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AGI instructors are certified Adobe Illustrator Experts and authors of several books on IllUstrator. When you take an Adobe Illustrator training class from AGI, you learn from the best instructors. These Adobe Illustrator training classes are available at our New York City, Boston, or Philadelphia locations. Or this Illustrator training class can be taught on-site at your location. Choose a class from the list at the right to get starting learning Illustrator.

Adobe Illustrator Training Class - Level II

Adobe Illustrator Training Class Level II
Topics Covered

Module 1: Review of selection techniques

• Creating difficult selections in Adobe Illustrator CS5
• Selecting items based upon attributes
• Saving selections in Adobe Illustrator CS5

Module 2: Advanced drawing tools

• Taking advantage of Live Trace
• Advanced tips and tricks with the Pen tool
• Using the Perspective Grid feature
• Defining the grid
• Changing the plane
• Using the Perspective Selection tool
• Creating shapes with the Shape Builder tool
• Combine shapes with the Shape Builder tool
• Deleting shapes with the Shape Builder tool
• Dividing overlapping shapes with the Shape Builder tool

Module 3: Working with Symbols

• Using the Adobe Illustrator CS5 symbol library
• Creating symbols
• Editing symbols in Adobe Illustrator
• Importing a symbol library
• Using the symbolism tools
• Editing nested symbols
• Replacing symbols
• Saving symbol libraries

Module 4: Using Effects and Transparency

• Working with the Appearance panel and effects in Adobe Illustrator CS5
• Applying effects in Adobe Illustrator
• Editing effects
• Using graphic styles
• Creating and saving graphic styles
• Applying and modifying graphic styles
• Working with object transparency
• Working with multiple opacity
• Working with blending modes
• Saving and importing graphic styles
• Applying graphic styles to layers and symbols
Module 5: Exporting and Saving Files
• Saving using the AI file format
• Saving an illustration with layers
• Make a template layer in Adobe Illustrator CS5
• Using the Transform Effect
• Duplicating a Stroke
• Saving different versions of the logo onto separate layers
• Expanding appearance
• Save the first version
• Using Live Paint
• Using the Color Guide panel
• Using Recolor Artwork
• Saving a layered PDF
• Integration with other applications
• Exporting for Photoshop
• Integrating with InDesign
• Integrating with Flash
• Integrating with Microsoft Expression Blend (XAML)
• Integrating with Premiere and After Effects
• Saving as EPS from Adobe Illustrator
• Save for Web & Devices in Adobe Illustrator
• Making a Flash animation from Adobe Illustrator
• Exporting a Flash animation from Adobe Illustrator
Module 6: Advanced Blending Techniques
• Using the Blend Tool in Adobe Illustrator
• Applying a gradient
• Applying radial gradients
• Applying gradients using Illustrator’s Gradient Mesh options
• Adjusting the Mesh
• Revisiting Blend Options
• Overlapping images
• Applying a gradient mesh using the Mesh tool
• Adding a Highlight
• Using the Symbol Tools
• Creating a symbol
• Modifying a Symbol’s appearance
Module 7: Adobe Illustrator CS5 New Features
• New Brush Controls in Adobe Illustrator
• Advanced drawing controls
• Artboard panel
• Pixel grid alignment
Module 8: Adobe Illustrator CS5 Project Review
• Setting up the artboard in Adobe Illustrator
• Creating the background
• Access additional Swatch Libraries
• Using the new Shape Builder tool
• Creating the smaller combined shape
• Applying color and effects
• Cloning the small shape
• Aligning and distributing the shapes
• Adding Text
• Applying the Warp effect
• Adding text to the small shape areas
• Distorting a shape
• Importing an image
• Creating the pseudo horizontal image scroll
• Adding symbols
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Illustrator Level II Class Length: 2 days

Discover the power and versatility of vector artwork in this advanced Adobe Illustrator CS5 training course. This class takes you beyond the basics to learn the many capabilities available to you in Illustrator. This two-day course also covers troubleshooting for production personnel as well as advanced techniques for interesting design effects.

