- [Instructor] So as I was saying in my live action intro, Illustrator CC is a work in progress, meaning that Adobe updates the program every few months or so. Which is generally a great thing because it means that we continually have access to the latest and greatest technology but it presents a challenge where teaching the program is concerned because it means that what you see in my videos and what you see on your screen may be somewhat different. For example, with Illustrator CC 2017, Adobe has released an update that changed some of its on screen appearance.
That is to say they revamped the interface, which frankly presented us with one of two options: re record literally hundreds of movies or offer you this up front movie in which I explain the differences that you might encounter. Not surprisingly we went with the latter. In other words I'm going to introduce you to the new interface right now, right up front. So the first thing you'll notice is the so called flat tools which differs slightly from the previous appearance. Specifically notice the two arrow tools here which Illustrator calls the selection tool and the direct selection tool.
They used to have stems but their stems have been lopped off, both where the tool icons are concerned and for the cursor as well. Now these guys right here, the pen tool and the curvature tool, they look pretty much the way they did before. However you'll notice if you select the pen tool that its cursor is now black. Now between you and me I think the tool looks like it's been set on fire, however it works the same as it ever did. Now this guy is the shaper tool, which I talk about in Chapter 9. The second you select it you're going to see this tutorial right here.
Clearly it's up to you whether you check it out or not. In my case however I'm going to go ahead and click on the close button. If you click and hold on the shaper tool you'll see that it shares a fly out menu along with the pencil tool which I talk about in Chapter 10. In Chapter 11 I talk about the eraser tool, which used to look like a pink pearl eraser and now I guess looks like a mechanical eraser but again it works the same as it ever has. And then down here this tiny page is the art board tool which we'll talk about in Chapter 2.
The hot links up here in the control panel are now white where they used to be orange. These numerical fields such as the one representing the line weight, initially look dark but they light up as soon as you click inside of them. A few icons have changed as well and by way of example I'll switch back to my selection tool here and I'll click on the word Illustrator in order to select it and then I'll click on this transform link, again it's now white instead of orange, and notice this link icon right here. It still looks like a kind of chain, it's just a different looking change than we had back in the previous version.
Something else you'll notice is these large tabs, both at the top of the open document and at the top of these panels right here. They're large by default and the idea is that helps out people who are using touch tablets like Microsoft Surface books. However, if you'd like to free up a little room on screen, you can make those tabs smaller by going up to the Edit menu, that's going to be the Illustrator menu on the Mac. Dropping down to the Preferences command, which is not nearly so low in the menu on the Mac, and then choosing User Interface.
And now notice this check box right here, the second you turn it off your tabs will become smaller, at which point you can click okay. Alright now let's say I make a change to this document, such as dragging the word Illustrator over to the right, and then I close the document at which point Illustrator will invite me to save my changes. Adobe has modified these dialog boxes ever so slightly, including rounding off the buttons. In my case however I'm just going to cancel out. And finally if you have something selected inside your document and you zoom in by pressing Ctrl + here in the PC or Cmd + on the Mac, Illustrator centers your zoom on the selection, both as you zoom in as I say by pressing Ctrl or Cmd +, or when you zoom out by pressing Ctrl or Cmd -.
Now the good news is with the exception of that zoom behavior these changes are purely cosmetic, by which I mean the various tools, buttons, icons and widgets work exactly the same as I demonstrate throughout the following movies. And so with that I welcome you one and all to Adobe Illustrator CC 2017, one-on-one.
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3/3/2017As Creative Cloud evolves, this course gets updated. Check back for new movies, new feature reviews, and new ways to work.
- Opening, creating, saving, and closing documents
- Working with artboards
- Zooming and panning
- Drawing lines, arcs, grids, and spirals
- Drawing shapes
- Creating compound paths
- Working in RGB vs. CMYK color modes
- Creating and applying swatches
- Adjusting the line weight of strokes
- Formatting text
- Building custom paths with the Shape Builder and Join tools
- Freeform drawing with the Pencil
- Painting and erasing artwork
- Painting with a tablet
- Drawing with the Curvature tool
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome to One-on-One4m 21s
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1. Working with Documents
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Creating a new document5m 20s
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Saving your changes7m 46s
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2. Working with Artboards
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Using the Artboard tool8m 6s
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Undo, Redo, and Revert3m 16s
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Artboard tips and tricks4m 46s
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Autoarranging artboards6m 41s
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Artboards and rulers7m 26s
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3. Getting Around
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Zooming in and out5m 59s
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Cycling between screen modes6m 38s
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4. Drawing Lines
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Now, we draw44s
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Creating center guides8m 3s
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Using the Line Segment tool6m 55s
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Drawing straight lines5m 25s
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Duplicating and extending5m 19s
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Using the Move command5m 19s
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Joining your line segments5m 23s
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Using the Arc tool6m 45s
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Using the Polar Grid tool3m 29s
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Using the Spiral tool7m 31s
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5. Drawing Shapes
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Using the Ellipse tool7m 45s
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Live ellipses and pies4m 44s
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Creating compound paths7m 1s
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Using the Rectangle tool5m 40s
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Using the crazy Flare tool6m 19s
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6. Color and Swatches
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How color works1m 7s
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Working with global swatches5m 43s
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7. Strokes, Dashes, and Arrows
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Adjusting the line weight4m 42s
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Caps, joins, and miter limit6m 25s
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Dashes and arrowheads7m 24s
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Variable-width strokes5m 58s
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Combining multiple strokes4m 18s
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8. Creating and Formatting Type
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Text at its best1m 2s
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Setting up page margins7m 54s
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Placing and flowing text5m 34s
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Working with point type7m 4s
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Formatting display text7m 39s
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Formatting body copy5m 59s
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Creating a drop cap3m 39s
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Resolving widows and orphans4m 49s
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Redefining a paragraph style6m 48s
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Creating type on a path7m 47s
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9. Building Custom Paths
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Using the Join command6m 26s
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Using the Join tool4m 16s
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Creating an inset reflection6m 32s
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Drawing with the Shaper tool5m 31s
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10. Using the Pencil Tool
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Creating a tracing template3m 28s
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11. Painting and Erasing
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The best tools for painting1m 27s
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Merging selected paths4m 58s
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Releasing compound paths6m 7s
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Erasing and smoothing lumps6m 13s
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12. Using the Curvature Tool
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Drawing one point at a time1m 46s
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Curvature tool curiosities4m 32s
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Creating quick smooth shapes6m 29s
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13. Using the Pen Tool
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Creating corner points6m 55s
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How smooth points work6m 51s
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Drawing smooth points7m 55s
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Creating cusp points6m 34s
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Using the Anchor Point tool5m 32s
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Drawing perspective edges5m 48s
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Drawing a few distress marks10m 1s
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A preview of round corners9m 26s
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14. Drawing with Round Corners
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Making corners smooth1m 7s
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The round corner widget3m 44s
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Rounding off corner points4m 54s
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Changing the corner type3m 37s
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Rounding characters of type6m 15s
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Decorating an iPhone screen6m 37s
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Reshaping rounded paths9m 40s
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15. Making Screen Graphics
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Saving an 8-bit graphic6m 32s
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Saving a JPEG image5m 10s
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Assigning a copyright3m 7s
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Using the Asset Export panel4m 42s
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Conclusion
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Until next time1m 30s
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