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Illustrator updates – CC 2018

October 19, 2018November 12, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

Illustrator never fails to have amazing updates that provide me with work efficiencies and tools I didn’t even realize I needed. Here are some key updates to check out in …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator

Creating charts and graphs in Illustrator

July 19, 2017November 13, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

Charts can be quickly created in Illustrator and copied into InDesign or shared/posted by creating a PDF from Illustrator. Table of Contents: 00:04 – Create new Illustrator document 00:47 – …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator

Using the symbols panel

September 25, 2015November 5, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

You can use the Symbols Panel in Illustrator as a starting point for basic design. Table of Contents: 00:15 – Opening your symbols panel 00:26 – Opening additional symbols 01:00 …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator

Using images in Illustrator

September 25, 2015November 5, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

By using Image Trace in Illustrator, your images will go from a pixel to handdrawn, almost cartoon appearance. This is an excellent approach to take when you would like to …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator

Creative color in Illustrator

September 24, 2015November 5, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

Table of Contents: 00:34 – Accessing color libraries 01:18 – Accessing Pantone libraries 02:01 – Loading other libraries 02:26 – Saving out a swatch library to send to others 02:59 …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator

Illustrator Type Tricks

September 24, 2015November 5, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

Table of Contents: 00:11 – How to style type in Illlustrator 01:26 – Spell Check 01:54 – Making your text shape by Using Type, Create Outlines 02:14 – Ungroup shapes …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator

Illustrator brushes

September 23, 2015November 5, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

Table of Contents: 00:10 – Tearing off the brushes panel 00:17 – Tearing off swatches panel 00:24 – Brush tool – keyboard shortcut B 00:30 – Tips for using brushes …

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Graphic Design / Illustrator

Pathfinder and effects in Illustrator to create graphics

September 22, 2015February 26, 2020 - by Heather Lawrenz

Pathfinder and Effects in Illustrator Creating graphics can be a simple task accomplished by using the pathfinder and effects in Illustrator. With some basic use of shape tools to draw, …

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Using shape tools and shape builder
Graphic Design / Illustrator

Using shape tools and shape builder in Illustrator

September 22, 2015February 26, 2020 - by Heather Lawrenz

Using shape tools and shape builder in Illustrator Creating graphics can be a simple task accomplished by using shape tools and shape builder in Illustrator. With some basic use of shape tools …

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