Difference between revisions of "Adobe Illustrator Tips"

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Adobe Illustrator is a commercial vector graphics software package for Windows and macOS (but not Linux).
Illustrator is a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) has a license for the complete Adobe Creative Cloud, and it is installed on our Design Workstations 2 and 3.

Adobe Illustrator desktop icon

Tips

Illustrator vs. InDesign

When to use which design application.

Essential techniques for beginners

View Menu Shortcuts

Shortcut	PC
Zoom In	Ctrl++
Zoom Out	Ctrl+-
Fit Artboard in Window	Ctrl+0
Fit All in Window	Alt+Ctrl+0
Actual Size	Ctrl+1
Rulers > Show Rulers	Ctrl+R

Use actions to automate tasks in Illustrator - Adobe Support

Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet — makeuseof.com

Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed

PPM announces its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup

Links to adobe.com:

Adobe Firefly — Generative Recolor in Illustrator

Illustrator Get Started course

Adobe Illustrator Product Home Page

All Products — Adobe

Links to other external sites:

Adobe Illustrator — on Wikipedia

35 Adobe Illustrator Tutorials to Master Vector Design

Related Pages

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

CorelDRAW X6 Tips

Inkscape Tips

SVG File Format Tips

Adobe Photoshop Tips

Adobe InDesign Tips

Adobe Bridge Tips

Canva Tips

Blender Tips

Computers — Windows

Hand-Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

Illustrator 2022 MasterClass — Udemy class, recommended by Mathew P.

How to Open AI Files Without Illustrator — makeuseof.com

Adobe Illustrator Alternatives — alternativeto.net

Avery Templates — design and print using Illustrator

Links to other external sites:

Adobe Firefly — A.I. image generation

Adobe Illustrator icons — WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

John Warnock: Bezier Tutorial — (1987) on YouTube

Visionaries who shaped modern graphic design — book

Inside the Publishing Revolution: The Adobe Story — on Amazon

Adobe Fandom Wiki — Adobe Illustrator

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.

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Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki, or you notice something is outdated.

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

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 '''Adobe Illustrator''' is a commercial vector graphics software package for Windows and macOS (but not Linux).
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-Adobe Illustrator is a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite.
+Illustrator is a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud.
+Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) has a license for the complete Adobe Creative Cloud, and it is installed on our Design Workstations 2 and 3.
 <br>
-Pikes Peak Makerspace has a license for the complete Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, and it is installed on our Design Workstations 2 and 3.
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+<p style="padding:0.2em 0.4em; background:#ff6c00; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:15%;"> &nbsp; </p>
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-<hr style="height:2.5px">
+[[File:Ai.png|alt=Adobe Illustrator desktop icon|150x150px|thumb|'''Adobe Illustrator desktop icon''']]
-<br>
-[[File:Ai.png|alt=Adobe Illustrator application icon|150x150px|thumb|<center>'''Adobe Illustrator icon'''</center>]]
-<br>
 ==Tips==
-:'''- View Menu Shortcuts:'''
+===[https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/design/illustrator-vs-indesign.html Illustrator vs. InDesign]===
+:When to use which design application.
+===[https://creativecloud.adobe.com/en/learn/illustrator/web/illustration-techniques Essential techniques for beginners]===
+===View Menu Shortcuts===
 ::{| class="wikitable"
-!Shortcut
+|'''Shortcut'''
-!PC
+|'''PC'''
-!Mac
 |-
-| Zoom In
+|Zoom In
-|Ctrl+=
+|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
+|-
+|Rulers > Show Rulers
+|Ctrl+R
 |}
-:'''- [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://www.makeuseof.com/tag/adobe-illustrator-keyboard-shortcuts-cheat-sheet/ Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet]''' — makeuseof.com
 ==Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed==
-Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its  [https://www.meetup.com/pikespeakmakerspace/events '''Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup''']
+PPM announces its [https://www.meetup.com/pikespeakmakerspace/events '''Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup''']
-Links to external sites:
+Links to adobe.com:
-:'''[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 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]'''
-:'''[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/catalog.html All Products — Adobe]'''
-:'''[https://www.udemy.com/course/illustrator-cc-masterclass/ Illustrator 2022 MasterClass]''' — Udemy class, recommended by Mathew P.
-==For Additional Help==
+Links to other external sites:
-:Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
+:'''[[wikipedia:Adobe_Illustrator|Adobe Illustrator]]''' — on Wikipedia
-:[[How To Slack#Channel Names and Descriptions|'''List of all PPM Slack channels''']]
+:[https://www.vecteezy.com/blog/design-tips/illustrator-tutorials '''35 Adobe Illustrator Tutorials to Master Vector Design''']
-:Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the&nbsp;community.
 ==Related Pages==
 Links to related PPM Wiki pages:
+:'''[[CorelDRAW X6 Tips]]'''
 :'''[[Inkscape Tips]]'''
 :'''[[SVG File Format Tips]]'''
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 :'''[[Blender Tips]]'''
-:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
+:[[Computers|<span style="color:#000000; background:#D0DD27">&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Computers — Windows'''&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]
-==Curated Links==
+==Hand-Curated Links==
 Links to member-recommended external sites:
-:[https://www.vecteezy.com/blog/design-tips/illustrator-tutorials '''35 Adobe Illustrator Tutorials to Master Vector Design''']
+:'''[https://www.udemy.com/course/illustrator-cc-masterclass/ Illustrator 2022 MasterClass]''' — Udemy class, recommended by Mathew P.
-:[https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/open-ai-files-without-illustrator/ '''How to Open AI Files Without Illustrator''']
+:[https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/open-ai-files-without-illustrator/ '''How to Open AI Files Without Illustrator'''] — makeuseof.com
-:'''[https://alternativeto.net/software/adobe-illustrator/ Adobe Illustrator Alternatives]'''
+:'''[https://alternativeto.net/software/adobe-illustrator/ Adobe Illustrator Alternatives]''' — alternativeto.net
 :'''[https://www.avery.com/templates Avery Templates]''' — design and print using Illustrator
+Links to other external sites:
-==Other Fun Stuff==
-Links to external sites:
 :'''[https://firefly.adobe.com Adobe Firefly]''' — A.I. image generation
 :'''[[commons:Category:Adobe_Illustrator_icons|Adobe Illustrator icons]]''' — WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
-:'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAbjajnLZY0 John Warnock: Bezier Tutorial]''' — (1987)
+:'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAbjajnLZY0 John Warnock: Bezier Tutorial]''' — (1987) on YouTube
 :'''[https://pikp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/PPLD/search/results/?qu=GRAPHIC+ICONS&te=ILS Visionaries who shaped modern graphic design]''' — book
-:[https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Publishing-Revolution-Adobe-Story/dp/0321115643 '''Inside the Publishing Revolution: The Adobe Story''']
+:[https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Publishing-Revolution-Adobe-Story/dp/0321115643 '''Inside the Publishing Revolution: The Adobe Story'''] — on Amazon
-:[https://adobe.fandom.com/wiki/Adobe_Wiki '''Adobe Fandom Wiki''']
+:'''[https://adobe.fandom.com/wiki/Adobe_Illustrator Adobe Fandom Wiki]''' — Adobe Illustrator
+==For Additional Help==
+:Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
+:[[How To Slack#PPM Channel Names and Descriptions|'''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&nbsp;community.
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