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Illustrator 10: Basic
1. Maneuvering2. Working with layers3. Creating simple shapes4. Creating paths5. Adding colors6. Working with text7. Saving illustrations
Vector vs. Raster
Vector - Infinitely sizeableConsists of layered shapes
• Logos• Ads (1p. text + graphics)•.EPS or .PDF files
Raster - Fixed resolutionConsists 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
Layers palette
Currentlayer Highlighted
View/Hide Layer
Create New Sublayer
Create New Layer
Delete Selection button
Make/Release Clipping Mask
Sub-Layer expansion Lock/Unlock
Layer Thumbnail
Rectangle and ellipse shapes
1. Click on tool button2. Click on the artboard for
dialog box 3. Or click and drag to draw
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
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
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
SpectrumColor bar
CMYK or RGBColor value boxes
Stroke box
White
No Color
Black
Web Color
Eyedropper tool1. Select an object to
color2. Select the
Eyedropper tool3. Click the object
from which you want to copy paint attributes
Typing text at a point
1. Click the Type tool button
2. Click in the artwork window
3. Type the text4. 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 LineIndent
Left Indent
Align Left
Typing text along a path
1. Draw or select a path2. Select the Path Type tool3. Click on the path - where you
want to start typing4. Type
Saving1. File Menu>2. Save for
Illustrator(.ai)
3. “Save As” for Portable Document Format (.pdf) or Post Script (.eps)
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