Adobe Illustrator CS Design Professional WITH ILLUSTRATOR GETTING STARTED

Chapter A2Getting Started with Illustrator CS Create a new document Explore the Illustrator window Create basic shapes Apply fill and stroke colors to objects Select, move, and align objects Transform objects Make direct selections Chapter Lessons

Chapter A3Getting Started with Illustrator CS What is Illustrator? –A professional illustration software application What do you create with Illustrator? –Graphics, icons, and text –Complex and multilayered illustration Getting to know Illustrator

Chapter A4Getting Started with Illustrator CS Where can illustrations created with Illustrator be used? –Within a page layout –In a multimedia presentation –On a Web page Getting to know Illustrator

Chapter A5Getting Started with Illustrator CS Creating a New Document Click File on the menu bar Click New Type the name of the document Select settings –Document size –Measurement chapter –Orientation –Color mode Click OK

Chapter A6Getting Started with Illustrator CS Creating a New File Document Name Size List Units List Color Mode choices Orientation choices New Document dialog box (Windows)

Chapter A7Getting Started with Illustrator CS Creating a New File Document Name Size List Units List Color Mode choices Orientation choices New Document dialog box (Macintosh)

Chapter A8Getting Started with Illustrator CS Exploring the Illustrator Window Title bar and Menu bar Artboard Imageable area and Scratch area Toolbox Zoom text box Status bar

Chapter A9Getting Started with Illustrator CS Window Elements Toolbox Title Bar Zoom text box Artboard Scroll bar Palettes Scratch Area Zoom list arrow Imageable area

Chapter A10Getting Started with Illustrator CS Title Bar Elements Document name Magnification level Color mode Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttons

Chapter A11Getting Started with Illustrator CS Menu Bar Elements Contains all the Illustrator menus If a menu item leads to a submenu: –A black triangle is positioned to the right If a menu requires entry of information into a dialog box: –The menu item is followed by an ellipsis

Chapter A12Getting Started with Illustrator CS Artboard Area bounded by a solid line in which art is created Size can extend to 227" x 227"

Chapter A13Getting Started with Illustrator CS Imageable Area Area inside the dotted line on the artboard Represents the portion of the page that can be printed by the default printer

Chapter A14Getting Started with Illustrator CS Scratch Area Area outside the artboard where objects can be stored before placing them on the artboard Objects on the scratch area do not print

Chapter A15Getting Started with Illustrator CS Toolbox Palette containing tools used to create, select, and manipulate objects Hidden tools indicated by a black triangle beside a tool –Click and hold down on a tool to expose the palette of hidden tools

Chapter A16Getting Started with Illustrator CS Zoom Text Tool Zoom text tool appears in the lower left corner of the window to the immediate left of the status bar Displays the current magnification level

Chapter A17Getting Started with Illustrator CS Status bar Contains a list arrow menu to choose status line with information about - current tool - date and time - number of undo operations - document color profile

Chapter A18Getting Started with Illustrator CS Scroll bars and Palettes Scroll bars –Run along the bottom and right sides of the window Palettes –Windows containing features for modifying and manipulating Illustrator objects

Chapter A19Getting Started with Illustrator CS Using Quick Keys Learn quick keys to execute commands without removing your hands from the keyboard or your eyes from the monitor

Chapter A20Getting Started with Illustrator CS Quick Keys to Memorize Open Close Save Copy Paste Paste In Front Paste in Back Bring to Front Send to Back Hide Show All Lock Unlock All

Chapter A21Getting Started with Illustrator CS Essential Quick Keys (Windows)

Chapter A22Getting Started with Illustrator CS Essential Quick Keys (Macintosh)

Chapter A23Getting Started with Illustrator CS Create Basic Shapes Basic geometric shapes are the foundation of Illustrator Start with a square

Chapter A24Getting Started with Illustrator CS Image Categories Bitmap Images Vector Graphics

Chapter A25Getting Started with Illustrator CS Bitmap Images Created using a square or rectangular grid of colored squares: –Square are called pixels – a contraction of picture elements Pixels render subtle gradations of tone Used for continuous tone images such as photographs

