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About Classroom in a Book |
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Accessing the Classroom in a Book files |
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Restoring default preferences |
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To delete or save the current Illustrator preferences file |
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To restore saved preferences after completing the lessons |
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Adobe Authorized Training Centers |
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| What's New in Adobe Illustrator CC (2015 Release) |
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CC Libraries enhancements |
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| A Quick Tour of Adobe Illustrator CC (2015 release) |
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Rounding the corners of a shape |
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Drawing with the Pencil tool |
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Creating shapes using the Shape Builder tool |
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Drawing with the Shaper tool |
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Sampling formatting with the Eyedropper tool |
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Placing an image in Illustrator |
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Creating and editing gradients |
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| 1 Getting To Know The Work Area |
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Introducing Adobe Illustrator |
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Starting Illustrator and opening a file |
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Getting to know the Tools panel |
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Working with the Control panel |
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Working with panel groups |
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Resetting and saving your workspace |
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Changing the view of artwork |
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Scrolling through a document |
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Using the Artboards panel |
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Arranging multiple documents |
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Finding resources for using Illustrator |
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| 2 Techniques For Selecting Artwork |
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Using the Direct Selection tool |
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Creating selections with a marquee |
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Selecting artwork with the Magic Wand tool |
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Selecting similar objects |
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Selecting in Outline mode |
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Aligning objects to each other |
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Working in Isolation mode |
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Selecting using the Group Selection tool |
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Exploring object arrangement |
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Hiding and locking objects |
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| 3 Using Shapes To Create Artwork For A Postcard |
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Working with basic shapes |
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Creating and editing rectangles |
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Creating a rounded rectangle |
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Creating and editing an ellipse |
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Creating and editing a circle |
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Creating and editing a polygon |
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Changing stroke width and alignment |
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Working with the Shaper tool |
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Editing shapes with the Shaper tool |
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Combining shapes with the Shaper tool |
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Working with drawing modes |
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Working with Draw Behind mode |
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Using the Draw Inside mode |
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Editing content drawn inside |
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| 4 Editing And Combining Shapes And Paths |
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Cutting with the Scissors tool |
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Cutting with the Knife tool |
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111 | (2) |
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Working with the Shape Builder tool |
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Working with the Pathfinder panel |
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Finishing up the illustration |
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| 5 Transforming Artwork |
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Adding artboards to the document |
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130 | (2) |
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Working with rulers and guides |
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Positioning objects precisely |
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Distorting objects with effects |
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Transforming with the Free Transform tool |
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| 6 Creating An Illustration With The Drawing Tools |
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An intro to drawing with the Pen tool |
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154 | (2) |
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Drawing straight lines with the Pen tool |
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Drawing a curve with the Pen tool |
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Drawing a series of curves with the Pen tool |
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Converting smooth points to corner points |
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Combining curves and straight lines |
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163 | (2) |
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Creating artwork with the Pen tool |
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165 | (5) |
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166 | (4) |
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Drawing with the Curvature tool |
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170 | (2) |
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Reflecting the spoon shape |
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Deleting and adding anchor points |
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Converting between smooth points and corner points |
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Working with the Anchor Point tool |
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Adding arrowheads to a path |
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Working with the Pencil tool |
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180 | (3) |
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Drawing freeform paths with the Pencil tool |
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Drawing straight segments with the Pencil tool |
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Joining with the Join tool |
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| 7 Using Color To Enhance Signage |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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Applying an existing color |
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Creating a custom color using the Color panel |
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Saving a color as a swatch |
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Creating a copy of a swatch |
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Creating and editing a global swatch |
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194 | (2) |
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Using the Color Picker to create color |
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196 | (1) |
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Using Illustrator swatch libraries |
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Creating and saving a tint of a color |
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Copying appearance attributes |
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Creative inspiration with the Color Guide panel |
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Editing a color group in the Edit Colors dialog box |
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204 | (3) |
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Editing colors in artwork |
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Assigning colors to your artwork |
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209 | (3) |
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Creating a Live Paint group |
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Painting with the Live Paint Bucket tool |
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Modifying a Live Paint group |
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| 8 Adding Type To A Poster |
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Adding type to the poster |
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Converting between area and point type |
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Importing a plain-text file |
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Changing font family and font style |
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Changing additional character formatting |
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Changing paragraph formatting |
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Resizing and reshaping type objects |
