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WHAT’S NEW IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR (2022 RELEASE)
Apply 3D effects and materials
Share for collaborative commenting
Find what you need with the Discover panel
A QUICK TOUR OF ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR (2022 RELEASE)
Combine shapes using the Shape Builder tool
Creating and editing a gradient
Creating with the Curvature tool
1 GETTING TO KNOW THE WORK AREA
Working with the Properties panel
Panning with the Navigator panel 
2 TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTING ARTWORK
Selecting and editing with the Direct Selection tool
Aligning objects to each other
Editing a group in Isolation mode
3 USING SHAPES TO CREATE ARTWORK FOR A POSTCARD
Changing stroke width and alignment
Using Image Trace to convert images into editable vector art
4 EDITING AND COMBINING SHAPES AND PATHS
Cutting with the Scissors tool
Cutting in a straight line with the Knife tool
Working with the Shape Builder tool
Combining objects using Pathfinder effects
Drawing a custom-sized artboard
Copying artboards between documents
Aligning and arranging artboards
Working with rulers and guides
Positioning artwork using the Properties panel
Rotating objects with the Rotate tool
Transforming with the Free Transform tool
Adding the Puppet Warp tool to the toolbar
6 USING THE BASIC DRAWING TOOLS
Creating with the Curvature tool
Drawing paths with the Curvature tool
Editing a path with the Curvature tool
Creating corners with the Curvature tool
Drawing paths with the Pencil tool
Drawing straight lines with the Pencil tool
What can you create with the Pen tool?
Creating straight lines to make a crown
Adding some color to the crown
Selecting and editing paths in the crown
Drawing a house with the Pen tool
Adding some color to the house
Drawing a curve with the Pen tool
Drawing a series of curves with the Pen tool
Converting smooth points to corner points
Combining curves and straight lines
Creating artwork with the Pen tool
Deleting and adding anchor points
Converting between smooth points and corner points
Converting anchors with the Anchor Point tool
Practice with the Convert Anchor point tool
8 USING COLOR TO ENHANCE ARTWORK
Using the Color Picker to create color
Using Illustrator swatch libraries
Creating and saving a tint of a color
Using the Color Guide panel for creative inspiration
Using Recolor Artwork to edit colors in artwork
Painting with the Live Paint Bucket tool
Converting between area type and point type
Changing font family and font style
Applying fonts to text in Illustrator
Changing the color of the text
Changing additional character formatting
Resizing and reshaping type objects
Creating and applying text styles
Creating and applying a paragraph style
Creating and applying a character style
Reshaping text with a preset envelope warp
10 ORGANIZING YOUR ARTWORK WITH LAYERS
Finding content in the Layers panel
Viewing layer content differently
Applying appearance attributes to a layer
11 GRADIENTS, BLENDS, AND PATTERNS
Applying a linear gradient to a fill
Adjusting a linear gradient fill
Applying a linear gradient to a stroke
Editing a gradient on a stroke
Applying a radial gradient to artwork
Editing the colors in the radial gradient
Applying gradients to multiple objects
Adding transparency to gradients
Editing a freeform gradient in Points mode
Applying color stops in Lines mode
Creating a blend with specified steps
Creating and editing a smooth color blend
12 USING BRUSHES TO CREATE AN AD
Applying a Calligraphic brush to artwork
Drawing with the Paintbrush tool
Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool
Applying an existing Art brush
Changing Bristle brush options
Working with the Blob Brush tool
Drawing with the Blob Brush tool
13 EXPLORING CREATIVE USES OF EFFECTS AND GRAPHIC STYLES
Adding another fill to content
Adding multiple strokes and fills to text
Reordering appearance attributes
Styling text with a Warp effect
Temporarily disabling effects to make edits
Applying an existing graphic style
Creating and applying a graphic style
Applying a graphic style to a layer
14 CREATING ARTWORK FOR A T-SHIRT
Using default Illustrator symbol libraries
Working with Creative Cloud libraries
Adding assets to a Creative Cloud library
15 PLACING AND WORKING WITH IMAGES
Applying a simple mask to an image
Editing a clipping path (mask)
Embedding and unembedding images
Creating pixel-perfect drawings
Previewing artwork in Pixel Preview
Aligning new artwork to the pixel grid
Aligning existing artwork to the pixel grid