Illustrator CS5 Power Session

Illustrator CS5 has gone through some major changes. From Beautiful Strokes, to being able to design in a 3D plane, Adobes flagship Illustration software really needs to be experienced to be believed. NAPP Instructor RC Concepcion takes you through all of the changes that have been made in Illustrator CS5. There is no faster way to get up to speed than a Power Session.

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RC Concepcion

Release Date: 2010-04-08

Lessons

Introduction

Duration: 0 mins 59 seconds

Using the Width Tool for Changing Strokes

<p>Strokes previously needed to be all one width. Changing that in CS5 leaves you with great possibilities to make organic drawings</p>

Duration: 7 mins 13 seconds

Working with Dashes and Arrowheads in Illustrator CS5

<p>The ability to control placement of arrowheads and dashes in Illustrator makes it more efficient to work with graphics.</p>

Duration: 5 mins 10 seconds

Draw Behind/Draw Inside

<p>Worrying about Stacking order is a thing of the past with the new Drawing enhancement tools</p>

Duration: 5 mins 23 seconds

Bristle Brush Overview

<p>Painting on Vectors? Absolutely, check out the ability to paint with bristle brush</p>

Duration: 4 mins 53 seconds

Shape Builder and Pixel Grids

<p>Learn how to create shapes easier with the Shape Builder tool as well as how to Align to Pixel Grids</p>

Duration: 6 mins 7 seconds

Naming Your Artboards

<p>One of the most requested features in Illustrator CS5 was the ability to rename art boards. Well now you can, and I will show you how</p>

Duration: 10 mins 30 seconds

9 Slice Scaling with Graphics

<p>Learn how to use 9 Slice Scaling for your web buttons in Illustrator CS5</p>

Duration: 2 mins 36 seconds

Using Perspective Drawing 1

<p>Learn the basics of perspective drawing in Illustrator CS5</p>

Duration: 11 mins 56 seconds

Segmented Brushes in Illustrator

<p>Learn how to work with Segmented brushes in Illustrator CS5</p>

Duration: 2 mins 8 seconds

Roundtrip with Flash Catalyst

<p>Doing Roundtrip design in Flash Catalyst</p>

Duration: 8 mins 37 seconds

Conclusion

Duration: 0 mins 41 seconds