Complete Illustrator CC MasterCourse : 36 Projects Included

Master creating rectangles and squares in Illustrator with the rectangle tool, using click-and-enter dimensions or click-and-drag with live preview, then apply stroke and fill colors.

Learn to use the rounded rectangle tool in Illustrator CC, explore corner radius and stroke options, and discover two creation methods that differ from the standard rectangle tool.

learn to create a rounded rectangle and convert it into a circle by using equal width and height with radius half the size, then adjust stroke and fill colors.

Learn to use the ellipse tool in Illustrator CC to draw ellipses and circles, drag with preview, adjust width and height, and constrain to a circle with the shift key.

Master the polygon tool: drag to create polygons with adjustable sides, or click to set radius and sides. Use up/down arrows to change sides and hold shift for perfect shapes.

Learn to create stars in Illustrator with the star tool, adjust points with up/down keys, and modify outer and inner radii to shape the star using shortcuts.

Master the line tool in Illustrator by drawing lines with clicking and dragging or by clicking to set length, hold shift for precision, and adjust stroke weight, color, and angle.

Master the arc tool to draw arcs and semicircles. Flip arcs with a keyboard shortcut, and refine them using spacebar dragging and up/down arrows to control angle and depth.

Learn to use the spiral tool in Illustrator to create spirals and swirls, adjust segments and spacing with arrows and control keys, and tune radius and decay.

Learn to create a spiral in Illustrator by using the line tool, spiral tool, and stroke profile, then spacebar to position, copy and reflect spirals with transforms, and preview tips.

Learn how to save Adobe Illustrator CC files with save as options, then create a leaf using the ellipse tool, anchor points, and basic transforms while exploring bounding boxes.

zoom in on the spiral project in Illustrator CC, select the stroke, and set it to round to fix line gaps, then save as project two point three dollars.

Master Illustrator's Pathfinder concept: use the Pathfinder panel to unite objects by selecting overlapping shapes (rectangles, ellipses) with the Selection tool, then apply unite to create merged forms.

Explore the pathfinder concept part 2 and learn how to use shape modes such as unite, minus front, intersect, and exclude to design logos in Illustrator.

Learn the differences between divide and trim in illustrator's pathfinder by combining shapes, applying divide to create multiple parts, and using trim to keep the front intersecting areas.

Explore Illustrator Pathfinder concepts in depth, including trim, merge, unite, intersect, and crop operations, and learn how outline and minus front/back affect object colors and composition.

Explore Illustrator CC pathfinder tools to unite, minus front, intersect, exclude, divide, and trim shapes, then apply these operations to create complex shapes and logo designs.

Create a bricks logo in Illustrator by building shapes with two rectangles, rotating 180 degrees, and applying minus front and exclude techniques, then color and align the text.

Design a simple logo in Illustrator by creating a circle from an ellipse, duplicating parts, dividing shapes, and refining with the selection tool and color changes to convey a message.

Design a Pac-Man logo in Illustrator CC by creating shapes with circles and rectangles, applying fills, using the selection and direct selection tools, and adjusting typography and colors.

Design a bus logo in Illustrator by combining shapes, trimming paths, and refining anchor points to create a scalable transport icon, with typography and color accents.

Learn to design an insurance logo in project 7 of the complete Illustrator CC MasterCourse by creating and refining shapes, expanding strokes, adjusting colors, and applying a stencil font.

Explore the ship builder tool in Illustrator to divide and unite ship shapes. Learn to select objects, choose the tool, click points, and change colors for complex designs.

Master shipbuilder tool and pathfinder to separate, unite, and create complex ships; explore combining parts and removing intersections for new designs.

Create clouds by assembling circles with the shipbuilder tool, using ellipses and circles, hold shift to draw perfect circles, then unite shapes with the shape builder and pathfinder.

Explore the width tool in Illustrator, applying it to lines and rectangles to adjust stroke weight. Expand appearance and use the direct selection tool to shape anchor points into forms.

