Adobe Illustrator Tools

Adobe Illustrator 2024    |    Beginner
  • 14 videos | 1h 29m 57s
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Adobe Illustrator is one of the pillars in Adobe's Creative Cloud suite of products and works hand-in-glove with Adobe Photoshop to make these applications the tools of choice for graphic designers and publishers. Among Adobe's many strengths are the powerful tools provided in their products, and Illustrator is no exception. In this course, you will explore Adobe Illustrator tools, beginning with the select tools, navigate tools, and draw tools, including working with lines, curves, and shapes. Then you will discover how to edit paths and use the paintbrush and blob tools. Next, you will focus on how to work with type and Illustrator's text tools. Finally, you will learn how to transform, select, and distort shapes with the modify tools.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
    Provide an overview of adobe illustrator’s vast arsenal of tools and how they coalesce to unleash a powerful art creation toolkit
    Use the selection tool, direct selection tool, and group selection tool in adobe illustrator
    Position the adobe illustrator canvas and prepare for print tiling using the hand tool, rotate view tool, and print tiling tool
    Use the draw tools in adobe illustrator to work with shapes
    Use the draw tools in adobe illustrator to work with lines and curves
    Select paths, segments, and anchor points, edit anchor points, and convert points on a path in adobe illustrator
  • Work with adobe illustrator’s paintbrush and blob brush tools
    Provide an overview of type and typefaces, including the difference between typefaces and fonts, the basics of font metrics, browsing and acquiring adobe fonts, and working with fonts in adobe creative cloud products
    Work with adobe illustrator’s type tool to create and modify area type and paragraph type
    Use the character and paragraph panels in adobe illustrator, create and import text, and modify style, appearance, layout, and tabs
    Transform shapes with modify tools in adobe illustrator
    Use adobe illustrator’s modify tools to select and distort shapes
    Summarize the key concepts covered in this course

IN THIS COURSE

  • 58s
    In this video, we will discover the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS
  • 7m 16s
    After completing this video, you will be able to provide an overview of Adobe Illustrator’s vast arsenal of tools and how they coalesce to unleash a powerful art creation toolkit. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Working with Select Tools in Adobe Illustrator
    6m 2s
    Find out how to use the selection tool, direct selection tool, and group selection tool in Adobe Illustrator. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Positioning and Print Tiling in Adobe Illustrator
    4m 28s
    In this video, you will learn how to position the Adobe Illustrator canvas and prepare for print tiling using the hand tool, rotate view tool, and print tiling tool. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Working with Shapes in Adobe Illustrator
    7m 24s
    During this video, discover how to use the draw tools in Adobe Illustrator to work with shapes. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Working with Lines and Curves in Adobe Illustrator
    8m 10s
    In this video, find out how to use the draw tools in Adobe Illustrator to work with lines and curves. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Editing Paths in Adobe Illustrator
    5m 52s
    During this video, you will learn how to select paths, segments, and anchor points, edit anchor points, and convert points on a path in Adobe Illustrator. FREE ACCESS
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    8.  Using Paint Tools in Adobe Illustrator
    4m 12s
    Discover how to work with Adobe Illustrator’s paintbrush and blob brush tools. FREE ACCESS
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    9.  Type and Typefaces in Adobe Illustrator
    12m 6s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to provide an overview of type and typefaces, including the difference between typefaces and fonts, the basics of font metrics, browsing and acquiring Adobe fonts, and working with fonts in Adobe Creative Cloud products. FREE ACCESS
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    10.  Working with Type Tools in Adobe Illustrator
    5m 28s
    In this video, find out how to work with Adobe Illustrator’s type tool to create and modify area type and paragraph type. FREE ACCESS
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    11.  Working with Text in Adobe Illustrator
    14m 28s
    Learn how to use the character and paragraph panels in Adobe Illustrator, create and import text, and modify style, appearance, layout, and tabs. FREE ACCESS
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    12.  Transforming Shapes with Modify Tools in Adobe Illustrator
    5m 40s
    In this video, discover how to transform shapes with modify tools in Adobe Illustrator. FREE ACCESS
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    13.  Using Modify Tools to Select and Distort Shapes
    7m 15s
    Find out how to use Adobe Illustrator’s modify tools to select and distort shapes. FREE ACCESS
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    14.  Course Summary
    37s
    In this video, we will summarize the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS

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