- [Instructor] In this movie, I'll show you how…to work with the Touch Type Tool,…which allows you to scale, rotate,…and move individual characters…of type just by dragging on them.…Now, before we select the tool,…I want you to go up to the view menu…and make sure that your smart guides are turned on.…That way you'll be able to get real-time information…in the form of heads up displays.…Now, the thing about having smart guides turned on,…is that it forces your cursor…to highlight the text underneath it.…And so the reason that my text is turning red is…because red is the color assigned to this type layer.…
So that's just something we'll have to adapt to.…All right, to get to the Touch Type tool…you want to click and hold on the standard type tool,…and then select the Touch Type tool from the flyout menu.…Notice that you also have a default keyboard shortcut…of Shift + T, and notice, as soon…as I select the tool, Illustrator invites me…to click on a character to select it.…So I'll go ahead and click on the letter X,…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
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
Duration
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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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