Adobe Illustrator Basics Instructor: Cristol Gregory Assistant: Tara Caimi

Illustrator 10: Basic  Maneuvering  Working with layers  Creating simple shapes  Creating paths  Adding colors  Working with text  Saving illustrations

Vector vs. Raster Vector - Infinitely sizeable Consists of layered shapes Logos Ads (1p. text + graphics).EPS or.PDF files Raster - Fixed resolution Consists of one layer of pixels Screen images Photos and scanned images.TIFF or.JPEG files

Illustrator components Toolbox Scratch area Artboard Illustrated image Palettes Scroll bars Zoom box

The toolbox Selection tools Shape tools Transform tools Gradient tools Viewing tools Fill and Stroke Colors Path and Text tools Path editing

Scale objects Rotate objects Select objects

Palettes Opened and closed through the “Window” menu

Layers palette Current layer Highlighted View/Hide Layer Create New Sublayer Create New Layer Delete Selection button Make/Release Clipping Mask Sub-Layer expansion Lock/Unlock Layer Thumbnail

Arrange objects

Drawing basic shapes

Rectangle and ellipse shapes  Click on tool button  Click on the artboard for dialog box  Or click and drag to draw

Line shapes

Other shapes

Scale objects Selection tool Scale tool Scale dialog box

The Brushes palette New Brush Brush menu Brushes

Traditional Brushes

Other Brushes

Components of a path Corner anchor point (joining two curved segments) Corner anchor point (joining a curve and a straight segment) Smooth anchor point Anchor points Curved segment Straight segment

Pen tool

Straight line segments Corner point Segment

Curved line segment Corner Point Direction Handle Smooth point

Using the Pencil tool Create an open path Create a closed path Reshape a path Toolbox bar Selection tools Shape tools Painting tools Transformation tools Gradient tools Viewing tools Color box Color modes Viewing modes

Editing tools Selection tools Anchor point tools

Editing commands Average command Join command

Path Cutting tools Scissors tool Knife tool

Fill and Stroke Swap Fill and Stroke button Default Fill and Stroke button Stroke box Fill box

Stroke palette Projecting Cap button Miter Join button Round Join button Bevel Join button Stroke palette tab Butt Cap button Round Cap button

Swatches palette Show Pattern Swatches New Swatch Delete Swatch Show All Swatches Show Color Swatches Show Gradient Swatches Pattern swatches Gradient swatches No Fill Color swatches

Color palette Color sliders Fill box Spectrum Color bar CMYK or RGB Color value boxes Stroke box White No Color Black Web Color

Eyedropper tool  Select an object to color  Select the Eyedropper tool  Click the object from which you want to copy paint attributes

Paint Bucket tool  Select the object  Select the Paint Bucket tool  Click the target object

Gradients Color slider Gradient bar Gradient Fill

Transparency palette Blending Mode box Thumbnail preview area

Typing text at a point  Click the Type tool button  Click in the artwork window  Type the text  Deselect the Type tool

Character palette Vertical Stretch Tracking (space between letters) Kerning Leading (space between lines) Point Size Font Style Font family Horizontal Stretch Baseline Shift

Paragraph palette Align Right Align Center Justify Full Lines Justify All Lines Space Before Paragraph Right Indent First Line Indent Left Indent Align Left

Typing text along a path  Draw or select a path  Select the Path Type tool  Click on the path - where you want to start typing  Type

Text to shapes (outlines)  Click the text  Choose Type, Create Outlines  Edit each character

Saving  File Menu>  Save for Illustrator(.ai)  “Save As” for Portable Document Format (.pdf) or Post Script (.eps)