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Welcome to Digital Illustration. In this class we will be learning the Adobe Illustrator Application. I have been working with Adobe Illustrator since 1988. It was called Illustrator 88. Today we will be working with Adobe Illustrator CS4. The application has not changed much since 1988, why, because it is a great application. Hopefully you will love this application. It is really hard to learn at first , but once you learn the basics, you can create any illustration you can imagine.

Lets look at examples:

1. Adobe Illustrator class Fall 2008 examples
2. Adobe Illustrator class Spring 2009 examples
3. Examples from Adobe web site

Learning: How to Learn Adobe Illustrator

1. Come to class - T/TH 12:30 to 1:55 CR-1
2. Practice the application - don't just do the examples from class, make your own.
3. Watch the adobe videos
4. Watch the Rascov videos - we will video record most of the classes.
5. Practice the class book example - Book for class is - Illustrator CS4 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide - ISBN-10: 0-321-63730-5
6. Another great book is Adobe Illustrator CS4 WOW book - ISBN-10: 0-321-60558-6
7. Make sure to use the email address jrascov2@yahoo.com for this class.
8. Buy the students version of the software - http://www.collegesoftware.org - be aware you cannot upgrade student version.
9. Do 1 lesson a week.
10. Please start by reading the Syllabus.