Time-Saving Tips Using Illustrator

1h 45mIntermediate2018-09-21

Authors

Chad Chelius

Adobe Certified Instructor, Conference Speaker, Published Author

Course details

Saving time on routine tasks in Illustrator CC means you have more time reserved for creativity. Learn time-saving tips and tricks to speed up your Illustrator workflow and build more precise and flexible artwork that can be easily adapted to meet client needs. Adobe Certified Instructor Chad Chelius shows how to invoke commands with keyboard shortcuts, build layer efficiencies into your artwork, save selections, and reuse artwork by duplicating objects and leveraging symbols. Plus, learn how to create swatches, styles, and libraries that you can use globally, in any Illustrator file you open, and work more efficiently with objects and type.

Learning objectives
Keyboard shortcuts
Duplicating objects
Using custom views
Saving selections
Creating global swatches, styles, and libraries
Building objects more efficiently
Working with type

Skills covered

IllustrationTips, Tricks, & TechniquesIllustratorAdobeAnimation and Illustration

Concepts

Introduction

Save time and boost creativity with Illustrator
What you need to know

Shortcuts

Illustrator tool shortcuts
Pen tool shortcuts
Duplicate objects
Draw shapes with control

Efficiencies

Save and use custom views
Select objects
Save selections
Isolation mode
Work with object stroke and fill
Global swatches
Graphic styles
Creative Cloud libraries

Work with Objects

Transform objects
Align and distribute objects
Layer efficiencies
The Width tool
The Appearance panel
Symbols
Blend tricks
Puppet Warp tool
Drawing modes
Create a ring chart
Create a donut chart
Create a 3D object

Typographic Tips

Types of type in Illustrator
Adjust type properties
Type on a path

Conclusion

Next steps