The key to working with appearances in Adobe Illustrator is the Appearance Panel, and in this movie Tony Harmer guides you around the available options that enable you to create visually stunning elements quickly.
- [Instructor] In this movie we're going…to take a look…at the appearance panel…and I'm working…in this file…which you may have access to,…although you could work along…with any file of your own.…And in this file I have a rectangle.…Very simple,…and it's using the default appearance…for Illustrator objects…as they're drawn,…which is a white fill and a black stroke.…So if I select that,…and now I make my way over…to the appearance panel…which is on the right hand side of this interface.…
If you're not seeing it there,…then go to the window menu…and choose it from that list,…so you'll be able to see that.…And you can see here…that I've got a path selected,…it has a black one point stroke…and a white fill.…And the fill is highlighted at the moment…I've got this small area just here,…and if I click there,…you'll see that…I've actually got access to the swatches panel,…just as I would if I clicked up here.…And that's a really handy thing…about this particular panel,…it actually allows you…to get into several of the panels…without leaving this dialogue.…
Author
Tony Harmer
Released
6/12/2017- Using Illustrator workspaces
- Setting up artboards and documents
- Working with layers
- Creating basic and complex shapes
- Using drawing tools
- Transforming objects
- Grouping and ungrouping objects
- Adding fills and strokes
- Using the Gradient Annotator
- Working with CMYK and RGB
- Using appearances and effects
- Working with text and type
- Linking images
- Using clipping masks
- Printing and exporting files
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 8s
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1. Getting Started
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What is Adobe Illustrator?2m 13s
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2. Navigating Your Documents
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Navigating a single document6m 19s
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3. Working with Artboards
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4. Working with Layers
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Layers in Illustrator Files1m 36s
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Creating and editing Layers3m 35s
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5. Drawing Basic Shapes
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Drawing basic shapes5m 20s
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Drawing with the line tools4m 54s
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6. Transforming Objects
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Transforming Objects7m 11s
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Repeating transformations3m 54s
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Using Transform Each3m 45s
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7. Working with Fills & Strokes
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The Gradient Annotator6m 57s
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8. Working with Color
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Working with color groups2m 54s
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9. Using the Appearance Panel
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What are Appearances?1m 59s
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Working with effects4m 22s
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10. Creating Complex Shapes
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Using the Shaper tool3m 14s
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11. Working with the Pen Tool
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Mastering the Pen tool9m 47s
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Solution: Using the Pen tool5m 40s
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12. Working with Type
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Using placeholder text3m 4s
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Exploring the type panels7m 17s
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Setting type onto a path3m 53s
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The Touch-Type tool3m 38s
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Converting text into paths1m 31s
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13. Using Raster Graphics in Illustrator
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Using clipping masks3m 11s
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14. Libraries
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What are CC libraries?1m 57s
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15. Printing and Exporting Artwork
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Printing your artwork4m 34s
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Legacy Save for Web2m 26s
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Using the Asset Export panel4m 30s
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Exporting image files2m 11s
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Conclusion
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Bye for now28s
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