Illustrator 2021 Quick Start

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Kladi Vergine

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01 Get Started in Adobe Illustrator

001 Welcome to the Illustrator Quick Start course.mp4

01:16

02 Create a New Document

001 Create a new document.mp4

01:47

002 Edit your artboard.mp4

01:07

003 Save a file before starting.mp4

01:09

03 Draw Lines and Curves

001 Learn how to draw with the Pen tool.mp4

02:04

002 Transform and distort your shape.mp4

01:02

003 Access the reflect options and create copies.mp4

00:47

004 Group multiple shapes into one.mp4

02:56

005 Draw beautiful curves with the Curvature Pen tool.mp4

01:21

006 Create a stroke with variable width using the Width tool.mp4

01:32

04 Build Shapes

001 Transform your stroke into a shape.mp4

00:40

002 Create ellipses and circles.mp4

02:05

003 Draw shapes with the Rectangle tool.mp4

01:43

004 Draw freehand with the Pencil tool.mp4

02:33

05 Apply Colors and Gradients

001 Browse color palettes with the Color Themes.mp4

02:57

002 Style your strokes.mp4

01:31

003 Apply colorful gradients to your shapes with the Free Form Gradient.mp4

02:31

06 Adding Text

001 Add text to your artwork with the Type tool.mp4

01:14

002 Browse fonts using Character Options.mp4

02:02

07 Organize Your Work

001 Organize your work using Layers.mp4

03:16

002 Create duplicates of your artwork.mp4

00:33

08 Finishing Touches

001 Recolor artwork.mp4

02:02

09 Export

001 Export your artboards.mp4

01:24

002 Export your file in the EPS format.mp4

01:41

10 Conclusion

001 Next steps.mp4

00:37

Description

Get started with Adobe Illustrator over your lunch break. In this short introductory course, instructor Kladi Vergine covers the bare basics of how to use Illustrator. Kladi shows you how to create and set up a new document and how to set up your artboards. She goes over the tools you use to draw lines and curves, then transform, duplicate, and group your lines and curves. She explains how to create strokes with variable width and transform your outline paths into shapes. Kladi walks you through how to use the Ellipse tool, the Rectangle tool, and the Pencil tool to speed up and ease your creative process. She shows you how to use the Color Themes panel and apply gradients to your work. Kladi discusses how to insert and edit text in your artboards, as well as how to create and edit Layers and how to duplicate your artboards. She teaches you how to use the Recolor tool to your advantage, then concludes with how to export your work.

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