Create circles in Illustrator, set a two-pixel stroke, and drag with shift for parallel layouts. Apply color and brush tool details to complete a fun logo project.

Master the brush tool in Illustrator CC by selecting the brush tool, exploring the brushes panel, and applying basic, calligraphic, bristle, scatter, and pattern brushes to strokes.

Create a calligraphic brush in Illustrator CC, naming it, adjusting angle, roundness, size, and variation, previewing the stroke and converting to a basic brush when needed.

Create a custom scatter brush in Illustrator CC and configure size variation, spacing, and rotation. Use it on strokes and shapes for a scattered, non-destructive effect.

Learn to create and customize art brushes in Illustrator CC, including odd brushes, stroke direction, weight, pressure variations, colorization, and using symmetry for cartoon faces.

Create and customize a bristle brush by selecting the brush shape, adjusting size, density, bristle thickness, opacity, and stiffness, then explore strokes and pattern brushes for water painting and grass.

Create a custom pattern brush in Illustrator, design corner and middle elements, and use transform to make six copies around a circle; save swatches and explore brush libraries for borders.

Create a patterned border in Illustrator CC by building a rhombus, applying floral brush strokes, expanding appearance, ungrouping, adjusting colors, and saving a custom brush preset.

Learn how to enhance a patterned border in Illustrator by applying brush strokes, expanding appearances, and using Pathfinder divide. Copy, reflect, blur, and color adjustments create a vibrant, layered design.

Learn to create a cartoon face in Illustrator CC, starting with eyes using ellipses, then nose and mouth, and finish by mirroring and refining with brush and anchor-point tools.

Draw a cartoon face by building the head with the brush tool, undo with control z, then shape ears and hair arcs above the ear with four arcs and save.

Draw simple cartoon faces in Illustrator using arcs for smiles and noses. Create and save custom brushes, and use copy, place in front, and rotate to build multiple faces.

Explore how anchor points connect lines and how anchor handles shape curves in Illustrator, using direct selection and one-handle edits to control curvature and precision.

Learn to draw straight lines with the pen tool by placing anchor points, creating open and closed paths, and adjusting fill and stroke; preview straight lines with shift.

Master the pen tool in Illustrator by creating curvature with draggable handles and anchor points, toggle outline mode for clean paths, and refine shapes with the direct selection tool.

Master pen tool tricks in Illustrator. Use the spacebar to move anchor points, and press control for direct selection and handle control; use arrow keys for precise curves.

Master the pen tool in Illustrator to draw anything, using layers, strokes, fills, and brushes to turn letter shapes into smooth, editable artwork.

Master cartoon face creation in Illustrator CC MasterCourse by tracing a template with the pen tool, adjusting layers and opacity, and refining anchor points with transform, reflect, and fill colors.

Create a cartoon face in Illustrator CC with the pen tool, brush, and Pathfinder. Edit anchor points with Direct Selection, apply fills and strokes, and group parts with guides.

Learn to create a cartoon face in Illustrator CC using the pen tool and brush tool, refine with a template and direct selection, and finish with polished, practice-driven results.

Master the illustrator selection tool to move, resize, and rotate objects using a bounding box, constrain movement with shift for lines, and toggle show bounding box with shift ctrl b.

Use the direct selection tool to edit individual anchor points and handles, move points with arrow keys, and compare with the selection tool to adjust path shape and roundness.

Explore the magic wand and lasso tools in Illustrator as selection tools; the magic wand samples color to select similar areas, while the lasso draws shapes to pick regions.

Explore Illustrator's pencil, eraser, knife, and scissors tools to draw shapes, adjust strokes and profiles, erase or cut paths, and manipulate anchor points using direct selection.

Learn to create reflections and rotations in Illustrator CC using the reflect and rotate tools, set anchor points as key points, and copy mirrored or rotated objects.

