Create & Edit Shapes | Adobe Illustrator Essentials
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Learn how to use the shape tools in Adobe Illustrator and how to transform shapes using the Scale, Rotation, Reflect, and Shear tools. Discover ways to edit shapes in the Stroke and Transform panels and how to round corners in order to create unique shapes that’ll serve as the foundation for your illustrations.
👀 Watch the Adobe Illustrator Essentials series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGfHurvYEHhXrIYXEZmzGhCVHk47u1ybC
The Illustrator Essentials series is designed to help beginners get started in Adobe Illustrator. While there’s a focus on the tools and techniques used to create illustrations for animation, it’s also applicable to graphic design and static illustrations.
➡️ Check out the visual notes that accompany this video to help you quickly remember how to do something in Illustrator: https://www.meganfriesth.com/illustratoressentials/shapes
➡️ Practice what you learned here with a real project: https://link.animationexplained.com/aiessentials
In this video:
0:14 - Rectangle Tool
0:55 - Ellipse Tool
1:28 - Polygon & Star Tools
3:13 - Another Way to Create Shapes
3:43 - Color Basics
4:13 - Stroke Panel
5:41 - Round Corners
7:23 - Transform Panel
10:41 - Scale
13:22 - Rotation
14:33 - Reflect
15:31 - Shear
16:10 - Another Way to Transform Objects
#adobeillustrator #illustration #vectorillustration #illustratortutorial #illustratortutorialforbeginners
My website: https://www.animationexplained.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animationexplained
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/explanimated/
Learn how to use the shape tools in Adobe Illustrator and how to transform shapes using the Scale, Rotation, Reflect, and Shear tools. Discover ways to edit shapes in the Stroke and Transform panels and how to round corners in order to create unique shapes that’ll serve as the foundation for your illustrations.
👀 Watch the Adobe Illustrator Essentials series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGfHurvYEHhXrIYXEZmzGhCVHk47u1ybC
The Illustrator Essentials series is designed to help beginners get started in Adobe Illustrator. While there’s a focus on the tools and techniques used to create illustrations for animation, it’s also applicable to graphic design and static illustrations.
➡️ Check out the visual notes that accompany this video to help you quickly remember how to do something in Illustrator: https://www.meganfriesth.com/illustratoressentials/shapes
➡️ Practice what you learned here with a real project: https://link.animationexplained.com/aiessentials
In this video:
0:14 - Rectangle Tool
0:55 - Ellipse Tool
1:28 - Polygon & Star Tools
3:13 - Another Way to Create Shapes
3:43 - Color Basics
4:13 - Stroke Panel
5:41 - Round Corners
7:23 - Transform Panel
10:41 - Scale
13:22 - Rotation
14:33 - Reflect
15:31 - Shear
16:10 - Another Way to Transform Objects
#adobeillustrator #illustration #vectorillustration #illustratortutorial #illustratortutorialforbeginners
My website: https://www.animationexplained.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animationexplained
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/explanimated/