Creative Integration with Photoshop CS4 and Illustrator

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Both of these applications are amazing by themselves, but once you begin to integrate features form each you will see a world of possibilities open up. In this course we will cover the numerous ways you can utilize the strengths of both Photoshop and Illustrator to be more efficient and more creative

Introduction (00:30) Welcome to the course. Corey talks about what he will be teaching in these videos
Setting Up Color Preferences (04:02) It is important to maintain color consistency between applications
Difference Between Raster and Vector (04:35) Learn the differences between these two types of graphics to get a better idea of each program's strengths
Using Artboards and Templates (11:06) Illustrator now has the ability to work on multiple artboards in a single document
Importing and Exporting (07:15) Importing and exporting multi-layered documents
Copying and Pasting (08:54) This lesson covers methods of transferring art and files between applications
Transferring Color Sets (11:03) Transferring color information between Photoshop and Illustrator
Exploring Presets, Part 1 (10:37) Not everything has to be created from scratch. There are hundreds of presets to help you out
Exploring Presets, Part 2 (08:14) Using preset brushes to create your designs
Photoshop Effects in Illustrator (07:20) Users can apply a number of Photoshop filters and effects to your artwork in Illustrator
Using Live Trace (10:33) The Live Trace tool is a multi-purpose tool that has a lot of uses
Working with Text Objects (10:23) Creating and transferring text and text objects in both Photoshop and Illustrator
Masking and Transparency (08:33) This lesson covers the basics of masking and selections
Warped Integration (09:38) Starting in Illustrator, we're going to take a graphic and turn it into a brush
Inside Live Effects (06:03) This Illustrator tool is helpful when creating complex graphics
Editable 3D Text via Smart Objects (11:18) Getting a little more advanced with 3D effects
More Shape Effects (10:31) Start a project in Illustrator before eventually moving it over to Photoshop
Creating Custom Patterns (08:40) Using preset shapes to create custom patterns
Exploration: Realistic Diamond Plate (08:27) Creating a diamond pattern using live effects
Conclusion (00:26) Hope you learned a lot and enjoyed the course. Have fun!

Course Time: 02 Hours 38 Minutes

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Corey Barker

Corey Barker

Corey is the newest education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He is a graduate of the Ringling School of Art & Design in Sarasota, Fl, with a...VIEW FULL BIO»

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