Illustrator CC 2021: Drawing & Reshaping tools MasterClass
What you'll learn
- Pretty much everything about Adobe Illustrator's Drawing & Reshaping tools
- Including the basic and advanced functions
- Lesser known and hidden features of the tools
- To the point videos with detailed and complete explanations
- Handy tips and tricks to speed up your workflow
Requirements
- You should have some basic knowledge of the Illustrator.
Description
Adobe Illustrator offers a variety of Drawing and Reshaping tools that make our lives much easier as designers. BUT oftentimes, only a few of them get the attention and the rest of the tools get ignored.
It mostly happens when someone gets started with the Illustrator, they jump right into the most popular tools first and get accustomed to a typical workflow that involves only the use of a specific set of tools.
This approach works against the beginners and becomes a pitfall for them. Limiting yourself to a limited set of tools kinda blocks your way to the opportunity of exploring more tools that might look so simple but could potentially save you a tons of time and effort during the graphic design process. BUT don’t worry, as it is pretty common for a newbie to get into the troubles like these.
In this MasterClass, we will understand how some very simple tools can be used in a different way to perform a task that is rather unique than what they are typically used for. We will go through each and every tool in detail, from Start to Finish. We will discuss about their basic and advanced functions, hidden features and Tips ‘n’ Tricks with proper explanation.
Who this course is for:
- This course starts from very basics, so the beginners will get the most benefit out of this course, BUT anyone who is looking for a proper explanation of Illustrator's Drawing & Reshaping tools can also take this course.
Course content
- Preview01:37
- Preview01:06
- Preview01:30
- 01:48Animated Representation of Illustrator's curve generating Algorithm
- Preview01:24
- 02:00Getting started with the Pen Tool
- 01:50The Pen Tool: Eliminating the Handles
- 01:55The Pen Tool: Manipulating the Handles
- 02:59The Pen Tool: Cubic Curves and a comparison between Cubic & Quadratic Curves
- 01:25The Pen Tool: Adding and Removing the Anchor Points
- 00:53Adding Anchor Points right in the middle of a segment
- 03:27The Pen Tool: Tips 'n' Tricks and Cursors
- 01:27The Pen Tool: Guides and Assignments
- 00:34The Direct Selection Tool
- 01:27The Curvature Tool - Drawing and Reshaping
- 02:02The Curvature Tool - A Hidden Gem / Feature
- 02:05The Anchor Point Tool and the Constraints
- 02:20The (Magical) Reshape Tool
- 01:02The Reshape and the Direct Selection tool - A Great Combo
- 01:23Shape Tools Drawings vs Pen Tool Drawings - The Difference
- 01:10Converting Path Objects into Shapes and vice versa
- 01:28The Rounded Rectangle Tool
- 02:55The Corner Widgets - Complete Explanation
- 01:36The Ellipse Tool + A handy Tip
- 01:17The Polygon tool
- 01:49The Spiral tool
- 02:04The Arc and the Line Segment Tool
- 02:20The Rectangular and Polar Grids
- 01:07The Star tool
- 02:38Shapes Tips 'n' Tricks
- 03:22Designing the Icons with the Shape tools
- 01:36Working with The Pencil Tool
- 02:02Using the Pencil as a Reshaping and Merging tool
- 04:38Working with The Shaper Tool, Shaper Groups and the Gaps
- 01:14The Brushes Panel
- 01:17Difference between the Paint Brush and the Blob Brush
- 01:27The Calligraphic Brush
- 02:16Adding Variation to the Brushes
- 01:50The Scatter Brush
- 02:39The Art Brush
- 01:16The Bristle Brush
- 02:38The Pattern Brush - Tiling Problem and its Solution
- 01:24The Pattern Brush - Tiles alignment methods explained
- 05:22Brushes Tips 'n' Tricks
- 01:28Working with Colorization Methods - Tints
- 00:40Colorization Methods - Tints and Shades
- 01:42Colorization Methods - The Mystery of the Hue Shift
- 00:24GoodByes!!
Instructor
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Hello! My name is Rohit and I teach Graphic Design & Animation. I started my career as a Graphic Designer and an illustrator.
Later on, I got introduced to 3d and mastered 3d Graphics & Animation. Along the way, I got the opportunity to train people, where I helped countless people to acquire and hone their creative and technical skills, and I have been doing this for over 7 years now.
I am so excited and elated to share EVERY bit of knowledge that I own with you all. :))