Adobe® Illustrator® CS6: Part 2
Course Specifications
Course Number: 
092032
Course Length: 
1 day
Course Description
Overview: 
Course Description 
You have created simple artwork using the basic drawing and painting tools available in Illustrator. You now want to create complex artwork using advanced tools, options, and effects. In addition, you want to ensure that your artwork is ready for commercial printing and also save it for the Web. In this course, you will draw complex illustrations, and enhance them using various painting options. You will also use her techniques using painting tools, manage colors, format type, work with effects, prepare artwork for commercial printing, and prepare graphics for the web. 
Course Objectives:
Target Student: 
This course is intended for designers, publishers, pre-press professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people taking on design responsibilities who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents. 
Prerequisites: 
To ensure your success in this course, you should be familiar with basic computer functions such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with Windows. You should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files. 
Familiarity with basic design terminology, such as palettes, color modes, shapes, text, and paths is highly recommended. 
You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the following Logical Operations courses: 
•	Introduction to Personal Computers Using Windows 7
•	Adobe® Illustrator® CS6: Part 1
Course-specific Technical Requirements
Hardware
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations: 
•	1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
•	1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
•	16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) available hard disk space
•	CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
•	1024 x 768 resolution color monitor recommended
•	Network cards and cabling for local network access
•	Internet access 
•	Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
•	Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Software
•	Microsoft® Windows®  XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows 7 
•	Adobe®  Illustrator® CS6 
•	Adobe® Reader®  X 
•	Adobe® Flash® Player
•	Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 9.0 or Google Chrome 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Customizing the Illustrator Interface 
Topic A: Set User Interface Preferences 
Topic B: Work with the Grid and Guides 
Topic C: Manage Workspaces 
Lesson 2: Drawing Complex Illustrations 
Topic A: Combine Objects to Create Complex Illustrations 
Topic B: Work with Layers 
Topic C: Create a Perspective Drawing 
Topic D: Trace Artwork 
Lesson 3: Enhancing Artwork Using Painting Tools 
Topic A: Paint Objects with Fills, Strokes, and Gradients 
Topic B: Paint Objects Using Live Paint Groups 
Topic C: Paint with Custom Brushes 
Topic D: Add Transparency and Blending Modes 
Topic E: Apply Meshes to Objects 
Topic F: Apply Patterns 
Lesson 4: Customizing Colors and Swatches 
Topic A: Manage Colors 
Topic B: Customize Swatches 
Topic C: Manage Color Groups 
Topic D: Access Pantone Plus Color Libraries 
Lesson 5: Formatting Type 
Topic A: Set Character Formats 
Topic B: Apply Advanced Formatting Options to Type 
Topic C: Adjust Hyphenation 
Lesson 6: Enhancing the Appearance of Artwork 
Topic A: Apply Effects to an Object 
Topic B: Create Graphic Styles 
Topic C: Apply a Blend to an Object 
Topic D: Apply a Mask to an Object 
Topic E: Create Symbols 
Topic F: Work with Symbol Sets and Symbolism Tools 
Lesson 7: Preparing a Document for Print Output 
Topic A: Set Up Artwork for Printing 
Topic B: Prepare Transparent Artwork for Printing 
Topic C: Manage Colors in Printing 
Lesson 8: Preparing Graphics for the Web 
Topic A: Create Slices and Image Maps 
Topic B: Save Artwork in the SVG Format 
Topic C: Save Graphics for the Web 
Lesson 9: 
Appendix A: Adobe Illustrator CS6 Certification Exam Objectives