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10 Things Every Designer Should Know About Illustrator

In this series of lessons, we'll focus on 10 Things Every Designer Should Know About Illustrator. Software Required: Illustrator CS5.

Eddie Russell - Pluralsight course - 10 Things Every Designer Should Know About Illustrator
by Eddie Russell

What you'll learn

In this series of lessons, we'll focus on 10 Things Every Designer Should Know About Illustrator. Let's dive right in and get started by revealing the power of Illustrator's Appearance Panel, and then take a look at how Smart Guides can simplify precision placement of our objects. We'll also learn about available brushes in the Brush Panel and look at some techniques for creating stylized flourishes using these brushes. Next, we'll learn how we can work more efficiently by integrating symbols into our workflow. We'll also take a look at some of the powerful new tools in Illustrator CS5 such as the width tool, the shape builder tool and drawing modes. We'll wrap things up by learning about blends and advanced masking using Opacity Masks. After completing this course, you'll be better equipped to tackle virtually any Illustrator project. Software Required: Illustrator CS5.

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Eddie Russell - Pluralsight course - 10 Things Every Designer Should Know About Illustrator
Eddie Russell

Eddie is a content producer for Unity as well as a seasoned shading, texturing, lighting and rendering artist. He takes pride in helping creative professionals reach their learning goals.

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