Illustrator on the iPad - Zero to Hero

Explore the basics of illustrator on the ipad, including setting up a document, working with artboards, mastering primary and secondary touch gestures, and keyboard shortcuts.

Create a new document on the iPad in Illustrator, choosing presets for print or web, adjusting color mode and units, and customizing the interface theme and tool layout.

Navigate the iPad Illustrator interface, from left tool palettes and color options to layers and properties, with undo and redo, export, gestures, and toggle between preview and outline modes.

Create and customize multiple artboards in Illustrator on iPad, choosing sizes like A4, A3, and a business card, then arrange, resize, and zoom with two-finger gestures.

Explore iPad Illustrator settings, including interface layout, color themes, scale and stroke behavior, palm-tap prevention, show taps as a blue dot, and units such as points, pixels, inches, centimeters.

Explore Illustrator's touch shortcuts on the iPad, using the middle and outer edge actions, and learn to employ primary and secondary shortcuts to speed your workflow.

Master two-finger gestures on iPad to zoom, move the artboard, and fit the document; undo with two fingers and redo with three, plus top buttons.

Explore using a keyboard with Illustrator on the iPad and view all shortcuts from the help menu. Desktop shortcuts match keyboard desktop version, but you can work without a keyboard.

Explore basic shapes and the Pathfinder tool in Illustrator on the iPad, learn to use the shape builder tool, and mix and match shapes to create logos and icons.

Master the Illustrator on the iPad selection tool by creating basic shapes, constraining proportions, drawing from the center, moving, rotating, resizing, and rounding corners.

Learn to adjust fill and stroke in Illustrator on the iPad, using the color picker, stroke weight, opacity, dash options, and the properties panel to customize shapes.

Create multi-sided polygons in Illustrator on the iPad by using the triangle tool and dragging to adjust sides, while tweaking stroke, corners, rotation, and scale.

Use the direct selection tool in Illustrator on the iPad to double-click shapes, switch points from big circles to small blue ones, and move points to adjust curves.

Master isolation mode in Illustrator on the iPad, isolating a shape with a double click to move points via the direct selection tool, then exit by double clicking the artboard.

Create custom logos and icons by combining shapes with the pathfinder on iPad, convert to a single path, and use intersect and shape builder tools.

Explore creating shapes with the shape builder tool by adding, subtracting, and uniting; use primary and secondary touch for copying and cutting, building wheels and a car shape for logos.

Master compound paths in Illustrator on iPad by creating shapes, using Pathfinder to combine strokes, releasing compound paths, and ungrouping to restore original shapes.

Learn how to convert strokes to editable shapes in Illustrator on the iPad by outlining strokes, turning them into fills, and tweaking individual points to create unique designs.

Master precision in Illustrator on the iPad by using the transform panel to adjust width and height with lock, and set x, y, and rotation with exact degrees.

Begin your first project by applying familiar techniques to create logos and icons, with little new material, and learn to design your own work using the same principles.

Apply your learned techniques by building eight shapes, with four forming logos, using the Pathfinder tool to practice logo creation in Illustrator on the iPad.

Learn to build a rocket icon from circles using Pathfinder tools in Illustrator on the iPad, including intersect, minus front, convert to path, and smart guides.

Create icons and logos on the iPad by shaping a car with ellipse and rectangle, using Pathfinder minus front and convert to path, then refine with rounded edges and wheels.

Build a whale icon from circles with ellipses and a rectangle, using Pathfinder minus front and intersect, then flip, copy, and align to form the tail and body in blue.

Creating a playful icon of a person wearing earphones using ellipses and pathfinder tools on iPad, dividing with divide all and ungrouping to refine the design.

Duplicate icons for logos, position them with a rounded app-style box, and stack to back; group, color, and refine with the eyedropper for a cohesive icon set.

Group icons with their shapes, align them vertically using smart guides, and distribute evenly with alignment options to neaten logos for consistent, polished visuals.

Turn icons into strokes, adjust stroke width, and unify shapes with pathfinder. Layer elements, add white fills for depth, then place text and outlines for clean logos.

Create your own shapes with the pen and pencil tools in Illustrator on the iPad, moving from pre-made shapes to a hands-on poster project.

Start with the pen tool to form basic shapes, turn off fill to work with stroke, then use the direct selection tool to move points and convert corners to smooth.

Master the pen tool on iPad by clicking and dragging to create curves, switching between curves and straight lines. Refine points with the direct selection tool to shape a fish.

Refine bezier curves on the iPad by removing extra handles to prevent odd shapes, then use the direct selection tool to move points and smooth handles with a double-click.

Master the pen on iPad by using two handles per curve, breaking handles with primary touch, and moving points with secondary touch to shape precise curves.

Learn to use the pencil tool with smoothing to create smooth curves with fewer points, adjust handles, and draw precise straight lines.

Learn touch-based pencil tool lines in Illustrator on the iPad: secondary touch draws and moves a straight line, while primary touch angles it.

