by Deke McClelland | Publisher: Total Training | Release Date: November 2007 | ISBN: 00320090073SI

Expand your creative vision by learning how to express your ideas in print and on the web with Total Training for Adobe® Illustrator CS2. The comprehensive videos provide you with valuable tips on essential design techniques and ways to improve workflow with other Adobe products.

1. Chapter 1: Introducing Illustrator
   • Introduction 00:01:45
   • Using he Welcome Screen & Cool Extras 00:04:25
   • What is an Illustration? 00:04:16
   • Working with Layers in Illustrator 00:02:05
   • Learning How Paths Work 00:04:54
   • Creating a New Document 00:07:10
   • Setting Up the Document 00:04:53
   • Saving the Document 00:03:15
   • Utilizing Illustrator Startup Documents 00:05:44
2. Chapter 2: The Bridge
   • Introduction 00:01:39
   • Introducing Adobe Bridge & Viewing Thumbnails 00:05:26
   • Opening Files from Bridge 00:02:19
   • Organizing Palettes & Files 00:03:01
   • Using Preview Options in Bridge 00:02:53
   • Filtering & Rating Files 00:02:52
   • Setting Preferences 00:04:09
   • Moving, Duplicating & Deleting Files in Bridge 00:02:30
   • Renaming, Sorting & Batch Renaming Files 00:03:41
   • Presenting a Slide Show from Bridge 00:01:32
3. Chapter 3: Workspace and Navigation
   • Introduction 00:01:13
   • Setting Up General Preferences 00:05:30
   • More Preference Settings 00:05:05
   • Using Color Settings 00:06:17
   • Configuring Palettes & Saving Workspaces 00:05:16
   • Using Navigation 00:08:08
   • Switching Between Screen View Modes 00:03:26
4. Chapter 4: Drawing Simple Line Art
   • Introduction 00:01:02
   • Introducing Layers & Guides 00:06:26
   • Creating & Deleting Guides 00:04:03
   • Creating & Deleting Layers 00:02:50
   • Creating a Tracing Template 00:02:48
   • Drawing with the Line Tool 00:03:49
   • Drawing with the Arc Tool 00:01:55
   • Drawing a Spiral 00:05:33
   • Joining Paths 00:02:25
   • Using the Scissors Tool & Averaging Points 00:07:12
   • Using the Polar Grid Tool 00:03:12
   • Using the Group Selection Tool in Outline Mode 00:07:12
5. Chapter 5: Symmetrical Shapes
   • Introduction 00:00:46
   • Setting Palette Options & Using Transparency 00:05:42
   • Introducing the Shape Tools & Drawing a Circle 00:04:16
   • Aligning Shapes 00:04:47
   • Using the Polygon Tool & the Star Tool 00:04:44
   • Creating Rectangles 00:03:32
   • Using the Reflect Tool to Mirror Shapes 00:05:04
   • Combining Shapes Using the Pathfinder Palette 00:05:18
   • Joining Shapes 00:03:24
   • Tilde Key Goofiness 00:02:32
6. Chapter 6: Fill, Stroke, and Color
   • Introduction 00:00:46
   • Introducing Fill & Stroke 00:03:10
   • Introducing the Color Palette 00:05:54
   • Dialing in Colors in the Color Palette 00:05:18
   • Black vs. Rich Black 00:03:06
   • CMYK vs. RGB 00:03:38
   • Working with Color Swatches 00:05:18
   • Using the Same Command & the Global Setting 00:03:28
   • Selecting & Arranging Objects 00:06:22
   • Filling Multiple Objects at Once 00:03:22
   • Changing Stacking Order & Stroke Weight 00:04:20
   • Stroke Alignment, Cap Options & Display Artifacts 00:05:39
   • Editing Strokes with the Stroke Palette 00:04:05
   • Creating a Fill Pattern from a Selection 00:01:47
7. Chapter 7: Transforming Paths
   • Introduction 00:00:56
   • Introducing Path Transformations 00:02:56
   • Outlining a Stroke & Duplicating Objects 00:04:00
   • Moving Objects in Increments 00:03:36
