Multimedia Application

Chapter Three
Adobe Illustrator

Bashir Said Arab

Lecturers, SIMAD University

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Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe illustrator is a graphic editing program well-suited to creating Graphics
from scratch. It is significantly different from many other Graphics programs
because it deals primarily with vector graphics. Most people are more familiar
with bitmap (raster) graphics, such as What photoshop produces.

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Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
• Illustrator is one of the best vector- editing software on the earth.
• It is also one most power full and flexible vector tool available on any platform.
• Illustrator format (AI) is the default file format which stands for Adobe
Illustrator Artwork, that Illustrator uses for saving data.
• AI, EPS, & PDF are proprietary files that allows the user to work with the adobe
illustrator, even after the file has been saved.
• Adobe Illustrator is used to create a variety of digital and printed images,
including Cartoons, Charts Diagrams, Logos, Illustrations, Design Needs and
etc.

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Illustrator Workspace
• Adobe Illustrator Workspace consists 8 main components which are:
• Application Bar
• Workspace Switcher
• Menu Bar
• Options Bar (Control Panel)
• Tools Panel
• Document Window
• Panel Bar
• Status Bar

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Illustrator Workspace
• Application(Menu) Bar: It contains various menu options for Illustrator’s tools
and sits on the top of your Illustrator window.

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Illustrator Workspace
• Workspace Switcher: Switches the layout and look of the environment.

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Illustrator Workspace
• Menu Bar: It contains various menu options for Illustrator’s tools.

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Illustrator Workspace
• Options Bar (Control Panel): It contains Illustrator’s tool options and sits below
the menu bar.

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Illustrator Workspace
• Tools Panel: It contains the major tools of Illustrator and it sits to the left of your
Illustrator window.

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Illustrator Workspace
• Document Window: It’s where displays the file you’re working on which is the
large area in the center of the interface. The actual area where the file is visible is
known as the Artwork.

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Illustrator Workspace
• Panel Bar: It hold information or options for working with your file and floats on
the right-hand side.

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Illustrator Workspace
• Status Bar: Displays a variety of information about your project or your selected
tool.

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Illustrator Workspace

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Toolbox
• The Toolbox can be divided as follows:

1. Navigation Tools

2. Selection Tools

3. Type Tools
4. Graph Tools

5. Drawing Tools

6. Painting Tools

7. Reshaping Tools

8. Slice & Cutting Tools

9. Symbol Tools
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Navigation Tools

• Hand Tool (H): The Hand Tool allows you to

move your document around its window by dragging.
• Print Tiling Tool: The Print Tiling Tool allows you to
divide an artboard to fit a printer’s available page
sizes.
• Zoom Tool (Z): The Zoom Tool is used for
magnifying selected part of the document

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Navigation Tools

• Zoom Tool (Z): The Zoom Tool is used for

magnifying selected part of the document

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Selection Tools

• Selection Tool (V): The Selection Tool allows you to

select a particular part of the object by dragging it
with your mouse or using your keyboard arrows keys.

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Selection Tools

• Direct Selection Tool (A): The Direct Selection Tool

allows you to select individual Anchor points in a
path/shape and manipulate it.
• Group Selection Tool: The Group Selection Tool
allows you to modify individual objects in a group
with out having to first ungroup.

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Selection Tools

• Magic Wand Tool (Y): The Magic Wand Tool allows

you to select a portion of your document that has the
same or similar colors.

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Selection Tools

• Lasso Tool (Q): The Lasso Tool allows you to draw

around the shape, selecting everything contained
within the drawn area.

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Selection Tools

• Artboards Tool (Shift+O): The Artboards Tool

allows you to create and edit artboards.

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Type Tools

• Type Tool (T): The Type Tool allows you to create

and edit text.
• Area Type Tool: The Area Type Tool allows you to
create and edit text in a particular area.

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Type Tools

• Vertical Type Tool (T): The Type Tool allows you to

create and edit text as vertically.
• Vertical Area Type Tool: The Area Type Tool allows
you to create and edit text in a particular area as
vertically.

