Product Details

• Actors: Sue Jenkins
• Directors: Class on Demand
• Format: Full Screen, HiFi Sound, Widescreen, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Class on Demand
• DVD Release Date: October 29, 2008
• Run Time: 360 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001JK7MGK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,622 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This training is perfect for the visual designer looking to make the leap into Illustrator's versatile and rich feature set. Adobe Certified Expert, Sue Jenkins, will be your guide in this three part tutorial. Explore the interface, master shape creation and so much more. Get up to speed quickly and easily in about 6 hours.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Overview - Good Resource, September 9, 2009

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Jeff Noble (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Class on Demand: Designers Guide to Illustrator with Sue Jenkins: Adobe CS3 and CS4 Illustrator Educational Training Tutorial DVD (DVD)

This DVD provides a great overview of Adobe Illustrator for beginners just getting started or experienced professionals looking for a quick refresher on certain tools, effects, styles, etc. I really like Sue Jenkins' great informal teaching style, she makes you feel like you are working along with her and she isn't lecturing you - even better you don't have to read anything. I have been using Adobe Illustrator for quite a few years but found the sections on "3D Rendering" and "Special Effects and Styles" to be helpful and great reminders on how to do some of the more complicated effects in Illustrator.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great way to learn..., October 20, 2009

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E. Janes (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Class on Demand: Designers Guide to Illustrator with Sue Jenkins: Adobe CS3 and CS4 Illustrator Educational Training Tutorial DVD (DVD)

I have worked in Illustrator but never took a proper class, so I wanted to do the Class on Demand to fill the holes in my knowledge. This DVD was very satisfying for my needs. The tutorial very thoroughly covers the program starting with the basics before getting to the heavier material, so it would be great for someone just starting out with Illustrator as well.

As someone in Publishing who learned Quark from a book (in the days before InDesign), I found this very visual tutorial easy to use in comparison.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Class On Demand: Designer's Guide to Illustrator, October 14, 2010

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MI Artist (Seattle Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Class on Demand: Designers Guide to Illustrator with Sue Jenkins: Adobe CS3 and CS4 Illustrator Educational Training Tutorial DVD (DVD)

Class On Demand: Designer's Guide to Illustrator DVD was an ideal way to fine tune my Illustrator skills and learn the new features in the Adobe Illustrator CS4 upgrade. In this DVD, Sue Jenkins, an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor, shares her depth of knowledge of the intricacies, time savers and artist-friendly features in the CS4 upgrade. As a graphic designer who has been using Adobe Illustrator for years, I learned nuances and shortcuts in this six-hour course that I had missed in the program, as well as new capabilities in the upgrade that will greatly enhance my creativity and my efficiency. I'm looking forward to working with the Blob brush and symbol library!

The DVD is divided into three parts, and within each section Ms. Jenkins leads the artist through the various functions and features of Adobe Illustrator CS4 by demonstrating each tool and sharing tips and examples. I followed her advice and went through the DVD in sequence. I found her to be thorough and easy to follow. I appreciated her insights and advice pertaining to program presets and her encouragement to further explore various tools and effects.

Sue Jenkins is clearly an artist speaking to artists, and this is a great way to learn. The DVD reviews features available in previous versions for those new to the program and also expands on new capabilities to provide context for those looking to reduce the learning curve when upgrading to CS4.

Reviewer is a member of the Graphic Artists Guild