Introduction
Basics
ILLUSTRATOR CC
Wo r k b o o k
By: Shahenda Abdelrazek
Adobe illustrator
Introduction
Basics
Adobe illustrator
Purpose
Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor software developed and
manufactured by ADOBE Systems Inc.
Development
Development of Adobe Illustrator for the Apple Macintosh began in
1985.
Industry
Adobe Illustrator is 1 part of the holy trinity of Graphic Design, along
with Photoshop & InDesign.
Illustrator
Illustrator provides results in the typesetting and logo graphic areas
of design.
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Adobe illustrator
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Adobe illustrator
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Adobe illustrator
Illustrator is all around you.
The industry-standard vector
graphics software is used by
millions of designers and artists to
create everything from gorgeous
web and mobile graphics to logos,
icons, book illustrations, product
packaging, and billboards.
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Adobe illustrator
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Adobe illustrator
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Adobe illustrator
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ILLUSTRATOR
TOOLS
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Adobe illustrator
delete
lasso tool
blend tool
free transform
tool
rotate tool
text tool
magic wand
mesh tool
eye drop
reflect tool
pen tool
tab
direct
selection
gradient tool
scale tool
hand tool
column graph
tool
live paint
bucket tool
ellipse tool
enter
caps lock
return
zoom
scissors
selection tool
brush
pen
rectangle tool
line segment
tool
shift
shift
alt
fn
control
Tools
alt
option
command
command
option
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Adobe illustrator
Tools
SHORTCUTS
Selection
V
V
Eraser
Shift + E
Shift + E
Column Graph
J
J
Direct Selection
A
A
Scissors
C
C
Slice
Shift+K
Shift+K
Group Selection
Shift
Shift
Rotate
R
R
Hand
H
H
Magic Wand
Y
Y
Reflect
O
O
Zoom
Z
Z
Lasso
Q
Q
Scale
S
S
Toggle Fill and Stroke
X
X
Pen
P
P
Width
Shift+W
Shift+W
Default Fill and Stroke
D
D
Add Anchor Point
+
+
Warp
Shift+R
Shift+R
Swap Fill and Stroke
Shift+X
Shift+X
Delete Anchor Point
-
-
Free Transform
E
E
Gradient
.
.
Convert Anchor Point
Shift +C
Shift +C
Shape Builder
Shift+M
Shift+M
Color
,
,
Type
T
T
Live Paint Bucket
K
K
None
/
/
Touch Type
Shift +T
Shift +T
Live Paint Selection
Shift+L
Shift+L
Toggle 3 Screen Modes
F
F
Line Segment
\
\
Perspective Grid
Shift+P
Shift+P
Show/Hide All Panels
Tab
Tab
Rectangle
M
M
Perspective Selection
Shift +V
Shift +V
Show/Hide All But Toolbox
Shift+Tab
Shift+Tab
Ellipse
L
L
Mesh
U
U
Increase Diameter
]
]
Paintbrush
B
B
Gradient
G
G
Decrease Diameter
[
[
Pencil
N
N
Eyedropper
I
I
Symbolism Tools: Increase
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Shift+}
Blob Brush
Shift + B
Shift + B
Blend
W
W
Symbolism Tools: Decrease
Shift+{
Shift+{
Artboard
Shift+O
Shift+O
Symbol Sprayer
Shift+S
Shift+S
Toggle Drawing Mode
Shift+D
Shift+D
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Adobe ILLUSTRATOR
Interface
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Adobe illustrator
Layer 3
Layer 2
Layer 2
Layer 1
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Creative Design
Elements
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Creative Design elements
SHAPE
LINE
TEXTURE
COLOUR
SPACE
MASS
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LINE
Creative Design elements
SHAPE
COLOUR
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LINE
Creative Design elements
SHAPE
COLOUR
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LINE
Creative Design elements
SHAPE
COLOUR
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Colour
Creative Design elements_ Colours
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Colour
Creative Design elements_ Colors
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Colour
Creative Design elements_ Colors
Colour
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Creative Design elements_ Colors
Fill &
Stroke
Fill
Stroke
Fill
Stroke
Fill
Fill
Stroke
Stroke
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Colour
Colour select
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Colour
Select a Tint or
Shade of a Colour
Colour Select
Colour
Change the Hue of
the Colour
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Colour
Colour select
HSB:
Hue
Saturation
Brightness
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Colour
Colour select
RGB:
Red
Green
Blue
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Colour
Colour select
CMYK:
Cyan
Magenta
Yellow
Key (Black)
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Colour
Colour select
#:
Hex Codes
(Known As WebCodes)
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Colour
Colour select
Fill & Stroke
Colour Library
options
Create & Delete
options
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Colour
Colour select
