A artwork can be viewed in either Preview mode (where you see all strokes, fills, effects, etc) or Outline mode (where you see just vector paths). Keyboard shortcut for toggling between modes, Command+Y (Mac) or Ctrl+Y (Windows). To view artwork in Preview mode and Outline mode simultaneously, view the artwork [...]
Introduction Color Guide panel suggests harmonious colors based on the current color in the Tools panel. It helps to pick harmony rules such as color tints, analogous colors, and much more. This panel is a useful way to create color variations in artwork. If you have artwork selected, clicking a [...]
Tint is a mixture of a color with white, which reduces darkness. Tint lightens the color, but it doesn't make it brighter. Furthermore, even a small amount of White added to a color, transforms it into a Tint. Therefore a Tint can range from slightly lighter than your original color, all the way to White [...]
Introduction Color swatches are groups of preset colors. Users can select colors from the generic swatch preset or load any number of custom swatch sets. To open swatch panel, go to Window and then clicking on Swatches. Filter Swatches By default, the panel displays all the available swatch types (colors, [...]
Introduction Width tool is used to adjust the weight of a stroke, alter regular stroke widths. This allows you to create a variable width along the stroke of a path. Below figure shows the width tool. Changing Width To adjust the width of a stroke, click and hold any point [...]
Introduction Stroke is Adobe’s word for border. A stroke has color and weight. The default stroke position is to center the stroke over the path. To open Stroke Panel, go to Window > Stroke. This will open the below window Aligning strokes If an object is a closed path [...]
Gradient tool is used to create or modify a gradient. To open the Gradient tool, click Gradient Tool in the toolbox. To use Gradient Tool Select the shape using selection tool Click the Gradient tool in the toolbar Gradient Annotator appears in the object Gradient Annotator is a slider that [...]
Introduction A gradient is a graduated blend of two or more colors or tints of the same color. Most often they are used to add volume to flat vector objects, creating light and shadow. In Illustrator, you can create, apply, and modify a gradient using the Gradient tool. Gradient types [...]
Introduction Transform menu (Object -> Transform) displays information various transform that can be applied on the object. Types of transform that can be applied are Rotate Scale Shear Reflect Move Other options in this menu are Transform again and Transform each. These are built on top of above transforms. Transform [...]
Introduction Transform tool allows you to rotate, scale, reflect, shear (slant), or distort an object. In addition, you can apply perspective and distortion to an object. The Rotate, Reflect, Scale, and Shear tools all use the same basic steps to perform transformations. Rotate Tool Default reference point for the rotation [...]