Adobe Illustrator Class
Daniel Flores
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Adobe Illustrator is graphic-driven software used primarily for creating vector graphics. Developed alongside with Adobe Photoshop as a companion product, Adobe illustrator is used for creating logos, graphics, cartoons and fonts for the photo-realistic layouts of Adobe Photoshop.
Adobe Photoshop is a great program for modifying already created images or graphics, like photos, and is Adobe's most popular program. Raster or bitmap graphics are created in Photoshop. These graphics can sometimes look a little jagged since raster images are made up of individual colored squares, known as pixels. Special Look: The Process, from sketch to vector. |
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A document is the space in which you create artwork. In Illustrator, you can create documents destined for many different types of output.
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The Adobe Illustrator tool box has several tools that are hidden behind the ones you can see. To select one of these, hold the mouse button down on a tool until the others pop up to the side, then drag your mouse over to the tool you want, and release the mouse button. You can also "tear off" parts of the tool bar so they become stand alone palettes with all the tools in that set visible.
Remember, to make something happen, you must first select the object (with a selection tool), then perform the manipulation or transformation you wish. If you want to manipulate the entire object, and not just part of it, make sure all the points on the object are solid. To see how each thing works, move your cursor over a tool set or label. |
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You create and manipulate your documents and files using various elements, such as panels, bars, and windows. Any arrangement of these elements is called a workspace. The workspaces of the different applications in Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 share the same appearance so that you can move between the applications easily. You can also adapt each application to the way you work by selecting from several preset workspaces or by creating one of your own.
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