1. Workshop #1:
Down & Dirty with Adobe Creative Suite
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Photoshop Illustrator InDesign
Monday, December 12, 2011

2. Illustrator’s primary purpose is to
draw and manipulate vector-based shapes.
In a raster-based program, In a vector-based program,
this circle is made up of this circle is made up of a center point
thousands of pixels. and four outer points connected by edge lines.
Illustrator
Interface
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3. Illustrator’s primary purpose is to
draw and manipulate vector-based shapes.
Illustrator For example, you can easily enhance a
Interface drawing with different fills and strokes.
Monday, December 12, 2011

4. Illustrator’s primary purpose is to
draw and manipulate vector-based shapes.
Illustrator Illustrator is also great for creating
Interface illustrations, diagrams, and charts.
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5. basic properties artboard
3 of currently selected (current print 7
objects page size)
menus for
object properties 4
tools that cover
1 most Illustrator
capabilities
6 5
object fill color
2 & stroke color drawing area layers panel
Illustrator
Interface
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6. To Zoom In To Zoom Out To Move Around
CTRL + CTRL - Hold down the
(PC) (PC) Spacebar.
⌘+ ⌘- Click & Drag.
(MAC) (MAC)
Illustrator
Interface
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7. Selection
Tool
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3
Illustrator 1. Use the Selection Tool 2. In the Layers panel, find 3. Right click on the
(V) to select objects in the buildings layer and buildings in the drawing
Selecting Objects the drawing area. delete the Clipping Mask. area and Ungroup.
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8. Direct
Selection
Tool
2
Illustrator 1. Use the Direct Selection 2. Click on the corner or side
Tool (A) to select parts of of a building to adjust the
Selecting Objects objects (Anchors / Paths). shape.
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9. 1
2
Stroke
Menu
3
Illustrator 1. Click on a building. Select > Same > Fill & 2. In the Stroke Menu, adjust 3. Align Stroke to
Styling Objects Stroke to select all the same type of object. the line Weight to 1 pt. Inside of the objects.
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10. Rectangle
Tool
2
1
Illustrator 1. Using the Rectangle Tool, draw 2. Double-click on the object Fill 3. Select Color in the gradient
Drawing Objects a few shapes on top of a building. to bring up the Color Picker. field to change the object fill.
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11. 3
Ellipse 2
Tool
3
1
Illustrator 1. In the Layers 2. Double-click on the layer to 3. Using the Ellipse TIP: Hold Shift while
Menu, Create bring up Layer Options. Rename Tool, draw several drawing to create objects
Drawing Objects New Layer. the layer to “trees.” circles by the park. with equal aspect ratios.
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12. Eyedropper 1
Tool
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2
Illustrator 1. Select all your trees by 2. Using the Eyedropper Tool, 3. In the Transparency Menu,
clicking on the radio button click on the green space to change the object
Transparency on that layer. make your trees the same color. transparency to Multiply.
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13. Rotate
Tool
1
2/3
Illustrator 1. Copy (CTRL+C) and Paste (CTRL+V) 2. Scale the new trees down by 3. Using the Rotate Tool (R),
to create more trees, or by clicking holding Shift and dragging in / out click and drag around the axis
Duplication and dragging while holding Alt. the corners of the bounding box. point to rotate the new trees.
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14. Pen
Tool
1
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2
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Illustrator 1. Using the Pen Tool, create a line: click 2. Remove Fill by clicking None 3. In the Stroke Menu, add
once to create the first Anchor Point. Click on the Tool Panel. Change the Arrowheads and click the
Drawing Lines again to create a second Anchor Point. Stroke color to red. Dashed Line box.
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15. Add
Anchor
Point
Tool
1
2
3
2
Illustrator 1. Using the Pen Tool, create another line. BUT, 2. You can manipulate the 3. Create more anchor points
this time, when you draw the second Anchor curve by playing with the on an existing line using the
Drawing Lines point, click-hold-drag to create a curve. Handles of the Anchor point. Add Anchor Point Tool.
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16. Rulers
Scissors
Tool
3
2
Illustrator 1. CTRL+R (Command+R 2. Click and drag down from the top 3. Using the Scissors Tool, cut
in Mac) adds the Rulers Ruler to the new Anchor point on the first line where it intersects
Using Guides to your window. the line to create a horizontal Guide. with the Guide.
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17. 4 4
Text
Tool
Line
Tool
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1
3
Illustrator 1. Lock all other layers by click- 2. Use the Line Tool to 3. Using the Text Tool, 4. Using the options on the
dragging down the Toggles Lock create a short line pointing draw a textbox. Inside, Properties bar, change
Adding Text boxes in the Layer Menu. up. Add an Arrowhead. type “N” for north. text Size and Font.
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18. Illustrator 1. File > Save As... > Format 2. Checking Preserve Illustrator Capabilities
Saving will allow you to reopen the file in Illustrator.
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