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The Course
by Jason Hoppe
Adobe Illustrator
Cover
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Course
1 Build with a Solid Base
Before You Begin
General
Selection & Anchor Display
Type
Units
User Interface
GPU Performance
Configuring the Workspace
Choose an Initial Workspace
Create a New Workspace
Project: An Introduction to Illustrator
Lesson A: Create a New Artboard
Lesson B: Hand Tool and Zoom Tool
Hand Tool
Zoom Tool
Lesson C: Create an Apple
Drawing an Oval
Pathfinder Tool
Selecting Color
Arc Tool: Stem and Highlight
Lesson D: Create a Spray Can
Drawing Basic Shapes and Lines
Pathfinder Tool
Add Color and Highlights
Pathfinder
Duplicate and Repeat
Final Assembly
Project: Colors and Gradients
Lesson A: Selecting and Applying Color
Select Color
Lesson B: Gradients
Gradient Panel
Editing Gradients
Offset Path
Project: Building Weather Icons
Lesson A: Water Droplet
Drawing a Circle
Convert Anchor Point
Arc Tool—Add a Highlight Noodle
Lesson B: Moon and Stars
Pathfinder Tool/Shape Tool Alternative
Star Tool Settings and Editing
Lesson C: Cloud
Drawing Circles
Duplication and Pathfinder
Pathfinder Tool/Corner Widgets
Lesson D: Rain
Line Tool
Shear Tool
Lesson E: Sun
Lines and Circles
Rotate Tool
Lesson F: Snowflake
Lines, Shapes, and Endcaps
Lines and Circles
Rotate Tool
Lesson G: Wind
Offset Path
Direct Selection and Delete
Pen Tool
Duplicate, Flip, and Scale
Lesson H: Adding Texture
Image Trace
Draw Inside
Outline Paths
Project: Building Kitchen Icons
Lesson A: Measuring Cup
Set up a Grid
Snap to Grid
Offset Path
Lesson B: Coffee Pot
Lesson C: Spatula and Spoon
Lesson D: Boiling Water
Lesson E: Toaster with Toast
Lesson F: Egg and Avocado
Project: Creating Plaid Fabric
Lesson A: Create Plaid Fabric
Grid Setup
Transform
Draw Inside
Recolor Artwork
Project: Building a Sewn Patch
Lesson A: Create a Sewn Patch
Appearance Panel
Multiple Strokes
Draw Inside
Recolor Artwork
Project: Big Build—Camping Gear in an Outdoor Scene
Lesson A: Create a Hot Air Balloon
Hot Air Balloon
Copy and Flip
Blend Options
Live Paint Mode
Duplicate and Repeat
Pathfinder
Lesson B: Create a Tent
Camping Tent
Join
Pathfinder
Lesson C: Create a Campfire
Campfire
Pathfinder
Duplicate and Draw Inside
Snap, Crackle, and Pop
Lesson D: Create Pine Trees
Blend Options
Draw Inside
Lesson E: Create a Backpack
Backpack
Arrange Objects
Recolor Artwork
Lesson F: Assemble the Scene
Camping Day and Night
Project: Output
Asset Export
Saving and Printing Files
Printing
The Compendium
1 Preferences and Workspaces
Preferences
Document-Specific and Global
Type
Units
Guides & Grid
Smart Guides
Slices
Hyphenation
User Interface
Performance
File Handling & Clipboard
Appearance of Black
Workspaces
Panel Locations
Choose A More Useful Initial Workspace
Creating a New Column of Panels
Customizing Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts
What’s on the Menu?
