One of the most powerful features of Adobe Illustrator is the ability to create appearances made of multiple attributes and effects on objects and groups. In this movie, Tony Harmer demonstrates the power of appearances and makes a fan of cards from a single, simple object.
- [Instructor] In this chapter,…we're going to be looking at appearances.…And they are, perhaps,…one of the most powerful features in Illustrator.…If you remember…back when we were discussing what vector shapes are,…I would've told you that they are really…mathematically described.…A line segment in Illustrator, on its own,…doesn't actually have any dimensions at all.…All of the strokes and fills applied to things,…they're just added as effects on top.…
And Illustrator can build on that.…And it's really important to embrace this,…because it makes one, your life a lot easier,…allowing you to do more complex things…without drawing too much.…And two, going forward,…it's something that's easily addressed…if you start to make Illustrator dynamic.…So you could, for example,…enter text and have that text change.…And in the future,…those sort of things will become quite normal.…So, get ahead of the curve right now.…For an illustration of this,…I've got this fan of cards just here.…
And if I go to the Layers panel,…and turn off the background layer here…
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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