Overview
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Learn how to use the 2019 version of Adobe Illustrator CC, the illustration and vector drawing application, to create artwork for print, the web, or use in other applications.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- How to send feedback
- What is Adobe Illustrator?
- Installing Illustrator via Creative Cloud
- Touring the Illustrator interface
- Scaling the Illustrator interface
- Navigating a single document
- Working with Illustrator panels
- The Properties panel
- The new Illustrator toolbox
- Creating your own Illustrator workspace
- Creating and using custom views
- What are Illustrator artboards?
- Working with multi-artboard documents
- Arranging Illustrator artboards
- Using the Selection and Direct Selection tools
- Drawing basic shapes
- Drawing with the line tools
- Layers in Illustrator files
- Working with layers
- Using layers to target objects
- Arranging and grouping Illustrator objects
- Working with groups in layers
- The Group Selection tool
- Using Isolation mode
- Transforming objects
- Repeating transformations
- Using Transform Each
- Aligning objects
- Distributing objects
- Solid, gradient, and pattern fills
- Creating and using gradient fills
- The Gradient Annotator
- Adding strokes to your objects
- Adding endpoints and dashed lines to your strokes
- Creating variable-width strokes
- Gradient strokes
- Understanding CMYK vs. RGB color
- Understanding spot and global swatches
- Using tints
- Working with color groups
- Color libraries and ASE files
- What are appearances?
- Exploring the Appearance panel
- Applying multiple fills and strokes
- Working with effects
- Creating and using graphic styles
- Creating compound paths and shapes
- The Pathfinder panel
- Creating artwork with the Shape Builder tool
- Using the Shaper tool
- The Pencil and Brush tools
- Smoothing paths
- Know your Pen tool
- Mastering the Pen tool
- The Curvature tool
- Placing images in Illustrator
- Embedding images in your Illustrator documents
- Cropping images
- Using clipping masks
- Using the Image Trace panel
- Converting pixels into paths
- Creating point type
- Creating area type
- Exploring character options
- The Touch Type tool
- Converting type to paths
- Exploring paragraph options
- Adding Adobe fonts
- Type on a path
- SVG fonts
- CC Libraries
- Using CC Libraries
- Mobile tools and Illustrator
- Printing your artwork
- Packaging files for print production
- Save for Web (Legacy)
- Using the Asset Export panel
- Exporting image files
- Opening PDF files in Illustrator
- Deciding which courses to watch next
