During this highly requested course, we will
be taught the key skills which will enable us to create exciting creative
graphics in a professional manner using several applications used by pros
worldwide. From basic to more advanced techniques, this course will give us the
opportunity to get practical experience on the latest technology while enjoy an
interactive study experience. The course outline has been designed to bring out
our artistic side, allow us to express our creativity and assist us to improve
our skills in the field of creative design. It will share the knowledge
required to produce strong image concepts and communicate ideas through images
and text, while developing our knowledge of effective design production.
Graphics Design Course Outline
The course is designed to train learners in obtaining some expert graphic design skills whilst using industry standard applications. Starting with Adobe Photoshop CS6 we instill the basics of the graphic design process. Illustrator CS6 is introduced subsequently, enabling us to integrate all three programs to produce more complex design solutions.
Graphics Design Course
Course Name :
Computer Graphics Design
Institute Name : Kalam Academy
Application : Adobe Photoshop CS6, Illustrator CS6
Total Class : 18 Classes
Class Duration : Two Hours
Course Design by: Rafiul Islam Kalam
Email :
kalam001@gmail.com, info_kalam@yahoo.com
Blog : kalam.academy.blogspot.com
Facebook : facebook.com/kalam.academy
Theory & Concepts
- Understand Creative Art & Design
- Application Interface
- Editing Tools
- Importing and Organizing Images, Art works
- Making Selections
- Layers and Masks
- Color Correction and Retouching
- Working with Types
- Preparing, Saving and Printing
- Manipulate sketch
- Creating Special Effects
- Output & Variety of Media
Course Outline: Adobe Photoshop CS6
SL
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Key Word
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Description
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01
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Creative Art & Graphic Design
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Briefing for Design, Creative Design,
Introduction to Graphic Design, Introduction to CAD, Design Tools and
Application, Computer Aided Graphics Design, Beginning Knowledge to starting,
Design principles, Typography, Color theory
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02
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Exploring Photoshop
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Introduction to the Photoshop environment.
Customize the Photoshop Workspace with presets
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03
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Working with images
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Opening, closing and saving images. Creating
new files. File formats and which ones to use
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04
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Format
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Types of File format. Assign format for
media. Portability
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05
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File Size
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Assign File size, Resize File, Compress,
Compressing for media, usefulness
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06
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Color
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Basic Color, Computer Color, Printing Color,
Color Code, Color Mode, All Type of Graphics & Photoshop Colors
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07
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Selections
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Marquee tools. Lasso tools. Quick Selection and
Magic Wand tool. Options palette.
Refine Edges Feature. Cropping an Image and Erasing with a Selection. Quick
Mask. Saving a selection. Correcting, editing and enhancing selections. Improved
selection and editing techniques.
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08
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Painting & Retouching
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Painting modes and layer Blend modes. Brushes
and how to use them. Using the Analysis Tools. Retouch an image. Clone Stamp
tools. Patching tools. Create a Gradient. Create a Pattern. Using and
understanding blend modes. Painting with other modes. Working smarter with
the brushes
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09
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Enhancing an Image
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Using and learning the Filters. Filters and
Adjustments. Using Adjustments
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10
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Layers
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How layers work and things to be aware of.
Create and Use Layers. Use and save Layer Styles. Work with Multiple Layers.
Layer masks. Vector Layers and Search function. Duplicating layers. Vector
Layers. Video Layers and animation. Preserve transparency and locking layers.
Grouping. Adjustment layers and adjustment layer masks. Layer comps. Using
layer auto alignment and blending. Using Layer search. Smart objects. Using
Puppet Warp. Preserve transparency and locking layers. Detailed use of 3D
layers including live 3D edit and texture editing
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11
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Operating Technique
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Command, Menu, Tools, Palette, Panel, Key
Command, Shortcut Key-Board Command. Command List
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12
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Correcting Digital Photographs
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Special Filters and Adjustments to help with
correcting. Getting around tricky problems with images
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13
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Typographic Design
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The type tools and what you can do with
them. Formatting your text. Things to be aware of.