   • Using the Reshape Tool 00:05:14
   • Modifying Paths in Outline Mode 00:05:59
   • Combining, Expanding & Offsetting Paths 00:05:22
   • Working with Swatches & Hiding Selection Edges 00:03:37
   • Applying a Drop Shadow & Working with Groups 00:06:19
   • Using the Scale Tool 00:08:34
   • Using the Rotate Tool 00:04:04
   • Rotating & Duplicating Two Groups at Once 00:04:27
   • Using the Rotate Dialog Box 00:05:03
8. Chapter 8: Using the Pen Tool
   • Introduction 00:00:30
   • Opening a File from Bridge 00:02:35
   • Creating a Tracing Template 00:05:17
   • Drawing a Path with the Pen Tool 00:06:39
   • Modifying a Path 00:04:09
   • Creating & Modifying Round Corners 00:06:55
   • Working with Bezier Curves 00:04:56
   • Creating a Cusp Point 00:02:35
   • Modifying Bezier Points & Curves 00:03:34
   • Converting Points 00:03:25
   • Cutting, Extending & Closing Paths 00:04:51
   • Filling Paths 00:03:01
9. Chapter 9: Selecting Points and Paths
   • Introduction 00:01:08
   • Introducing Uzz & Exploring the Appearance Palette 00:06:01
   • Duplicating an Object 00:04:57
   • Selecting Endpoints & Joining Paths 00:02:12
   • Adding a Center Point & Drawing an Ellipse 00:03:26
   • Selecting Intersecting Shape Areas in Pathfinder 00:02:43
   • Filling Shapes with the Eyedropper Tool 00:01:41
   • Grouping Layers 00:03:03
   • Selecting Same Stroke Color & Saving a Selection 00:02:59
   • Selecting with the Lasso Tool 00:02:09
   • Using Rotate, Clone & Reflect to Create Eyelashes 00:04:32
   • Select All on Same Layers & Transform Each 00:04:37
   • Creating More Shapes & Selecting Backwards 00:05:32
   • Merging Strokes & Fills with a Compound Path 00:04:25
   • Scaling Using Direction Handles for a Lace Effect 00:06:41
   • Using Pucker & Bloat 00:02:45
10. Chapter 10: Pathfinder Operations
    • Introduction 00:00:58
    • Touring the Project 00:03:25
    • Introducing the Pathfinder Operations 00:08:04
    • Uniting & Subtracting Objects 00:03:04
    • Combining the Divide & Add to Shape Area Options 00:02:46
    • Compound Shapes vs. Compound Paths 00:03:17
    • Joining Paths & Setting the Miter Limit 00:05:15
    • Converting Strokes to Fills, Cropping, Dividing & Uniting 00:05:15
    • Selecting & Deselecting Paths 00:02:40
    • Changing the Fill Opacity & Subtracting 00:04:18
    • Using the Exclude Command to Join Chain Links 00:02:26
11. Chapter 11: Liquify and Envelope
    • Introduction 00:00:52
    • Touring the Project 00:05:59
    • Using the Warp Tool & Changing the Tool Options 00:06:48
    • A Brief Look at Some of the Other Liquify Tools 00:02:35
    • Applying Liquify to Live Type 00:01:49
    • Using the Make with Warp Envelope Function 00:06:02
    • Editing Enveloped Content 00:03:23
    • Using Liquify with Live Trace 00:06:24
12. Chapter 12: Creating and Formatting Type
    • Introduction 00:00:46
    • Importing Text into Illustrator 00:03:10
    • Selecting Text for Reformatting 00:02:33
    • Moving Text to a New Text Container 00:02:42
    • Reformatting Text with the Paragraph Palette 00:02:25
    • Changing Font & Point Size 00:05:56
    • Moving Text & Adjusting Leading & Tracking 00:02:55
    • Copying Text Formats & Optical Kerning 00:02:38
    • Flowing Text from One Frame to Another 00:01:41
    • Applying Graphic Styles to Text 00:02:36
    • Setting Area Type Options 00:03:49
    • Applying Paragraph Formatting Attributes 00:03:18
