- The purpose of this course is not so much…to hone your skills as to supercharge them.…I mean, just look at you.…You're already an advanced Illustrator user.…You're on fire.…Actual powerful, super dangerous fire.…Illustrator is going to take one look at you…and shrink in terror, bending to your every will.…Suddenly, it's easy peasy lemon squeezy.…For Illustrator, that is.…For you it's horrible, 'cause you're on fire.…To that end, we're starting things off…not with a look at how you work with…some of the heftier features in Illustrator,…but how you make Illustrator work with you.…
First, you need some new shortcuts,…one's that'll call up Illustrator's best commands…without you having to fumble through menus,…sub menus, popup menus, flyout menus,…and the myriad right-click menus…where you don't know if they're going to offer…the command you're looking for or not.…Menus, I spit on them.…Second, you need to tweak a few preference settings…to make the program work more quickly…and with fewer protests.…And third, you need to help Illustrator show you colors…
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11/9/2017As Creative Cloud evolves, this course gets updated. Check back for new videos, new feature reviews, and new ways to work.
- Top-secret tricks for shortcut enthusiasts
- Customizing the Illustrator toolbox
- Adjusting opacity with shortcuts
- Using advanced blend mode tricks
- Working with the Brushes panel
- Seamlessly repeating patterns
- Blending multiple mesh objects
- Reformatting text and numerical values
- Using the logo-making features in Illustrator
- Using the Libraries panel
- Working in 3D space
Skill Level Advanced
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Introduction
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31. Shortcuts and Customization
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32. Blend Modes and Opacity Masks
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Introducing the opacity mask8m 17s
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Putting an opacity mask into use10m 17s
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33. The Brushes Panel
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Painting with path outlines1m 11s
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34. Seamlessly Repeating Patterns
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Patterns are for everyone2m 25s
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35. Gradient Mesh
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Introducing gradient mesh6m 43s
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Creating a basic gradient mesh12m 25s
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Isolating a mesh object7m 49s
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Releasing a gradient mesh3m 57s
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36. Symbols and Custom Arrowheads
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Creating and naming symbols9m 22s
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Working with dynamic symbols9m 43s
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Introducing 9-slice scaling5m 16s
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Designing custom arrowheads11m 16s
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Designing tinted arrowheads16m 55s
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Editing an existing arrowhead10m 42s
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37. Charts and Pictographs
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Graphing numerical data6m 52s
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Customizing your legend7m 11s
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38. Logos and Specialty Text
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Using the Touch Type tool6m 17s
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Two ways to warp type7m 2s
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39. Libraries and Actions
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40. Applying 3D Effects
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 27s
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