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Modifying text with the Touch Type tool |
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Creating and applying text styles |
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Creating and applying a paragraph style |
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Editing a paragraph style |
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Creating and applying a character style |
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Editing a character style |
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Reshaping text with a preset envelope warp |
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Editing the envelope warp |
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Working with type on a path |
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Creating type on a closed path |
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| 9 Organizing Your Artwork With Layers |
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252 | (2) |
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Creating layers and sublayers |
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Editing layers and objects |
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Moving layers and content between layers |
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Duplicating layer content |
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264 | (3) |
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Applying appearance attributes to layers |
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| 10 Gradients, Blends, And Patterns |
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276 | (1) |
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Applying a linear gradient to a fill |
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Adjusting a linear gradient fill |
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Applying a linear gradient to a stroke |
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Edit a gradient on a stroke |
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Applying a radial gradient to artwork |
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Editing the colors in the radial gradient |
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Adjusting the radial gradient |
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Applying gradients to multiple objects |
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Adding transparency to gradients |
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Working with blended objects |
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294 | (6) |
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Creating a blend with specified steps |
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Creating and editing a smooth color blend |
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Applying an existing pattern |
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Creating your own pattern |
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| 11 Using Brushes To Create A Poster |
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308 | (1) |
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Using Calligraphic brushes |
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Applying a Calligraphic brush to artwork |
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Drawing with the Paintbrush tool |
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310 | (2) |
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Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool |
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312 | (1) |
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Applying an existing Art brush |
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Creating an Art brush using a raster image |
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Changing Bristle brush options |
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Painting with a Bristle brush |
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320 | (2) |
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324 | (2) |
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Editing the Pattern brush |
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Working with the Blob Brush tool |
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328 | (6) |
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Drawing with the Blob Brush tool |
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Merging paths with the Blob Brush tool |
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Editing with the Eraser tool |
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| 12 Exploring Creative Uses Of Effects And Graphic Styles |
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Using the Appearance panel |
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Editing appearance attributes |
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Adding another stroke and fill |
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Reordering appearance attributes |
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Styling text with a Warp effect |
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Applying the Offset Path effect |
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Applying a Photoshop Effect |
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Applying a 3D Rotate effect |
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Applying an existing graphic style |
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Creating and applying a graphic style |
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Applying a graphic style to a layer |
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Scaling strokes and effects |
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| 13 Creating Artwork For A T-Shirt |
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366 | (1) |
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Using existing Illustrator symbol libraries |
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367 | (2) |
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Working with dynamic symbols |
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Breaking a link to a symbol |
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Working with Creative Cloud Libraries |
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378 | (6) |
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Adding assets to CC Libraries |
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378 | (3) |
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Working with the perspective grid |
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Adjusting the perspective grid |
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Drawing artwork in perspective |
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Selecting and transforming objects in perspective |
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Moving planes and objects together |
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Drawing artwork with no active grid |
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Adding and editing text in perspective |
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Moving objects in a perpendicular direction |
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Moving a plane to match an object |
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Bringing content into perspective |
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Editing symbols in perspective |
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| 14 Using Illustrator CC With Other Adobe Applications |
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402 | (1) |
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403 | (1) |
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404 | (8) |
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Placing a Photoshop image with Show Import Options |
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406 | (3) |
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Applying color edits to an image |
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410 | (2) |
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412 | (7) |
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Applying a simple mask to an image |
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412 | (1) |
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Editing a clipping path (mask) |
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Masking an object with text |
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417 | (2) |
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Sampling colors in placed images |
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419 | (1) |
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420 | (1) |
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Embedding and unembedding images |
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421 | (1) |
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421 | (3) |
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424 | (2) |
| 15 Preparing Content For The Web |
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426 | (26) |
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428 | (1) |
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Saving content for the web |
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429 | (8) |
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Mal Aligning content to the pixel grid |
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429 | (3) |
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432 | (1) |
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Selecting and editing slices |
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433 | (1) |
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Using the Save For Web command |
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434 | (3) |
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437 | (9) |
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Setting up your design for generating CSS |
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437 | (3) |
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Working with character styles and CSS code |
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440 | (2) |
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Working with graphic styles and CSS code |
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442 | (1) |
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