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Advanced Techniques in Adobe Illustrator: 5 Hidden Gems to Speed Up Your Digital Design

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Overview

Learn 5 advanced Adobe Illustrator techniques to bring your creative workflow to the next level.

Join Illustrator Esther as she explains how to elevate your vector graphic illustration and workflow within Adobe Illustrator. This class offers 5 effective tips to help you get over the plateau that many intermediate to advanced users experience, so you can be more efficient and effective in your process. 

This class delves into 5 pro tips on how to give your work a more organic look even on the simplest element like a halftone pattern; how to level up your vector graphics with customized yummy textures by using the symbols; and how to streamline the creative process and easily transfer the styles to other objects with just a few clicks while keeping everything completely editable at the same time. So you can focus your time on creating, not repeating.  

Techniques covered in the class:

  • Using Actions to streamline 
  • Utilizing Symbolism Tools to upgrade custom textures
  • Loosening up the overall composition with Transform Each
  • Quickly applying predefined appearances with Graphic Styles
  • Navigating artboards using Rotate View and other helpful shortcuts

Resources:

Connect with Esther:  Shop Esther's Handcrafted Procreate Brushes | Portfolio | Instagram 

Follow Esther on Skillshare for her new upcoming classes on Illustration.

This class is developed for advanced Adobe Illustrator users. If you would like to learn more beginner-friendly tips from Esther, you are more welcome to check out her other Skillshare classes on the topics.

Syllabus

  • Class Trailer
  • Technique 1: Actions
  • Technique 2: Symbols
  • Technique 3: Transform Each
  • Technique 4: Graphic Style
  • Technique 5: Rotate View
  • Class Project
  • Final Thoughts + Blooper Reel

Taught by

Esther Nariyoshi

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