    • Using OpenType® Fonts & Ligatures 00:04:59
    • Working with Fractions & Numerals 00:03:06
    • Adding Swashes & Converting Text to Small Caps 00:02:53
    • Viewing Character Variations in the Glyphs Palette 00:04:55
    • Final Comments & Credits 00:02:41
13. Chapter 13: Gradients and Gradient Mesh
    • Introduction 00:01:15
    • Applying a Gradient 00:02:59
    • Using Color Swatches 00:01:28
    • Using the Gradient Palette 00:01:40
    • Using the Gradient Slider Bar 00:01:23
    • Adding Color Stops 00:02:02
    • Applying a Gradient Across Multiple Objects 00:02:06
    • Creating a Radial Gradient 00:02:40
    • Lightening a Color 00:01:55
    • Using the Eye Dropper to Replace a Color Stop 00:01:32
    • Filling a Thin Stroked Path with a Gradient 00:05:21
    • Creating a Gradient Mesh 00:04:28
    • Expanding a Gradient to a Gradient Mesh 00:05:31
    • Modifying Gradient Mesh Rows, Points & Colors 00:05:01
    • Additional Techniques for Applying Color to a Mesh 00:03:32
    • Adjusting a Gradient with the Mesh Hidden 00:02:09
    • Blending Objects into a Gradient Mesh 00:01:34
14. Chapter 14: Blends and Masks
    • Introduction 00:00:39
    • Using the Gradient Tool 00:02:48
    • Making a Blend 00:05:10
    • Modifying a Blend 00:04:51
    • Using the Blend Tool & Blend Options 00:03:58
    • Changing the Path of a Blend 00:04:50
    • Using Clipping Masks 00:03:00
    • Masking with a Compound Path 00:02:39
    • Nesting Clipping Masks 00:04:11
    • Working with Opacity & Masks 00:03:18
15. Chapter 15: Brushing with Vectors
    • Introduction 00:00:23
    • Introducing the Paintbrush Tool 00:03:47
    • Adjusting the Calligraphic Brush Options 00:06:36
    • Extending Paths & Modifying Paintbrush Preferences 00:04:28
    • Introducing the Illustrator Art Brushes 00:07:09
    • Applying & Adjusting the Watercolor Stroke 00:02:21
    • Fading a Stroke & Modifying the Path 00:04:18
    • Creating a Custom Art Brush 00:03:49
    • Applying a New Custom Brush 00:02:55
    • Typing on a Path 00:05:56
    • Converting Text to an Art Brush 00:08:16
16. Chapter 16: Using Transparency
    • Introduction 00:01:13
    • Introducing Transparency 00:03:51
    • Using the Transparency & Appearance Palettes Together 00:05:17
    • Creating an Opacity Mask 00:04:02
    • Adjusting an Opacity Mask 00:06:13
    • Working with Blend Modes 00:06:39
    • Creating Translucent Gradients & Clipping Masks 00:04:23
    • Working with the Flattener Preview 00:06:31
17. Chapter 17: Applying Live Effects
    • Introduction 00:00:54
    • Introducing Live Effects 00:05:40
    • Working with Fills & Strokes 00:03:12
    • Adjusting Scribble Options 00:03:46
    • Touring the Scribe n Scribble Project 00:04:52
    • Using the Transform Command 00:06:18
    • Reapplying the Transform Command 00:03:36
    • Modifying Stroke Attributes 00:05:40
    • Copying & Rotating 00:04:23
    • Changing the Transform Origin 00:07:35
    • Saving & Loading Graphic Styles 00:04:30
18. Chapter 18: Dynamic Type Treatments
    • Introduction 00:01:01
    • Creating Dynamic Effects for Objects 00:06:03
    • Using Transform Effects & Stacking Order 00:03:27
    • Using Type Effects & Selection Settings 00:05:16
    • Applying the Warp Effect & Editing Type 00:04:49
    • Applying a Stroke & Transforming Type 00:05:34
    • Thickening Type Using Path Options 00:03:56
    • Creating Drop Shadows & More Effects 00:06:11
    • Filling Type with Color & Gradients 00:06:08
