ILLUSTRATOR – Career Creators

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Starting ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR 18 Topics

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Creating a new document

Drawing a shape

Editing shapes

Applying and editing color

Editing strokes

Working with layers

Working with type

Creating shapes using the Shape Builder tool

Creating with the Curvature tool

Transforming artwork

Working with symbols

Creating and editing gradients

Placing an image in Illustrator

Presenting your document

GETTING TO KNOW THE WORK AREA 18 Topics

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Introducing Adobe Illustrator

Exploring the workspace

Getting to know the toolbar

Finding more tools

Working with the Properties panel

Working with panels

Moving and docking panels

Switching workspaces

Saving a workspace

Using panel and context menus

Changing the view of artwork

Using view commands

Using the Zoom tool

Panning in a document

Viewing artwork

Navigating multiple artboards

Using the Artboards panel

Arranging multiple documents

TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTING ARTWORK 21 Topics

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Starting the lesson

Selecting objects

Using the Selection tool

Selecting and editing with the Direct Selection tool

Selecting with a marquee

Hiding and locking objects

Selecting similar objects

Selecting in Outline mode

Aligning objects

Aligning objects to each other

Aligning to a key object

Distributing objects

Aligning anchor points

Aligning to the artboard

Working with groups

Grouping items

Editing a group in Isolation mode

Creating a nested group

Exploring object arrangement

Arranging objects

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USING SHAPES TO CREATE ARTWORK FOR A POSTCARD 22 Topics

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Creating a new document

Working with basic shapes

Creating rectangles

Editing the rectangles

Rounding corners

Rounding individual corners

Creating and editing ellipses

Creating and editing circles

Changing stroke width and alignment

Converting raster images to editable vector using Image Trace

Cleaning up traced artwork

Working with drawing modes

Placing artwork

Using Draw Inside mode

Editing content drawn inside

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EDITING AND COMBINING SHAPES AND PATHS 17 Topics

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Editing paths and shapes

Cutting with the Scissors tool

Joining paths

Cutting with the Knife tool

Cutting in a straight line

Outlining strokes

Using the Eraser tool

Erasing in a straight line

Creating a compound path

Combining shapes

Working with the Shape Builder tool

Combining objects using Pathfinders

Understanding shape modes

Creating the trailer

Reshaping a path

Using the Width tool

Finishing up the illustration

TRANSFORMING ARTWORK 19 Topics

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Working with artboards

Adding artboards to a document

Working with rulers and guides

Creating guides

Editing the ruler origin

Transforming content

Working with the bounding box

Positioning artwork using the Properties panel

Scaling objects

Reflecting objects

Rotating objects

Distorting objects with effects

Transforming with the Free Transform tool

Shearing objects

Using Puppet Warp

USING THE BASIC DRAWING TOOLS 11 Topics

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Creating with the Curvature tool

Drawing paths with the Curvature tool

Practice drawing a river path

Editing a path with the Curvature tool

Creating corners with the Curvature tool

Creating dashed lines

Drawing with the Pencil tool

Drawing paths with the Pencil tool

Drawing straight lines with the Pencil tool

Joining with the Join tool

Adding arrowheads to paths

DRAWING WITH THE PEN TOOL 16 Topics

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Understanding curved paths

An introduction to drawing with the Pen tool

Getting started with the Pen tool

Selecting paths

Drawing straight lines with the Pen tool

Starting with curved paths

Drawing a curve with the Pen tool

Drawing a series of curves with the Pen tool

Converting smooth points to corner points

Combining curves and straight lines

Creating artwork with the Pen tool

Drawing the swan

Editing paths and points

Deleting and adding anchor points

Converting between smooth points and corner points

Working with the Anchor Point tool

USING COLOR TO ENHANCE SIGNAGE 24 Topics

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Exploring color modes

Working with color

Applying an existing color

Creating a custom color

Saving a color as a swatch

Creating a copy of a swatch

Editing a global swatch

Editing a nonglobal swatch

Using the Color Picker to create color

Using Illustrator swatch libraries

Adding a spot color

Creating and saving a tint of a color

Converting colors

Copying appearance attributes

Creating a color group

Using the Color Guide panel for creative inspiration

Applying colors from the Color Guide panel

Using Recolor Artwork to edit colors in artwork

Changing the number of colors in artwork

Assign colors to your artwork

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ADDING TYPE TO A POSTER 33 Topics

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Adding type to the recipe card

Adding text at a point

Adding area type

Working with Auto Sizing

Converting between area type and point type

Importing a plain-text file

Threading text

Formatting type

Changing font family and font style

Activating Adobe Fonts

Applying fonts to text in Illustrator

Fixing missing fonts

Changing font size

Changing font color

Changing additional character formatting

Changing paragraph formatting

Modifying text with the Touch Type tool

Working with glyphs

Resizing and reshaping type objects

Creating columns of text

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ORGANIZING YOUR ARTWORK WITH LAYERS 14 Topics

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Understanding layers

Creating layers and sublayers

Creating new layers

Creating a sublayer

Editing layers and objects

Finding content in the Layers panel

Moving content between layers

Viewing layer content differently

Reordering layers and content

Locking and hiding layers

Duplicating layer content

Pasting layers

Applying appearance attributes to a layer

Creating a clipping mask

GRADIENTS, BLENDS, AND PATTERNS 25 Topics

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Working with gradients

Applying a linear gradient to a fill

Editing a gradient

Saving a gradient

Adjusting a linear gradient fill

Applying a linear gradient to a stroke

Editing a gradient on a stroke

Applying a radial gradient to artwork

Editing the colors in the radial gradient

Adjusting the radial gradient

Applying gradients to multiple objects

Adding transparency to gradients

Applying a freeform gradient

Editing a freeform gradient in points mode

Applying color stops in lines mode

Working with blended objects

Creating a blend with specified steps

Modifying a blend

Creating and editing a smooth color blend

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USING BRUSHES TO CREATE A POSTER 23 Topics

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Working with brushes

Types of brushes

Using Calligraphic brushes

Applying a Calligraphic brush to artwork

Drawing with the Paintbrush tool

Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool

Editing a brush

Removing a brush stroke

Using Art brushes

Applying an existing Art brush

Creating an Art brush

Editing an Art brush

Using Bristle brushes

Changing Bristle brush options

Painting with a Bristle brush

Cleaning up the shapes

Using Pattern brushes

Creating a Pattern brush

Applying a Pattern brush

Editing the Pattern brush

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EXPLORING CREATIVE USES OF EFFECTS AND GRAPHIC STYLES 20 Topics

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Using the Appearance panel

Editing appearance attributes

Adding another fill to content

Adding multiple strokes and fills to text

Reordering appearance attributes

Using live effects

Applying an effect

Editing an effect

Styling text with a Warp effect

Temporarily disabling effects to make edits

Applying other effects

Applying a Photoshop effect

Working with 3D effects

Using graphic styles

Applying an existing graphic style

Creating and applying a graphic style

Updating a graphic style

Applying a graphic style to a layer

Scaling strokes and effects

CREATING ARTWORK FOR A T-SHIRT

Working with symbols 10 Topics

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Using default Illustrator symbol libraries

Editing a symbol

Working with dynamic symbols

Creating a symbol

Breaking a link to a symbol

Working with Creative Cloud libraries

Adding assets to a Creative Cloud lib

Using library assets

Updating a library asset

Working with Global Edit