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Intro to Adobe Illustrator
1. Intro to Adobe Illustrator
Created for DUSPViz by Luke Mich | Fall 2016
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What is Adobe Illustrator?
Illustrator, part of the Adobe Creative Cloud graphic software suite, is intended for the creation of vector artwork. Unlike raster-based
programs like Photoshop, artwork created in Illustrator is built using geometries rather than by coloring pixels. Put simply, Illustrator creates
crisp linework-driven artwork that can be scaled (or zoomed in on) without blurring. It’s great for logos, posters, and website graphics. For
planners, it’s also perfect for creating diagrams and infographics or sprucing up GIS maps and Excel/R charts and graphs.
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Getting Started - Creating a New Document
After opening Illustrator, select File>New... which will open the New Document dialog box. Here, we can name our project (let’s call it
“Tutorial”) and set our document parameters. Now adjust your settings to match mine - Number of Artboards: 1 | Size: Letter | Units:
Inches | Orientation: Landscape (horizontal) | Bleed: 0 in (all sides). Additionally, swivel open the “Advanced” section by clicking the small
white triangle, and ensure that Color Mode is set to CMYK.
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Getting Started - Exploring the Interface
Let’s get a lay of the land. Across the top of the program, we’ve got the Menu Bar which allows you to access many tools. Below the Menu
Bar is the Control Panel which allows for tweaking settings of whichever tools or objects are selected. The Tool Bar rests along the left side
and contains the major tools needed to create artwork. Along the right side are the Panels, which allow for the modification of artwork. The
Artboard is the white page in the middle which will contain our artwork, though the gray surroundings can hold artwork drafts.
Menu Bar
Control Panel
Tool Bar
Panels
Artboard
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Getting Started - Navigating the Document
The easiest way to navigate your document is through keyboard and mouse shortcuts. For zooming, simply hold Alt/Option while using
the scroll wheel on your mouse. Or press Ctrl/Cmd and “-” or “+” on the keyboard. The scroll wheel on the mouse will pan vertically
while holding Ctrl/Cmd and using the scroll wheel will pan horizontally. For an unconstrained, or “free” pan, simply hold Spacebar on the
keyboard and click-and-drag with your mouse. When you release the Spacebar, you’ll return to your previously selected tool/action.
Navigation Shortcuts
Zoom In Ctrl/Cmd + “+” OR
Hold Alt/Opt + Mouse
Scroll Wheel “Up”
OR
Hold Alt/Opt + Mouse
Scroll Wheel “Down”
Ctrl/Cmd + “-”
Zoom
Out
Hold Ctrl/Cmd + Mouse Scroll Wheel “Up”Pan Left
Mouse Scroll Wheel “Up”Pan Up
Hold Ctrl/Cmd + Mouse Scroll Wheel “Down”Pan Right
Hold Spacebar + Mouse Click-and-DragFree Pan
Mouse Scroll Wheel “Down”Pan Down
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Introducing the Tools
Let’s introduce the major tools. Use this page as a reference when we introduce tools throughout the tutorial (keyboard shortcuts in
parentheses). Also, you’ll notice many tools have a small white triangle in their lower right corners. This indicates that other similar tools are
hiding behind the one displayed. To access these tools, simply click and hold on the displayed tool and select the tool you want to bring
forward. Keep in mind your tools might not be exactly where mine are if your workspace is set up differently.
Tool Bar Layout Toggle Button
Tool Bar Positioning Handle
Direct Selection Tool (A)
Lasso Tool (Q)
Type Tool (T)
Rectangle Tool (M)
Pencil Tool (N)
Eraser Tool (Shift + E)
Scale Tool (S)
Free Transform Tool (E)
Perspective Grid Tool (Shift + P)
Gradient Tool (G)
Blend Tool (W)
Column Graph Tool (J)
Slice Tool (Shift + K)
Zoom Tool (Z)
Toggle Fill/Stroke Button (X)
Stroke Color
Fill/Stroke Options [Color | Gradient | None]
Change Screen Mode (F)
Selection Tool (V)
Magic Wand Tool (Y)
Pen Tool (P)
Line Segment Tool ()
Paintbrush Tool (B)
Blob Brush Tool (Shift + B)
Rotate Tool (R)
Width Tool (Shift + W)
Shape Builder Tool (Shift +M)
Mesh Tool (U)
Eyedropper Tool (I)
Symbol Sprayer Tool (Shift + S)
Artboard Tool (Shift + O)
Hand Tool (H)
Fill Color
Default Fill & Stroke [White Fill; Black Stroke] (D)
Drawing Modes [In Front | Behind | Inside]
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Introducing the Panels
Panels, located along the right side of the interface, allow you to modify and adjust the artwork you create with tools. I’ll start by introducing
the Panels that are open by default. To add additional panels, simply go to Window in the Menu Bar and select the Panel you would like to
add. For example, I’ve selected the Align Panel, which then opens up as a floating box on the interface. To dock it below the other panels,
simply click and drag the Align Panel’s frame and hover it until a blue line appears, indicating the location where the Panel will be docked.
