Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book 2024 Release

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
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 reset the current Illustrator preferences
	Additional resources
	Adobe Authorized Training Partners
WHAT’S NEW IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR 2024 RELEASE
	Mockup (Beta)
	Text to Vector Graphic (Beta)
	Generative Recolor
	Retype (Beta)
	Search layers
	Contextual Task bar
	WebP export
A QUICK TOUR OF ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR 2024 RELEASE
	Starting the lesson
		Creating a new document
		Saving the document
		Creating shapes
		Editing shapes
		Rounding corners
		Copying shapes
		Combining shapes using the Shape Builder tool
		Applying and editing color
		Transforming artwork
		Recoloring artwork
		Applying a gradient
		Editing strokes
		Creating with the Curvature tool
		Applying a brush
		Working with type
		Warping text
		Working with effects
		Adding more text for practice
		Aligning artwork
1 GETTING TO KNOW THE WORK AREA
	Welcome to Adobe Illustrator!
	Opening an Illustrator file
	Exploring the workspace
		Getting to know the tools
		Working with the Properties panel
		Exploring the Contextual Task Bar
		Finding more tools
	Working with panels
		Moving and docking panels
		Switching and resetting workspaces
		Using panel and context menus
	Changing the view of artwork
		Using view commands
		Using the Zoom tool
		Panning in a document
		Rotating the view
		Viewing artwork
	Navigating multiple artboards
2 TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTING ARTWORK
	Starting the lesson
	Selecting objects
		Using the Selection tool
		Selecting and editing with the Direct Selection tool
		Selecting with a marquee
		Locking objects
		Unlocking objects
		Selecting similar objects
		Hiding objects
		Selecting in Outline mode
	Aligning objects
		Aligning objects to each other
		Aligning to a key object
		Distributing objects
		Aligning anchor points
		Aligning to the artboard
	Working with groups
		Grouping items
		Editing a group in Isolation mode
		Creating a nested group
		Editing a nested group
	Exploring object arrangement
		Arranging objects
3 MAKE A LOGO WITH SHAPES
	Starting the lesson
	Creating a new document
		Saving your document
	Working with basic shapes
		Creating rectangles
		Editing rectangles
		Changing the color of the shapes
		Rounding rectangle corners by dragging
		Rounding individual corners
		Changing a corner type
		Creating an ellipse
		Editing an ellipse
		Changing stroke alignment
		Creating a pie shape from an ellipse
		Drawing lines
		Editing a line
		Creating polygons
		Editing a polygon
		Creating a star
	Working with drawing modes
		Using Draw Inside mode
		Practicing with Draw Inside mode
		Editing content drawn inside
		Pasting artwork between documents
	Using Image Trace to convert images into editable vector art
		Cleaning up traced artwork
		Adding the text and bear logo to the flyer
		Using Text to Vector Graphic (Beta)
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
		Cutting in a straight line with the Knife tool
		Using the Eraser tool
		Erasing in a straight line
		Creating a compound path
		Outlining strokes
	Combining shapes
		Working with the Shape Builder tool
		Combining objects using Pathinder effects
		Understanding shape modes
	Reshaping a path
	Using the Width tool
	Using Intertwine
	Assembling the sign
	Assembling the poster
5 TRANSFORMING ARTWORK
	Starting the lesson
	How can you use artboards?
	Creating and editing artboards
		Making a custom-sized artboard
		Creating a new same-sized artboard
		Moving and resizing artboards
		Copying artboards between documents
		Aligning and arranging artboards
		Setting options for artboards
	Working with rulers and guides
		Creating guides
		Positioning artwork using the Properties panel
	Transforming content
		Working with the bounding box
		Scaling objects precisely
		Rotating objects with the Rotate tool
		Scaling using Transform Each
		Shearing objects
		Transforming using menu commands
	Using repeats
		Applying a mirror repeat
		Editing a mirror repeat
	Working with the Puppet Warp tool
		Adding pins
		Rotating pins
6 USING THE BASIC DRAWING TOOLS
	Starting the lesson
	Creating with the Curvature tool
		Drawing paths with the Curvature tool
		Drawing a river path
		Editing a path with the Curvature tool
		Creating corners with the Curvature tool
	Creating dashed lines
	Creating with the Pencil tool
		Drawing paths with the Pencil tool
		Drawing straight lines with the Pencil tool
	Joining with the Join tool
		Finishing the Camp logo
	Adding arrowheads to paths
7 DRAWING WITH THE PEN TOOL
	Starting the lesson
	Why use the Pen tool?
	Starting with the Pen tool
		Creating straight lines to make a crown
		Continuing to draw a path
		Practicing by making another crown!
		Drawing a house with the Pen tool
		Practicing by making another house!
		Exploring curved paths
		Drawing a curve with the Pen tool
		Practicing by creating more curves!
		Drawing a series of curves with the Pen tool
		Practicing by creating continuous curves!
		Changing path direction
		Practicing by creating more curves!
		Combining curves and straight lines
		Practicing by making the other sail!
		Practicing by creating more curves!
