Series: Intro to Illustrator CS4

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12/03/2010

~ Ruth8

I can't find the tools on the upper right to arch my text - they are not displaying. Where do I find them if they don't display?

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07/08/2010

~ Jeff15

Color picking is not that exciting, but this covers both the obvious and non-obvious aspects of color selection and the impact on selected shapes.

Below are the descriptions for each of the lessons included in the series:

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 1: Introduction

  "In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is an introduction from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: ""Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style ""humanizes"" the experience of learning this way."""

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 2: Welcome Screen

  The Illustrator welcome screen allows quick access to recently used documents as well as options for opening existing documents and creating new documents.

  "In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: ""Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 3: Workspace

  In this video, Craig gives an overview of the Illustrator workspace and demonstrates how to customize and save workspaces.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 4: Vector Graphics

  Illustrator is an application for creating vector graphics, and before we move forward, it’s important to understand how vector graphics work as opposed to bitmap graphics.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 5: Draw Simple Shapes

  In this video, you’ll learn how to draw rectangles, ovals, polygons, stars, and lens flares using Illustrator’s shape tools.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 6: Shape Attributes

  In this video, Craig discusses the basics of strokes and fills for your shapes.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 7: Drawing - Pen Tool

  The Pen Tool allows you to draw shapes using plotted anchor points and bezier curves. Although it’s a little difficult to use at first, once it’s mastered, it allows you to have tremendous control over your artwork.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 8: Drawing - Pencil Tool

  The Pencil Tool is a freehand drawing tool that allows you to very quickly draw with your mouse or with a pen tablet.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 9: Painting - Brush Tool

  This is another freehand tool that draws in a fill using a number of different shaped brushes.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 10: Painting with Blob Brush

  The Blob Brush is a freehand drawing tool that results in one single, combined shape when used.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 11: Editing Paths

  Our shapes are not always perfect when first we draw them, so in this video, Craig demonstrates how to edit the paths of your shapes.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 12: Grouping Shapes

  When working with multiple shapes, it’s often very helpful to group them together in order to keep things organized.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 13: Making Selections

  Being able to select the right elements at the right time is key to an efficient Illustrator workflow. In this video, Craig will discuss the basics of selecting objects and groups in Illustrator.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 14: Advanced Selections

  In this video, you’ll learn some advanced selection techniques, such as selecting multiple objects based on certain attributes of those objects.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 15: Stacking Order

  In this video, Craig will demonstrate how to change the visible stacking order of the graphic elements in your document.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 16: Aligning Objects

  In this lesson, Craig demonstrates how to align objects with each other on the artboard.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 17: Using Guides

  Illustrator allows you to create guides that help you in the placement and alignment of elements on the artboard.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 18: Using the Grid

  Illustrator’s grid is another way to help in the placement and alignment of graphic elements.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 19: Smart Guides

  Smart guides automatically show up as you hover your mouse cursor over graphic elements and move objects around on the artboard.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 20: Transforming Shapes

  In this video, you’ll learn how to resize and rotate shapes using the Selection Tool.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 21: Transformation Tools

  In this video, you’ll learn how to rotate, scale, reflect, and skew shapes using various transformation tools.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 22: The Reshape Tool

  The Reshape Tool allows you to morph an unclosed path by dragging around an anchor point on the path.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 23: Warp Tools

  In this video, Craig will show you how to use several different transformation tools that allow you to warp your shapes in a number of different ways.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 24: Creating Complex Shapes

  In this video, Craig will demonstrate how to use the Pathfinder tool to combine shapes to create more complex shapes.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 25: Subtractive Tools

  In this video, Craig will demonstrate the use of the Knife Tool, the Scissors Tool, and the Eraser Tool.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 26: Selecting Color

  In this video, Craig will demonstrate a few different ways to select colors and apply them to your shapes.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 27: Creating Color Swatches

  If the Swatches Panel doesn’t have the color you’re looking for, you can very easily create your own color swatches. In this video, you’ll learn how.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 28: Creating Global Swatches

  Global swatches are color swatches that are linked to the shapes that they’re applied to. In other words, if you apply a global swatch to numerous shapes, you can easily change the color that’s applied to those shapes simply by editing the swatch itself.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 29: Working with Gradients

  In this video, Craig demonstrates how to apply linear and radial gradients to your shapes.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 30: Create Gradient Swatches

  In this lesson, you’ll learn how to add custom gradient swatches to your Swatches Panel.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 31: Using Pattern Fills

