Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book, 2018 release

Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book,

2018 release

The official training workbook from Adobe

Brian Wood

Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book® (2018 release)

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Contents

GETTING STARTED

About Classroom in a Book®

Prerequisites

Installing the program

Fonts used in this book

Online content

Lesson files

Web Edition

Accessing the lesson files and Web Edition

Restoring default preferences

To delete or save the current Illustrator preferences file

To restore saved preferences after completing the lessons

Additional resources

Adobe Authorized Training Centers

WHAT’S NEW IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CC (2018 RELEASE)

New Properties panel

Puppet Warp tool

Artboard Improvements

Variable fonts

Enhanced export experience

Add and share text assets using Creative Cloud libraries

Other enhancements

A QUICK TOUR OF ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CC (2018 RELEASE)

Getting started

Creating a new document

Drawing a shape

Editing shapes

Applying and editing color

Editing strokes

Working with layers

Transforming artwork

Creating a blend

Drawing with the Pencil tool

Creating shapes using the Shape Builder tool

Placing an image in Illustrator

Using Image Trace

Creating and editing gradients

Working with type

Aligning artwork

Working with brushes

Working with symbols

Working with effects

1 GETTING TO KNOW THE WORK AREA

Introducing Adobe Illustrator

Starting Illustrator and opening a file

Exploring the workspace

Getting to know the Tools panel

Working with the Properties panel

Working with panels

Docking panels

Switching workspaces

Saving a workspace

Using panel and context menus

Changing the view of artwork

Using view commands

Using the Zoom tool

Scrolling through a document

Viewing artwork

Navigating artboards

Using the Artboards panel

Arranging multiple documents

Finding resources for using Illustrator

2 TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTING ARTWORK

Starting the lesson

Selecting objects

Using the Selection tool

Using the Direct Selection tool

Creating selections with a marquee

Hiding and locking objects

Selecting similar objects

Selecting in Outline mode

Aligning objects

Aligning objects to each other

Aligning to a key object

Aligning anchor points

Distributing objects

Aligning to the artboard

Working with groups

Grouping items

Editing a group in Isolation mode

Creating a nested group

Exploring object arrangement

Arranging objects

Selecting objects behind

3 USING SHAPES TO CREATE ARTWORK FOR A POSTCARD

Starting the lesson

Creating a new document

Working with basic shapes

Creating and editing rectangles

Rounding corners

Working with the Rounded Rectangle tool

Creating and editing ellipses

Changing stroke width and alignment

Creating and editing a circle

Creating polygons

Editing the polygons

Creating a star

Drawing lines

Working with the Shaper tool

Drawing shapes with the Shaper tool

Punching and combining shapes with the Shaper tool

Using Image Trace

Working with drawing modes

Using the Draw Inside mode

Working with Draw Behind mode

Finishing up

4 EDITING AND COMBINING SHAPES AND PATHS

Starting the lesson

Editing paths and shapes

Cutting with the Scissors tool

Joining paths

Cutting with the Knife tool

Outlining strokes

Using the Eraser tool

Creating a compound path

Combining shapes

Working with the Shape Builder tool

Combining objects using Pathfinder effects

Creating the trailer

Reshaping a path

Using the Width tool

Finishing up the illustration

5 TRANSFORMING ARTWORK

Starting the lesson

Working with artboards

Adding artboards to a document

Editing artboards

Aligning artboards

Renaming artboards

Reordering artboards

Working with rulers and guides

Creating guides

Editing the ruler origin

Transforming content

Working with the Bounding Box

Positioning artwork using the Properties panel

Scaling objects

Reflecting objects

Rotating objects

Distorting objects with effects

Transforming with the Free Transform tool

Shearing objects

Using Puppet Warp

6 CREATING AN ILLUSTRATION WITH THE DRAWING TOOLS

Starting the lesson

An intro to drawing with the Pen tool

Selecting paths

Drawing straight lines with the Pen tool

Introducing curved paths

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

Drawing a coffee cup

Drawing with the Curvature tool

Editing curves

Reflecting the spoon shape

Rounding corner points

Editing paths and points

Deleting and adding anchor points

Converting between smooth points and corner points

Working with the Anchor Point tool

Creating a dashed line

Adding arrowheads to a path

Working with the Pencil tool

Drawing freeform paths with the Pencil tool

Drawing straight segments with the Pencil tool

Joining with the Join tool

7 USING COLOR TO ENHANCE SIGNAGE

Starting the lesson

Exploring color modes

Working with color

Applying an existing color

Creating a custom color

Saving a color as a swatch

Creating a copy of a swatch

Editing a global swatch

Editing a non-global swatch

Using the Color Picker to create color

Using Illustrator swatch libraries

Adding a spot color

Creating and saving a tint of a color

Converting colors

Copying appearance attributes

Creating a color group

Creative inspiration with the Color Guide panel

Editing a color group in the Edit Colors dialog box

Editing colors in artwork

Assigning colors to your artwork

Working with Live Paint

Creating a Live Paint group

Painting with the Live Paint Bucket tool

Modifying a Live Paint group

8 ADDING TYPE TO A POSTER

Starting the lesson

Adding type to the poster

Adding text at a point

Adding area type

Working with Auto Sizing

Converting between area type and point type

Importing a plain-text file

Threading text

Formatting type

Changing font family and font style

Fixing missing fonts

Changing font size

Changing font color

Changing additional character formatting

Changing paragraph formatting

Working with Glyphs

Modifying text with the Touch Type tool

Resizing and reshaping type objects

Creating columns of text

Reshaping type objects

Creating and applying text styles

Creating and applying a paragraph style

Editing a paragraph style

Creating and applying a character style

Editing a character style

Sampling text formatting

Wrapping text

Warping text

Reshaping text with a preset envelope warp

Editing the envelope warp

Working with type on a path

Creating type on a path

Creating type on a closed path

Creating text outlines

Finishing up

9 ORGANIZING YOUR ARTWORK WITH LAYERS

Starting the lesson

Understanding layers

Creating layers and sublayers

Creating new layers

Creating sublayers

Editing layers and objects

Locating layers

Moving content between layers

Viewing layers

Reordering layers

Collecting into a new layer

Duplicating layer content

Pasting layers

Changing layer order

Applying appearance attributes to layers

Creating a clipping mask

10 GRADIENTS, BLENDS, AND PATTERNS

Starting the lesson

Working with gradients

Applying a linear gradient to a fill

Editing a gradient

Saving a gradient

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

Adjusting the radial gradient