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:[https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/illustration-techniques.html '''Essential techniques for beginners'''] — Adobe
 
:[https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/illustration-techniques.html '''Essential techniques for beginners'''] — Adobe
:'''[https://www.udemy.com/course/illustrator-cc-masterclass/ Illustrator 2022 MasterClass]''' — Udemy class ($20) recommended by Mathew P.
 
 
:'''[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://www.avery.com/templates Product Home Page]'''
 
:'''[https://www.avery.com/templates Product Home Page]'''
 
:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/catalog.html All Products — Adobe]'''
 
:'''[https://www.adobe.com/products/catalog.html All Products — Adobe]'''
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:'''[https://www.adobepress.com/series/series.asp?ser=334674&sorttype=3&dir=1&page=1 AdobePress]''' -- All ''Classroom in a Book'' Titles (163 titles) $$
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:'''[https://www.udemy.com/course/illustrator-cc-masterclass/ Illustrator 2022 MasterClass]''' — Udemy class ($20) recommended by Mathew P.
  
 
==For Additional Help==
 
==For Additional Help==

Revision as of 22:42, 16 July 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 Shortcuts:
PC Mac Shortcut
Ctrl + = Cmd + = Zoom in
Ctrl + - Cmd + - Zoom out
Ctrl + 0 Cmd + 0 Fit to window
Ctrl + 1 Cmd + 1 View actual size
- Use actions to automate tasks in Illustrator - Adobe Support
- Share your artwork with others using the Package command.
- Create efficient Illustrator files | Improve print performance

Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed

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

Links to external sites:

Illustrator Get Started course — Adobe
Essential techniques for beginners — Adobe
Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
Product Home Page
All Products — Adobe
AdobePress -- All Classroom in a Book Titles (163 titles) $$
Illustrator 2022 MasterClass — Udemy class ($20) 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.

See Also

Links to other PPM Wiki pages:

Inkscape Tips
Adobe Photoshop Tips
Adobe InDesign Tips
Adobe Bridge Tips
Canva Tips
Blender Tips
  Computers  

Curated Links

Links to 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 — Generative Recolor (beta) in Illustrator
John Warnock: Bezier Tutorial — (1987)
Visionaries who shaped modern graphic design — paperback book
Inside the Publishing Revolution: The Adobe Story
Adobe Fandom Wiki

PPM Tool Color Map — Interactive

Search the PPM Wiki — include both Content pages and Multimedia

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki, or if you notice some info is outdated.