Explore the blob brush in Illustrator on the iPad, creating filled shapes with smoothing, and compare it to the pencil tool’s strokes across round, flat, and chiseled brushes.

Master blob brush settings in Illustrator on the iPad, including color behavior, brush roundness, angle, and pressure dynamics, and how merge affects shapes.

Explore the erase tool in Illustrator on the iPad, compare it to the blob tool, and learn to erase only selected shapes using the selection tool while preserving others.

Smooth freehand paths in illustrator on the iPad by using the direct selection tool to pick points and apply the simplify path via the right-side icon or the heads-up display.

Master cut path, join lines, smart delete and convert points in Illustrator on the iPad, using the direct selection tool to create smooth or corner curves and manage open curves.

Explore stroke options in Illustrator on the iPad, adjusting stroke width and choosing solid, dotted, or dashed lines. Learn to cap ends, round or extend points, and manage dash gaps.

Compare blob brush and paintbrush in Illustrator on the iPad; blob creates filled shapes, while paintbrush applies a brush-shaped stroke.

Explore art brushes in Illustrator on the iPad, experiment with watercolor brushes, bookmark favorites, customize stroke color, and refine points with selection and smoothing before trying calligraphic brushes.

Explore calligraphic brushes in Illustrator on the iPad. Adjust roundness, angle, and size to create thick and thin strokes, save brushes, and redraw with a slightly rounded brush.

Create a custom art brush on the iPad by drawing a shape, adjusting direction and colorization with tints and shades, then save for cartooning and illustration with inked line.

Group multiple shapes, then use the transform as shape feature with the direct selection tool to adjust one shape and transform all grouped shapes together.

Create a jazz poster by drawing around a picture on the iPad, and customize with your own picture to explore bold poster design techniques.

Set up an A3 print poster in CMYK on the iPad, portrait orientation with a single artboard, and trace the photograph to draw the double bass.

Master the pen tool in Illustrator on the iPad to trace a jazz poster instrument, using strokes and fill none, with direct selection and handles to refine curves.

Learn to refine a shape on the iPad with selection, fill and stroke controls, smoothing, and layer management, then create and flip f-holes for a jazz poster.

Learn to design a jazz poster on the iPad by drawing a fretboard, bridge, and strings with the pen tool, adjusting strokes and rotations for realism.

Trace the hands and sleeves with the pencil tool, adjust smoothing for accuracy, and focus on tracing rather than drawing, embracing a stylized, imperfect finish.

Sort and refine the poster pieces, fill the sleeves with black and the hands with purple, then replace the background with a wall texture and prepare for text.

Enable palm rejection in Illustrator on the iPad to prevent accidental marks while drawing with Apple Pencil, then delete stray strokes for a cleaner jazz poster.

Use Adobe Capture to extract reds and oranges from fabric, save to cloud, and apply them from the swatch library to color the jazz poster; adjust fill and stroke.

Scale up your artwork and use the type tool to add 'Jazz in the park', extend over the edges, then adjust size, typeface, and color to create multiple variations quickly.

Unlock layers and crop with a shape using a clipping mask, then duplicate artboards to test color schemes with color blends for a vintage poster look using gradients and overlays.

Discover how the repetition tool in Illustrator on the iPad enables new pattern creation, including radial repeats, and complete a hands-on project to apply pattern design.

Explore multiple ways to duplicate items in Illustrator on the iPad: use the plus button, outer touch drag, or copy and paste via the scissors and clipboard shortcuts.

Explore Illustrator on the iPad's radial repeat feature, spinning a selected item around a radial grid with mirror, adjusting scale, repeat count, and semicircles controlling circle coverage.

Explore radial repeat in illustrator on the iPad by rotating a central handle to scale and space items, move the whole composition, and rotate around to adjust item spacing.

Change the radial repeat by adjusting the number of items or reversing the order to control overlap direction and layer position.

Select the guitar object and use the repeat grid in Illustrator on iPad, scale with bottom-right handle, and adjust spacing by moving objects closer or farther apart; double-click to isolate.

Control pattern in Illustrator on iPad using properties panel to set grid repeat vertically or horizontally, offset items with grid type, and flip rows or columns for a perfect pattern.

Use the mirror repeat tool in Illustrator on the iPad to create a flipped copy. Move the mirror line to control the reflection and rotate for angled results.

Master the blend feature in Illustrator on the iPad by duplicating shapes and using repeat to create gradients with adjustable shape counts and color fills.

Explore creating solid shapes, perfect circles and stars, fill with color, and blend between them using repeat and blend. Use the direct selection tool to adjust points and curve lines.

Learn to create blends for effects on iPad using shapes, strokes, and fills, refine with direct selection, and layer against a dark background to craft dynamic line art.

Blend two shapes along a path, then replace the spine with a drawn wavy line to guide arrangement. Adjust steps, orientation, color, and positions to customize the blend on iPad.

Create a vintage film strip on a black background by duplicating white sprocket holes, locking the background, and using blend to adjust the number of steps.