Illustrator Layers Panel | Understanding How it Works

Illustrator Layers Panel tutorial. An Illustrator tutorial on understanding the layers panel in Illustrator, what each column represents inside the Layers panel, and the Illustrator Layers panel menu. At the end of this tutorial, you will know how to use the layers panel like a Pro!
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Illustrator Layers Panel Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Create New Layers, Delete Layers
02:55 Layer Column Structure
05:37 Layer and Sublayer Options
07:49 Change Stacking Order, Moving and Locating Objects
10:02 Release Items to Separate Layers
11:08 Merging and Flattening Layers
12:06 Illustrator Clipping Mask
13:01 Illustrator Export
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Somebody are inherently a teacher. I think you are one of them. The fact that you define the concepts clearly before diving into them, is a major sign of the presence of an inherent teacher. Thanks a lot.

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

Radpour, thank you so very much for your constructive comment, much appreciated! 😊🙏

[@hansen-house]

Explanation of targeting and use-cases was very helpful. 14-year user of Illustrator here. Thank you!

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Finally I got great explanation for illustrator panel

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

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This was a very simplistic and easy to understand video. Kudos!

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Thanks!

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[@cuatrodeuno]

6:00 i see that when you select the individual columns the object is not being targeted
is there a way to target object when you are selecting columns? like photoshop
illustrator layering columns is a bir confusing

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

Well you can also just click on it or marquee select with the Selection tool. In other words, I am showing different ways how to select or use the Layers panel. Hope that helps 😀👋

[@cuatrodeuno]

@@EliasSarantopoulos thankyou :)

[@ElPesimista01]

On the target column I have some circles that are filled with white color, and others that are not filled. Why is that?

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

We target a layer to make sure a path is select it indicated by double circles otherwise it will be just a circle. Hope this helps. 😊👋

[@markusbeyer9493]

@@EliasSarantopoulos I have the same question, sometimes the circle is filled, sometimes it’s not (I’m not talking about the double circle). A filled circle seems to be for basic shapes, but I haven't been able to confirm this.

[@markusbeyer9493]

I think I figured it out: It seems to indicate anything that has been applied in the Appearance Panel apart from the basic fill/stroke elements. E.g. an altered opacity or blend mode will trigger it.

[@BulletproofEggs28]

The clipping mask part is super confusing coming from using photoshop for 12 years. And bascially using other software...
Normally you put the texture in the layer above the item I want to use as mask, I'd have expected for the silhouette to only appear on the smudge. Here it's the other way around??
Also why, when releasing the clipping mask, does it give you only the outline of the silhouette object and not how it was before just like the smudge

[@EliasSarantopoulos]

Hi there, sorry for the late reply! I am not sure what you mean by the word smudge so to try to respond in my best ability. After releasing the Clipping Mask, the top object will not have any Fill or Stroke undless while on the Mask, you right click to Edit the Contents of the mask. After releasing the clipping mask again, it will maintain the Fill color for example. Hope that helps. 😊