Part 1 - Illustrator Basics

Lesson 1: WELCOME TO ILLUSTRATOR CS3 (19 min)
1. Vectors vs. Pixels
2. Understanding Points, Paths, Fills & Strokes
3. Exploring the New Welcome Screen
4. Opening an Existing Document
5. Saving & Closing Documents

Lesson 2: THE ILLUSTRATOR INTERFACE (37 min)
1. Using the Menu Bar & Status Bar
2. Working with the Tool Box
3. Using the Control Palette
4. Using the Palette Dock
5. Saving & Loading Workspaces
6. Setting Preferences
7. Zooming & Panning a Document
8. Working with the Layers Palette

Lesson 3: CREATING & COLORING OBJECTS (46 min)
1. Working with Rulers, Guides & Grids
2. Drawing Rectangles & Ovals
3. Selecting & Deleting Objects
4. Duplicating Objects
5. Dividing an Object
6. Drawing Polygons & Stars
7. Drawing Lines, Arcs, Spirals & Grids
8. Changing Fills & Strokes
9. Changing Opacity & Using the Eyedropper Tool
10. Using the Color Palette
11. Understanding Live Color

Lesson 4: MANIPULATING OBJECTS (26 min)
1. Using Simple Transformations
2. Rotating Objects
3. Using the Transform Menu
4. Shearing & Reflecting Objects
5. Using the Transform Each Command
6. Aligning & Distributing Objects
7. Distorting Objects

Lesson 5: DRAWING IN ILLUSTRATOR (19 min)
1. Freeform Drawing with the Pencil Tool
2. Drawing with Brushes
3. Tracing a Template
4. Using Live Trace

Lesson 6: USING THE PEN TOOL (18 min)
1. Understanding Anchor Points
2. Drawing Straight Lines
3. Drawing Curves
4. Working with Curved Corner Points
5. Working with Combination Corner Points
6. Converting Anchor Points

Lesson 7: WORKING WITH POINTS & PATHS (27 min)
1. Using the Direct Selection Tool
2. Transforming Points & Path Segments
3. Splitting & Joining Paths
4. Aligning Points
5. Adding & Removing Points
6. Using the Pathfinder Palette
7. Final Comments & Credits


Part 2 – Images, Type, Effects & Publishing

Lesson 1: WORKING WITH PIXEL-BASED IMAGES (18 min)
1. Placing Images
2. Replacing & Linking Files
3. Managing Links
4. Masking Images
5. Modifying Images

Lesson 2: CREATING TYPE (34 min)
1. Using the Type Tool
2. Placing Type
3. Applying Character & Paragraph Formatting
4. Using Character & Paragraph Styles
5. Adding Type to a Shape
6. Creating Type on a Path
7. Enveloping Type

Lesson 3: THE APPEARANCE PALETTE & LIVE EFFECTS (42 min)
1. Applying Filters
2. Applying Graphic Styles
3. Creating New Graphic Styles
4. Modifying Existing Graphic Styles
5. Working with the Appearance Palette
6. Understanding Effects
7. Applying Multiple Effects
8. Applying Photoshop® Effects
9. Applying 3D Effects

Lesson 4: EXPORTING ARTWORK (17 min)
1. Viewing Pixel Preview & Converting the Color Space
2. Optimizing for the Web
3. Slicing an Image
4. Preparing a Document for Rollovers

Lesson 5: PRINTING DOCUMENTS (11 min)
1. Setting the Crop Area
2. Preparing for Printing
3. Printing the Document

Lesson 6: TIPS & TRICKS (33 min)
1. Saving Views
2. Creating Patterns
3. Transforming Patterns
4. Creating Global Colors
5. Working with Symbols
6. Using Actions
7. Creating Dynamic Text Background
8. Final Comments & Credits