Day one

THE PEN TOOL

• Drawing Paths with the Pen Tool

• Mastering the Pen Tool

• Editing Paths

• Editing Anchor Points

• Direct Selection Tool Shortcuts

• Shortcuts for Related Tools

• Pencil & Eraser Tools

STROKES AND PATHS

• Outlining Paths

• Offsetting Paths

ARTBOARDS

• Setting up Documents

• The Artboard Tool

• Artboard View

• Editing Artboards

• Rearranging Options

• Best Practice

• Artboards & Advanced Guides

• Artboards & Interface

• Artboards & Smart Guides

APPEARANCE

• The Appearance Panel

• Making new Strokes

• Making new Fills

• Layering

• Applying Filters

• Object Attributes

• Multiple Attributes

• Applying Live Effects

• Graphic Styles

GRAPHIC STYLES

• Overview

• Graphic Style Libraries

• Creating Graphic Styles

• Saving Graphic Styles

• Graphic Styles & Appearance

BRUSHES

• Overview

• Working with Brushes

• Using Brush Libraries

• Brush Types

• Editing Brushes

• Creating a Calligraphic Brush

• Creating a Scatter Brush

• Creating an Art Brush

• Creating a Pattern Brush

TRANSPARENCY & BLENDS

• The Transparency Panel

• Blend Options

SYMBOLS

• Working with Symbols

• Using Symbol Libraries

• Editing Symbols

• Creating Symbols

• Symbol Sprayer Tool

IMAGE TRACE

• Settings

• Adjustments

• Editing

LIVE PAINT

• Live Paint Overview

• Live Paint Tools

• Live Paint Explored

• Selecting Areas

• Selecting Paths

• Gap Detection

ADVANCED PATTERNS

• Working with Patterns

• Pattern Libraries

• Creating Patterns

• Editing Patterns

• Modifying Patterns

RECOLOUR/LIVE COLOUR

• Colour Editing Overview

• Live Colour Overview

• Modifying Colour in Artwork

• Using Colour Libraries

• Extracting Colours from an artwork

Questions and answers

Day two

ADVANCED GRADIENTS

• Gradient Tool

• Gradient Panel

• Creating Gradients

• Editing Gradients

• Using Gradient Libraries

• Gradient Annotator

• Freeform Gradient Tools

• Gradients & Transparency

SEPARATIONS PREVIEW

• Overview

• Using Separations Preview

• Options

CREATING BLENDS

• Overview

• Blend Options

• Creating a Basic Blend

• Expanding a Blend

EFFECTS

• Distortions

• Drop Shadow

• Feathering

• Stylize Effects

• Scribble Effects

• Warp Effects

• Other Filters

• Warp & Distortion Tools

• Expanding Appearance

3D FUNCTIONS

• Extrude & Bevel Effect

• Revolve Effects

• Transforming Effects

• Other Filters

WARP & DISTORTION TOOLS

• Using Warp Effects

• Expanding Appearance

GRADIENT MESH

• Overview

• Gradient Mesh Tool Selecting

• Editing

GRAPHS

• The Graph Tool

• Creating Graphs

• Inputting Graph Data

• Editing Graphs

ENVELOPE DISTORT

• Using Warp

• Using Mesh

• Envelope Distort Options

• Uses and Limitations

• Releasing and Expanding

ADVANCED TYPE FUNCTIONS

• Style Sheets

• Touch Type Tool

• Area Type

• Colouring Type & Frames

• Type on a Path

PERSPECTIVE DRAWING

• Switching On & Off

• Grid Options

• Editing the Grid

• Perspective Tools

• Drawing in Perspective

SHAPE BUILDER TOOL

• Overview

• Relationship to Pathfinder

Questions and answers