Basic Panels
The New Panel (Floating)
Opening a New Panel Docking a New Panel
Panels Layout Toggle Button
Sub-Panel Positioning Handle
Color
Color Guide
Kuler
Swatches
Brushes
Symbols
Stroke
Gradient
Transparency
Appearance
Graphic Styles
Layers
Artboards
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New Sub-Layer
Creating Layers
Layers allow for the grouping of similar artwork in order to modify, move, or show/hide it. Also, the artwork of higher layers will rest atop
artwork of lower layers. Open the Layers Panel and add layers to the document using the New Layer Button. Then double-click on each
layer name to rename them to match the ones above. Click and drag layers to re-order them if needed. To create artwork on a particular
layer, ensure that the desired layer is selected (by clicking once on the title) in the Layers Panel. See above for other layer actions.
Selection Toggle
Click here (the blank spot next to the
circle) to select all individual artwork
on this layer. If any artwork on this
layer is already selected, this area will
be highlighted. To move artwork from
this layer to another, select it on the
artboard (or click here to select all)
and drag to the desired layer.
Panel Options
Collapse Panel Button
Panel Positioning Handle (click and
drag to un-dock the panel).
Additional Panels in Group
Active Panel
Visibility Toggle
Show/hide objects on this layer.
Lock Toggle
Objects on locked layers can’t be
modified or selected.
Layer Selection Color
This is not the color of the artwork on
the layer, but simply the color of the
selection boundary
Artwork Preview
Layer Name
Active Layer (highlighted)
Delete Layer
New Layer
Make/Release Clipping Mask
Locate Object
Target Toggle
Click here (the open circle) to target
all artwork on this layer. This allows
you to change the appearance and
add effects of this layer’s artwork
as a single group without having to
group it on the artboard. This button
can also be used to select a layer’s
artwork for the purpose of moving it
around the artboard.
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Making a Flier
For the purposes of this tutorial, we’ll be making the above flier for a (fictional) film series. This will give us a chance to cover some Illustrator
basics like creating shapes, changing an object’s appearance, using clipping masks, using the Pen Tool, using the Direct Selection Tool,
and working with text. While this is a lot, it still leaves plenty that we can’t cover. Head to www.adobe.com and/or www.lynda.com for more
in-depth tutorials on additional tools and techniques.
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Placing an Image
While Illustrator is a vector-based program, it can still read in raster-based files like JPEGs. This is great for inspiration and/or tracing
shapes from photos. Let’s add a photo of the Back Bay skyline that we’ll use to create our silhouette. Ensure that the “Photo” layer is
selected in the Layers Panel, then go to File>Place, navigate to the tutorial folder on your computer, select “skyline.jpeg” and click
“Place.” Then click anywhere on the artboard to insert the image.
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Placing an Image (cont.)
Now that the image is inserted, let’s adjust it to fit our needs. Click and drag the image to move it to the right side of the artboard (it should
snap into place along the edge). Then hover over the bottom left corner of the Image until the cursor changes to a diagonal two-directional
arrow. This is the scale tool. Click and drag the lower-left corner over to the left edge of the artboard in order to scale up the image to fill the
page width - be sure to hold Shift while doing this to constrain the aspect ratio and avoid warping the image.
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Placing an Image (cont.)
Now that the image is the correct size, let’s center it vertically on the page. Simply click and drag up or down until it appears centered - as
you approach the center of the document, the image should snap into place. Finally, let’s lock the “Photo” layer so we don’t accidentally
change anything (click the blank square next to the eyeball symbol in the Layers Panel. Don’t worry about the quality of the image at this
point - we’ll only be using it for tracing.
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Introducing the Pen Tool
Let’s look at the basics of the Pen Tool before we start tracing. Hide the “Photo” layer (click the eyeball in the Layers Panel) and activate the
“Buildings” layer. Select the Pen Tool. Click once on the artboard, then move the mouse and click again. A line! Continue clicking to add to
your line with additional line segments. Hold shift between clicks to snap to 45-degree constraints. Work your way around the artboard back
to your first point. Wait for the open circle symbol to appear next to the pen tip on your cursor, and click to “close” your shape.
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Introducing the Pen Tool (cont.)
You can also use the pen tool to create curves. Click once to start the shape. Instead of simply clicking again to complete a line segment,
click and drag to bring up the curve handles. The third click will complete the curve. After the third click, you’ll return back to the line
segment tool. You can then click a fourth time to attach a line segment to your curve, or use your fourth click to click and drag and create
another curve attached to the first via a “corner.” Alternatively, if your third click is a click-and-drag, you’ll create continuous curves.
