Basic: Adobe Illustrator for Merch by Amazon

Name: Basic: Adobe Illustrator for Merch by Amazon
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The basics on learning how to use Adobe Illustrator to create designs for Merch by Amazon

Created byMerch Maniacs

Last updated 5/2016

English

What you'll learn

Over 14 lessons and 37 minutes of content!
Create a new document, pan and zoom around a canvas in Illustrator
Setup a custom workspace (interface) with just the pallets you need to complete the lessons
Import a image and manipulate it (resize, reposition)
Create text and manipulate it (colors, resize, reposition, etc)
Save your document
Export your design to PNG format in Merch by Amazon's required dimensions/resolution
Upload your design to the Merch by Amazon platform
Create a design from start to finish completely with Adobe Illustrator and get it uploaded to Merch by Amazon without needing to use Photoshop!

Course content

6 sections • 16 lectures • 1h 4m total length

Introduction0:49
An introduction to your course instructor, Brandon Ortega
Easier than Photoshop0:51
A discussion about how I feel Adobe Illustrator is a far easier to learn software then Adobe Photoshop. In this video, I show you how intuitive it is.
Raster vs Vector16:03
I explain what resolution is and a little bit about scaling up an image to better explain raster, in Photoshop. Then I go into Adobe Illustrator to explain what vector is and how to use it.

Welcome Window0:54
The Welcome Window is the first thing you see when you open Adobe Illustrator. I tell you about this window and show you how to keep it from popping up everytime (to avoid distraction!).
Custom Pallet setup for Merch by Amazon Designing10:06
In this lesson I show you how to set up Adobe Illustrator's interfere to have only the pallets you need on the screen to complete the lesson. This will make your work a lot more efficient for designing for Merch by Amazon.

Creating a New Document with Merch by Amazon's Required Specifications1:38
I show you how to create a New Document with Merch by Amazon's required dimensions and resolution. This is important because Adobe Illustrator uses PPI instead of DPI. This means required pixels dimensions are different then the required dimensions for Adobe Photoshop.
A talk about the Canvas & Work area and how to Pan & Zoom3:32
A little talk about the canvas and the work area for designing. I show you how to pan around and zoom in and out of the document.

Importing a Image into Illustrator1:28
In this lesson you will learn how to get a downloaded image into Adobe Illustrator
Selecting, Deleting, Moving & Resizing an Image2:19
In this lesson you will learn selecting, deleting, moving and resizing an image inside of Adobe Illustrator
Creating, Resizing, Coloring, Outlining Text & Changing the Fonts6:05
In this lesson you will learn how to creating text as well as resizing, coloring, outlining and changing fonts
Stacking Order of Objects with Layers1:58
A quick lesson on Layers which are basically just a stacking order in Adobe Illustrator. Every object can go in front of or behind another object.
More text manipulation and Grouping objects1:45
This lesson is a continuation of the prior lesson. You will see more text manipulation as well as learn how to group object together for easier handling.
Double Checking Your Artwork Against Colored Backgrounds (T-shirt Colors)3:19
Before uploading your design to Merch by Amazon, I show you how to create temporary colored backgrounds to see how your design looks with different t-shirt colors. This is a good way to double check your designs color scheme against different t-shirt color and make final changes before uploading.

Requirements

Students will need Adobe Illustrator for the lessons
The videos in this course were created using Adobe Illustrator CC 2015

Description

Adobe Illustrator for Merch by Amazon is an Illustrator course for creating graphic designs for Amazon's newest platform for content creators, Merch by Amazon. This course is aimed at the beginner and those new to Adobe Illustrator, as such this course runs at a slower pace, and explains the process in detail.

As this course is designed for the Merch by Amazon platform, you will learn how to customize the Illustrator interface and save the layout with only the tools you need to complete the course and avoid distractions. This custom layout will be available to you every time you open Illustrator, so you can quickly get to work making your Merch by Amazon designs.

Some of the hottest selling t-shirts are just designs with simple text or a basic graphic with text. In this course, students will learn how to create this type of design from beginning to end. Once a student completes this course they will know how to create a file with Amazon’s required image requirements (dimensions and resolution) and know how to get it uploaded to the Merch by Amazon website.

With this custom workspace, this course will show you how to quickly get started importing graphics and creating and manipulating that image with text. Before you complete the course, you will preview your creation with different colored backgrounds to see what your design would look like on different colored t-shirts.

Who this course is for:

Take this course if you need the basics on Adobe Illustrator for creating t-shirt designs
This course is aimed at the beginner who is new to Adobe Illustrator

Basic: Adobe Illustrator for Merch by Amazon

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Introduction to Adobe Illustrator for Merch by Amazon3 lectures • 18min

Exploring and Customizing the Interface for Merch by Amazon2 lectures • 11min

Creating and Maneuvering Around a New Document for Merch by Amazon2 lectures • 5min

Creating and Using Text & Graphics for Merch by Amazon6 lectures • 17min

Saving an Editable File & Exporting to Merch by Amazon's dimensions2 lectures • 3min

UPDATE on Dimensions and Exporting (aka Saving) to PNG1 lecture • 11min

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