Introduction to Adobe Illustrator

Creating graphics and exploring adobe illustrator environment

1. I ntroduction to Adobe ILLUSTRATOR Jean Michael Castor

2. adobe i llustrator is a program developed and marketed by Adobe Systems which is used by both artists and graphic designers to create vector images .

3. These images will then be used for company logos, promotional uses or even personal work, both in print and digital form .

4. what we will learn Raster and Vector images Illustrator's environment Illustrator's tools and palettes The power of illustrator Infographics

5. the world of computer graphics, there are two types of images - raster and vector .

6. Some programs that create raster images (also known as pixel or paint images) are Photoshop or Paintbrush .

7. Some programs that create vector art (also known as object-oriented art) are Illustrator and FreeHand .

8. Other programs, such as CorelDRAW , have tools to create both raster and vector images.

9. r aster images Raster images are made up of a whole lot of tiny dots, called pixels . The number of pixels determines the resolution of your file.

10. The computer stores this file by recording the exact placement and colour of each pixel.

11. v ector images vector art is different in that instead of creating individual pixels, you create objects, such as rectangles and circles.

12. By noting the mathematical coordinates of these shapes, a vector program can store files in a fraction of the space as raster images, and more importantly, be able to scale images to virtually any size without any loss in detail.

13. the illustrator environment

14. c reating new document

15. Illustrator tools and palettes

16. selection tool gallery selection tool direct selection tool magic wand tool  lasso tool

17. selection tool selects entire objects. 

18. d irect selection tool selects points or path segments within objects

19. magic wand tool  selects objects with similar attributes

20. l asso tool selects points or path segments within objects

21. drawing tool gallery Pen tool Add Anchor Point  Delete Anchor Point tool Convert Anchor Point tool  Line Segment tool  Rectangle tool Rounded Rectangle tool  Ellipse tool  Pencil tool

22. Pen tool draws straight and curved lines to create objects.

23. Add Anchor Point tool adds anchor points to paths. 

24. Delete Anchor Point tool deletes anchor points from paths. 

25. Convert Anchor Point tool changes smooth points to corner points and vice versa.

26. The Line Segment tool draws individual straight line segments

27. Rectangle tool draws squares and rectangles

28. Rounded Rectangle tool  draws squares and rectangles with rounded corners

29. The Ellipse tool draws circles and ovals.

30. Pencil tool draws and edits freehand lines

31. Type tool gallery Type tool Area type tool Type on path

32. Type tool creates individual type and type containers and lets you enter and edit type

33. Area Type tool The changes closed paths to type containers and lets you enter and edit type within them

34. Type On A Path tool changes paths to type paths, and lets you enter and edit type on them

35. the power of illustrator

36. Converting raster to vector Converting text/fonts to points Work with different softwares ( photoshop /flash/ indesign /etc…) Suggested software for creating infographics

37. info graphics

38. An infographic (information graphic) is a representation of information in a graphic format designed to make the data easily understandable at a glance.

39. Infographics abound in almost any public environment -- traffic signs , maps , tag clouds, musical scores and weather charts are just a few examples, among a huge number of possibilities. 

40. How to create infographics Use subtle/light colors Use full colors/pantone colors Make artwork informative Use shapes

41. conclusion Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes… Art is knowing which ones to keep .

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