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Gradient
Colour select
Gradient Types
(Linear or Radial)
Fill & Stroke
Gradient Slider
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Shapes
Creative Design elements_ Shapes
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Shapes
Creative Design elements_ Shapes
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Shapes
Creative Design elements_ Shapes
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Shapes
Creative Design elements_ Shapes
MITSUBISHI
MOTORS
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Shapes
Creative Design elements_ Shapes
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Shapes
Pathfinder
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Shapes
Pathfinder
Shapes
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Pathfinder
Path
Exclude
Unite
Addmultipleshapestogether
Minus Front
CutShapesout of objects
Minus
Front
Intersect
Leavetheintersectingareaonly
Exclude
Removetheintersectingarea
Unite
Intersect
Shapes
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Pathfinder
Divide
Separatesoverlappingshape
Trim
Removesoverlappingshapes
Merge
Trim
Crop
Minus
Back
Remove& mergeshapes
Crop
Cropsartworkto shape
Outline
Createsoutlineof artwork
Minus Back
Subtractfrombehind
Divide
Outline
Merge
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Stroke
Line & Brushes
Options: Width & Style
Brushes Tab
Stroke Tab
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Typography
working with text
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Fonts Matter
Typography
Typeface vs Font
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Typography
What is typography?
What is
typography ?
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Typography
Why typography is so important?
Why typography
is so important ?
Friendly AGGRESSIVE
Traditional
Masculine
Feminine
Calm Chaotic
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Typography
Typeface vs Font
Typeface vs Font
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Typography
Typeface families
Serif fonts —have a little feet at the end of each letter. This classic
typography is great if you want your brand to appear trustworthy, and
traditional.
Sans serif—if “serif” means feet then “sans serif” is without the feet. They’re
just letters that have smooth edges. They give a more sleek and modern feel
to your brand identity.
Script—and we have script fonts that emulate cursive handwriting. It can be a
great way to add an authentic feel to your brand identity.
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Typography
Typeface families
A A AA A A A
A A AA A A A
Monospaced
bauhaus
Typography
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Typeface families
Regular: The standard weight of a typeface (also called “normal”)
Light:
A thinner/ lighter version of the regular typeface. Also called “thin”
Bold:
A thicker, heavier version of the regular typeface
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Typography
Size Measurement
Not all created equal
Notall createdequal
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Typography
Size Measurement
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Typography
Size Measurement
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Typography
Kerning
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Typography
Tracking
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Typography
Tracking
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Typography
Combining type
Combining bold
with thin gives a nice look
BIG
versus small
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Typography
Combining type
Colors make it simple to
create contrast
And the combination of fonts is also
PERFECT
for the contrast effect
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Type &
Outline
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Type &
Type on a path
Vertical Area Type
Type
Type
Area Type
VerticalType
Vertical Type on a path
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Pen Tool
C r e a t i v e Te c h n i q u e s
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Pen Tool is a drawing tool used to create straight
lines, curved lines and full custom shapes.
Add Anchor Point will allow you to add custom
plot
points for editing your pen tool lines or shapes
Delete Anchor Point will remove custom plot
points for editing your pen tool lines or shapes
Anchor Point Tool allows you to change the pen
line. If curved will straighten the line, if straight
can be curved.
Curvature tool is a pen tool specifically for
creating curved lines.
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Creative Techniques
Another great practice to utilze the Adobe Pen Tool Game:
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/games/pen-tool-game/
or
https://bezier.method.ac
Great tips!
If I may add, another quick way to turn a path into a selection is «Ctrl + Enter»,
and/or you can also press «Ctrl» and mouse click on the path layer as well (Windows) .
