adobe cs6: the graphic design portfolio project 2: balloon festival artwork drawing complex artwork...
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Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
Project 2: Balloon Festival Artwork
Drawing Complex Artwork
Coloring and Painting Artwork
Exporting EPS and PDF Files
Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
Vector PathsClick to create a pointClick and drag to create point with handlesClick again to create another point and connecting segment
Smooth SymmetricalSmooth AsymmetricalCorner
Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
Editing Vector PathsDirect Selection tool
Pen tool variations
Control panel
Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
Editing Vector Paths (cont’d)
Pen tool variations
Context sensitivity
Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
PastingDuplicate existing objects
Remove selected objects
Move objects from one file to another
Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
Showing & HidingObject>Hide submenu
Object>Show All
Layers panel sublayers
Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
Locking & UnlockingObject>Lock submenu
Object>Unlock All
Layers panel sublayers
Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
Shape Builder toolSeparate or merge areas from overlapping shapes
Option/Alt accesses Erase mode
Fill and stroke colors
Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
Blob Brush toolCreate filled shapes out of brush strokes
Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
Drawing ModesTools panel buttons
Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
CMYK vs. RGBRGB = additive color
CMYK = subtractive color
Gamut
Color shift
Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
Defining SwatchesName
Type
Mode
Color make-up
Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
Global ColorsSpecial icon in Swatches panel
Easy tint of process builds
Universal changes
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GradientsGradient panel
Gradient tool
Gradient Annotator
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Recolor ArtworkOnly on selected objects
Edit mode
Assign mode
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Save as EPSFile>Save As
EPS = Encapsulated PostScript
Required for older layout applications
Adobe CS6: The Graphic Design Portfolio
Save as PDFFile>Save As
Suite-wide presets