19. Chapter 19: Live Trace
    • Introduction 00:00:54
    • Introducing Live Trace 00:02:58
    • Using the Live Trace Tool 00:03:24
    • Applying Threshold & Setting the Minimum Area 00:04:06
    • Making Trace Adjustments 00:05:51
    • Changing Trace Settings 00:06:25
    • Expanding Traced Items to Paths 00:01:54
    • Using Live Trace on a Colored Image 00:04:19
    • Modifying Colors in a Live Trace Image 00:03:33
20. Chapter 20: Live Paint
    • Introduction 00:00:40
    • Applying Blend Modes 00:02:49
    • Using the Live Paint Bucket 00:04:59
    • Adjusting Stroke Color & Adding Paths to an Object 00:05:18
    • Drawing & Cloning inside a Live Paint Object 00:05:31
    • Using the Live Paint Selection Tool 00:04:04
    • Adding Stroke Effects to Live Objects 00:03:23
    • Integrating Live Trace with Live Paint 00:05:08
    • Fixing Mistakes & Detecting Gaps 00:04:52
    • Filling Gaps Manually 00:05:34
21. Chapter 21: Using Symbols
    • Introduction 00:00:53
    • Introducing Symbols 00:02:22
    • Accessing Symbol Libraries 00:02:21
    • Manipulating & Duplicating Symbols 00:03:15
    • Altering All Instances of a Symbol 00:05:09
    • Replacing All Instances of a Symbol 00:02:19
    • Creating Symbols 00:02:59
    • Using the Symbol Sprayer Tool 00:02:31
    • Modifying Symbol Sets with the Symbol Tools 00:04:09
22. Chapter 22: 3D Effects
    • Introduction 00:01:10
    • Introducing 3D 00:05:10
    • Using the Extrude & Bevel Effect 00:08:41
    • Adjusting Lighting, Shading & Gradation 00:05:22
    • Mapping Artwork onto an Extruded Object 00:05:14
    • Modifying Mapped Artwork 00:06:14
    • Applying & Adjusting the Revolve Effect 00:07:28
    • Using Photoshop® to Help with 3D Effects 00:05:33
23. Chapter 23: Printing and Exporting
    • Introduction 00:00:38
    • Setting Document Trim Size 00:03:06
    • Creating a Page Bleed 00:02:41
    • Setting the Imageable Area of an Output Page 00:02:10
    • Choosing General & Setup Output Settings 00:05:11
    • Choosing Marks & Bleed Settings 00:02:10
    • Setting Options for Separations & Overprinting 00:01:42
    • Choosing Graphics Settings 00:02:23
    • Choosing Color Management Settings 00:01:24
    • Choosing Advanced Settings & Viewing the Summary 00:02:51
    • Choosing Document Raster Effects Settings 00:01:11
    • Saving Print Preset Settings 00:01:38
    • Selecting an Export Format 00:02:42
    • Saving for Microsoft® Office 00:01:52
24. Chapter 24: Flash™ Animation
    • Introduction 00:00:44
    • Introducing SWF Animation 00:03:57
    • Animating Live Effects 00:04:19
    • Setting Blend Options 00:02:03
    • Exporting to SWF 00:05:21
    • Adding Extra Frames to Animations 00:04:17
    • Creating a Symbol 00:03:47
    • Animating a Symbol 00:07:00
    • Creating a 3D Animation 00:07:28
    • Closing Comments 00:01:19
25. Chapter 25: Tips, Tricks, and Real-World Files
    • Introduction 00:01:16
    • Working with Perspective Guides 00:05:54
    • Utilizing the Appearance Palette 00:04:58
    • Applying & Editing Live Effects 00:05:18
    • Using the Raster Effect 00:04:25
    • Using Symbols, Glyphs & Graphic Styles 00:04:57
    • Using Envelope Distort, Scribble & 3D 00:05:06
    • Saving Slices for the Web 00:03:13
    • Drawing with the Pencil Tool & Adjusting Opacity 00:07:34
    • Introducing a Live Paint Workflow 00:04:26
    • Using Live Paint to Save Time 00:04:04
    • Final Comments & Credits 00:02:30