Illustrator One-on-One: Advanced

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Deke McClelland

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[1] Introduction

[1] Welcome to One-on-One.mp4

03:00

[2] Previously on Illustrator One-on-One.mp4

11:13

[2] 16. Tracing a Pixel-Based Image

[1] Auto-tracing in Illustrator.mp4

01:26

[2] Embedding an image by opening it.mp4

04:18

[3] Linking an image by placing it.mp4

06:10

[4] Auto-tracing and resolution.mp4

04:08

[5] Upsample in Photoshop for better results.mp4

04:23

[6] Adjusting the Threshold value.mp4

04:39

[7] The advanced tracing options.mp4

05:22

[8] Expanding and simplifying traced paths.mp4

07:22

[9] Scaling your vector-based tracing.mp4

03:00

[10] Tracing lines with uniform strokes.mp4

06:53

[11] Tracing both strokes and color fills.mp4

06:31

[3] 17. Pathfinder Operations

[1] The world of complex path interactions.mp4

01:43

[2] Introducing the four shape modes.mp4

06:37

[3] Building dynamic compound shapes.mp4

09:18

[4] Exclude vs. Compound Path.mp4

05:05

[5] Mixing and matching shape modes.mp4

04:13

[6] Adding paths to a compound shape.mp4

05:20

[7] The six static Pathfinder operations.mp4

06:45

[8] Working with unfilled and open paths.mp4

04:35

[9] Additional Pathfinder options.mp4

05:53

[10] Repeating the last Pathfinder operation.mp4

06:38

[4] 18. Layers and Stacking Order

[1] The legend that is the Layers panel.mp4

02:21

[2] Hiding, showing, and creating layers.mp4

06:24

[3] Moving and copy objects between layers.mp4

08:31

[4] Lock, isolate, and preview a layer.mp4

05:04

[5] Selectively unlocking on canvas.mp4

02:31

[6] Adjusting the stacking order.mp4

07:49

[7] Expanding the contents of a layer.mp4

05:45

[8] Naming and arranging objects.mp4

02:44

[9] Containers Compound paths vs. groups.mp4

07:53

[10] Targeting and formatting a group.mp4

05:08

[11] Targeting an entire layer.mp4

03:05

[5] 19. The Appearance Panel

[1] It's like a Layers panel for fills and strokes .mp4

02:01

[2] Assigning multiple fills and strokes.mp4

04:21

[3] Transforming fills and strokes.mp4

06:03

[4] Clearing and duplicating appearances.mp4

06:23

[5] Creating a transform sequence.mp4

04:19

[6] Appearance panel tricks.mp4

06:41

[7] Applying appearances to editable type.mp4

08:34

[8] Assigning patterns to fills and strokes.mp4

05:55

[9] Turning hexagons into honeycomb.mp4

09:35

[10] Stacking attributes and effects.mp4

06:59

[11] Building up depth with offset strokes.mp4

07:12

[12] Drop Shadow and Gaussian Blur.mp4

05:59

[6] 20. Scaling and Rotating

[1] The benefits of static transformations.mp4

02:08

[2] Introducing the Scale tool.mp4

05:20

[3] Setting the transformation origin.mp4

07:34

[4] Global Edit.mp4

02:11

[5] Introducing the Rotate tool.mp4

06:38

[6] Creating transformation guides.mp4

05:19

[7] Using the Scale tool to create primitives.mp4

05:48

[8] Uniting and rotating the primitives.mp4

07:49

[9] Introducing the Shear tool.mp4

08:04

[10] Skewing one path to match another.mp4

06:48

[11] Power-duplicating the petals of the star logo.mp4

05:47

[12] Offset Path A different way to scale.mp4

05:59

[13] Adding skewed gradient shadows.mp4

08:34

[14] Transforming partial path outlines.mp4

07:37

[15] Using the Reflect tool.mp4

03:44

[16] Using the Reshape tool.mp4

08:46

[17] The Transform Each command.mp4

06:16

[7] 21. Align and Distribute

[1] How alignment and distribution work.mp4

01:02

[2] Snapping and Smart Guides.mp4

04:48

[3] Aligning a group to the artboard.mp4

03:07

