Getting Started with Illustrator
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- Creating simple drawings
- Printing, saving and closing drawings
- Working with templates
- Working with multiple drawings/artboards
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Using Drawing Aids
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- Displaying and setting up rulers
- Using guides
- Using and editing smart guides
- Working with the grid
- Measuring the position of objects
- Setting the display size
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Drawing Objects
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- Drawing simple geometric objects
- Drawing lines, arcs, spirals and grids
- Drawing objects in perspective
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Selecting, Transforming and Editing Objects
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- Selecting objects
- Cutting, copying, pasting and deleting objects
- Transforming objects
- Locking and hiding objects
- Arranging, distributing and aligning objects
- Working with object groups
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Drawing and Editing Paths
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- Elements of a path
- Drawing simple paths
- Editing anchor points and line segments after the fact
- Adjusting the outline of a path
- Creating freeform paths
- Using different paintbrush tips
- Dividing/cutting out objects and erasing object areas
- Working with compound paths
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Advanced Object Editing
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- Working with effects
- Combining objects
- Generating 3D objects
- Mapping artwork to 3D objects
- Warping, distorting and deforming objects
- Working with symbols
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Creating and Editing Objects with the Shaper Tool
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- Advantages of the Shaper tool
- Drawing objects with the Shaper tool
- Selecting, scaling and rotating objects with the Shaper tool
- Combining, cutting out and deleting objects with the Shaper tool
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Working with Layers and Clipping Masks
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- Layer basics
- Editing layers
- Working with objects on layers
- Working with clipping masks
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Working with Colours and Strokes
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- Setting colours
- Working with the Swatches panel
- Creating colour harmonies
- Setting stroke properties
- Copying formatting with the Eyedropper tool
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Gradients, Patterns and Transparency
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- Assigning and changing gradients
- Working with patterns
- Setting opacity (transparency)
- Working with graphic styles
- Working with the Appearance panel
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Creating and Editing Text
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- Text objects in Illustrator
- Creating text
- Threading text objects
- Editing point type and path type
- Editing area type
- Editing individual text characters
- Formatting characters
- Formatting paragraphs
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Importing and Editing Raster Graphics
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- Importing raster graphics
- Working with linked raster graphics
- Applying artistic effects to raster graphics
- Converting raster graphics into vector objects
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Preparing Drawings for Output
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- Exporting drawings
- Preparing drawings for professional printing
- Printing drawings with custom settings
- Saving custom print settings
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Working in Creative Cloud
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- Creative Cloud apps and online storage
- Managing Creative Cloud files
- Syncing files
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