Introduction
Welcome to the essentials of Illustrator
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Installing Illustrator
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1. Quick Start
What are vector graphics?
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Walkthrough setup
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Walkthrough
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2. Illustrator Environment
The Illustrator workspace
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Panels
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Panning and zooming
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Using the navigator
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Canvas rotation
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3. Selection
Selecting objects
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Selecting anchor points
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Selecting by attributes
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Saving selections
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Challenge: Practice selections
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4. Transforms
Specific Transform tools
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Transform Again
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Transform Each
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The Free Transform tool
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The Puppet Warp tool
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5. Creating Paths
The Pen tool
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The Curvature Pen tool
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The Pencil tool
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Eraser drawing
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Improving paths
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Challenge: Drawing dino
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6. Working with Strokes
Stroke attributes
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Making dashed and dotted lines
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Using brushes
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Making brushes
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Arrowheads
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Variable width strokes
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7. Shape and Line Tools
Drawing basic shapes
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Drawing polygons and stars
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Drawing with the Line tools
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Drawing with the Grid tools
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8. Arranging Elements
Aligning objects
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Distributing objects
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Aligning points
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Changing the stack order
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Using Draw modes
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Using layers
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9. Groups
Working with groups
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Using Isolation mode
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The Group Selection tool
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Using symbols
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10. Drawing by Construction
Compound shapes and paths
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Pathfinders
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The Shape Builder
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Live Paint
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Challenge: Live Paint
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Clipping masks
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Using blends
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Using repeats
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11. Color
Color models in Illustrator
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The Swatches panel
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Global swatches
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Spot colors
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Using tints
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Color groups
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The Color Guide panel
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Recoloring artwork
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12. Gradients
Linear gradients
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Radial gradients
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Freeform gradients
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Stroke gradients
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13. Patterns
Creating a pattern
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Transforming patterns
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Making a pattern brush
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14. Using Grids and Guides
Using grids and guides
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Making guides from objects
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15. Transparency
Blend modes
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Opacity masks
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16. Appearances
The power of appearances
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The Appearance panel
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Illustrator vs. Photoshop effects
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Editing or removing effects
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Graphic styles
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The Eyedropper tool
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New 3D effects
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17. Type
Using point type
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Using area type
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Character options
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Paragraph options
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The Touch Type tool
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Type on a path
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Outlining type
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18. Using Images
Placing images
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Embedding images
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Mask or crop images
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Vectors from pixels
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19. Output
Packaging Illustrator files
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Export files
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Asset Export
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20. Illustrator on iPad
Illustrator on iPad
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