[4] Distributing objects across the artboard.mp4

03:22

[5] Aligning to a fixed key object.mp4

05:52

[6] Distributing by a specified amount of space.mp4

07:24

[7] Using the Align options as positioning tools.mp4

07:38

[8] Adding extruded edges to your artwork.mp4

07:23

[9] Aligning the backs of your extruded letters.mp4

04:50

[10] Casting shadows from faux 3D objects.mp4

08:51

[8] 22. Gradients and the Gradient Tool

[1] The joy of custom gradients.mp4

01:41

[2] Assigning and modifying a gradient.mp4

04:15

[3] Lifting a color from a pixel-based image.mp4

04:07

[4] Designing and saving linear gradients.mp4

02:44

[5] Using the Gradient tool and Annotator.mp4

03:12

[6] Working with radial gradients.mp4

02:19

[7] Offsetting the center of a radial gradient.mp4

02:59

[8] Combining gradients with clipping masks.mp4

04:09

[9] Adjusting the opacity of gradients.mp4

03:43

[10] Working with freeform gradients.mp4

04:33

[11] Painting lines of freeform gradients.mp4

06:12

[12] Painting gradient hair.mp4

05:13

[13] Assigning a gradient to an entire layer.mp4

04:48

[14] Assigning gradient strokes.mp4

06:36

[15] Combining multiple gradient fills.mp4

04:47

[16] Exporting your emoji to use with a device.mp4

08:13

[9] 23. Object Blends and Clipping Masks

[1] Illustrators oldest dynamic functions.mp4

01:47

[2] Creating a dynamic object blend.mp4

05:21

[3] Redirecting a blend by editing its spine.mp4

04:58

[4] Creating a custom shape gradient.mp4

05:06

[5] Adding texture to your custom gradient.mp4

06:09

[6] Meet the Reverse Front to Back command.mp4

05:21

[7] Creating a clipping mask.mp4

04:10

[8] Masking the contents of an entire layer.mp4

06:26

[9] Fixing problems with the Blend tool.mp4

04:48

[10] Aligning your intervals to the spine.mp4

04:54

[11] Moving objects into a clipping mask.mp4

08:02

[12] Blending between groups.mp4

09:10

[13] Blending the colors of sequential paths.mp4

04:22

[10] 24. Live Paint and Interwoven Objects

[1] Coloring overlapping areas.mp4

01:35

[2] Introducing Live Paint.mp4

07:13

[3] Modifying Live Paint strokes.mp4

03:53

[4] Using the Live Paint Selection tool.mp4

05:48

[5] Coloring traced or freeform line art.mp4

04:36

[6] Automatic gap detection.mp4

07:52

[7] Merging live paint objects.mp4

05:39

[8] Filling a region with a gradient.mp4

05:06

[9] Introducing the false Mobius strip.mp4

02:11

[10] Drawing a ribbon using an object blend.mp4

07:23

[11] Violating all laws of stacking order.mp4

05:20

[12] Sneak peek Recolor Artwork.mp4

05:15

[13] Shading a Live Paint object with gradients.mp4

08:18

[14] Tailoring your gradients to fit your art.mp4

05:44

[11] 25. Placing Photographs

[1] Introducing the pixel-based image.mp4

01:03

[2] Placing a photograph into your artwork.mp4

03:41

[3] Working with linked images.mp4

05:24

[4] Scaling and cropping with the bounding box.mp4

05:12

[5] Drawing a border around an image.mp4

03:47

[6] Cropping an image using a clipping mask.mp4

04:09

[7] Using the Mask and Crop Image buttons.mp4

06:12

[8] Creating dynamic crop marks around your art.mp4

04:57

[9] Placing an image with transparency.mp4

05:09

[10] Placing a photograph into editable type.mp4

03:40

[11] Adding stroke effects behind photo type.mp4

04:52

[12] Packaging all linked images and fonts.mp4

02:46

[12] 26. The Color Guide Panel

[1] Generating colors using harmony rules.mp4

01:37

[2] Introducing the Color Guide panel.mp4

06:11

[3] The color models RGB, CMKY, and Lab.mp4

05:51

[4] The 23 color harmony rules.mp4

05:26

[5] Mixing and matching color harmonies.mp4