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14
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Content, functions, tools and options
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Content Aware Fill , Scale, Move and Delete,
Using Content Aware tools and options
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15
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Masks
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Clipping masks. Layer masks. Clipping paths
to create selected areas. Using displacement maps with type to create special
effects. Clipping masks. Alpha Channels. Layer masks. Clipping paths to
create
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16
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Shapes
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Using the Pen Tool. Working with and editing
shapes. Creating and importing custom shapes, e.g. logos for re-use. Saving
in shapes panel.
Using the Pen Tool to select and paint.
Working with and editing shapes. Creating and importing custom shapes, e.g.
logos for re-use. Saving in shapes panel
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17
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Montages and vignettes
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Creating realistic photo montages to include
reflections on various surface types (eg metal, water etc) and custom
shadows. Using the Masks panel for creating editable, feathered,
density-controlled masks. Using, adjusting and creating textures
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18
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History Panel
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Reverting to snapshots. Using the history
brush for effects
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19
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Action
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Action Setting, Recording, Using, Removing
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20
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Sharpening, blurring
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Sharpening and blurring. Blurring with
layers. Interpolation modes for size changes and cropping
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21
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Best practices
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File formats. Preferences. Faster and
smarter techniques to use. Mobile devices
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Course Outline: Adobe Illustrator CS6
SL
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Key Word
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Description
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01
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Exploring Illustrator
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Introduction
to the Illustrator environment, Customize the Illustrator Workspace with
presets
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02
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Working with files
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Opening,
closing and saving files, Creating new files, Using Templates, File formats
and which ones to use
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03
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Drawing
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Creating
shapes, The pen tool, Creating and amending paths, Splitting paths,
manipulating anchor points, Pencil, Erase, Smooth and Brush, Using the Live
Trace tool to convert Bitmaps to vectors, Adding and deleting anchor points.
Getting full control of the pen tool, Amending, splitting, joining and
manipulating paths, Using Shape Builder to combine, edit and fill shapes,
Using templates, pencil and smooth
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04
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Coloring objects
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Colors
and fills, Fills and strokes on objects and paths Process, Pantone and
Registration Color, Gradients, patterns, Applying gradient transparency, Live
paint and objects; Live Color
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05
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Brushes & Brush
Effects
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Calligraphic,
art, scatter & pattern brushes, Editing existing and creating new
brushes, Scribble Effect; using the brush libraries. Creating Calligraphic,
Art, Pattern, and Scatter Brushes, Modifying the brush options, Editing
existing and creating new brushes
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06
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Typography
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Basic
typography; the type tool; type on and in a path; type as outlines, Character
and paragraph styles, Linking text boxes and using circular text; text wrap
around objects, Typographic control including kerning, indents and baseline
shift, New Touch Type controls
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07
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Working With Layers
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Layering
and ordering items. Send to back/Bring to front, Group/Ungroup and group
selections, Working in Group Isolation Mode, Cut/copy/paste & paste in
front/ behind, Working with Rulers, Guides and Smart Guides, Getting the best
from Layers, Using multiple art boards, Editing the art board size,
Positioning elements, Aligning and distributing artwork, Using layers
effectively. Creating and understanding Layers, Selecting and arranging
Layers, Duplicating Layer content, Applying Layer Options, Releasing and
flattening Layers, Animating and outputting Flash files using layers.
