Introduction
Welcome to the essentials of Illustrator 2020
()
How to send feedback
()
Installing Illustrator
()
1. Quick Start Exercise
Walkthrough setup
()
Walkthrough
()
2. The Illustrator Environment
Touring the interface
()
Scaling the interface
()
The Toolbox
()
Panels
()
The Properties panel
()
Panning and zooming
()
Using the Navigator
()
3. Selection
The Selection tool
()
The Direct Selection tool
()
4. Shape and Line Drawing Tools
Drawing basic shapes
()
Drawing polygons and stars
()
Drawing with the Line tools
()
Drawing with the Grid tools
()
5. Color
Color models in Illustrator
()
The Swatches panel
()
Global swatches
()
Spot colors
()
Using tints
()
Color groups
()
The Color Guide panel
()
6. Strokes
Stroke attributes
()
Creating dashed lines
()
Creating dotted lines
()
Creating arrowheads
()
Variable width strokes
()
7. More on Selections
The Lasso tool
()
The Magic Wand
()
Saving selections
()
8. Alignment, Distribution, and Stacking
Aligning objects
()
Aligning points
()
Distributing objects
()
Using key objects
()
Changing the stacking order
()
Using the draw modes
()
9. Groups
Working with groups
()
The Group Selection tool
()
Using Isolation Mode
()
10. Layers
Using layers
()
Targeting objects using layers
()
11. Transforms
Using the specific Transform tools
()
Using the Free Transform tool
()
Using Transform Again
()
The Transform Each command
()
Transforms as an effect
()
12. Drawing by Construction
Compound Paths and Shapes
()
The Pathfinder panel
()
The Shape Builder
()
Clipping masks
()
13. Drawing Tools
The Pen tool
()
The Curvature Pen tool
()
The Shaper tool
()
The Pencil tool
()
Drawing with the Eraser tool
()
Improving paths
()
14. Using Guides and Grids
Creating and removing guides
()
Making guides from objects
()
15. Gradients
Linear gradients
()
Radial gradients
()
Freeform gradients
()
Gradients on strokes
()
16. Patterns
Creating a pattern
()
Pattern strokes
()
Transforming patterns
()
17. Symbols
Static symbols
()
Dynamic symbols
()
18. Blends, Blending, and Transparency
Using blends
()
Replacing a blend spine
()
Using blending modes
()
Using opacity masks
()
19. Appearances
The power of appearances
()
The Appearance panel
()
Illustrator effects
()
Photoshop effects
()
Editing or removing effects
()
Graphic styles
()
The Brush tool
()
The Eyedropper tool
()
20. Type
Using point type
()
Using area type
()
Character options
()
Paragraph options
()
The Touch Type tool
()
Using Type on a Path
()
Outlining type
()
21. Images in Illustrator
Placing images
()
Embedding images
()
Cropping images
()
22. Pixels to Vectors
Using Image Trace
()
Using Photoshop with Image Trace
()
23. Modifying Artwork
Recolor artwork
()
The Puppet Warp tool
()
24. Artboards
Working with artboards
()
Arranging artboards
()
25. Output
Packaging Illustrator files
()
Export as other file types
()
Asset Export
()
Legacy Save for Web
()
PDF files and Illustrator
()
26. Efficiency in Illustrator
Creating your own workspaces
()
Keyboard shortcuts
()
Custom views
()
Custom toolboxes
()
27. Beyond Illustrator
Using Creative Cloud libraries
()
Exporting an ASE
()
Mobile tools and Illustrator
()
Ex_Files_Illustrator_2020_Essential_Training.zip
(668.3 MB)