Adobe Illustrator CC 2020

(Illustrator-2020)/ISBN:978-1-64459-210-6

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Pass the Adobe Illustrator certification exam with Adobe Illustrator CC 2020 course and lab. The lab provides a hands-on learning experience in a safe, online environment. The Adobe Illustrator course focuses on the objectives of the Illustrator exam and provides skills in creating and editing vector graphics including graphics for print, Web, and mobile platforms. The course also helps to create "drawn" graphics while enabling its users to integrate content from other domains. 

Here's what you will get

The Adobe Illustrator CC exam is a standalone certification from Adobe. The Adobe Illustrator-certified candidate will be able to efficiently create 2D illustrations, text treatments, and precise vector layouts. Candidates for the Adobe Illustrator CC certification exam should also be familiar with tablet input devices, Adobe Photoshop, and InDesign.

Lessons

18+ Lessons | 70+ Quizzes | 124+ Flashcards | 124+ Glossary of terms

TestPrep

32+ Pre Assessment Questions | 2+ Full Length Tests | 32+ Post Assessment Questions | 64+ Practice Test Questions

Hand on lab

50+ LiveLab | 50+ Video tutorials | 03:14+ Hours

Video Lessons

10+ Videos | 28+ Minutes

Here's what you will learn

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Lessons 1: Introduction

  • Course Description
  • How to Use This Course
  • Course-Specific Technical Requirements
  • Setting Up the Course
  • Install the Course Data Files

Lessons 2: Introducing Illustrator

  • Topic A: Apply Design Principles, Elements, and Graphics Composition
  • Topic B: Evaluate Graphics Scalability
  • Topic C: Navigate the User Interface
  • Topic D: Customize the User Interface
  • Summary

Lessons 3: Creating Documents Containing Basic Shapes

  • Topic A: Create Documents
  • Topic B: Save Documents
  • Topic C: Draw Basic Shapes
  • Summary

Lessons 4: Creating Documents Containing Customized Paths

  • Topic A: Draw Paths
  • Topic B: Modify Paths
  • Summary

Lessons 5: Creating Graphics Containing Customized Text

  • Topic A: Insert Text
  • Topic B: Apply Flow Text Along a Path
  • Topic C: Insert Bounded and Threaded Text
  • Topic D: Apply Text Styles
  • Topic E: Insert Typographical Characters
  • Summary

Lessons 6: Customizing Objects

  • Topic A: Import, Place, and Link Graphics
  • Topic B: Alter the Appearance of Objects
  • Summary

Lessons 7: Customizing Basic Shapes

  • Topic A: Apply Strokes and Brushes
  • Topic B: Fill Shapes
  • Topic C: Apply Graphics Styles
  • Topic D: Distort Text with Text Envelopes
  • Summary

Lessons 8: Preparing Documents for Deployment

  • Topic A: Update Text
  • Topic B: Wrap Text
  • Topic C: Hyphenate Text
  • Topic D: Optimize Content for Print
  • Topic E: Optimize Content for the Web
  • Topic F: Optimize Content for PDF Documents
  • Summary

Appendix A: Mapping Course Content to Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator Exam

Lessons 10: Introduction

  • Course Description
  • How to Use This Course
  • Course-Specific Technical Requirements
  • Setting Up the Course
  • Install the Course Data Files

Lessons 11: Drawing Complex Illustrations

  • Topic A: Apply the Grid, Guides, and Info Panel
  • Topic B: Combine Objects to Create Complex Illustrations
  • Topic C: Organize Artwork with Layers
  • Topic D: Create a Perspective Drawing
  • Topic E: Trace Artwork
  • Summary

Lessons 12: Enhancing Artwork Using Painting Tools

  • Topic A: Paint Objects Using Fills and Strokes
  • Topic B: Paint Objects Using Live Paint Groups
  • Topic C: Paint with Custom Brushes
  • Topic D: Add Transparency and Blending Modes
  • Topic E: Apply Meshes to Objects
  • Topic F: Apply Patterns
  • Summary

Lessons 13: Customizing Colors and Swatches

  • Topic A: Manage Colors
  • Topic B: Customize Swatches
  • Topic C: Manage Color Groups
  • Topic D: Adjust Color
  • Summary

