Product Description

By award winner designer and Class on demand Trainer Sue Jenkins! The "Designers Guide to Illustrator" Training Video is perfect for the visual designer looking to make the leap into Illustrators versatile and rich feature set in. Although designed for CS3 and CS4 users, this training works great earlier versions as well. Adobe Certified Expert, Sue Jenkins, will be your guide in this three part tutorial. The following lessons include a healthy dose of Ms. Jenkins professional tips and tricks that show you what the pro's call Production Polish and so much more. Get up to speed quickly and easily in about 6 hours. LESSONS: (Part One) 1. Workspace Overview 2. Shapes and Lines (Part Two) 1. Adding Color 2. Editing and Transformations 3. Align, Order and Pathfinder 4. Painting and Drawing 5. Using the Pen Tool 6. Working with Type 7. Using the Layers Panel (Part Three) 1. Live Trace and Live Paint 2. Patterns, Gradients and Blends 3. Clipping Paths and Clipping Masks 4. Symbols and Graphs 5. 3D Rendering 6. Special Effects and Styles 7. Preparing Files for the Web (Approx. Run Time: 6 hours) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:Win XP / Vista / Mac OS X DVD-ROM drive Speakers 1152 x 864 or higher display

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #90570 in DVD
• Brand: Class On Demand
• Released on: 2008-10-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Full Screen, HiFi Sound, Widescreen, NTSC
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 360 minutes

Review
This is one of the best training DVDs I have ever used. I have been using Illustrator for 3 years, including the newest version CS3 and now CS4 beta and I thought I had a pretty good handle on the program. I even helped some other users on the user forums. I had heard of Sue Jenkins tips and tricks from other users and seen some low rez training sample videos that she had posted to YouTube. When Class on Demand asked me to review this title I decided to invest in my skills as a serious user. I was floored with the techniques and skills I learned with this relatively short 6 hour DVD. I always thought training had to be boring but this is the exception to any other training video I have seen. It is beautifully produced and engaging with instant access to all chapters for review. Jenkins is obviously a pro who has been doing this for awhile. But, she is also a relaxed, confident communicator. She has the ability to explain complex ideas in simple to understand terms. She dicusses and shows the difference between amateur and professional "production polish" and throws in a good dose of professional tips. She explians how the pro's work and make things look so good. I have used these new skills to improve my own production jobs of course, but now I am also producing my church collateral and a number other web and print jobs for pro-bono because I am so much faster now. great. Sue Jenkins has 2 other Class on Demand Titles. Designers Guide to DreamWeaver and Designers Guide to Photoshop. I have not seen them but if they as good as this title, they would be welcomed complimentary tiles to this one. For $80 bucks this video is a heck of a good deal. Thumbs way up! --Jim McMahon Glass Onion Magazine

About the Actor
Sue Jenkins is a web and graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, teacher, and writer. Sue is an Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Instructor teaching other award winning Class on Demand DVD courses in Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Illustrator all available on Amazon. She is also the author of several books on Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Web Design.

About the Director
Class on Demand is the leading producer of education and training programs. It has won every prestigous award numerous times for training and education. Its products and services address the needs of both enthusiasts and professionals. Class on Demand training programs cover a wide range of topics including; audio and video production, compositing and effects creation, and IT management. Please visit the Class on Demand web site for additional information.

Customer Reviews

Great Overview - Good Resource
This DVD provides a great overview of Adobe Illustrator for beginners just getting started or experienced professionals looking for a quick refresher on certain tools, effects, styles, etc. I really like Sue Jenkins' great informal teaching style, she makes you feel like you are working along with her and she isn't lecturing you - even better you don't have to read anything. I have been using Adobe Illustrator for quite a few years but found the sections on "3D Rendering" and "Special Effects and Styles" to be helpful and great reminders on how to do some of the more complicated effects in Illustrator.

A great way to learn...
I have worked in Illustrator but never took a proper class, so I wanted to do the Class on Demand to fill the holes in my knowledge. This DVD was very satisfying for my needs. The tutorial very thoroughly covers the program starting with the basics before getting to the heavier material, so it would be great for someone just starting out with Illustrator as well.

As someone in Publishing who learned Quark from a book (in the days before InDesign), I found this very visual tutorial easy to use in comparison.