Explore how to use the scale and shear tools in Illustrator, scale objects with the bounding box, hold shift for proportional resizing, and apply shear for ribbon-like effects.

Master the pucker and bloat tool in illustrator cc mastercourse, using inside and outside drags. Explore volp, twilight zone, pocket and bloat, and crystallize for decorative distortions.

Explore the perspective grid tool in Illustrator to draw on left, right, and bottom planes, align shapes, and edit with the perspective grid and selection tools.

Explore illustrator's type tools, including area type, type on a path, and vertical type, and learn to place text inside shapes and on paths with font and paragraph controls.

Explore the gradient tool in Illustrator to create dynamic color effects using linear and radial gradients, color stops, and opacity stops.

Use the Illustrator chart tool to build column and pie charts from spreadsheet data, then apply changes, transpose values, and customize colors and legends.

Explore the Illustrator blend tool by pairing shapes and colors to create smooth transitions. Learn to adjust blend options, colors, and shapes to generate inventive blended graphics.

Learn to create realistic shading in Illustrator using the gradient mesh tool, turning circles into 3d-looking balls and mangoes with anchor points, color adjustments, and gradient grids.

Master the free transform tool in Illustrator CC, exploring distort, perspective distort, bounding box usage, and the constraint option to transform objects proportionally.

Learn to zoom and pan efficiently using the zoom tool and the hand tool, with shortcuts control plus, control minus, and spacebar to drag around the document.

Learn to use the eyedropper tool in Illustrator CC to sample colors from objects, create and manage swatches, and apply specific colors to shapes and sample projects.

Create a metallic text effect in Illustrator by expanding the text, applying a 90-degree linear gradient, and adjusting a black background gradient for depth.

Design a sale banner in Illustrator CC by creating a CMYK document, applying multi-stop gradients, bevel effects, and aligned text to produce a glossy, flash sale banner.

Create abstract shapes using Illustrator CC tools, exploring circles, stars, polygons, and the blend tool to design logos and decorative elements with precise strokes, fills, and a radial gradient background.

Create and customize a 3D chart in Illustrator CC by drawing shapes, adjusting colors, adding a legend, and applying 3-D extrude and bevel effects with preview and rotation.

Design a 3D mango in Illustrator, using gradient mesh for shading, anchor points and direct selection, add orange tones, white highlights, darker shadows, leaves, strokes, and layers.

Master the stroke palette in Illustrator by adjusting stroke width, alignment, and cap and join styles, then explore dashed lines, multiple dash patterns, and arrowheads for open paths.

Master the appearance panel in Illustrator CC by adjusting strokes and fills, controlling opacity, and layering multiple strokes and fills with varied opacity for dynamic artwork.

Explore the align palette in Illustrator to center objects on the document and distribute evenly, using align to selection and align to key object options for precise layouts.

Explore the symbols palette in Illustrator CC mastercourse, using symbol libraries and the sprayer, shifter, scrunch, size, stainer, and styler to color and arrange symbols into dynamic artwork.

Learn to select and move objects in Illustrator CC using the selection tool, creating and repositioning shapes like a rectangle and a star while changing colors to streamline your workflow.

arrange multiple objects by selecting with the selection tool, using bring to front or send to back to control layering, and dragging to position within the layers panel.

Discover copy and paste techniques for Illustrator objects using the selection tool, Ctrl-C/Ctrl-F, and the shift key to duplicate in parallel. Learn resizing, centering, color changes, and basic zoom.

Lock a layer to prevent edits and hide or reveal layers with the visibility icon, then select multiple objects and apply color or stroke changes without interference.

Master fill and stroke techniques for shapes, applying color fills and borders, adjusting stroke color and width, and exploring line caps, joins (butt, round, bevel, miter), dashed styles, and arrowheads.

Explores using the color window in Illustrator to manage fill and stroke with RGB and CMYK color modes, adjust color values, and create shades across objects.

