Transcript Project 1: International Symbols Setting up the Workspace Drawing Basic Shapes Adobe CC: Graphic Design Portfolio Portfolio.

Project 1:
International Symbols
Setting up the
Workspace
Drawing Basic
Shapes
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Types of Digital Artwork
Vector graphics:
– Mathematically based
– Freely scaled without loss of quality
Raster images:
– Pixel based
– Resolution determined when file is
created/captured
Line art:
– Actually a type of raster image with only black
and white pixels
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Creating a New Document
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Saving a Native File
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Smart Guides
Toggled in the View menu
Changed in the Smart Guides preferences
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Basic Shape Tools
Click and drag to create
Press Shift to constrain
height and width
Press Option/Alt to create out
from the center point
Single-click to open
related dialog box
Numerically define
shape size
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Fill & Stroke Attributes
Remembers the
last-used settings
Changes affect any
selected object
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Selection tools
Selection tool
Selects entire objects
or groups
Direct Selection tool
Selects pieces of
objects or groups
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Other Selection Options
Select menu
Control panel
Select Similar
Objects button
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Moving Selections
Selection tool
Move entire objects or
groups
Direct Selection tool
Move pieces of
objects or groups
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Manual Transformation
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Transformation tools
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B
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Free Transform Tool
Widget controls
Cursor indicators
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Page Rulers
View>Rulers>Show
Rulers
Magnetic when Smart
Guide is active
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Aligning Options
Smart Guides
Align panel
Control panel
Align to Selection,
Key Object, or
Artboard
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Grouping
Multiple objects treated as one unit
Use Direct Selection tool to select
individual components
Double-click to enter Isolation mode
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Template Images
File>Place
Link option
Template option
– Special locked layer
– Reduced visibility
(“dimmed”)
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Layers panel
Click and drag to rearrange stacking order
Show or hide entire layers
Lock or unlock entire layers
Double-click to change layer options
– Layer color = object bounding box colors
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Line Segment tool
Click and drag to create
Press Shift to constrain
to 45° angles
Press Option/Alt to
create out from the
center point
Single-click to open
related dialog box
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Stroke Panel
Weight
Options:
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Cap
Corner
Align Stroke
Dashed lines
Arrowheads
Profile
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Pathfinder panel
Combine multiple
shapes into one
Cut shapes out of
other shapes
Option/Alt-click a
shape mode to
create a compound
path
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Measure tool
Automatically
opens Info panel
Find:
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X, Y start position
Width and Height
Distance
Angle
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Pencil tool
Click and drag to
draw
Option/Alt before
releasing mouse
button to close the
shape
Double-click to
define tool settings
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