Offering an unparalleled combination of creative freedom and productivity, Adobe Illustrator is preferred by designers, graphic artists, technical illustrators, and business professionals. In this Virtual Training Company tutorial, Diane Presler will take you smoothly from the basics of Illustrator 8, such as the interface and layers, to the complicated aspects, like masking images, modifying gradients, and using the zigzag filter. To get started, simply click one of the topics below.
BasicsVector vs. BitmapBasic InterfaceHelpObjects && PathsHand && Zoom ToolViewing ModesSelecting ObjectsGroup && UngroupScaling && MovingDuplicating ObjectsLayersRulers && GuidesSaving && UndoSave as File FormatsDocument SetupNew FeaturesNavigator PaletteSmooth && Erase ToolNew BrushesGradient Mesh ToolBounding BoxThin LayersEyedropper/TextLayers to PhotoshopLinks PaletteDrawing PathsPen ToolPencil ToolEditing PathsConvert Direction ToolCompound PathsCap EndsReshape ToolOffset PathsDrawing ObjectsCircles && Rectangles
Polygon Tool
Spiral Tool
Star Tool
Autotrace Tool
Masks
ColorColor Palette
Swatches
Color Liaries
Importing Swatches
Eyedropper && Paintbucket
Global Color Changes
Color Filters
Hard Mix && Soft Mix
Modifying ObjectsFree Transform Tool
Shear Tool
Reflect Tool
Scale Tool
Rotate Tool
Transform Each
Transform Again
Twirl Tool/Filter
BrushesPaintush Tool
Pattern Brush
Scatter Brush
Scatter Brush Liaries
Art Brush
Moving ObjectsStacking Order
Group Selection Tool
Move Command
Align && Distribute
Measure Tool
Guides && MeasuringGuides
Guide Objects
Grids
Measuring
TextCharacter Attributes
Text Commands
More Character Attributes
Text Box
Paragraph Attributes
Import && Export Text
Create Outlines
Transforming Text
Linking Text Blocks
Text Wraps
Text on a Path
Vertical Text
Tab Ruler
Placing ImagesPlacing Images
Linking vs. Embedding
Tracing Images
Colorize Bitmap Images
Masking Images
Filters
Links Palette
Blends && GradientsGradient Tool && Palette
Modifying Gradients
Blend Colors
Blend Shapes
Mesh Gradient Tool
PatternsPattern Overview
Fill Pattern
Path Pattern
Geometric Patterns
Irregular Patterns
FiltersMix Hard and Mix Soft
Adjust Colors
Color Filters
Free Distort Filter
Drop Shadows && Arrows
Round Corners
Object Mosaic
Rasterize
Zig Zag Filter
Scribbling && Tweaking
Punk && Bloat
Roughen
Twirl
Working EfficientlyMake Crop Marks
Registration Color
Ram Allocation
Easter Egg
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