  In this video, you’ll learn how to fill your shapes with a premade pattern.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 32: Creating a Pattern

  Now that we know how to use patterns, Craig will demonstrate how to make a pattern of your own for use as a fill.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 33: The Appearance Panel

  The Appearance Panel is crucial to understand in order to effectively work with shapes in Illustrator. In this video, Craig will demonstrate how to use this panel to create multiple strokes for a single shape.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 34: Creating Multiple Fills

  In this video, Craig opens up the Appearance Panel again in order to demonstrate how to create multiple fills for a single shape.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 35: Working with Type

  In this video, Craig will demonstrate the basics of using the text tools in Illustrator.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 36: Typing on a Path

  In this video, you’ll learn how to create text that follows a path.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 37: Converting Type to Paths

  Sometimes you might want to reshape your text in ways that the transformation tools can’t handle. In order to do this, you’ll first need to convert your text into outlines.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 38: Warping Text

  This video covers some basic warps and transformations that can be applied to text fields.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 39: Adding Effects

  In this video, you’ll learn the basics of adding effects such as drop shadows, blurs, and glows to your shapes.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 40: Placing Bitmaps

  In this video, you’ll learn how to import a bitmap image onto your artboard.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 41: Masking Bitmaps

  This video demonstrates the use of masks to hide and reveal certain areas of your imported bitmaps.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 42: Live Trace

  Live Trace is an amazing tool that allows you to automatically “convert” a bitmap into a stylized vector drawing.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 43: Drawing a Tennis Ball

  In this video, Craig will demonstrate how to use many of the topics discussed so far to create your own tennis ball graphic in Illustrator.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 44: Working with Symbols

  Symbols are graphic elements that can be used over and over. In this video, Craig will show you where you can find premade symbols, and then he’ll demonstrate how you can make your own.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 45: The Symbol Sprayer

  The symbol sprayer is a powerful tool that allows you to spray an array of symbols onto the stage with the option of randomizing the attributes of the symbols.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 46: Working with Layers

  Once your Illustrator files start to get larger, it might be helpful to organize your graphics into layers.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 47: Using Template Layers

  In this video, Craig will demonstrate how to create some stylized artwork by creating a template layer with an image in it and tracing over the basic outlines of the image using the Brush tool.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 48: Tracing with Pen Tool

  In this video, you’ll learn how to use the Pen tool to do some very accurate tracing as we begin to trace over the image of a lioness.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 49: Tracing the Details

  In this video, we’ll focus in on one of the lion’s legs to demonstrate how to block out areas of detail for future coloring.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 50: Coloring the Trace

  With our detailed trace of the leg complete, we’ll now pay more attention to color as we make the leg come to life.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 51: The Finished Trace

  In this video, Craig shows you the final colorized trace of the lion image and discusses how it was finished up.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 52: 3D Extrusion

  This tool allows you to make a flat, 2-dimensional pop by giving it some thickness and rotating it in 3D space.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 53: Outline Mode

  Outline mode and preview mode provide two different ways of viewing your artwork, and they can both be very helpful, depending on what you’re trying to do.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 54: 3D Rotate and Revolve

  This tool allows you to rotate flat objects around in 3D space.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 55: Mapping Artwork

  In this video, you’ll learn how to map 2-dimensional artwork onto a 3-dimensional element.

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is excerpted from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

• Illustrator CS4 Intro 56: Conclusion

  In this introductory title, Illustrator trainer Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of building vector graphics using Illustrator CS4. With this series, you.ll be creating amazing illustrations in no time!

  This lesson is the conclusion from a full course entitled ‘Introduction to Illustrator CS4’. By purchasing the full course, you’ll receive a substantial discount relative to the individual lesson pricing. The full course is available as a series of lessons on MindBites (see link above this description) or can be purchased from WatchandLearnIllustrator.com at http://www.watchandlearnillustrator.com/introduction-illustrator-cs4.html.

  The instructor, Craig Campbell, is a Senior trainer at TechnicalLead.com. He has always enjoyed the teaching aspect of his job. He feels that relating to the person who is trying to learn something for the first time is a strongpoint of his. He has mastered the Adobe suite of products such as Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator. He also trains people in web design/development areas like HTML, CSS and WordPress. A recent student sent us the following: "Craig has a fun, relaxed style that gets his point across very well. His small flashes of humor are very welcome, and bridge the gap nicely between sitting in front of a video series and being in an actual classroom. His lightness of style "humanizes" the experience of learning this way."

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