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- [Tony] Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard in vector drawing. And with it, you can create beautiful artwork, icons, logos, charts, maps, line illustrations, technical drawings, fashion drawings, product drawings, and many more things. The list goes on and on. It's an incredibly versatile software with a wealth of possibilities, and it's never been more relevant than in today's multi-screen world. We're going to cover the essential features that will get you up and running with Adobe Illustrator and hopefully have a lot of fun together on the way. My name is Tony Harmer, and I'm a professional illustrator and author with years of experience in introducing this amazing software to new and experienced users alike. So let's dive in together and learn the essentials of Adobe Illustrator.
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Introduction
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1. Quick-Start Exercise
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Walk-through setup1m 52s
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Walk-through3m 53s
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2. The Illustrator Environment
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Panels4m 4s
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Panning and zooming3m 40s
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Using the Navigator panel3m 14s
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3. Selection
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The Selection tool1m 39s
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The Direct Selection tool2m 23s
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The Lasso tool2m 13s
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Automatic selections4m 8s
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Saving selections1m 52s
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4. Shape and Line Drawing Tools
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Drawing basic shapes3m 57s
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Drawing polygons and stars3m 42s
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Drawing with the Line tools4m 43s
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Drawing with the Grid tools2m 49s
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5. Color
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Color models in Illustrator2m 50s
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The Swatches panel4m 26s
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Global swatches3m 30s
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Spot colors3m 58s
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Using tints2m 9s
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Color groups1m 35s
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The Color Guide panel2m 55s
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6. Strokes
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Stroke attributes4m 18s
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Creating arrowheads2m 57s
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Variable-width strokes3m 5s
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7. Arranging and Ordering
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Aligning objects2m 56s
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Distributing objects4m 26s
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Aligning points2m 14s
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Changing the stacking order1m 38s
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Using the drawing modes4m 31s
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Using layers4m 54s
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8. Groups
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Working with groups2m 28s
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The Group Selection tool3m 28s
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Using Isolation Mode3m 9s
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9. Transforms
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Using Transform Again1m 55s
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The Transform Each command3m 21s
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Transforms as an effect2m 51s
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10. Drawing by Construction
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Compound paths and shapes4m 12s
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The Pathfinder panel7m 34s
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The Shape Builder2m 14s
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Live Paint5m 36s
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Clipping masks5m 57s
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11. Drawing Tools
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The Pen tool5m 23s
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The Curvature Pen tool3m 49s
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The Pencil tool5m 16s
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Drawing with the Eraser tool2m 18s
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Improving paths2m 51s
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12. Using Guides and Grids
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Using grids and guides2m 58s
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Making guides from objects1m 51s
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13. Gradients
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Linear gradients4m 46s
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Radial gradients3m 16s
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Freeform gradients3m 59s
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Gradients on strokes3m 22s
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14. Patterns
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Creating a pattern4m 12s
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Pattern strokes4m 37s
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Transforming patterns2m 36s
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15. Symbols
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Static symbols3m 43s
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Dynamic symbols3m 42s
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16. Blends, Blending, and Transparency
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Using blends6m 9s
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Using blending modes4m 12s
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Using opacity masks3m 26s
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17. Appearances
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The power of appearances1m 53s
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The Appearance panel7m 25s
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Editing or removing effects5m 13s
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Graphic styles7m 23s
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The Brush tool5m 1s
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The Eyedropper tool1m 49s
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18. Type
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Using point type4m 16s
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Character options5m 12s
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The Touch Type tool2m 39s
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Paragraph options3m 57s
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Using Type On A Path tool7m 28s
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Outlining type49s
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19. Images in Illustrator
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Placing images2m 22s
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Embedding images1m 32s
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Cropping images2m 3s
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20. Pixels to Vectors
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Using Image Trace3m 55s
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21. Modifying Artwork
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Recolor artwork3m 54s
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The Puppet Warp tool3m 45s
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22. Artboards
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Working with artboards4m 19s
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Arranging artboards2m 5s
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23. Output
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Packaging Illustrator files1m 44s
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Export as other file types1m 51s
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Asset Export4m 10s
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Conclusion
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Next steps59s
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