In this chapter, we have looked at the structure of the Artboards and Layers panels and discussed several methods for keeping your artwork in order, including working with Isolation Mode. As your work gains maturity and complexity, you will appreciate that you have acquired the habits that allow you to focus more of your time on the things that matter in your work and less on trying to find where part of your work is within the layer structure. Having a consistent workflow and structure will allow you to move into more and more elaborate designs over time. As your skills and confidence grow, so will the quality of your work. To this end, we took a deep dive into the benefits of collecting several objects into a group and the process of creating groups nested within a larger grouping (also known as sublayers).

In the next chapter, we will investigate how you can extend the power of Adobe Illustrator through plugins, and the options and benefits of the Illustrator app for...