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:'''- [https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/adobe-illustrator-keyboard-shortcuts-cheat-sheet/ Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet]'''
 
:'''- [https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/adobe-illustrator-keyboard-shortcuts-cheat-sheet/ Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet]'''
 
:'''- [https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/automation-actions.html Use actions to automate tasks in Illustrator - Adobe Support]'''
 
:'''- [https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/automation-actions.html Use actions to automate tasks in Illustrator - Adobe Support]'''
:'''- [https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/create-efficient-illustrator-files-improve.html Create efficient Illustrator files | Improve print performance]'''
 
:'''- [https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/sharing-basics.html Share your artwork with others using the Package command.]'''
 
  
 
==Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed==
 
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:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/generative-recolor.html Adobe Firefly]''' — Generative Recolor (beta) in Illustrator
 
:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/generative-recolor.html Adobe Firefly]''' — Generative Recolor (beta) in Illustrator
 
:'''[https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/tutorials.html Illustrator Get Started course]''' — Adobe
 
:'''[https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/tutorials.html Illustrator Get Started course]''' — Adobe
:'''[https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/illustration-techniques.html Essential techniques for beginners]''' — Adobe
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:'''[https://creativecloud.adobe.com/en/learn/illustrator/web/illustration-techniques Essential techniques for beginners]''' — Adobe
 
:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html Adobe Illustrator Product Home Page]'''
 
:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html Adobe Illustrator Product Home Page]'''
 
:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/catalog.html All Products — Adobe]'''
 
:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/catalog.html All Products — Adobe]'''

Revision as of 22:50, 11 December 2023

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative process by providing shared space, shared tools, software, materials and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.

Adobe Illustrator is a commercial vector graphics software package for Windows and Macintosh (but not Linux).
Adobe Illustrator is a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite.
Pikes Peak Makerspace has a license for the complete Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, and it is installed on our Design Workstations 2 and 3.



Adobe Illustrator application icon
Adobe Illustrator icon


Tips

- View Menu Shortcuts:
Shortcut PC Mac
Zoom In Ctrl+= Cmd+=
Zoom Out Ctrl+- Cmd+-
Fit Artboard in Window Ctrl+0 Cmd+0
Fit All in Window Alt+Ctrl+0 Alt+Cmd+0
Actual Size Ctrl+1 Cmd+1
- Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
- Use actions to automate tasks in Illustrator - Adobe Support

Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed

Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup

Links to external sites:

Adobe Firefly — Generative Recolor (beta) in Illustrator
Illustrator Get Started course — Adobe
Essential techniques for beginners — Adobe
Adobe Illustrator Product Home Page
All Products — Adobe
Illustrator 2022 MasterClass — Udemy class, recommended by Mathew P.

For Additional Help

Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
List of all PPM Slack channels
Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.

Related Pages

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

Inkscape Tips
SVG File Format Tips
Adobe Photoshop Tips
Adobe InDesign Tips
Adobe Bridge Tips
Canva Tips
Blender Tips
  Computers  

Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

Avery Templates — design and print using Illustrator
35 Adobe Illustrator Tutorials to Master Vector Design
How to Open AI Files Without Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator Alternatives

Other Fun Stuff

Links to external sites:

Adobe Firefly — A.I. image generation
John Warnock: Bezier Tutorial — (1987)
Visionaries who shaped modern graphic design — paperback book
Inside the Publishing Revolution: The Adobe Story
Adobe Fandom Wiki

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