In this movie you will learn about layers in Adobe Illustrator, and how they can be used to organize the component elements of your work. You will discover why they are an important feature that can help you to work more efficiently.
- [Instructor] Illustrator has and supports fully, layers.…And in fact the Illustrator implementation of layers…is so awesome they were even adopted by InDesign…a few years back.…And they're so similar for that,…read exactly the same as Illustrator's,…that they are almost indistinguishable from each other.…So layers are a great way for you to organize…your illustrations.…And this is especially useful when they become larger…and more complex.…
Looking at the illustration you can see at the bottom…of this art board just here,…I could, for example, layer this out like so…if I wanted to.…I could have one layer for the background color there…and then above that I might have the cloud that you can see…and I've got that kind of that…airflowy stream above that as well.…So I could bring that in.…Then the mountain across the top there…and finally the foliage that you can see in the foreground.…
So I've done this a slight angle,…but hopefully you can visualize that if you were above this…looking down directly,…that would be the end result that you can see there.…
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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Video: Layers in Illustrator Files