illustrator plus : 30 days challenge to learn illustrator

Learn illustrator basics, including the layers system and tools like the pen and pencil, to draw freely and transform simple shapes into complex designs from scratch.

Learn to customize Illustrator workspace by selecting and arranging toolbars, panels, and windows such as color, Pathfinder, layers, and libraries, then save and reset a personalized workspace.

Learn to edit shapes by adjusting corner roundness with dots, apply single-corner rounding, add or remove polygon sides with up/down arrows, and resize via keyboard modifiers for stars and polygons.

Color shapes in Illustrator using the ellipse tool in the essentials classic workspace, applying fill and stroke colors with the color picker and adjusting stroke size.

Master the layers window in Adobe Illustrator by using Window > Layers, organizing layers into folders and groups, renaming, hiding, locking, and controlling which shapes appear on top.

Explore the selection tool and the direct selection tool, learning to select and edit objects, duplicate shapes, manage layers, and edit edge dots to reshape shapes.

Learn to edit shapes in Illustrator using corner dots, drag inward to reshape, and use shift and alt to create circles and other shapes.

Learn to use the blob brush tool to draw fills and shapes in Illustrator, resize with brackets, choose a fill color, and edit with the eraser and selection tools.

Create a simple social media design as the first homework, building on Illustrator basics. Aim for a composition close to the example and sized 800 by 1080 pixels.

Create a vector design in illustrator by setting up an 800×1080 px rgb document, adding a yellow background, and building shapes with rectangles, pencil lines, leaves, sun, and centered layout.

Learn to draw shapes with the pen tool in Illustrator, add and edit anchor points to create curves or straight lines, and apply fill or stroke colors.

Practice the pen tool by tracing a reference apple, adjusting opacity, locking the image layer, and drawing on a new apple layer with strokes and fills.

Master the curvature tool in Illustrator by drawing curves directly, editing with dots, and closing shapes with straight lines via double-click, saving time compared to the pen tool.

Create an avocado illustration with the curvature tool in Illustrator, using a reference image, adjusting opacity, locking layers, drawing curves, fixing gaps, and applying green, yellow, and brown fills.

Apply the Illustrator shape-drawing techniques in a simple homework by creating a design close to the provided reference image in the resources folder.

Learn to create a complete landscape design in Illustrator, from setting up a new file and colors to drawing mountains, river, sun, clouds, windmill, and trees.

Refine the burger design in Illustrator by adding strokes, shading with paste in front, and curvature tweaks, and layering light effects and sesame seeds to achieve a polished, professional look.

Enhance a burger illustration by adding shadows, highlights, and refined details with curvature and pen tools, adjusting shapes, layers, and opacity for a professional, three-dimensional look.

Create a burger background in Illustrator by duplicating the burger, painting a full-page rectangle, applying a black stroke, arranging copies, and using a clipping mask for a clean export.

Acquire week two skills in Illustrator, duplicating shapes, reflect technique, Pathfinder merges, image-to-shape masking, warp and twirl tools, colors and text effects, 3D design, textures, and lighting.

Discover how smart guides help align centers and maintain equal spacing between objects, and how rulers enable precise sizing and placement when drawing shapes in Illustrator.

Duplicate shapes in Illustrator using the ellipse tool, alt-drag to copy with smart guides showing alignment and distances, and use Command/Ctrl+D to repeat the last action for multiple copies.

Master alignment of shapes in Illustrator by using alignment buttons or the align window, center and distribute spacing, and choose align to artboard or align to selection.

Explore the Pathfinder window in Illustrator, mastering unite, minus front, intersect, and exclude to merge shapes, then divide, crop, outline, and minus back for precise compositions.

Complete the third homework by applying what you learned from the videos to create this design, and join the next video to continue designing together.

Learn to build a homework design in Illustrator using rounded rectangles, Pathfinder minus front, and Shape Builder to create intersecting shapes and color them into a logo.

