Join Russell Viers for an in-depth discussion in this video Understanding layers, groups, and sublayers, part of 11 Things Every Beginner Needs to Learn to Love Illustrator.
So, let's learn how to take simple art, figure out what layers it's using, and …break it into multiple layers so that our job is easier. …I'm going to go to File > Open. And I'm gonna go to the Chapter 10 Assets …folder there and I'm gonna open Los Chickens. …Start is the name of that file, Los Chickens, Start. …And I've back-versioned this all the way to Illustrator 8, which pretty much …covers all of our bases, I think. And I'm gonna expand this to fit my whole …window and Cmd+0 to fit in window. That's exactly the same thing we would do …in Photoshop or InDesign. Now, if I go to window layers, there's my …layers panel. And I'm gonna grab the tab and bring that …out because we're probably gonna make lots of layers in this.…
Now, if I select this art, you can see all the vector lines there. …And you can see there is one layer and that's always going to be there. …I don' t care if you have an old piece of clip art that you got off a CD somewhere …or someone e-mailed it to you and nobody even knows anything about layers. …
Author
Russell Viers
Released
3/22/2011- Creating shapes and lines
- Modifying paths
- Transforming objects
- Using Illustrator's brushes
- Creating your own brushes
- Fun with text
- Understanding layers, groups, and sublayers
- Working with photos and other art
- Placing Illustrator files
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 36s
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1. Introduction to Vector Data
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Vector vs. raster6m 1s
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Strokes and fills6m 40s
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2. What Is Illustrator?
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Why use Illustrator?4m 54s
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Exploring the interface4m 14s
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Using artboards5m 17s
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Saving and exporting5m 24s
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3. Fun with Shapes
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Creating shapes12m 18s
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4. The Humble Line Tool: It's Not as Simple as It Sounds
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Creating lines58s
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Line tools5m 39s
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5. Illustrator Kindergarten
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Drawing tools16m 56s
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6. Modifying Your Paths
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Fun with paths1m 34s
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The Pathfinder panel9m 55s
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Compound paths5m 8s
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Outline stroke4m 35s
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Offset paths3m 36s
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7. You've Made a Path, Now What?
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Duplicating objects3m 41s
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Aligning objects5m 28s
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Grouping objects2m 30s
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Arranging objects3m 54s
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Transform tools3m 23s
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8. This Isn't Your Average Brush Tool
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Introduction to brushes3m 12s
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Using Illustrator brushes5m 25s
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Editing brushes9m 8s
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Making unique borders7m 57s
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9. Time for Some Words
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Fun with text1m 31s
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Point vs. area type7m 40s
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Using glyphs3m 39s
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Creating outlines6m 56s
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10. Working with Your Art Gets Easier with Layers
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Mastering layers2m 2s
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Working with layers7m 12s
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Isolation mode5m 45s
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11. Bringing in Photos and Other Graphics for More Fun
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Placing photos7m 22s
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Placing Illustrator files4m 54s
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