Adobe Illustrator CS5: New Features Workshop

Learning to use the latest version of an application can be tricky. You need to unlearn old habits, adapt to new ways of doing things, and quickly figure out what's different in the new software so you can get back to work.

video2brain’s New Features Workshops are designed to help experienced users get up to speed on the latest releases of their favorite applications as fast as possible. In the Adobe Illustrator CS5: New Features Workshop, designer, speaker, and Creative Suite guru Rufus Deuchler is your guide to the latest version of Adobe's vector artwork software.

There have been some big changes to Illustrator in CS5, including:

• A new perspective drawing feature that enables you to add realistic depth to your creations
• The Bristle Brush, a fantastic new tool that allows you to mimic the look and feel of traditional media such as watercolors or paint
• The new Shape Builder tool, which lets you interactively create shapes on the fly without having to use the Pathfinder panel or commands
• The addition of Adobe CS Review, which lets you easily share your work online with clients and co-workers for more efficient communication and collaboration

There have also been lots of less obvious enhancements that have the potential to make your Illustrator work faster and easier. As one of the world’s foremost experts on the Creative Suite, Rufus Deuchler is uniquely qualified to help you learn how these new features work and what they can do for you.