	Putting your learning into practice
	Editing paths and points further
		Deleting and adding anchor points
		Converting between smooth points and corner points
		Converting anchor points with the Anchor Point tool
8 USING COLOR TO ENHANCE ARTWORK
	Starting the lesson
	Exploring color modes
	Working with color
		Applying an existing color
		Making a custom color
		Saving a color as a swatch
		Editing the global swatch
		Editing a non-global swatch
		Using the Color Picker to create color
		Using Illustrator swatch libraries
		Creating and saving a tint of a color
		Copying appearance attributes
		Using the Color Guide panel for creative inspiration
		Applying colors from the Color Guide panel
		Using Recolor Artwork to edit colors in artwork
		Recoloring artwork
		Sampling color in Recolor Artwork
		Making color variations with sample prompts using Generative Recolor
		Making color variations with custom prompts using Generative Recolor
	Working with Live Paint
		Creating a Live Paint group
		Painting with the Live Paint Bucket tool
		Modifying a Live Paint group
9 ADDING TYPE TO A PROJECT
	Starting the lesson
	Adding text
		Adding text at a point
		Adding area type
		Converting between area type and point type
		Importing a plain-text file
		Threading text
	Formatting type
		Changing font family and font style
		Activating Adobe Fonts
		Applying fonts to text in Illustrator
		Changing font size
		Changing the color of text
		Changing additional character formatting
		Changing paragraph formatting
		Vertically aligning area type
	Resizing and reshaping type objects
		Creating columns of text
		Reshaping type objects
	Creating and applying text styles
		Creating and applying a paragraph style
		Sampling text formatting
		Practicing paragraph styles
		Editing a paragraph style
	Creating text lists
		Applying text lists
		Editing text lists
	Wrapping text
	Curving text on a path
	Warping text
		Reshaping text with a preset envelope warp
		Editing the content of the envelope warp
	Creating text outlines
	Exploring Retype (Beta)
10 ORGANIZING YOUR ARTWORK WITH LAYERS
	Starting the lesson
	What are layers?
	Creating layers
		Creating a sublayer
	Editing layers and objects
		Locating content in the Layers panel
		Dragging content between layers
		Trying another method for dragging content to a layer
		Locking and hiding layers
		Reordering layers and content
		Viewing individual layers or objects as outlines
		Pasting layers from another document
		Merging layers into a new layer
		Searching and ˜ltering layers
	Creating a clipping mask
11 GRADIENTS, BLENDS, AND PATTERNS
	Starting the lesson
	Working with gradients
		Applying a linear gradient to a fill
		Editing a gradient color
		Saving a gradient as a swatch
		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
		Applying gradients to multiple objects
		Adding transparency to gradients
		Applying a freeform gradient
		Editing a freeform gradient in Points mode
		Applying color stops in Lines mode
	Creating blends
		Creating a blend with specifed steps
		Modifying a blend
		Creating a smooth color blend
		Editing a smooth color blend
	Getting creative with patterns
		Applying an existing pattern
		Creating your own pattern
		Applying your pattern
		Editing your pattern
		Putting it all together
12 USING BRUSHES TO CREATE AN AD
	Starting the lesson
	Working with brushes
	Using Calligraphic brushes
		Types of brushes
		Applying a Calligraphic brush to artwork
		Editing a brush
		Drawing with the Paintbrush tool
		Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool
		Removing a brush stroke
	Using Art brushes
		Applying an existing Art brush
		Creating an Art brush
		Editing an Art brush
	Using Pattern brushes
		Creating a Pattern brush
		Applying a Pattern brush
		Editing a Pattern brush
	Using Bristle brushes
		Changing Bristle brush options
		Painting with a Bristle brush
		Grouping Bristle brush paths
	Working with the Blob Brush tool
		Drawing with the Blob Brush tool
		Editing with the Eraser tool
13 EXPLORING CREATIVE USES OF EFFECTS AND GRAPHIC STYLES
	Starting the lesson
	Using the Appearance panel
		Editing appearance attributes
		Adding another fill to content
		Adding multiple strokes and fills to text
		Reordering appearance attributes
	Using live effects
		Applying an effect
		Editing an effect
		Styling text with a Warp effect
		Temporarily disabling effects to make edits
	Applying a Photoshop effect
	Applying 3D effects
	Using graphic styles
		Creating and applying a graphic style
		Updating a graphic style
		Applying a graphic style to a layer
		Scaling strokes and effects
14 CREATING ARTWORK FOR A T-SHIRT
	Starting the lesson
	Working with symbols
		Using default Illustrator symbol libraries
		Transforming symbol instances
		Editing a symbol
		Working with dynamic symbols
		Creating a symbol
		Practice editing a symbol
		Breaking a link to a symbol
		Replacing symbols
	Working with Creative Cloud libraries
		Adding assets to a Creative Cloud library
		Using library assets
		Updating a library asset
	Creating a mockup
	Working with global editing
15 PLACING AND WORKING WITH IMAGES
	Starting the lesson
	Placing image files
		Placing an image
		Transforming a placed image
		Cropping an image
		Placing a Photoshop document
		Placing multiple images
	Masking content
		Masking content with a shape
		Exploring the mask you made
		Editing the mask and image
		Automatic masking for an image
		Editing the image mask
		Creating an opacity mask
		Editing an opacity mask
	Working with image links
		Finding link information
		Embedding and unembedding images
16 SHARING PROJECTS
	Starting the lesson
		Fixing the missing image link
	Packaging a file
	Creating a PDF
	Exporting artboards and assets
		Exporting artboards
		Exporting assets
	Inviting others to edit
	Sharing for review
INDEX
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