Adobe Illustrator Tips

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative process by providing shared space, shared tools, 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 1 and 2

Developer Link

https://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html

Classes and Training

Classes

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

Training -- PPM Trainer(s) needed

Illustrator Get Started course -- Adobe

Illustrator 2022 MasterClass -- Udemy class ($20) recommended by Mathew P.

Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

Tips

- Share your artwork with others using the Package command.

- Create efficient Illustrator files | Improve print performance

- If large format printer reports "Print Head Path Error 2" on a PPM Large Format Printer,

check the Illustrator file to see if it has elements that need to be trimmed to fit within the artboard.

For Additional Help

Use the PPM Slack channels #computers or #general

See Also

Links to other PPM Wiki pages (internal links):

Inkscape Tips

Adobe Photoshop Tips

Adobe InDesign Tips

Computers

Curated Links

Links to other sites (external links):

Essential techniques for beginners

35 Adobe Illustrator Tutorials to Master Vector Design

How to Open AI Files Without Illustrator

Other Fun Stuff

• Illustrator Review June 1987.pdf

  Illustrator 1.1 Review
  by Warren Jokinen
  (June 1987)

Inside the Publishing Revolution: The Adobe Story

Adobe Fandom Wiki

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