1. Begin the Curve 2. Complete the Curve
3. Switch to Lines or... 4. Create Continuous Curves
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Tracing with the Pen Tool
Let’s use the Pen Tool to trace the skyline. Unhide the “Photo” layer (but keep the “Buildings” layer active). Zoom in to the left edge of
the photo (Alt/Opt + scroll wheel or Ctrl/Cmd + “+”). Click one point at a time to trace the edge of the skyline. Use shift to constrain to
horizontal/vertical lines; click and drag to create curves. Change the fill of your shape to “None” (see Page 18) if the white fill is distracting.
Hold the Spacebar to click-and-drag with the Pan (Hand) Tool without closing the Pen Tool in order to move around the photo.
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Tracing with the Pen Tool (cont.)
Once you reach the end of the skyline, close your shape by working your way back to the point at which you started (hold shift to constrain
to vertical and horizontal). Now hide the “Photo” layer to examine your work.
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Using the Direct Selection Tool
Looking good! Let’s modify our shape so that the horizontal line across the bottom aligns to the bottom of the artboard. Select the Direct
Selection Tool (white arrow). Make sure the shape is not currently selected, then click on the lower right corner to select that vertex. Then
drag that vertex to the lower right corner of the artboard. Repeat for the lower left. You can also use this tool to adjust any of the vertices of
your skyline if you’re not happy with them.
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Changing the Fill Color
Objects in Illustrator have a Fill and a Stroke. Right now, our skyline has a White or None Fill (depending on whether you changed it
previously) and a Black Stroke. To change the Fill, ensure that the Fill patch is in front of the Stroke patch in the Tool Bar (as in the above
image). Then open the Swatches Panel and click the “Black” swatch.
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Changing the Stroke Color
To change the Stroke color, click on the Stroke Patch in the Tool Bar to bring it in front of the Fill Patch (match above). Then select the
“None” swatch from the Swatches Panel. You can also change the color of objects using the Color Panel (by mixing pigment amounts), the
Color Guide Panel (which provides similar and complimentary colors to the one currently selected), and the Kuler Panel (which connects to
the Adobe Color service for creating custom colors and palettes).
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Drawing Basic Shapes
Now let’s create our sky. Active the “Sky” Layer. Then select the Rectangle tool from the Tool Bar. Starting in the upper left corner of the
artboard, click and drag to the right to create a rectangle. Ensure that the bottom edge of your rectangle is completely below the edge of
the skyline.
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Drawing Basic Shapes (cont.)
Our sky shape is created, but it’s a little difficult to see what’s going on. Let’s change the Fill color of our sky to something other than black
(blue will work for now) - make sure the Fill Patch is in front of the Stroke Patch. Also, drag the “Sky” layer below the “Buildings” layer in the
Layers Panel so that the buildings will rest on top of the sky.
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Using Basic Gradients
Filling a shape with a gradient allows for the smooth transition between multiple colors. Open the Gradient Panel. With the sky shape
selected, click the Gradient symbol in the upper left corner of the panel to fill the sky with a gradient. The default is a horizontal gradient
of white to black. Change the angle to 90 degrees. Double-click on the white color pointer on the gradient slider and select the “Yellow”
swatch. Do the same for the black color pointer, but choose one of the orange swatches.
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Adding Additional Fills
Let’s add some texture to our sky. With the sky shape selected, open the Appearance Panel. This Panel can be used to add effects and
also additional strokes and fills. To add a new fill, simply click the “Add New Fill” button at the bottom of the Panel. Just like in the Layers
Panel, the order of items in the Appearance Panel determines their stacking order on the artboard. With that in mind, ensure that the new fill
is listed above the original fill.
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Adding Additional Fills (cont.)
Open the swatch selector for the new fill by clicking on the new fill patch (I’ve undocked my Appearance Panel so you can see all of the
menus - yours will look different if you leave it docked). Instead of selecting a simple color, let’s open the Swatches Library (button on the
bottom left of the swatch selector window. Then select Patterns>Basic Graphics>Basic Graphics_Textures.
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Adding Additional Fills (cont.)
Now that the Basic Graphics_Textures swatch library is open, select a pattern you like (I’ve chosen Mezzotint). Don’t worry if it looks too
dark, we’ll deal with that in a second.
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Adding Additional Fills (cont.)
Our texture has added interest to the sky, but it looks a bit heavy. Close the Basic Graphics_Textures swatch library window. Open the
“Opacity” window under our new fill by clicking the orange link. Here, you can adjust the opacity of this new fill as well as its Blend Mode
(which determine exactly how the colors of this fill interact with the fills and layers below it). I’ve chosen a Blend Mode of “Lighten” and an
Opacity of 30%.
