REQUIRED COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 1.  Use rulers and guides.

 2.  Set and lock `zero` point.

 3.  Utilize tools in `Tool palette`.

 4.  Analyze drawing and bezier tool operation.

 5.  Scan and access CD-ROM images.

 6.  Identify menus and commands.

 7.  Draw with the pen tool basic shapes.

 8.  Practice using a template for tracing.

 9.  Paint paths with various levels of gray.

 10. Fill paint paths with different colors.

 11. Examine the stacking order of layers.

 12. Arrange different levels of the drawing in front of one another.

 13. Add type to the illustration or logo..

 14. Create a gradient fill and apply it to the airplane.

 15. Examine type and character manipulations.

 16. Examine the guides of a layout.

 17. Convert type into artwork outlines.

 18. Fill outlines with a gradient.

 19. Import other file formats into your Adobe Illustrator files.

 20. Import text.

 21. Draw graphic elements.

 22. Create circular type effects.

 23. Manipulate images with the blend tool

 24. Blend colors and shapes.

 25. Create various line selections.

 26. Examine basics of graph design.

 27. Develop the graph elements.

 28. Apply a graph design.

 29. Customize the graph design.

 30. Apply pen tool skills.

 31. Create layers.

 32. Explore filters in detail.

 33. Create with advanced gradient techniques.

 34. Design with the graph tool to create data.

 35. Create customized gradients with numbered layers.

 36. Calibrate the color monitor.

 37. Examine custom colors.

 38. Apply the overprint technique.

 39. Apply trapping.

 40. Assemble layers.

 41. Place crop marks and add bleed to the artwork.

 42. Prepare color artwork for separation.

 43. Set color separation options using Adobe Separator.

 44. Save RGB images in JPEG or GIF formats for online distribution and delivery.

 45. Import files.

 46. Examine advanced intermediate filters from other applications.

 47. Combine images for multimedia presentation.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 I.      Explore illustration software learning to draw, layer, transform, and design illustrations for online or output, using the industry standard software: Create a new document.

 II.     Designing and Planning a project (Illustrating a logo).

 III.    Demonstrate electronic painting techniques

 IV.     Transforming Images.

 V.      Developing an illustration of an advertisement.

 VI.     Creating an art document.

 VII.    Design a complex electronic illustration.

 VIII.   Constructing working graphs.

 IX.     Create a travel illustration and chart.

 X       Produce RGB image formats and CMYK separations.

 XI.     Designing with other applications.