Duplicate, Align, & Group Multiple Shapes | Adobe Illustrator Essentials
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Learn how to work with multiple shapes in Adobe Illustrator including how to duplicate shapes, copy and paste, change layer order, select certain parts of artwork, align layers, create groups, edit multiple shapes at once, and more!
👀 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/multipleshapes
➡️ Practice what you learned here with a real project: https://link.animationexplained.com/aiessentials
In this video:
0:21 - Duplicate
0:56 - Copy/Paste
2:06 - Layer Order
3:56 - Select Multiple Objects and Create Groups
5:03 - Transform Multiple Shapes
5:59 - Align Objects
8:44 - Distribute Spacing
#adobeillustrator #illustration #vectorillustration #illustratortutorial #illustratortutorialforbeginners
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Learn how to work with multiple shapes in Adobe Illustrator including how to duplicate shapes, copy and paste, change layer order, select certain parts of artwork, align layers, create groups, edit multiple shapes at once, and more!
👀 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/multipleshapes
➡️ Practice what you learned here with a real project: https://link.animationexplained.com/aiessentials
In this video:
0:21 - Duplicate
0:56 - Copy/Paste
2:06 - Layer Order
3:56 - Select Multiple Objects and Create Groups
5:03 - Transform Multiple Shapes
5:59 - Align Objects
8:44 - Distribute Spacing
#adobeillustrator #illustration #vectorillustration #illustratortutorial #illustratortutorialforbeginners
My website: https://www.animationexplained.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animationexplained
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/explanimated/