Learn to edit strokes in Illustrator by applying fill and stroke, adjusting size, color, gradients, caps, joins, alignment, and dash options, including arrowheads and brush profiles.

Explore using the width tool to adjust stroke width from any side. Add or remove width points, hold alt for one-sided changes, and fine-tune strokes.

Explore the appearance panel in Illustrator to edit strokes and fills, draw shapes with the ellipse tool, add multiple strokes, and manage graphic styles for shapes.

Learn to use Illustrator's offset path to create shapes around or inside by adding strokes and applying offset path with 10, -10, -20, and -30 values, then expand appearance.

Learn two ways to add images to Adobe Illustrator (file open and place), with link and embed options, and edit with crop, mask, relink, and image trace for vector results.

Learn how to create clipping masks in Illustrator by arranging shapes or images, applying a clipping mask, adjusting contents with the direct selection tool, and release to separate them.

Use the expand and expand appearance windows to separate the fill from the stroke, ungroup the shapes, and adjust gradients, gradient meshes, layers, and shadows.

Use the eraser tool from the tools bar to delete parts of shapes, split circles, and adjust each separated piece; double-click to open options for size, roundness, and angle.

Use the knife tool to cut and split shapes freely in Illustrator, creating closed, separate parts by dragging and selecting, and explore the three split tools—the eraser, scissors, and knife.

Explore the warp tool by applying the warp effect to text and shapes, using arc, bulge, flag, and fish styles, and adjust bend and distortion to finalize designs.

Learn to use the twirl tool in Illustrator to create complex shapes from rectangles and stars, adjust twirl rate, size, and intensity, and combine with line segments for dynamic designs.

Master the eyedropper tool to copy fill, stroke, and color across multiple shapes, using swatches and shortcuts like shift and alt to paint efficiently.

Apply gradient colors in Illustrator using linear, radial, and freeform gradients to color shapes. Adjust angle, add colors with gradient sliders, and use the eyedropper to match tones.

Type and edit text in Adobe Illustrator using the type tool, adjust font and size, apply color, stroke, and opacity, rotate and align, then create outlines for shaping.

Learn to align text around shapes in Illustrator using text wrap. Place shapes over the text, apply text wrap, adjust offset, and wrap text around circles, stars, or shapes.

Explore the remaining Illustrator type tools, including vertical type, vertical area type, vertical type on a path, and touch type, with hands-on examples typing inside shapes and along curved paths.

Learn to cut text in Illustrator by using the type tool, create outlines, and split letters with eraser, scissors, and knife tools. Ungroup layers and move split parts precisely.

Learn how to download and install new fonts on a Mac for use in Illustrator, including using Google Fonts, previewing, unzipping, and applying fonts to text.

Learn how to download, unzip, and install fonts on Windows using Google fonts, preview a font like railway, and locate and use the new fonts in your design software.

Paint text with a gradient in Illustrator by using the type tool, opening the appearance panel, adding a new fill, and selecting a two-color gradient with adjustable colors.

Create the slice text effect by outlining the text, drawing a midline with the line segment tool, splitting, and rotating two halves, and applying a 102-degree gradient.

Create a vintage text effect by applying layered fills, transforms, and shadows in Illustrator, using a downloaded font, a background image, and saved graphic styles.

Master calligraphic brushes in Illustrator by typing or drawing with the paintbrush tool, adjusting size, angle, roundness, and opacity to shape expressive strokes.

Learn to create and customize a scatter brush in Illustrator, adjust size, spacing, scatter, and rotation, and apply tint colors to strokes.

Explore how to create and apply art brushes in Illustrator, from selecting horizontal art brushes, using the brush library, and tint methods to draw shapes with ellipse and circle tools.

Explore how to create and apply pattern brushes in Illustrator, using simple shapes to build custom brushes, apply them to strokes, and reuse multiple patterns for borders and fills.

Apply Illustrator and Photoshop effects in Adobe Illustrator; understand vector vs pixel, and use the Appearance panel to add, adjust, or delete effects such as drop shadow.