This Illustrator training class has been updated For Adobe Illustrator CS5, but training for previous versions of Adobe Illustrator is also available. This Illustrator training class is available as a regularly scheduled class at AGI’s classroom location or as a private or custom Illustrator class at your location. This Illustrator training class is delivered by the instructors who wrote the Adobe Illustrator CS5 Digital Classroom, so you learn from Illustrator experts and instructors when you take an Illustrator class with AGI.

Adobe Illustrator Training Class Level II Prerequisites

We recommend that you have the Adobe Illustrator CS5 software before starting the class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it from the Adobe web site.

Adobe Illustrator Training Class Level II Course Materials

You will receive a comprehensive course manual for this class developed by the Adobe Certified Instructors at AGI. AGI instructors that have created many of the official Illustrator training guides and books for Adobe Systems.

Adobe Illustrator Training Class Level II Information

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See dates for Adobe Illustrator Training Class Level II

Adobe Illustrator Training Class Level II Schedule
City	Month	Day	Time
Boston	February	13 + 14	9:30am - 4:30pm EST
Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Online	March	12 + 13	9:30am - 4:30pm EST
Boston, New York City, Philadelphia	April	16 + 17	9:30am - 4:30pm EST
Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Online	May	21 + 22	9:30am - 4:30pm EST
Boston, New York City, Philadelphia	June	20 + 21	9:30am - 4:30pm EST

If the dates listed above are inconvenient, please call us at 800-851-9237 for more options.

Adobe Illustrator Training Level II is offered in New York City, Boston (Woburn), and Philadelphia (Conshohocken). Adobe Illustrator Training Level II is also offered in Chicago, Orlando and London as a custom training class.

Adobe Illustrator Training Level II: Course Rate $695.00Save $100: Take Adobe Illustrator Training Class Levels I & II for $1,290.00
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Register for any two classes together and receive a $100 discount by entering Bundle2 as the coupon code when registering online. Register for any three classes together and receive a $200 discount by entering Bundle3 as the coupon code when registering online.

Register or call (800) 851-9237

Private or custom Adobe Illustrator Training

AGI offers customized Adobe Illustrator training at your office or at our locations. Whether you need introductory Adobe Illustrator training or advanced training, our Adobe Certified Expert instructors are available for all of your Adobe Illustrator training needs.

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• - Call AGI at (800) 851-9237 or (781) 376-6044 to talk with a representative about our Adobe Illustrator training courses

Adobe Illustrator Training Class Locations

AGI offers regularly scheduled and private Illustrator classes at our training centers. Adobe Illustrator Training available in or near Boston, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Orlando, and London. Visit our Illustrator training class locations pages.

- Boston Illustrator Training
- New York, NY Illustrator Training
- Philadelphia Illustrator Training
- Orlando Illustrator Training
- Chicago Illustrator Training
- London Illustrator Training

About AGI's Illustrator Training

AGI’s team of instructors have been teaching Illustrator for more than a decade. They’ve written some of the best-selling books on Illustrator, and have trained some of the biggest magazines, newspapers, and catalog publishers on how to get the best images and create desired effects. Adobe has called upon our team of experts to help train their employees—so you can be confident that you are learning from the best when you take a class with AGI or hire AGI to train your group.

• Learn more about AGI's Adobe Illustrator Training Expertise (pdf)
• See new features of Adobe Illustrator CS5 explained in this AGI Training video
• AGI’s Illustrator training classes are the best place to learn Illustrator. You’ll learn Illustrator from the authors of these Illustrator training books:
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• Request information for private or custom Adobe Illustrator Training classes
• Learn more about AGI's Training Expertise
• Watch an Illustrator CS5 Training Video Tutorial from AGI instructors on YouTube
• Review a sample of our Illustrator training content with this Illustrator tutorial