Barry Huggins

Trainer • Photographer • Writer

Creating transparent art
- Displaying transparency
- Applying transparency to simple objects, groups and layers
- Applying transparency to individual object attributes
- Working with opacity masks
- Enhanced clipping masks in Illustrator CS4
- Flattening transparency artwork
- Guidelines for successful output
Using clipping masks
- Working with clipping masks
- Modifying clipping masks
Advanced use of symbols
- Creating symbols
- Managing symbols
- Creating symbol libraries
- Symbols and Flash
Compound shapes and paths
- Understanding Compound shapes and paths
- Controlling transparency
- Editing compound paths
Working in 3D
- Creating custom 3D shapes
- Creating 3D type
- Using lighting effects
- Wrapping artwork onto 3D art
Working with imported images
- Placing vs embedding images
- Displaying layer comps
- Using the Links panel
- Applying spots to greyscales
Trimming artwork
- Creating crop and trim marks
- Using the Crop Area tool
Creating high resolution PDFs
- Creating PDFs
- Global PDF export options
Preparing for print
- Cleaning up your files
- Advanced printing concerns