#How to use illustrator software#
#How to use illustrator series#

#How to use illustrator software#

The best way to start using tools in this software is the scribble effects. You can use this to alter the paths of closed shapes.Р”В¬lick to the Pen tool on the path of your rounded rectangle to add new anchor points halfway between each of the corners.Р”В¬lick the Direct Selection tool (white arrow) on the toolbox and click and drag the new anchor points on your rectangle to change its shape.3D animation, modelling, simulation, game development & others 1. Click OK when done.Р”В¬lick and hold down on the Pen tool to select the Add Anchor Point tool. Hold down the Option/Alt key to draw from the object's center.Р”В¬lick the shape tool once anywhere on the screen to bring up the shape dialog box where you can enter exact measurements for precise dimensions rather than dragging. Hold down the Shift key if you want it to be a square instead. Select the Rounded Rectangle tool.Р”В¬lick and drag on the screen to create a rounded rectangle. A fly-out box will show the different shape tools underneath. Move to the right, click and drag UP to create the next segment, but now they are curving the same way because of how you reversed direction at the last anchor point.Р”В¬lick and hold down the mouse button on the Rectangle tool in the toolbox. This is because you're going to make your next curve move in the same direction as the previous.

You'll notice two direction lines overlapping. Hold down the Option key (Macintosh) or the Alt key (Windows) and click on the last anchor point and drag DOWN again. Try creating some up and down hills by repeating step 4 multiple times in a row.Р”В¬lick and drag DOWN to start a new curve, then move to the right and click and drag UP to complete the first segment. This creates a path with multiple curved segments. You should now see an upside down U on the screen.Р”В¬lick the Pen tool and repeat steps 1 and 2 but with opposite drag directions to create a U shape.Р”В¬lick the Pen tool, click and drag UP for the first point, then move to the right and click and drag DOWN for the second point, then move to the right again and click and drag UP once more. Move the Pen tool cursor to the right of the anchor point, then click and drag DOWN to set the second anchor point and the direction of the curve. This action sets the anchor point where you first clicked and the drag sets the direction for the curve in the segment. You can hold down the 'Shift' key to create perfectly straight and perpendicular line segments in your path if you want.Р”В¬lick the 'Pen' tool in the toolbox once more when you have enough points and your path is finished.Р”В¬lick in the document with the Pen tool still selected and drag UP in a straight line. Illustrator draws a straight line segment to connect the two points.Р”Р„dd a few more points to your path. Notice the small 'x' is gone now that the anchor point has been set. Move your mouse to the right and click to add a second point to your path. Unlike the pencil tool where Illustrator determines the points as you draw, with the Pen tool, you must place the points to create the path. Every path segment in illustrator has an anchor point at the start and the end.Р”В¬lick your mouse in the document window to place your first (anchor) point. This indicates you are about to create an anchor point. Notice the Pen tool cursor icon has a small 'x' on it. To get the most out of Adobe Illustrator, you need to master this tool. Release the key, then click and drag the Smooth tool over the bumpy curve of the selected path to smooth it out.Р”В¬lick the Path Eraser tool from the pencil toolbox spot and repeat the keystroke in Step 4 to select one of your pencil paths, then click and drag the Path Eraser tool over one end of the selected line to remove points.Р”В¬lick on the Pen tool in the toolbox.

#How to use illustrator series#

Notice how the lines are comprised of a series of connected points.Р”В¬lick and hold down the mouse on the Pencil tool in the toolbox to view other Pencil tool choices: the Smooth tool for smoothing curves and the Path Eraser tool for removing points.Р”В¬lick the Smooth tool from the pencil toolbox spot, then hold down the 'Command' key (Macintosh) or 'Ctrl' key (Windows) to temporarily turn your cursor into the Selection tool, and click to highlight one of your more bumpy pencil lines. This tool allows you to draw on the screen freehand.Р”В¬lick and drag your mouse on the screen to practice drawing lines with the Pencil tool.

Move your cursor over the tools and notice how a contextual help box pops up with the name of each tool.Р”В¬lick on the Pencil tool. Familiarize yourself with the toolbox on the left side of the screen.