Lessons 14: Formatting Type

  • Topic A: Set Character Formats
  • Topic B: Apply Advanced Formatting Options to Type
  • Summary

Lessons 15: Enhancing the Appearance of Artwork

  • Topic A: Apply Effects to an Object
  • Topic B: Create Graphic Styles
  • Topic C: Apply a Mask to an Object
  • Topic D: Apply Symbols and Symbol Sets
  • Summary

Lessons 16: Preparing Content for Deployment

  • Topic A: Prepare Artwork for Printing
  • Topic B: Prepare Transparency and Colors for Printing
  • Topic C: Create Slices and Image Maps
  • Topic D: Save Graphics for the Web
  • Topic E: Prepare Documents for Video
  • Topic F: Prepare Files for Other Applications
  • Summary

Lessons 17: Setting Project Requirements

  • Topic A: Identify the Purpose, Audience, and Audience Needs
  • Topic B: Determine and Evaluate Standard Copyrig...es for Artwork, Graphics, and Graphics Use
  • Topic C: Determine and Evaluate Project Management Tasks and Responsibilities
  • Summary

Appendix A: Mapping Course Content to Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator Exam

Hands-on LAB Activities

Introducing Illustrator

  • Navigating the User Interface
  • Customizing the User Interface

Creating Documents Containing Basic Shapes

  • Creating Documents
  • Saving a Document as a Template
  • Drawing Basic Shapes

Creating Documents Containing Customized Paths

  • Drawing Paths
  • Modifying Paths

Creating Graphics Containing Customized Text

  • Inserting Text
  • Applying Flow Text Along a Path
  • Insert Bounded Text
  • Applying Text Styles
  • Inserting Typographical Characters

Customizing Objects

  • Placing the Imported Graphics
  • Altering the Appearance of Objects

Customizing Basic Shapes

  • Applying Strokes and Brushes
  • Filling Shapes
  • Applying Graphic Styles
  • Distorting Text with Text Envelopes

Preparing Documents for Deployment

  • Updating Text
  • Wrapping Text
  • Hyphenating Text
  • Optimizing Content for Print
  • Optimizing Content for the Web
  • Optimizing Content for PDF Documents

Drawing Complex Illustrations

  • Setting Guides and Grid Preferences
  • Creating Complex Illustrations
  • Organizing Artwork with Layers
  • Creating a Perspective Drawing
  • Tracing a Photograph

Enhancing Artwork Using Painting Tools

  • Painting Objects with Gradients and Filled Paths
  • Painting Objects Using Live Paint Groups
  • Painting with Custom Brushes
  • Adding Transparency and Blending Modes
  • Applying Meshes to an Object
  • Applying Patterns

Customizing Colors and Swatches

  • Managing Colors in Artwork
  • Customizing a Swatch
  • Managing a Color Group
  • Adjusting Color

Formatting Type

  • Setting Character Formats
  • Applying Advanced Formatting Options to Type

Enhancing the Appearance of Artwork

  • Applying Effects to an Object
  • Creating a Graphic Style
  • Applying Masks to an Object
  • Applying Symbols and Symbol Sets

Preparing Content for Deployment

  • Preparing Artwork for Printing
  • Preparing Transparency and Colors for Printing
  • Creating Slices and Image Maps
  • Saving Graphics for the Web
  • Preparing a File for Use in Other Adobe Applications

Exam FAQs

There are no official prerequisites for the certification exam.

  • Student price: USD 65
  • Commercial suggested retail price: USD 80

The exam contains 32 questions.

50 minutes

550

(on a scale of 300-700)

  • If a candidate fails their first (1st) attempt to pass any Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) certification exam, there is one-day waiting period for retaking the failed exam a second (2nd) time. One day is defined as 24 hours after the exam was first started.
  • If a candidate does not pass the exam the second (2nd) time, the candidate must wait for a period of at least five (5) calendar days from the date of their last attempt to retake the exam a third (3rd) or any subsequent time.
  • This policy applies to both voucher-based and site-license-based Certiport centers.
  • All original vouchers must be used prior to their expiration dates, without exception.
  • Retake vouchers must be used within 60 days of the initial failed exam. If a retake was purchased, the retake voucher is sent by email after a failed exam.
  • Test results found to be in violation of this retake policy will result in the candidate not being awarded the attempted credential, regardless of score.