Easy Snowflakes and More with Adobe CS/CC
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- 8 downloadable resources
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Try Udemy for Business- Work with Layers (AI, ID, PS) and Adjustment Layers (PS)
- Create and edit Layer Masks (PS)
- Use Pathfinder Tools (AI, ID)
- Create and transform vector objects (AI, ID)
- Place and edit Smart Objects (PS)
- Place and manage linked files (AI, PS)
- To follow along, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop, depending on which chapters will be viewed.
- Demos are in CS6 for Mac OS, but users of previous versions, and those working in Windows, should easily be able to follow along.
In this Adobe Creative Suite Training course, you'll see how to make a snowflake in Illustrator (AI), InDesign (ID) and Photoshop (PS) by starting with a segment and repeating it. Adapt the design of the segment to create any radial symmetrical visual, such as a clock, sun, kaleidoscope, and beyond. Key topics include layers, creating and transforming objects and selections, Pathfinder tools, and Layer Masks.
Take this free Adobe Creative Suite Training course right now and learn how to make a snowflake easily.
- Beginner to Intermediate users of any of the three applications, who want to boost skills and learn new techniques.
- Beginner to Intermediate users and beyond, who want to exercise their creativity.
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- Key concepts
- Variations
- Practical applications
- Shape and pen tools
- Converting type to outline
- Duplicating objects with the Layers Panel
- Using Pathfinders to combine shapes
- Expanding compound shapes
- The Transform Each command
- Reference Points
- Editing Swatches
- Paste in Place
- Using Pathfinders to combine shapes
- Reference Points
- Duplicating objects and changing stacking order using the Layers Panel
- Show and hide Frame Edges
- Copying and pasting a selection from one file to another
- Working with a Layer Mask
- Transforming a selection
- Maintaining a selection's aspect ratio
- Adjustment Layers
- Quick Selection Tool
- Zooming in and out
- Specifying Color
- Brush Tool
Note: The downloadable supplementary file TreeLights.jpg is the photo used in this lesson. Image ©2012 Joseph Caserto. All rights reserved. May be used for educational purposes, but no commercial use is allowed. For permissions, please send an email to info[at]josephcaserto[dot]com.
This fun, quick tutorial from my YouTube Channel is a bag full of neat tricks to help you speed through creating this six-segment radial design. If you need more detailed instructions on setting up the file before starting the spider web, go to Section 2: Illustrator, and review Lecture 2: Set up a Document, and Lecture 3: Create a Base for the First Segment.