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Introduction
This is what we will master in the first episode, the entire Adobe Illustrator interface, from the menu bar, tool panel with hidden tools, control bar, up to the properties panel and layers, using a vector panorama card. Let's start. Hello, welcome to the complete Adobe Illustrator series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. In this series, we will learn Illustrator from 0 to expert level, shapes, pen tool, color, typography, logo, illustration, up to print-ready design. In this first episode, we will first get to know the Illustrator interface, so that you know where each tool is located before starting to design.
Step 1: Open file (Ctrl+O)
First, we open a file. Press Ctrl O or select the File menu then Open. The Open window displays the contents of the dataset folder. Select this panorama card file and double-click. The file opens as a new document, and the white box in the center of the screen is called the artboard, which is the working area that will be printed or exported later.
Step 2: Menu bar
At the top part there is the menu bar. The File menu is for opening, saving, and exporting. The Object menu contains commands for objects such as transform, group, pass, and clipping mask. The Type menu is for text, the Select menu is for selecting, and the Effects menu contains effects such as drop shadow and warp. The View menu adjusts the display and the Window menu opens the panels.
Step 3: Tools panel and hidden tools
On the left side there is the tool panel. Each icon is one tool. Selection, direct selection, pen, type, rectangle, paint brush, rotate, shape builder, gradient, and so on. The small triangle at the corner of the icon indicates there are other tools inside the group. Hold click on the Rectangle tool. Rounded rectangle, ellipse, polygon, and star appear. Now select the sun with the Selection tool.
Step 4: Control bar and Properties panel
Notice the control bar below the menu. The label ellipse, fill and stroke box, opacity, align button, and position X, Y, width W, and height H appear. The properties panel on the right also changes, displaying the transform and appearance of the selected object. Both always adjust the selection.
Step 5: Layers panel and icon panel
Click the Layers tab. All objects are arranged here, from the sky at the bottom to the title at the top, complete with an eye icon to hide. To the left of the panel, there is a column of panel icons. Click the Swatches icon to open color examples, then the Pathfinder icon for the shape combining tool.
Step 6: Document tab, status bar, workspace
Look at the Document tab above the canvas, which displays the file name, zoom level, and color mode. Below is the status bar containing zoom, artboard navigation, and the name of the active tool. The workspace we are using is Essential Classic. If the panels are cluttered, select Window, Workspace, then Reset Essential Classic.
Done!
Done. We have now learned about the artboard, menu bar, tool panel, and hidden tools, control bar, property panel and layers, icon panel, document tab, and status bar. In the next episode, we will learn about the difference between vector and raster graphics, the key to understanding Illustrator's power. Need a logo design, brand identity, vector illustration, infographic, or print and social media materials? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides vector graphic design services, as well as opening Illustrator courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series, 106 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, practice files, and vector project files, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want to take just one class? Buy a single class with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.
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