Join Tony Harmer for an in-depth discussion in this video Adding endpoints and dashed lines to your strokes, part of Illustrator CC 2018 Essential Training.
- [Man] So let's take a look at some more stroke options.…I'm working in this file,…which has a few different strokes in it,…so there's one at the top here connected to the text…and a couple down here and then this one on the star.…So, the first thing we'll look at in terms of our strokes,…now that we know about stroke weight,…are the end caps.…And I'll start that off with the big line at the top here.…I'm just going to zoom in on that line like so…so you can see at least one end of the stroke, there we go,…nice and big just there.…
And I'm going to click in the properties panel…the stroke hyperlink to access the stroke panel.…So, by default, the cap, which is the part of the line…drawn on the end parts the vector here…is set to back cap…so it finishes flush with the vector.…Next to that, we have a round cap…and what that does is it takes half the line width there…as a radius and then spins that around at the end, like so.…
Then there's a square cap…and that takes half of the width of the line…and adds it onto the end as a cap.…
Author
Tony Harmer
Updated
5/4/2018Released
10/20/2017- What is Illustrator?
- Navigating documents
- Saving a custom workspace
- Working with multiple artboards
- Creating and deleting layers
- Drawing shapes
- Transforming objects
- Adding fills and strokes
- Working with color
- Creating complex shapes, such as compound shapes
- Working with type
- Editing graphics
- Adding content to CC Libraries
- Printing and exporting artwork
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Q: This course was updated on 05/04/2018. What changed?
A: New videos were added that cover modifying Anchor Display and opening PDF files in Illustrator.
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 1s
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How to send feedback1m 8s
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1. Getting Started
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2. Navigating Your Documents
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Navigating a single document5m 14s
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The 2018 Properties panel7m 55s
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3. Working with Artboards
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4. Working with Layers
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Layers in Illustrator files2m 13s
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5. Drawing Basic Shapes
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Drawing basic shapes7m 26s
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Drawing with the line tools4m 15s
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6. Transforming Objects
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Transforming objects5m 24s
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Using Transform Each3m 49s
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7. Working with Fills and Strokes
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The gradient annotator8m 36s
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8. Working with Color
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Working with color groups2m 58s
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9. Using the Appearance Panel
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What are appearances?3m 24s
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Working with effects6m 41s
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10. Creating Complex Shapes
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Using the Shaper tool4m 6s
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11. Working with the Pen Tool
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Mastering the Pen tool9m 46s
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The Curvature tool5m 12s
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12. Working with Type
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Exploring the type panels5m 10s
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Setting type onto a path6m 14s
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SVG fonts2m 32s
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The Touch-Type tool2m 30s
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13. Using Raster Graphics in Illustrator
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Cropping images1m 39s
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Using clipping masks1m 40s
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Using the image trace panel4m 41s
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Converting pixels into paths2m 24s
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14. Creative Cloud and Illustrator
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What are CC Libraries?2m 4s
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15. Printing and Exporting Artwork
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Printing your artwork3m 44s
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Legacy Save for Web3m 27s
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Using the Asset Export panel3m 16s
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Exporting image files2m 14s
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Conclusion
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