“Illustrator Insider Training: Rethinking the Essentials” is the first installment in a series of courses on lynda.com designed to show experienced Illustrator users to how master core features and build art more efficiently. Mordy Golding leads the course.
Adobe Illustrator has evolved dramatically over the years, and many creative professionals may be missing out on features that have been added to the latest versions. This course takes a fresh approach to core concepts, such as paths, attributes, object hierarchy, groups, and layers. Advanced techniques such as combining multiple effects and customizing textures are also included. Exercise files and a free worksheet are included with the course.
Topics include:
* Targeting individual object attributes
* Adding multiple stroke and fill attributes
* Modifying appearances with live effects
* Applying effects to groups and to layers
* Understanding both selecting and targeting
* Copying artwork and appearances from layers
* Using the Outline Object effect
* Enhancing performance with the Rasterize effect
* Creating quick and easy captions and buttons
* Setting up a meaningful workspace
* Controlling the pixel resolution of effects
Watch free clips from the course here.
This article was last modified on June 19, 2020
This article was first published on March 9, 2011
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