Author
Released
6/28/2019- Auto-tracing a pixel-based image
- Creating time-saving path interactions
- Building dynamic compound shapes
- Exploiting the full power of the Layers panel
- Applying effects to an entire layer
- Assigning multiple fills and strokes
- Creating a transform sequence
- Using the Scale, Rotate, Shear, and Reflect tools
- Aligning and distributing objects
- Using the Gradient tool and annotator
- Creating linear, radial, and freeform gradients
- Working with object blends and clipping masks
- Creating intertwining objects with Live Paint
- Integrating photographic images
- Recoloring any piece of artwork
- Applying and expanding dynamic effects
- Saving dynamic effects as a graphic style
- Printing your document
Skill Level Advanced
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- Hello, this is Deke McClelland. Welcome to Illustrator CC One-on-One Advanced. Part two in a series of three video courses devoted to your ultimate mastery of the world's most powerful vector-based drawing software. By which I mean, the one, the only, Adobe Illustrator. The one-on-one promise is to turn you into the best Illustrator user you know. For starters, you'll have me. A seasoned professional with more than 30 years of digital arts experience and more than 80 video courses here at Lynda.com. If that's enough, I started using Illustrator in 1987, the year it came out, and I've been writing books, and recording videos about this program ever since. Year end, year out, I've never missed an update, but of course, to make things work, I'm going to need your help as well. Give me your time and attention and I'll show you everything you need to know in the order you need to know it. No crowded classroom and no scheduling conflicts. It's just you and me one-on-one anytime that it's convenient for you to learn. Now as you may know, one-on-one is project-based learning. That is to say you learn by doing. You'll start by converting some scanned line art to scalable vector-based path outlines using Illustrator's automated image trace feature. You'll create compelling artwork from almost nothing. It's flat out magical using the appearance panel. You'll make a star logo, this thing right here, using the transformation tools. You'll create your own one of a kind emoji with the gradient tool. You'll draw this interwoven ribbon with live paint and you'll turn a circle into this elaborate origami flower with the help of Illustrator's unparalleled dynamic effects. The result is a contextualized learning program. Illustrator's features are about to make crystal clear sense because you apply them sometimes independently, other times in concert to a clearly defined task, and you leave each chapter with a sense of accomplishment. I really hope there are moments where you feel, I rule, I can do this, and I can do more. One last item. Now that Illustrator's part of Adobe's ever changing Creative Cloud, the old self-contained version number updates of the past have been supplanted by an ongoing stream of frequent and nimble enhancements, and just as Illustrator is a fluid application, this is a fluid course. The entire one-on-one trilogy, fundamentals, advanced, and mastery, every last movie is altogether new. Complete with new projects and brand new exercise files. As time goes by, I'll sprinkle in new movies to address new features, as well as new ways to work. So be sure to come back and check for new movies the next time you see your copy of Illustrator update, and with that, I release you to experience some of Illustrator's most powerful features as I truly hope you've never experienced them before. Welcome to Illustrator CC One-on-One Advanced.
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with Emily Kay2h 19m Intermediate
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Introduction
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16. Tracing a Pixel-Based Image
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Auto-tracing in Illustrator1m 26s
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Open an image to embed it4m 43s
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The advanced tracing option5m 22s
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17. Pathfinder Operations
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18. Layers and Stacking Order
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Adjusting the stacking order7m 49s
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Naming and arranging objects2m 44s
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19. The Appearance Panel
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Appearance panel tricks6m 38s
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20. Scaling and Rotating
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Introducing the Scale tool5m 20s
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Making Global Edits2m 11s
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Introducing the Rotate tool6m 38s
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Using the Reflect tool3m 44s
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Using the Reshape tool8m 46s
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The Transform Each command6m 16s
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21. Align and Distribute
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Snapping and smart guides4m 48s
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22. Gradients and the Gradient Tool
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The joy of custom gradients1m 41s
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Painting gradient hair5m 13s
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Assigning gradient strokes6m 36s
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23. Object Blends and Clipping Masks
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Creating a clipping mask4m 10s
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Blending between groups9m 4s
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24. Live Paint and Interwoven Objects
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Coloring overlapping areas1m 35s
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Introducing Live Paint7m 13s
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Modifying Live Paint strokes3m 53s
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Automatic gap detection7m 52s
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Merging live paint objects5m 39s
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Sneak peek: Recolor artwork5m 15s
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25. Placing Photographs
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Working with linked images5m 24s
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26. The Color Guide Panel
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27. Recoloring Your Artwork
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28. Dynamic Effects
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Drawing an orthogonal cube4m 25s
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29. Saving Effects as Graphic Styles
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Updating graphic styles4m 5s
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Combining multiple styles6m 50s
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30. Printing Your Document
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Exporting color separations6m 16s
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Conclusion
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Until next time1m 29s
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