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Module 1: Drawing Basic Shapes

• Navigate and use palettes
• Change views
• Use the tool palette
• Draw basic shapes
• Scaling shapes
• Apply fill and stroke colors
• Use the align palette

Module 2: Bezier Curves & Colors

• Place photographs
• Draw with the pen tool
• Modify Bezier curves
• Customize color palettes
• Change color modes
• Create Harmonious Colors with the Color Guide
• Make objects transparent
• Use filters and effects
• Use the appearance palette to edit effects

Module 3: Brushes & Transformation Effects

• Apply brushes to paths
• Draw with Art, Scatter, Pattern and Calligraphic brushes
• Create custom brushes
• Scale, rotate, and shear objects
• Distort objects with filters
• Position and reflect objects
• Move objects precisely

Module 4: Text, Gradients, Patterns & Blends

• Use the layers palette
• Enter and format text
• Wrap text around graphics
• Type along a curved path
• Convert text to outlines
• Use the blend tool
• Create gradient swatches
• Use the gradient tool
• Create pattern swatches
• Scale and transform patterns

Module 5: Using Layers, Symbols and Photographs

• Use the gradient mesh tool
• Add multiple strokes & fills
• Save formatting with the styles palette
• Combine shapes with the pathfinder palette
• Live Trace & Live Paint
• Create arcs, grids, and flares
• Store artwork in the symbols palette
• Using symbolism tools for creative effects
• Modify and update symbols
• Distort shapes with liquify tool

Module 6: Using Illustrator with Photoshop

• Optimize web graphics
• Slice Web Pages
• Mask photos with shapes
• Work with image resolution and color mode
• Manage images with the links palette
• Preparing files for print
• Exporting to various formats