Create a neon light text effect in Illustrator by stacking blurred white text at 3, 6, 10, and 15 px, then apply 300 dpi raster settings and a gradient background.

master the blend effect in illustrator by using a gradient background, circle shapes, object blend with specified steps (500+), and replace spine to apply it to custom shapes.

Learn to create a glass effect in Illustrator by layering circles with gradient fills, applying gaussian blur, clipping them inside a rounded rectangle, and refining with strokes, opacity, and text.

Learn to create a sun reflection on water in Illustrator by building a blue background, drawing and splitting a yellow circle, applying wrinkle and blur effects, and adjusting layers.

Learn to use the transform effect in Illustrator to scale, move, rotate, and copy shapes, then expand appearance and ungroup for individual editing and design creation.

Explore the pucker and bloat effect in Illustrator, transforming a box into dynamic shapes with distort and transform. Expand appearance to edit color and stroke, then finalize with white text.

Apply inner and outer glow effects in Illustrator using the appearance panel and stylize glow options. Adjust color, opacity, blur, and edge or center, then apply and edit both glows.

Master the warp tool in Illustrator plus to edit shapes and text by adjusting width, height, angle, and intensity, and create outlines to warp text.

Create a 3d shape using inflate, starting with a blue background and yellow star. Adjust materials and lighting, then render with ray tracing for a polished design.

Create 3d text in illustrator, shape a black background, type pink text, group elements, apply inflate in 3d materials, adjust metallic and lighting, render with ray tracing at high quality.

Create 3d text using extrude and bevel on bold purple typography, adjust metallic materials and lighting, render with ray tracing for a polished final look.

Design a logo in Illustrator by creating intersecting circles, merging shapes with shape builder, applying a pink to red gradient, and adding bold creative design text.

Configure the grid and guides in Illustrator to measure and align logo elements, then use the pen tool and direct selection tool to shape, copy, rotate, and optionally add text.

Learn to design a logo by merging grids in Illustrator: create circles with the ellipse tool, use the blend, expand, ungroup, then the Shape Builder tool to form the logo.

Learn to design a letter-based logo in Illustrator by building with lines, applying blend and zigzag effects, converting text to outlines, and using clipping masks for a finished mark.

Complete the fourth homework by creating the simple logo shown, building on prior logo work from this course.

Create a logo by building a grid with line tools, duplicating and rotating lines, merging shapes with the shape builder, then fill blue and add centered text like triangle.

Create a flyer design in Illustrator from scratch on an A4 document, apply a color palette, use rectangle and ellipse tools with Shape Builder, then duplicate and group elements.

Add a background to the flyer design in Illustrator while building shapes, using the shape builder tool, ellipse tool, and color blocks in blue, orange, and white.

Use the type tool to add and style text in a flyer design, adjusting fonts, sizes, colors, and layout with shapes like rectangles and circles.

Learn to design a flyer in Illustrator by building a blue top background, masking images in a shape, applying a stroke and drop shadow, and duplicating elements.

Add text to the flyer design by choosing a font, sizing to 60 points, centering bold white text, inserting lorem ipsum, and arranging text blocks with icons and contact info.

Master the front and back of a professional business card by building layers, formatting name and title, creating and placing icons, and integrating a logo and contact details.

Create a t-shirt design in Illustrator with ellipse tool, white text 'push yourself to be great' in Billion Dreams, and layered shapes; duplicate, rotate, reflect, and color blue and green.

Create advanced designs by editing shapes and setting colors, lighting, and sizes. Add effects and details to make designs more realistic and professional, and explore an asymmetric 3D design.

Create an ice cream design in Adobe Illustrator using layers, multiply blending, and shape tools, including polygon, rectangle, pen, and shape builder to add shadows and reflections.

Create the top half of an ice cream design in illustrator using the pen tool, fill and stroke, eyedropper color matching, and shadow and light effects.

Learn to build an ice cream design in Illustrator by layering, drawing a cherry, using the pen tool and shape builder, and adding strokes, shadows, and highlights.