Understanding The Pen Tool
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Understanding The Pen Tool
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Understanding The Pen Tool
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Creative Techniques
Blend mode
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Creative Techniques
Clipping Mask
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Creative Techniques
Combinning Shapes
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Combinning Shapes
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links & Image trace
Import, export and trace pic
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links
Window > Links
working with images
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Image trace
Object> Image Trace
working with images
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Finishing Touches
Put it all in to action !
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Finishing Touches
Understanding Artboards
Art
Board
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Understanding Artboards
This is theCanvas
Art
Board
This is the
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Understanding Artboards
Artboards Explained:
Artboards are similar to pages in Adobe
InDesign CC or Microsoft Word and represent
the printable area.
It is possible create multiple artboards in any
of your documents.
With Artboards you can have between 1 to
100 artboards in any document.
Artboards can be different sizes and
orientations, be arranged how you like, and
overlap.
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Understanding Artboards
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Understanding Artboards
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Vector FX
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Vector FX
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Vector FX
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Saving our artwork
AI (ILLUSTRATOR)
PDF
EPS
SVG
BITMAP
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AI is the default Adobe Illustrator file type.
It retains all designs, artboards and allows
easy access to continue designing at a later
stage.
It is recommended that you save artwork in
AI format until you are finished creating it,
and then export the artwork to the desired
format.
Saving our artwork
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Version
Subset Embedded Fonts
Create PDF Compatible File
Include Linked Files
Embed ICC Profiles
Use Compression
Save Each Artboard To A Separate File
Transparency options
Saving our artwork
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Saving our artwork
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a universal
file format that preserves the fonts, images, and
layout of source documents created on a wide
range of applications and platforms.
Adobe PDF is the standard for the secure,
reliable distribution and exchange of electronic
documents and forms around the world.
Adobe PDF files are compact and complete, and
can be shared, viewed, and printed by anyone
with free Adobe Reader® software.
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Virtually all page layout, word-processing,
and graphic applications accept imported or
placed encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files.
The EPS format preserves many of the
graphic elements you can create with Adobe
Illustrator, which means that EPS files can be
reopened and edited as Illustrator files.
Saving our artwork
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Version
Format
Transparency options
Embed Fonts
Include Linked Files, Document Thumbnails, CMYK PostScript
Compatible Gradient And Gradient Mesh Printing
Adobe PostScript®
Saving our artwork
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Saving our artwork
SVG is a vector format that produces high-quality,
interactive web graphics.
When you save artwork in an SVG format, mesh objects
are rasterized, images that have no alpha channel are
converted to the JPEG format, Images with an alpha
channel are converted to the PNG format.
If your document contains multiple artboards and you
save to SVG, the active artboard is preserved. You
cannot save individual artboards as separate SVG files
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SVG Profiles
Font Type
Image Location
Preserve Illustrator Editing
CSS Properties
Decimal Places
Saving our artwork
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Rasterization is the process of changing a vector
graphic to a bitmap image. During rasterization,
Illustrator converts the graphic’s paths into pixels.
You can rasterize individual vector objects using the
Object > Rasterize command or the Rasterize effect.
You can also rasterize an entire document by exporting
it to a bitmap format, such as JPEG, GIF, or TIFF.
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Saving our artwork
Rasterization is the process of changing a vector
graphic to a bitmap image. During rasterization,
Illustrator converts the graphic’s paths into pixels.
You can rasterize individual vector objects using the
Object > Rasterize command or the Rasterize effect.
You can also rasterize an entire document by exporting
it to a bitmap format, such as JPEG, GIF, or TIFF.
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Saving our artwork
DID YOU KNOW?
• The word JPEG is short for the Joint Photographic
Experts Group which created the format
• PNG was created as an improved, non-patented
replacement for Graphics Interchange Format (GIF).
• Over 50 billion PDFs have been opened using Adobe
products!
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Questions? Comments? Ideas? Please contact:
Shahenda Abdelrazek
Adobe certified Expert
Advertising & Print Instructor
Brand consultant
Shahenda.abdelrazek@gmail.com
www.shahenda.net
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