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

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

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Section 1: Distorting Objects

01. Using the Warp Tool
02. Using the Liquify Tools
03. Distorting Objects with the Free Transform Tool
04. Distorting with Envelopes
05. Creating Blends
06. Blending Along a Custom Path
07. Creating Compound Paths
08. Punching Holes in Filled Objects

Section 2: Using Symbols and Styles

09. Introducing the Symbols Panel
10. Using the Symbolism Tools
11. Using Graphic Styles
12. Using the Eyedropper Tool to Apply Attributes

Section 3: Applying Effects

13. Accessing the Effects Gallery
14. Changing Object Settings in the Appearance Panel
15. Changing Parameters in the Appearance Panel
16. Creating Object Mosaics
17. Using the Warp Effects
18. Applying Distortion Effects
19. Using the Transform Effect
20. Adding Crop Marks
21. Adding Arrowheads to a Path
22. Adding a Drop Shadow
23. Using the Feather and Round Corners Effects
24. Applying Inner and Outer Glow Effects
25. Using the Scribble Effect

Section 4: Creating 3D Objects

26. Revolving a Profile to Create a 3D Object
27. Changing Lighting and Shading on 3D Objects
28. Mapping Symbols onto 3D Objects
29. Creating Extruded 3D Objects
30. Changing the Bevel Options
31. Rotating Objects in 3D Space

Section 5: Tracing Images

32. Using Live Trace
33. Using Live Trace with Live Paint
34. Using Setting Presets

Section 6: Creating and Editing Graphs

35. Creating Graphs
36. Adding Categories and Labels
37. Setting Graph Options
38. Switching Between Graph Types
39. Working with Graph Data
40. Changing Graph Column Designs

Section 7: Working with Actions

41. Working with Actions
42. Recording Custom Actions
43. Slicing Graphics for the Web
44. Using the Transparency Flattener
45. Accessing the Separations Preview

Kelly Murdock

“By Martin Sitter

Kelly Murdock was recommended to my by my good friend Ted Padova over lunch one day, as I lamented to Ted about how hard it is to find world-class Illustrator trainers. "No problem," Ted Said, "I've got just the fellow for you ..."

After chatting a bit with Kelly, it became obvious that we needed to get him on board with our training system! Kelly Murdock has been authoring computer books for many years now. His book credits include various 3D, graphics, multimedia, and Web titles, including nine editions of the best-selling, 3ds Max Bible.

Other major accomplishments include Edgeloop Character Modeling for 3D Professionals Only, Maya 6 and 7 Revealed, LightWave 3D 8 Revealed, The Official Guide to Anime Studio, Poser 6 and 7 Revealed, 3D Game Animation For Dummies, gmax Bible, Adobe Atmosphere Bible, Master VISUALLY HTML and XHTML, JavaScript Visual Blueprint, and co-authoring duties on two editions of the Illustrator Bible (for versions 9 and 10) and four editions of the Adobe Creative
Suite Bible.

With a background in engineering and computer graphics, Kelly has been all over the 3D industry and still finds it fascinating. He’s used high-level CAD workstations for product design and analysis, completed several large-scale visualization projects, created 3D models for feature films and games, worked as a freelance 3D artist, and even done some 3D programming. He also teaches at the local university and is a frequent speaker at various conferences.

In his spare time, Kelly enjoys the outdoors while rock climbing, mountain biking, or skiing. And of course, making amazing tutorial-videos ...
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"I've been using Illustrator since 1993 and knew the older program like the back of my hand, but the new items introduced since CS were a bit of a mystery because I never had the time to tinker and investigate them. I didn't think I would get much from the lessons but these tutorials have surprised me with new bells and whistles and easy ways to do old tasks that I couldn't possibly have figured out without someone showing me the hows and wheres. The lessons are very easy to follow!"

- Susan Hook/Hook Design / Jun 25th

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