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Adobe Illustrator for Creative Professionals

Adobe Illustrator for Creative Professionals

By : Balsar
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Adobe Illustrator for Creative Professionals

Adobe Illustrator for Creative Professionals

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By: Balsar
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Overview of this book

Adobe Illustrator is a vector-based art tool for visual creatives. It is an industry-standard tool that helps you take a design from concept to completion, including the process of peer collaboration and client feedback. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and practical examples, you’ll begin to build confidence as you master the methods of successful illustrators in the industry by exploring crucial tools and techniques of Adobe Illustrator. You’ll learn how to create objects using different tools and methods while assigning varied attributes and appearances. Throughout the book, you’ll strengthen your skills in developing structures for maintaining organization as your illustration grows. By the end of this Adobe Illustrator book, you’ll have gained the confidence you need to not only create content in the desired format and for the right audience but also build eye-catching vector art based on solid design principles.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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Who this book is for
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What this book covers
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Conventions used
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Part 1 – Reviewing the Necessary Knowledge
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Part 1 – Reviewing the Necessary Knowledge
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Chapter 1: Building a Foundation beyond the Basics
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Chapter 1: Building a Foundation beyond the Basics
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Technical requirements
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Creating a file
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Workspaces and preferences
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Tools and the Control panel
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Additional panels and shortcuts
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The grid and guides
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What's new in Adobe Illustrator 26.3.1?
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Summary
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Chapter 2: Prepping for Illustrator
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Chapter 2: Prepping for Illustrator
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Technical requirements
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Developing a plan
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Utilizing resources
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Media types
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Artboards
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Bleeds
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RAM, scratch disks, and GPU performance
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Digital asset management plan for organization and computer maintenance
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Summary
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Part 2 – Advanced Illustrator Methods
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Part 2 – Advanced Illustrator Methods
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Chapter 3: Developing and Organizing Objects
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Chapter 3: Developing and Organizing Objects
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Technical requirements
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Groups and compound paths
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Layers and selecting
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Migrating objects into other layers or sublayers
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Summary
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Chapter 4: Drawing with the Pencil, Paintbrush, Pen, and Shape Tools
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Chapter 4: Drawing with the Pencil, Paintbrush, Pen, and Shape Tools
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Technical requirements
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Making the Pencil tool work for you
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Loading and creating brush profiles
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Advanced training on the Pen tool and anchor point editing
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Exploring simple shape tools and the Shaper tool to develop more advanced objects
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The Pathfinder panel for heavy lifting
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Summary
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Chapter 5: Editing and Transforming Objects
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Chapter 5: Editing and Transforming Objects
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Technical requirements
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Anchor-level editing
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Transformations and their options panels
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The Effect panel and its options
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Summary
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Chapter 6: Advanced Attribute Design
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Chapter 6: Advanced Attribute Design
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Technical requirements
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Fill options and color control
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Multiple fills and strokes through the Appearance panel
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Variable width profiles and vector pack brushes for strokes
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Dynamic tools for greater options
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Chapter 7: Powerful Typography Options in Adobe Illustrator
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Chapter 7: Powerful Typography Options in Adobe Illustrator
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Technical requirements
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Exploring font structure and personality
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Using ligatures and alternatives
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Designing with text on a path
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Drawing using Snap to Glyph
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Summary
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Part 3 – Real-World Applications
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Part 3 – Real-World Applications
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Chapter 8: Preparing Artwork for Presentation
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Chapter 8: Preparing Artwork for Presentation
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Technical requirements
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Starting with the end in mind
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Creating industry-standard presentations
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Output methods for more media options
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Summary
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Chapter 9: Utilizing Multiple Artboards
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Chapter 9: Utilizing Multiple Artboards
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Technical requirements
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Setting up a document with an appropriate preset or template
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Adding additional artboards
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Labeling, arrangement, and additional options
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Chapter 10: Advanced Layer Development and Organization
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Chapter 10: Advanced Layer Development and Organization
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Technical requirements
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Using the Artboards panel to your advantage
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Organizing layers with objects, documents, and artboards in mind
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Using groups, nested groups, and Isolation Mode for improved workflow
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Chapter 11: Extending Illustrator Through Third-Party Tools and the iPad
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Chapter 11: Extending Illustrator Through Third-Party Tools and the iPad
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Technical requirements
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Adobe Stock & Marketplace in your Creative Cloud app
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Powerful and creative plugins from Astute Graphics
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Cineware by Maxon for 3D objects
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Substance 3D in Illustrator
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Illustrator for iPad
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Summary
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Chapter 12: Illustrator Mastery – Advanced Techniques and Shortcuts
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Chapter 12: Illustrator Mastery – Advanced Techniques and Shortcuts
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Technical requirements
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Logo development using the Outline view and Shape Builder
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Mood board development using Pattern and Repeat for background fills
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Comp card with advanced typography settings
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Illustration with texture fills
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The additional options for Illustrator allow you to customize important tasks that Illustrator might not have been specifically designed for or is currently capable of doing.

As I have said in previous chapters, it is not only about gaining skills but also becoming more efficient with them. The plugins and extensions I have highlighted in this chapter will save you valuable time as well as improve the quality of your work.

In this chapter, you have learned that using the Creative Cloud app will connect you to a large volume of resources. More specifically, when using the Stock & Marketplace tab, you will gain access to a variety of websites that Adobe is offering specifically to enrich your artwork through additional resources and knowledge. We have also looked at the AG line of plugins to extend the capabilities currently offered in Illustrator. We finished this chapter by exploring the use of 3D options through both the third-party plugin known as Cineware by...

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