Video should be called "How to go from hating Illustrator to refusing to use anything but Illustrator in 17 minutes and 46 seconds." Thank you so much for this context, its incredibly helpful!
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎨 *Introduction to Adobe Illustrator Basics* - Overview of Adobe Illustrator CC for creating scientific figures. - Setting up a new document, customization of workspace, and viewing tools. - Exploring the artboard, default workspace, custom workspace setup, and accessing panels. 02:52 ✏️ *Using the Pen Tool and Object Attributes* - Using the Pen tool to create shapes and objects. - Manipulating object attributes like fills, strokes, and object closure. - Understanding open and closed objects, changing stroke and fill colors. 05:14 🖱️ *Selection Tools & Object Manipulation* - Introduction to selection tools: Selection Tool (V) and Direct Select Tool (A). - Exploring object manipulation: moving, rotating, scaling, and duplicating objects. - Understanding proportional scaling, duplicating objects using shortcuts, and aligning duplicates. 09:22 📐 *Transforming Objects & Working with One-Dimensional Shapes* - Using the Direct Select Tool to adjust anchor points and curves in objects. - Utilizing the Transform panel for mathematical scaling and proportionate adjustments. - Creating and modifying one-dimensional objects, changing stroke properties, and using arrowheads. 14:09 🎨 *Using Eyedropper Tool & Manipulating Strokes* - Employing the Eyedropper tool for quick property changes in objects. - Manipulating stroke properties: dashed lines, arrowheads, and adjusting stroke properties. - Switching between stroke options for seamless lines and working with curved lines using the Anchor Point Tool. 15:20 🔄 *Converting One-Dimensional Objects into Two-Dimensional Features* - Understanding the Anchor Point Tool's usage for curving lines. - Outlining strokes to transform one-dimensional objects into two-dimensional shapes. - Differentiating between one-dimensional and two-dimensional objects, and the importance of object types in editing and filling. Made with HARPA AI
For the tool sizes, this comes from changing the resolution of the computer screen settings. The focus circle I believe comes from the keycasting software I use to show my mouse clicks & keyboard buttons.
Video should be called "How to go from hating Illustrator to refusing to use anything but Illustrator in 17 minutes and 46 seconds." Thank you so much for this context, its incredibly helpful!
Omg this is the nicest compliment yet! So glad I could help!
By far one of the clearest videos I have found on how to start with Illustrator. Thanks!
Thanks so much!
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🎨 *Introduction to Adobe Illustrator Basics*
- Overview of Adobe Illustrator CC for creating scientific figures.
- Setting up a new document, customization of workspace, and viewing tools.
- Exploring the artboard, default workspace, custom workspace setup, and accessing panels.
02:52 ✏️ *Using the Pen Tool and Object Attributes*
- Using the Pen tool to create shapes and objects.
- Manipulating object attributes like fills, strokes, and object closure.
- Understanding open and closed objects, changing stroke and fill colors.
05:14 🖱️ *Selection Tools & Object Manipulation*
- Introduction to selection tools: Selection Tool (V) and Direct Select Tool (A).
- Exploring object manipulation: moving, rotating, scaling, and duplicating objects.
- Understanding proportional scaling, duplicating objects using shortcuts, and aligning duplicates.
09:22 📐 *Transforming Objects & Working with One-Dimensional Shapes*
- Using the Direct Select Tool to adjust anchor points and curves in objects.
- Utilizing the Transform panel for mathematical scaling and proportionate adjustments.
- Creating and modifying one-dimensional objects, changing stroke properties, and using arrowheads.
14:09 🎨 *Using Eyedropper Tool & Manipulating Strokes*
- Employing the Eyedropper tool for quick property changes in objects.
- Manipulating stroke properties: dashed lines, arrowheads, and adjusting stroke properties.
- Switching between stroke options for seamless lines and working with curved lines using the Anchor Point Tool.
15:20 🔄 *Converting One-Dimensional Objects into Two-Dimensional Features*
- Understanding the Anchor Point Tool's usage for curving lines.
- Outlining strokes to transform one-dimensional objects into two-dimensional shapes.
- Differentiating between one-dimensional and two-dimensional objects, and the importance of object types in editing and filling.
Made with HARPA AI
Thank you, Christopher! I learned a lot!
Lovely videos you're making.
Succinct, clear, usable.
Great video, thanks! What did you use to show your keystrokes and mouse clicks please?
Thanks! It’s a Mac OSX app called Visualize. An open-source alternative is Key Castr.
@@GutierrezArtSci Thank you!
Great sharing
how do you get that nice focus circle and the bigger tools in Illustrator ? I don't see any choice for this in the UI or General preferences
For the tool sizes, this comes from changing the resolution of the computer screen settings. The focus circle I believe comes from the keycasting software I use to show my mouse clicks & keyboard buttons.
Thank you. Good job.