Learn everything about Illustrator’s Drawing and Reshaping tools with detailed explanations and demonstrations.
What you will learn
☑ Pretty much everything about Adobe Illustrator’s Drawing & Reshaping tools
☑ Including the basic and advanced functions
☑ Lesser known and hidden features of the tools
☑ To the point videos with detailed and complete explanations
☑ Handy tips and tricks to speed up your workflow
Description
Adobe Illustrator offers a variety of Drawing and Reshaping tools that make our lives much easier as designers. BUT oftentimes, only a few of them get the attention and the rest of the tools get ignored.
It mostly happens when someone gets started with the Illustrator, they jump right into the most popular tools first and get accustomed to a typical workflow that involves only the use of a specific set of tools.
This approach works against the beginners and becomes a pitfall for them. Limiting yourself to a limited set of tools kinda blocks your way to the opportunity of exploring more tools that might look so simple but could potentially save you a tons of time and effort during the graphic design process. BUT don’t worry, as it is pretty common for a newbie to get into the troubles like these.
In this MasterClass, we will understand how some very simple tools can be used in a different way to perform a task that is rather unique than what they are typically used for. We will go through each and every tool in detail, from Start to Finish. We will discuss about their basic and advanced functions, hidden features and Tips ‘n’ Tricks with proper explanation.
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Content
Illustrator CC 2020-21: Drawing & Reshaping tools Complete Masterclass
Basic Elements of a Vector Drawing
Types of Anchor Points
Bézier Curves and their types
Animated Representation of Illustrator’s curve generating Algorithm
The Display options
Getting started with the Pen Tool
The Pen Tool: Eliminating the Handles
The Pen Tool: Manipulating the Handles
The Pen Tool: Cubic Curves and a comparison between Cubic & Quadratic Curves
The Pen Tool: Adding and Removing the Anchor Points
Adding Anchor Points right in the middle of a segment
The Pen Tool: Tips ‘n’ Tricks and Cursors
The Pen Tool: Guides and Assignments
The Direct Selection Tool
The Curvature Tool – Drawing and Reshaping
The Curvature Tool – A Hidden Gem / Feature
The Anchor Point Tool and the Constraints
The (Magical) Reshape Tool
The Reshape and the Direct Selection tool – A Great Combo
Shape Tools Drawings vs Pen Tool Drawings – The Difference
Converting Path Objects into Shapes and vice versa
The Rounded Rectangle Tool
The Corner Widgets – Complete Explanation
The Ellipse Tool + A handy Tip
The Polygon tool
The Spiral tool
The Arc and the Line Segment Tool
The Rectangular and Polar Grids
The Star tool
Shapes Tips ‘n’ Tricks
Designing the Icons with the Shape tools
Working with The Pencil Tool
Using the Pencil as a Reshaping and Merging tool
Working with The Shaper Tool, Shaper Groups and the Gaps
The Brushes Panel
Difference between the Paint Brush and the Blob Brush
The Calligraphic Brush
Adding Variation to the Brushes
The Scatter Brush
The Art Brush
The Bristle Brush
The Pattern Brush – Tiling Problem and its Solution
The Pattern Brush – Tiles alignment methods explained
Brushes Tips ‘n’ Tricks
Working with Colorization Methods – Tints
Colorization Methods – Tints and Shades
Colorization Methods – The Mystery of the Hue Shift
GoodByes!!