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Feb 3rd, 2009

Go deeper into Illustrator CS4 with this Level 2 tutorial by veteran educator Kelly Murdock.

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Get deeper into Illustrator CS4 by watching this Level 2 Illustrator CS 4 tutorial. Produced by veteran technical author and educator Kelly Murdock, this tutorial shows you how to warp, distort & liquify objects, how to apply complex graphical effects and filters, and also how to work with 3D objects in illustrator CS4. Additionally, you'll learn important tips for tracing graphics, creating customized graphs, and making charts in this new version of Illustrator.

This is a comprehensive tutorial, but you don't need to watch every video. Use the detailed menu structure and keyword search function to quickly find topics of interest. For a full list of this Illustrator tutorials topics, see the Table of Contents below.

• Illustrator CS4 101: Core Illustrator CS4
• Illustrator CS4 201: Deeper Into Illustrator

For a full list of the topics covered, see the Tutorial Outline
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• Deeper into Illustrator
• Distorting Objects
• 02:20
  01. Using the Warp Tool
• 05:45
  02. Using the Liquify Tools
• 01:47
  03. Distorting Objects with the Free Transform Tool
• 02:05
  04. Distorting with Envelopes
• 04:45
  05. Creating Blends
• 01:55
  06. Blending Along a Custom Path
• 01:46
  07. Creating Compound Paths
• 01:55
  08. Punching Holes in Filled Objects
• Using Symbols and Styles
• 03:49
  09. Introducing the Symbols Panel
• 04:55
  10. Using the Symbolism Tools
• 03:42
  11. Using Graphic Styles
• 02:18
  12. Using the Eyedropper Tool to Apply Attributes
• Applying Effects
• 04:11
  13. Accessing the Effects Gallery
• 04:06
  14. Changing Object Settings in the Appearance Panel
• 00:40
  15. Changing Parameters in the Appearance Panel
• 02:13
  16. Creating Object Mosaics
• 05:11
  17. Using the Warp Effects
• 05:06
  18. Applying Distortion Effects
• 02:45
  19. Using the Transform Effect
• 01:29
  20. Adding Crop Marks
• 01:26
  21. Adding Arrowheads to a Path
• 02:17
  22. Adding a Drop Shadow
• 01:17
  23. Using the Feather and Round Corners Effects
• 02:31
  24. Applying Inner and Outer Glow Effects
• 03:22
  25. Using the Scribble Effect
• Creating 3D Objects
• 04:09
  26. Revolving a Profile to Create a 3D Object
• 03:02
  27. Changing Lighting and Shading on 3D Objects
• 02:08
  28. Mapping Symbols onto 3D Objects
• 03:12
  29. Creating Extruded 3D Objects
• 02:57
  30. Changing the Bevel Options
• 01:42
  31. Rotating Objects in 3D Space
• Tracing Images
• 06:49
  32. Using Live Trace
• 01:44
  33. Using Live Trace with Live Paint
• 02:58
  34. Using Setting Presets
• Creating and Editing Graphs
• 02:14
  35. Creating Graphs
• 03:22
  36. Adding Categories and Labels
• 01:43
  37. Setting Graph Options
• 02:53
  38. Switching Between Graph Types
• 03:07
  39. Working with Graph Data
• 07:11
  40. Changing Graph Column Designs
• Working with Actions
• 03:04
  41. Working with Actions
• 02:49
  42. Recording Custom Actions
• 04:37
  43. Slicing Graphics for the Web
• 01:56
  44. Using the Transparency Flattener
• 01:12
  45. Accessing the Separations Preview

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