Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator

Resize png

How to stop Illustrator from selecting outer objects

Illustrator > Preferences > Selector & Anchor Display

Check 'Object Selection by Path Only`

Commands

Cmd + ` (switch tabs)

Can’t resize Show Bounding Box
Custom shortcuts

Shft + Cmd + ; Rearrange artboards
Cmd + Opt + A Select all artwork in artboard
Illustrator windows won’t fit on screen
Press ‘f’ – should bring all windows back and resized correctly
Apply Color

Select black and white object you want to color.

Press ‘i’ to get the eye dropper thingy.

Then tap the shape you want the color from.

And it will apply to your shape!
Smart Guides

To get illustrator to gives you snap guidelines go: Command – U
Resize canvas

Shift – O
Arrow heads

Window -> Stroke -> Arrow heads
How to make a speech bubble
Rounded corners

Pen (p)

Esc-V to deselect

Path finder (square within square) (Window -> Pathfinder)

– from menu on right hand side

Shape modes unite

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/illustrator/cs/using/WS714a382cdf7d304e7e07d0100196cbc5f-645ea.html
Centering an object on the clipboard

Window -> Align

Check ‘Align to Artboard’

Then just select and center your object/image.
round corners

object -> path -> offset path (rounded)
increase line spacing

Option -> up or down arrow
increase letter spacing

Option -> left/right arrow
Turn font into image

shift-command-o

(select text) Type -> Create Outlines
Insert symbol

Window -> Type -> Glyphs
Select a color

Use the eye dropper, then click on the part of the image you want to sample

Then select on the (closed image) you want to paint. That color should appear in the pallette for you to select.
or
Select the shape you want to color. Press ‘i’ for wand, then click the image you want to sample. Voila!
Move shape forward and back

command []
Scaling

If you can’t scale for some reasons, make sure the ‘bounding box’ is on.

This is what lets’s you grab a corner, hold shift, and stretch it out.
Adobe Illustrator Short Cuts
shift command increase / decrease font size

option -> <- kerning
Create an explosion

http://www.trainstation.cc/Tutorials/Illustrator/starburst-tutorial.html

To stretch anchor points go Direct Selection Tool (A)

And then double click the on the anchor point you want to strech out
Cut or slice a path
Grab the scissors and tap where on the line you want the cut to be made.

Then select and remove.
Guides
If you love the snapping guidance of how to line things up check:
View -> Smart Guides is turned on.
Backgrounds
Radial Gradient Background

– draw fill box of color

– Window -> Swatch Libraries -> Gradients -> Fades

– Select fade to black


Make it radial




Type ‘G’ to bring up your gradient slider and then slide the buttons to change gradient

http://www.vickiwenderlich.com/2011/06/illustrator-tutorial-basic-backgrounds/#comment-101921
Multiple art boards (annoying ‘page’ box)
File > Document Setup > Edit Artboards (delete)
Round corners

Effect -> Stylize -> Round corner
How to get ride of annoying 3d perspective grid

Shift -> Command -> I

View -> Perspective Grid -> Hide Grid
How to export artboards as pdf
Export Illustrator Layers and/or Artboards as PNGs and PDFs

Give the art board a name, and it will export.

To get the script to permanently show up, you need to copy it into the Illustrator script dir.
&amp;gt; cd Applications
&amp;gt; cd Adobe\ Illustrator\ CC\ 2019
&amp;gt; find . -name "ImageTracing.jsx"

Copy script there

How to copy color
Use the eye dropper to select. The click to apply.

– Hold Shift to copy only stroke

– Hold Alt to copy only fill

		
	
			

			
			
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