Chapter A26Getting Started with Illustrator CS Bitmap Image Example

Chapter A27Getting Started with Illustrator CS Working with Bitmap Images Resolution: –Number of pixels in a given inch Bitmap images are resolution- dependent Any magnification decreases resolution

Chapter A28Getting Started with Illustrator CS Vector Graphics Graphics created in Illustrator Created with lines and curves: –Defined by mathematical objects called vectors Can be scaled to any size Resolution-independent

Chapter A29Getting Started with Illustrator CS Vector Graphics Example

Chapter A30Getting Started with Illustrator CS Composition of Vector Graphics Use geometric characteristics to define the object Consist of anchor points and line segments –Referred to as paths

Chapter A31Getting Started with Illustrator CS Using Vector Graphics Render bold graphics that must retain clean, crisp lines when scaled to various sizes Create logos or line art Best choice for typographical work

Chapter A32Getting Started with Illustrator CS Applying Fill or Stroke Colors to Objects Click the appropriate Fill or Stroke icon to activate it Stroke Button Swap Fill and Stroke Button Fill Button Default Fill and Stroke Button

Chapter A33Getting Started with Illustrator CS Swatches Palette Use the Swatches palette to apply color Palette contains 36 colors in addition to various gradients and patterns

Chapter A34Getting Started with Illustrator CS Swatches Palette 36 pre-set Color Swatches

Chapter A35Getting Started with Illustrator CS Applying Color Select an object, then click a swatch in the Swatches palette Drag a swatch from the Swatches palette to an unselected object

Chapter A36Getting Started with Illustrator CS Selecting, moving, and aligning objects Click an object to select it Use a selection tool to create a marquee selection: –A dotted rectangle that disappears as soon as the mouse is released –Any object touched by the marquee before the mouse is released is selected

Chapter A37Getting Started with Illustrator CS Moving Objects Clicking and dragging –Holding shift while dragging constrains movement –Holding Alt or Option while moving will make a copy of the object Using arrow keys on the keyboard to move a selected item by 1-pt increments

Chapter A38Getting Started with Illustrator CS Grouping Objects Many illustrations are composed of multiple small objects Group related objects into one object to select and move them Ungroup a object consisting of multiple objects to modify individual objects

Chapter A39Getting Started with Illustrator CS Working with Smart Guides Temporary guides that can be turned on and off in the View menu Use to move and align objects in relation to other objects or in relation to the artboard

Chapter A40Getting Started with Illustrator CS Transforming Objects Scale tool –Resize objects Rotate tool –Rotate objects Reflect tool –Flip objects over an imaginary axis

Chapter A41Getting Started with Illustrator CS Example of Reflected Text

Chapter A42Getting Started with Illustrator CS Repeating Transformations Use Transform Again to repeat a transformation For example: –Scale a circle 50% –Use Transform Again to scale the circle 50% again Use with copying to create complex geometric shapes from basic objects

Chapter A43Getting Started with Illustrator CS Making Direct Selections Use the Direct Select tool to select individual anchor points or single paths of any object –Use the Shift key to select multiple anchor points or multiple paths Useful for distorting simple objects such as squares and circles into unique shapes

Chapter A44Getting Started with Illustrator CS Using the Direct Selection Tool Fill Direct Selection tool selects single objects within groups Direct Selection Tool selects anchor points and paths

Chapter A45Getting Started with Illustrator CS Adding Anchor Points Add anchor points to create more complex shapes Use the Add Anchor Points command to add new anchor points without distorting an object

Chapter A46Getting Started with Illustrator CS Chapter A Tasks Explore the Illustrator workspace Draw a rectangle and square Apply fill and stroke colors Select objects Move and align objects

Chapter A47Getting Started with Illustrator CS Chapter A Tasks Use the Scale, Rotate, and Reflect tools to transform objects Use the Transform Again feature to create geometric objects Use the Direct Selection tool