Introduction to Adobe Illustrator

REQUIRED – Watch Only: Interface Introduction to Adobe Illustrator Ep1/19

 

SUGGESTED – Watch Only: Panels & Workspaces in Adobe Illustrator Ep2/19

 

SUGGESTED – Watch Only:  Artboards in Adobe Illustrator Ep3/19

 

REQUIRED – Watch Only: Vector basics | Selection & Direct selection tool & more Ep4/19

 

REQUIRED – Watch Only:  Fill & Stroke effects in Adobe Illustrator Ep5/19  (10:50)

 

SUGGESTED  – Watch Only:  Using Colour | Swatches | Pantone's | Gradients & more Ep6/19  (17:47)

 

SUGGESTED  – Watch Only:  10 Handy Tips | Things to know for beginners Ep7/19  (11:55)

 

REQUIRED – Watch & Turn-in:  Creating shape vectors in Adobe Illustrator Ep8/19  (18:48)

Topics Covered
- Rectangle shape tool 00:02:55
- Deleting anchor points 00:08:00
- Ellipse shape tool 00:08:52
- Free transform tool 00:10:49
- Star shape tool 00:11:57
- Free transform tool 00:14:10
- Polygon shape tool 00:15:36
- Rounded rectangle shape tool 00:17:08
Keyboard shortcuts used in this video:
V - Selection tool
A - Direct selection tool
cmd (Ctrl PC) + Z - Undo
cmd (Ctrl PC) + C - Copy
cmd (Ctrl PC) + V - Paste
Press & hold shift + click & drag - Scale object (with scale tool active)
Press & hold shift + click & drag - Snap rotate (with rotate tool active)
Press up or down - Toggle points (with star shape tool active)
Press & hold cmd (Ctrl PC) + click and drag - Toggle depth of points (with star shape tool active)
Press up or down - Toggle corners (with round rectangle shape tool active)

 

REQUIRED – Watch Only:  Grouping | Compounding vectors & Using the shape builder tool Ep9/19 (15:01)
Topics Covered

- Arranging Objects 00:03:07
- Grouping vectors 00:05:20
- Compounding vectors 00:07:51
- Shape builder tool 00:09:52
- Cutting shapes out of vectors 00:11:39

Keyboard shortcuts used in this video:

V - Selection tool
A - Direct selection tool
cmd (Ctrl PC) + G - Group selection
Press & hold spacebar - Manoeuvre around document
Press & hold alt + click & drag - Quick duplicate object (with selection tool active)
Press & hold shift + click - Select multiple objects (with selection tool active)
Press & hold shift + click & drag - Scale object (with scale tool active)