05:11

[6] Using a color group as a harmony rule.mp4

03:32

[7] Loading a predefined swatch library.mp4

02:26

[8] Introducing the Edit Colors dialog box.mp4

08:39

[9] Mastering the Edit Colors controls.mp4

08:29

[10] Constraining colors to a swatch library.mp4

05:06

[11] Sharing swatches between documents.mp4

04:42

[12] Making your swatch libraries persistent.mp4

05:12

[13] 27. Recoloring Your Artwork

[1] Changing lots of colors all at once.mp4

02:00

[2] Introducing the Recolor Artwork command.mp4

07:09

[3] Editing colors with the Lab Color Wheel.mp4

03:25

[4] Locating specific colors in your artwork.mp4

05:00

[5] Recoloring artwork using a color group.mp4

03:30

[6] Reducing your art to three spot colors.mp4

06:14

[7] The five color reduction methods.mp4

04:07

[8] Recoloring all varieties of gradients.mp4

02:47

[9] Recoloring a repeating tile pattern.mp4

06:06

[14] 28. Dynamic Effects

[1] My favorite features in all of Illustrator.mp4

01:37

[2] Applying and expanding a dynamic effect.mp4

05:31

[3] Drawing an orthogonal cube.mp4

04:25

[4] Creating a dynamic cube of cubes.mp4

07:32

[5] Busting up and coloring the cubes.mp4

05:37

[6] Adding glows and shadows with Outer Glow.mp4

07:55

[7] Targeting the contents of a group.mp4

05:05

[8] Clipping effects inside objects.mp4

03:52

[9] Creating flower petals with Pucker & Bloat.mp4

06:00

[10] Scale, rotate, and duplicate in one operation.mp4

04:52

[11] Document Raster Effects settings.mp4

06:20

[12] Alternating the colors of repeated objects.mp4

08:13

[13] Creating an origami effect with Zig Zag.mp4

04:09

[14] Duplicating effects between fills.mp4

06:20

[15] Swapping out colors in dynamic art.mp4

05:16

[16] Dynamic repeats Mirror and Radial.mp4

04:09

[15] 29. Saving Effects as Graphic Styles

[1] Saving attributes and effects.mp4

01:17

[2] Introducing the Graphic Styles panel.mp4

06:52

[3] Creating your own graphic style.mp4

06:14

[4] Assigning a style to an entire layer.mp4

03:57

[5] Updating graphic styles.mp4

04:05

[6] Experiment freely without penalty.mp4

06:21

[7] Combining multiple styles.mp4

06:50

[8] Utterly mastering graphic styles.mp4

07:29

[9] Refining a Pucker & Bloat effect.mp4

09:24

[16] 30. Printing Your Document

[1] Illustrators elaborate Print Engine.mp4

01:14

[2] Printing to colored paper stock.mp4

05:38

[3] Adding a bleed for borderless printing.mp4

05:00

[4] The Separations Preview panel.mp4

04:02

[5] Working with Pantone spot colors.mp4

08:14

[6] Troubleshooting and overprinting.mp4

06:28

[7] Introducing the Print command.mp4

06:21

[8] Adding trim and printers marks.mp4

04:23

[9] Exporting color separations.mp4

06:16

[17] Conclusion

[1] Until we next meet.mp4

01:29

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Discover how to be the best Adobe Illustrator user you know. This comprehensive, project-based course is the second in a series of three courses by industry pro Deke McClelland. In this course, Deke doesn't just talk about how to leverage different Illustrator features—he ties each concept to a clearly-defined task, ensuring that you close out each section of the course with a practical understanding of the concepts. Discover how to convert scanned line art to scalable, vector-based path outlines using the automated Image Trace feature. Plus, learn how to make a logo using the transformation tools, create an emoji with the Gradient tool, and turn a simple circle into an intricate origami flower using the dynamic effects in Illustrator.

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