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08
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Operating Technique
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Command, Menu, Tools, Palette, Panel, Key
Command, Shortcut Key-Board Command. Command List
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09
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Special effects and Modifications
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Apply
Effects, Create Masks, Simplify Path, Create Blend, Share Graphic Styles, and
Create 3D Effects. Transformations including blending shapes and the Gradient
Mesh tool to create realistic artwork, Pathfinder panel and compound paths
including the live compound tool, Using the appearance panel for live
editing, Clipping Masks - viewing only the clipped area of your objects
during editing., Using Isolation Mode, and Edit Clipping Path for more
control. Using the Shape Builder tool,
Effects, graphic styles and masks
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10
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3D Effects
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Rotate,
Revolve, Bevel and Extrude
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11
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Patterns and symbols
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Creating
simple patterns, Defining artwork as a pattern. Simple patterns and artwork
patterns. Converting logos to symbols for reuse, Using the symbol spray to
instance symbols around page, Update symbols, and manipulate symbols.
Converting logos to symbols for reuse, Using the symbol spray to instance
symbols around page, Manipulating and updating symbols.
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12
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Using Illustrator to
present data
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Graphs
and graph types, Graph styles such as pies and bars, Representing qualities
graphically
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13
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The Actions panel
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Using
existing actions, Creating actions for automation
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14
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Web Work
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Optimizing
for the web; flexible web vector export; converting to Flash format, Slicing
and CSS layer support to create entire web pages. Slicing to create entire
web pages, Exporting to SWF with Flash symbol support, Deprecated Flash Text
features
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15
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Creating Complex
Illustrations
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Create
a Custom Shape Using Simple Shapes, Create Compound Paths, Using the Shape
Builder tool, Offset Paths, Erase Shapes
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16
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Enhancing Complex
Illustrations
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Create
Symbols, Organize Objects with Layers, Create a Pattern Swatch, Create a
Mesh, Create Custom Brushes, Apply Color Using Live Paint, Re-Color Artwork
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17
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Vector Version of a
Raster Graphic
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Trace
Artwork Automatically, Adjust the Results of Tracing, Create a Custom Preset,
and Convert a Traced Object to Paths.
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18
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Graphs
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Create
a Graph, Format a Graph
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19
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Variables
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Create
Variables, Create Data Sets
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20
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Documents Output
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Create
an Art board, Set Up Color Management, Preview an Overprint, Apply Spot
Colors, Print a Composite Proof, Create Color Separations, Create an Adobe
PDF File
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21
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Exporting for the Web
and Mobile Devices
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Work
with Actions, Export a File as an SWF File, Create Slices, Add Interactivity
to an SVG File, Preview an Illustration for Mobile Devices
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22
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Effects & Filters
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Understanding
Illustrator’s Filter and Effects menu, Distort & Transform, Stylizes,
Effect Gallery
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23
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Drawing in perspective
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Choosing
a Perspective Grid preset, The Perspective Grid tool, The Perspective
Selection tool, Setting Perspective Grid options, Setting plane options,
Adjusting the perspective grid, Drawing new objects in perspective, Attaching
art to a perspective plane, Mapping a perspective grid to a photo or drawing,
Using the Plane Switching widget, Defining and editing grid presets, Using
keyboard shortcuts to speed up drawing
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24
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Automating Tasks
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Creating
and recording Actions, Using Custom actions for automation and Batching,
Running a Batch, Loading and saving Action Sets
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25
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Envelopes
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Applying
Warp and Mash Envelopes, Expanding and releasing, Edit Envelope contents,
Creating custom Envelope shapes
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26
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Tools
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Flare
tool, Distort tool including the warp and liquify tools, Using effects and
graphic styles, Working with masks and transparency, Grids including the
polar and arc grids, Other selection tools
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27
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Masks
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Creating
and applying Masks, Modifying and updating mask content
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28
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Working With Color
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Understanding
Illustrators Swatches, Creating Gradient and Pattern Swatches, Working with
Color Guide, Creating Live Paint Objects, Loading Pantone Libraries, Saving
and exporting Swatches, Working with Gradient Mashes, Customizing the working
spaces for accurate Color reproduction on screen and in print
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29
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Graphic Styles
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Understanding
Illustrator’s Graphic Styles, Creating and applying Graphic Styles, Loading
and saving Graphic Style Presets
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