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Illustrator Notes 1 (Week_01) (supplement)

Illustrator interface – drawing ribbon, selecting tool – select vs direct select.  Photoshop vs Illustrator

  • Zooming through ctrl +/– or Hold Alt + scroll mouse wheel
  • Copy/Paste ctrl C/ctrl V

Topic_01:

  • Opening new document, sizing/orientation
  • Line tool , rectangle tool
  • Pen Tool (right click to connect points, hold right button to make curves)
  • Selecting objects
    • Direct select vs select tools (black arrow vs white arrow)
    • Scale object: Use black arrow to select object > drag a control point to scale (hold Shift to scale evenly)
    • Alter object: Use white arrow to select object > drag a control point to change object shape
  • Check or un-check box for ‘scale strokes & effects’ under Properties Window > Preferences
  • Double click object to enter isolation mode

Topic_02

  • Layers
    • Creation
    • Layer order establishes drawing order
    • Selecting everything on a layer through the image selection box – drag to change object layer
    • Renaming: double click on ‘Layer’
    • Locking and visibility

Topic_03

  • Import CAD – CAD file must be saved down to 2007 version
  • Stroke

    weight: changes stroke width
    cap: changes ends of stroke
    corner: sharp/fillet/chamfer
    align stroke: only works on closed object
    dashed line: customize dashes of lines
  • Fill/Opacity

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Command: Default Shortcut

These are some of the commands covered:

Place:  ctrl shift P

Zoom:  ctrl +/-

Pan:  hold space bar

Rulers: ctrl R

Pen:  P

Type (Text):  T

Paint Bucket:  K

Refer to the adobe “cheat sheet” for others:  https://helpx.adobe.com/content/dam/help/en/illustrator/pdf/illustrator_cheat-sheet.pdf

Refer to Adobe TV for additional tutorials:  http://tv.adobe.com/product/illustrator/

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