle Brush |
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Illustrator 182 | |
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Using the Multiply blending mode with the Bristle brush |
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Creating Objects with the Shape Builder Tool |
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Illustrator 184 | |
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Exporting Artwork for the Web |
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Illustrator 186 | |
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Exporting a Blend as an Animated SWF |
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Illustrator 188 | |
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Creating an Animation from Non-Blend Artwork |
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Illustrator 190 | |
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Exporting Non-Blend Artwork as an Animated SWF |
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Data Files for Illustrator CS6 Illustrated |
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Data Files 1 | |
Glossary |
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Glossary 5 | |
Index |
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Index 7 | |