Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - Illustrator

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About this Course

Become an Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) and open a gateway to a career in digital design.

This course prepares you for the ACA Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator exam, which tests your knowledge on everything from communicating with clients to the principles of composition and typography. It explains the benefits of ACA, how to organize your study efforts, and how to determine when you're ready to take the exam.

Each objective is covered in detail, from identifying project requirements to exporting final graphics.

Expert explains how to set up an Illustrator file, create custom brushes and symbols, organize your artwork with layers and masks, use the drawing and painting tools, create and format type, apply effects and styles, and save your documents in a variety of formats.

 

By the end of the course, you’ll have the knowledge and plan of attack needed to pass the exam and maximize your score.

 

Contents

Introduction
Prepare for the Illustrator ACA exam
1m 22s


1. Become an Adobe Certified Associate
What is ACA certification?
3m 7s
The benefits of ACA status
3m 12s
The ACA exam objectives
3m 8s


2. Create a Personal Study Plan
Assess your current knowledge and skills
2m 27s
Develop a study schedule
3m 59s
Find study resources
1m 52s
Test-taking strategies
5m 39s


3. Exam Objectives: Set Project Requirements
Identify the purpose and audience for graphics
4m 3s
Communicate with peers and clients
4m 15s
Demonstrate knowledge of basic project management concepts
5m 6s
Understanding copyright, permissions, and licensing
5m 40s
Obtain permission to use images of people and locations
2m 35s
Understanding digital image terminology
4m 1s
Understanding how color is created in digital images
2m 13s
Understanding principles and techniques of design
3m 52s
Understanding typographic principles
3m 28s
Understanding composition terms and principles
2m 35s


4. Exam Objectives: Project Setup and Interface
Set appropriate document settings
3m 2s
Create a new document template
2m 58s
Using elements of the Illustrator interface
4m 17s
Organize and customize the workspace
4m 32s
Configure application preferences
3m 9s
Navigate a document
3m 45s
Using rulers
3m 57s
Using guides and grids
5m 21s
Use views and viewing modes
3m 55s
Open and import images
3m 10s
Place assets
4m 32s
Set fill and stroke colors
4m 30s
Create and customize gradients
5m 58s
Create and edit swatches and swatch libraries
4m 1s
Using the Color Guide panel
4m 4s
Access brushes, symbols, and patterns
5m 18s
Create brushes
3m 15s
Create symbols
4m 44s
Create patterns
4m 35s


5. Exam Objectives: Organize Documents
Work with layers
5m 12s
Work with masks
3m 26s


6. Exam Objectives: Create and Modify Visual Elements
Using the Pen tool
4m 45s
Using the Painting tools
3m 55s
Add type to a design
4m 23s
Format type
5m 14s
Convert type to outlines
1m 41s
Make selections
3m 36s
Work with groups
5m 18s
Modify artboards
3m 41s
Transform graphical elements
7m 57s
Using Image Trace
3m 19s
Using effects
5m 46s
Work with graphic styles
4m 58s
Expand the appearance of objects
3m 9s


7. Exam Objectives: Publish Digital Media
Check documents for errors and project specifications
4m 59s
Save in native file format
2m 17s
Save in appropriate formats for print or screen
5m 3s
Export project elements
3m 56s
Package an Illustrator project
2m

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