Lynda - Illustrator CC 2015 One-on-One: Fundamentals [repost]

Want to master the most powerful vector-based drawing program on the planet? It starts with getting the most comprehensive training available. With all-new movies and all-new exercise files, Illustrator CC 2015 One-on-One: Fundamentals is the first in a series of three courses by industry pro Deke McClelland. With these tutorials, you'll be able to create amazing works of art and design. You'll get exactly what you need to know, in the order you need to know it, whenever it's most convenient for you to learn. Start watching to learn how to create multipage documents with artboards; how to draw anything you can imagine with the Pen, Pencil, and Curvature tools; and how to start adding color to your artwork with swatches. Deke also covers drawing shapes, adjusting strokes, formatting text, and painting digitally, with or without a tablet. Each chapter should leave you with a new set of skills—and a sense of accomplishment.

Topics include:
* Opening, creating, saving, and closing documents
* Working with artboards
* Zooming and panning
* Drawing lines, arcs, grids, and spirals
* Drawing shapes
* Creating compound paths
* Working in RGB vs. CMYK color modes
* Creating and applying swatches
* Adjusting the line weight of strokes
* Formatting text
* Building custom paths with the Shape Builder and Join tools
* Freeform drawing with the Pencil
* Painting and erasing artwork
* Painting with a tablet
* Drawing with the Curvature tool