Monarch Training
Illustrator CS4 Level I
Getting to Know the Work Area
Selections and Aligning
Creating and Editing Shapes
Transforming Objects
Drawing with the Pen and Pencil Tools
Color and Painting
Type Basics
Illustrator CS4 Level II
Working with Layers
Blending Shapes and Colors
Working with Brushes
Applying Effects
Applying Appearance Attributes
Working with Symbols
Working with Type
Mesh tool
Illustrator CS4 Level III
Using Illustrator's tools to create special effects
Creating repeating patterns for fills and borders
Putting Effects on objects, groups, and layers
Drawing 3-D artwork—isometric, dimetric, and trimetric views
Drawing using custom guides for perspective drawing
Creating line effects for maps
Using LiveTrace, LivePaint, and LiveColor
Creating type effects—type masks, applying a paintbrush effect to text, and text in a circle
Using Typography
Applying 3-D effects to shapes
Using the graphing feature to create bar charts and pie charts
Tips and Tricks
