Set Up Your Workspace for Efficiency | Adobe Illustrator Essentials

⬇️ Download the workbook to follow along, plus a cheat sheet of keyboard shortcuts: https://www.meganfriesth.com/freebies/illustratorworkbook

In this first video of the Adobe Illustrator Essentials series, you’ll get a tour of Illustrator, learn how to set up and save your custom workspace with all of the tools and panels you’ll need, learn what settings to turn on, and how to quickly navigate the workspace with keyboard shortcuts.

👀 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/workspace

➡️ Practice what you learned here with a real project: https://link.animationexplained.com/aiessentials

In this video:
0:35 - Create a New File
1:51 - Customize Workspace
5:45 - Save Workspace
6:42 - Artboards
7:17 - Navigating the Workspace
7:45 - Smart Guides

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