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Working with Text
Now let’s add text. Activate the “Main Title” layer. Select the Type Tool. A single click of the Type Tool results in single-line text. Clicking and
dragging with the Type Tool creates a multi-line text box. Let’s click and drag to create a text box for our title. Then type “Boston Film Series”
into the box (you won’t be able to see the black text on the black background, but we’re about to fix that).
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Working with Text
Select the Selection Tool (black arrow) and click on our new text box. Because Illustrator recognizes that the selected object is a text object,
it has populated the Control Panel with type options. Let’s change the text fill color to white, the font to Berlin Sans FB, the size to 70pt, and
the paragraph alignment to “Centered”. If you can’t see some of your text now that the font is bigger, simply click and drag at the corner of
the text box with the direct selection tool. Align the text using the “Horizontal Align Center” button in the Control Panel.
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Working with Text (cont.)
Repeat these steps to create the additional poster text. Create a new text box for each line of text. Be sure to activate the correct layer
before creating each text box. Change the colors, fonts, and sizes as you see fit. Also, you’ll likely want to resize your text boxes to just fit
each line.
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Drawing Lines
Activate the “Main Title” layer. Select the Line Segment Tool. Click and drag to create an oversized underline for “Boston Film Series” -
be sure to hold shift to keep it horizontal. Once the line is created, you can change the color (White), stroke width (2 pt), and position
(Horizontal Align Center) via the Control Panel. You can access more stroke options via the Stroke Panel.
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Working with Clipping Masks
Let’s add some more visual interest to our flier. On the “Text” layer, create a new text box that is larger than the artboard. Change the text
color to white, the font to Berlin Sans FB, the size to 18 pt and the paragraph alignment to “Justify All Lines” (open the Paragraph link as
shown above). Type “BOSTON “ (that’s a CAPS LOCK Boston with one space after it) and copy/paste to fill the text box.
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Working with Clipping Masks (cont.)
With the new text box selected, double click on the Rotate Tool in the Tool Bar to bring up the Rotate dialog box. Enter “-33” for the Angle.
You may need to reposition the text box after rotating in order to cover the entire buildings shape.
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Working with Clipping Masks (cont.)
Clipping masks allow us to use one piece of artwork as a kind of “window” to other artwork behind (think of them like picture frame
matting). We’ll use the artwork on the “Buildings” layer to clip our new text. Start by duplicating the “Buildings” layer. Hold Alt/Option as you
click and drag the “Buildings” layer in the Layers Panel. Place the new copy above the “Text” layer.
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Working with Clipping Masks (cont.)
Next, select all the artwork on the “Buildings copy” and “Text” layers. Click the blank space to the right of the Targeting circle of the
“Buildings copy” layer in the Layers Panel. Then, while holding shift, do the same for the “Text” layer. Once all the artwork is selected, right
click on the artboard and select Make Clipping Mask.
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Working with Clipping Masks (cont.)
Our Boston text box is now clipped to the extents of the “Buildings copy” layer. Additionally, by employing the clipping mask, the text box
has actually moved to the “Buildings copy” layer, leaving the “Text” layer empty. Let’s clean up our Layers Panel by deleting the “Text” layer
and renaming (by double-clicking) the “Buildings copy” layer - let’s call it “Diagonal Text.” With the “Diagonal Text” artwork selected, let’s
also change the opacity in the Control Panel to 5% to make the effect of the text more subtle.
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Saving the File
Great! Our flier is done, so let’s save our work. Go to File>Save (Ctrl/Cmd + S) and navigate to wherever you’d like to save the Illustrator
(.ai) file. Let’s leave it titled “Tutorial.ai” and hit “Save.” An additional saving dialog box will pop up, which will allow you to back-save to
earlier versions of Illustrator and change some more advanced save features. Let’s just click “OK.”
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Creating a PDF
Almost there! To save a PDF of our flier, go to File>Save a Copy. Select “Adobe PDF (*.PDF)” from the drop-down menu, and title the
document “Flier.pdf.” Then click “Save.” Again, an advanced dialog box will pop up. There are many more settings you can play with here
(including not preserving Illustrator editing capabilities or layers - which can help reduce the file size of the PDF), but let’s just click OK for
now.
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Admiring your Work
And there you have it - the basics of Illustrator! Of course, there are many more tools and techniques we weren’t able to cover in this
introduction. Go to Lynda.com and Adobe.com for more. Get familiar with the Pen Tool and the built-in shape drawing tools. Make more
advanced shapes with the Pathfinder Tool and the Shape Builder Tool. Check out the built-in chart/graph creator. Dive in to more advanced
gradients, clipping/opacity masks, and type capabilities. Illustrator is a very powerful tool if you know how to use it!
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