Zoom in and out and drag around your Illustrator document using shortcuts like control plus and the spacebar to activate the hand tool, boosting navigation efficiency across projects.

Learn to align objects precisely in Illustrator CC by selecting alignment targets (selection, artboard, or object) and applying distribute spacing, center alignment, and setting a key object.

Explore using the anchor point and direct selection tool in Illustrator to manipulate anchor points and handles, deselect objects, marquee-select regions, and move points with arrow keys.

Master expanding text and appearance in Illustrator, adjust letter colors with direct selection, and apply effects before expanding. Learn to manage fills, strokes, anchor points, and 3d options for logos.

Master transforming and reflecting objects in Illustrator using the bounding box, with proportional resizing, rotation, and preview-enabled reflect techniques.

Explore the transform effect in Illustrator, using distort and transform to scale, move, rotate, reflect, and create multiple copies; expand appearance to access individual objects and build logos and patterns.

Apply the pucker and bloat effect in Illustrator CC from distort and transform, turn an ellipse into a flower with preview, then expand appearance to edit the shapes.

Explore the free distort effect in Illustrator, distorting shapes by dragging corners, with no preview, and learn to expand appearance to regain the bounding box after applying the effect.

Explore the tweak feature in Illustrator to distort and transform a colored rectangle, comparing horizontal, vertical, and relative versus absolute values with a preview.

Explore the twist effect in Illustrator's distort and transform to create wavy shapes from rectangles, stars, and circles, adjusting angle and radius to design icons, banners, and flag designs.

Explore how to apply the zigzag effect in Illustrator by adjusting size, segments, and points, using relative and absolute coordinates to create complex borders.

Explore using the offset path effect in Illustrator CC to adjust circle and ellipse shapes, preview results, apply gradient fills for a shine, and practice on golden text projects.

Explore the effect gallery to apply artistic, brush strokes, distort, and halftone patterns, creating glass and halo looks with shining text. Adjust size and contrast, preview, and save for web.

Explore multiple methods to create flowers in Illustrator using circle copies with distort and transform, star shapes, and rotated ellipse leaves, with preview-driven repetition for varied blossoms.

Create complex shapes in illustrator by applying three steps—transform, pucker, and zigzag—to ellipses, producing patterns and designs.

Design a logo in Illustrator CC by creating a ship shape with the pen tool, then duplicate and rotate into six parts using distort and transform.

Explore logo design by using the effect distort and transform to create variations from a single shape with five copies, varied angles, and colors like red, blue, green, and yellow.

Learn to add shiny edges to any shape in Illustrator CC using offset paths, copy-paste in front, and gradient fills with controlled opacity.

Design an abstract background in Illustrator by building a gradient-filled rectangle, adding a ten-sided polygon and a star, and applying zigzag distortions with multiple color stops.

Design abstract backgrounds in Illustrator by duplicating shapes, applying a four-stop gradient, and using distort, transform, and roughen, then expand appearance, adjust opacity, and export for Photoshop or After Effects.

Learn to create a shining moon effect in Illustrator by drawing shapes and applying Gaussian blur, then explore blur techniques for backgrounds and other projects.

Explore masking in Illustrator and learn draw inside mode, the first masking type, with hands-on examples of shaping strokes and fills inside a parent object.

Master clipping masks in Illustrator by using a top shape to reveal parts of a base object, with examples using ellipse, rectangle, star, and polygon.

Learn to use the transparency panel and opacity mask to control visibility with black, white, and gray values. Create clipping masks and reflections by combining shapes and gradients in Illustrator.

Place an image, draw a circle, and apply a clipping mask to place a profile picture inside the circle, then add stroke and styling.

Learn to embed an image inside text using a clipping mask in Illustrator, applying a dark background, gradients, strokes, and drop shadows to create a punchy typographic image.

Learn to create a reflection effect by reflecting the image and aligning it beneath. Use a gradient-filled rectangle with transparency and a clipping mask to blend the reflection.