Keys to Success
Creating a New Document
Presets
Artboards
Artboard Panel
Artboard Tool
Artboard Options
Layout Artboards
Convert to Artboards
Duplicate Artboards
Printing Artboards
Layers Panel
About Layers
Layer Panel Overview
Layer Management Best Practices
Naming
For Segregating Content
For Protecting Content
Creating New Layers
Layer Options
Panel Options
Layer Order
Moving Objects to Layers
Reordering Layers
Selecting Objects
Locating Objects
Editing Groups
Editing Clipping Masks
Consolidate Layers and Groups
Release Items to Separate Layers
2 Shape Creation
Drawing Vector Shapes
Rectangle
Ellipse
Polygon
Star
Editing Corners/Corner Widgets
Drawing Lines
Line Segment
Arc Segment
Spiral
Rectangular Grid
Polar Grid
Editing Shapes and Lines
Rotate Shapes
Resize Shapes
Duplicate Shapes
Flip Shapes
Properties Panel
Transform a Rectangle
Transform an Ellipse/Circle
Creating a Simple Pie Chart
Transform a Polygon
Transform a Star
Transform a Line
Grouping Items
Selecting Objects
Isolation Mode
Locking/Unlocking
Symbols Versus Groups
3 Advanced Construction
Pathfinder Panel
Shape Modes Section
Pathfinders Section
Expand Compound Shapes
Pathfinders Options
Shape Builder Tool
Delete Shapes
Add Shapes
Delete Lines
Appearance Panel
Stroke Panel
Opacity
Blend Modes
Fill and Stroke Color
Live Paint
Paint with Live Paint
Live Paint Objects with Open Edges
Expand a Live Shape
Image Trace
Black and White Mode
Applying Color to a Black and White Vector
Grayscale Mode
Color Mode
4 Editing and Transformation
Editing and Transformation
Corner Widgets
Editing Corners
Live Shapes
Shape Editing
Direct Selection Tool
Outline Mode
Joining Lines
Curvature Tool
Pen Tool
Pencil Tool
Transform Shapes and Lines
Movement
Rotation
Scaling
Reflection/Flip
Shearing
Direct Selection Tool
Group Selection Tool
Free Transform Tool
Scaling Corners
Scaling Strokes & Effects
Paths
Open Paths Versus Closed Paths
Outline Stroke/Expand
Offset Path
Join Paths
Divide Paths
Compound Paths
Blend
Blend Options
Editing the Blend Spine
Symbols
Symbol Tools
Patterns
Creating Patterns
Editing and Scaling Patterns
Alignment and Distribution
Guides and Grids
Guides
Smart Guides
Grids
Align Panel
Distribute
Spacing
Precise Positioning and Sizing
Make It Pixel Perfect
5 Effects and Graphic Styles
Opacity and Blending Modes
Show Transparency
Knockout Group
Opacity Masks
Blending Modes
Opacity
Effects Menu
Raster and Vector Effects
Expand / Expand Appearance
Outline Path
Graphic Styles
Create a Graphic Style
Effects Expanding
Clipping Masks / Draw Inside
Create a Clipping Mask
6 Type and Text
Working with Type
Typefaces, Categories, and Styles
Positioning, Spacing, and Measuring
Measuring
Baseline
Kerning
Tracking
Leading/Line Spacing
The Anatomy of a Letter
X-Height
Descender
Ascender
Text Creation
Point Type/Paragraph Type
Start Typing
Creating a Text Box
Text in a Container
Type on a Path
Setting Character Attributes
Fonts
Size
Leading
Kerning
Tracking
Scaling
Baseline Shift
Character Formatting Styles
Language
Display
Setting Paragraph Attributes
Import Text
Manage Text
Resize a Text Area
Selecting Text
Text Options
Area Type Options
Thread Text/Text Linking
Remove or Break Threads
Wrap Text Around an Object
Touch Type Tool
Outline Fonts
Exporting Text
Adobe Fonts
Activating Fonts
Find/Replace Missing Fonts
Packaging Fonts
Paragraph and Character Styles
Paragraph Style Attributes
Character Style Attributes
Create Paragraph Styles
Applying a Paragraph Style
Editing a Paragraph Style
Style Overrides
Redefine a Style
Delete a Style
Load Styles
Character Styles
Creating, Applying, and Editing
Graphic Styles
Create a Graphic Style
Save a Graphic Style
Merge Two or More Existing Graphic Styles
Styles Applied to a Group
Graphic Styles on Active Type
Graphic Style Libraries
Save a Graphic Style Library
Rename a Graphic Style
Delete a Graphic Style
Break the Link to a Graphic Style
Replace Graphic Style Attributes
7 Working with Color
The Basics
RGB
CMYK
Process Colors Versus Spot Colors
Color Myths, Theory, and Management
Ask an Expert About Color
Grasping at Light
Devices and Their Disappointing Limitations
So What Should I Do?
Profiles
The Flexibility of RGB
The Useful Rigidity of CMYK
Final Advice
Swatches Panel
Swatches Panel Options
Creating New Swatches
Global and Non-Global Colors
Color Modes
Spot Colors
Editing Colors
Swatch Panel
Color Panel
Color Picker
HEX Colors
Tints
Opacity
Sampling Color
Eyedropper
Adding Sampled Colors
Color Theme Panel
Create
Explore
My Themes
Color Guide Panel
Color Harmonies
Color Guide Options
Gradient Panel
Apply a Predefined Gradient
Editing and Creating Gradients
Edit Colors
Gradient Types
Gradient Tool
Apply a Gradient to a Stroke
Freeform Gradients
Color Libraries in AI
Spot Colors
Saving Swatches
AI or ASE files
Importing Swatches
Color in CC Libraries
Creative Cloud Color Storage and Usage
Recolor Artwork
Recolor Artwork Panel
Assign Colors
Editing Existing Colors
8 Output
PDF
Presets
General Options
Compression
Marks and Bleeds
Output
Advanced
Security
Summary
Asset Export
Adding Assets
Export Settings
File Formats
Export Assets
Updating Assets
Print
Package
A Copy of Everything
Appendix
Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts
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