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Type Tools

• Type on a Path Tool: The Type on a Path Tool allows

you to follow the edge of an open or a closed path
with text.
• Vertical Type on a Path Tool: The Type on a Path
Tool allows you to follow the edge of an open or a
closed path with text as vertically.
• Touch Type Tool (Shift+T): The Touch Type Tool
allows you to modify individual characters in a word,
while still keeping the word editable too.

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Graph Tools

• Column Graph Tool (J): The Column Graph Tool

allows you to represent the date as column chart.
• Stacked Column Graph Tool: The Stacked Column
Graph Tool allows you to represent the date as stacked
column chart.

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Graph Tools

• Bar Graph Tool: The Bar Graph Tool allows you to

represent the date as bar chart.
• Stacked Bar Graph Tool: The Stacked Bar Graph
Tool allows you to represent the date as stacked bar
chart.

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Graph Tools

• Line Graph Tool: The Line Graph Tool allows you to

represent the date as line chart.
• Area Line Graph Tool: The Area Line Graph Tool
allows you to represent the date as stacked area line
chart.

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Graph Tools

• Scatter Graph Tool: The Scatter Graph Tool allows

you to represent the date as scatter chart.
• Pia Graph Tool: The Pia Graph Tool allows you to
represent the date as pia chart.
• Radar Graph Tool: The Radar Graph Tool allows
you to represent the date as radar chart.

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Drawing Tools

• Pen Tool (P): The Pen Tool allows you to create easy
to complex shapes by creating set of anchor points as
a basis for design.
• Add Anchor Point Tool (+): The Add Anchor Point
Tool allows you to add anchors and reshapes existing
vector shapes / paths.

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Drawing Tools

• Delete Anchor Point Tool (-): The Delete Anchor

Point Tool allows you to delete anchors and reshapes
existing vector shapes / paths.
• Convert Point Tool (Shift+C): The Convert Point
Tool allows you to edit existing vector shape / paths.

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Drawing Tools

• Line Segment Tool (\): The Line Segment Tool

allows you to create straight lines in any direction you
want.
• Arc Tool: The Arc Tool allows you to create circular
arcs shape / paths.
• Spiral Tool: The Spiral Tool allows you to
create circular spiral shape / paths.

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Drawing Tools

• Rectangular Grid Tool: The Line Segment Tool

allows you to create concentric rectangular grid
shape / paths.
• Polar Grid Tool: The Polar Grid Tool allows you to
create concentric circles shape / paths.

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Drawing Tools

• Rectangle Tool (M): The Rectangle Tool allows you

to creates rectangular shapes and paths.
• Rounded Rectangle Tool: The Rounded Rectangle
Tool allows you to create rectangular shapes and paths
(shape outlines) with rounded corners.

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Drawing Tools

• Ellipse Tool (L): The Ellipse Tool allows you to create

elliptical shapes and paths.
• Polygon Tool (U): The Polygon Tool allows you to
draw shapes with many sides as you need.
• Star Tool: The Star Tool allows you to create star
shapes.
• Flare Tool: The Flare Tool allows you to
creates flare objects with a bright center.

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Drawing Tools

• Shaper Tool (Shift+N): The Shaper Tool allows you to

create complex and beautiful designs by drawing.
• Pencil Tool (N): The Pencil Tool allows you to
create freeform shapes and lines.
• Smooth Tool: The Smooth Tool allows you to convert
the curvy and rough edges into smooth and glossy

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Drawing Tools

• Path Eraser Tool (U): The Path Eraser Tool

allows you to erase parts of objects.
• Join Tool (U): The Pencil Tool allows youto combine
different paths.

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Drawing Tools

• Shape Builder Tool (Shift+M): The Shape Builder

Tool allows you to selects edges and regions of an
object and creates complex objects by merging and
erasing simpler objects.

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Painting Tools

• Paintbrush Tool (B): The Paintbrush Tool allows you

to create free-form paths that can have a more hand-
drawn feel.
• Blob Brush Tool (Shift+B): The Blob Brush Tool
allows you to draws stokes that are immediately
expanded into shapes.

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Painting Tools

• Gradient Tool (G): The Gradient Tool allows you

to create a gradual blend between multiple colors.

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Painting Tools

• Eyedropper Tool (I): The Eyedropper Tool allows you

to sample a color from an object to use this color
further.

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