Adobe Illustrator Tutorials
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Saving and Exporting Your Illustrator Project
This tutorial will show you how to save your project as a PDF or export it as an image file.When your project is ready for output, you will want to save it one more time. Saving as a PDFIf your project was designed to be printed, you will want to export it as a PDF. ...
Using the Line Tool and Applying Stroke in Illustrator
This tutorial will show you how to draw lines and adjust their appearanceCreating a Line Long-click the Rectangle tool in the tool panel. This will bring up other shape options, including the Line tool. Click Line Segment Tool to select it. Click-and-drag to draw a...
Working with Text in Illustrator
This tutorial will show you how to add text and change the font, size, color, and justification.Text ToolAccess the Text Tool from the tool panel. The icon for the Text tool is an uppercase 'T.'Creating Floating Text Select the Text Tool. Single click where you'd like...
Using the Pen Tool to Create Triangles in Illustrator
This tutorial will show you how to make a triangle using the Pen Tool.Draw a Triangle Select the Pen Tool from the tool panel. Position your cursor where you want one corner of the triangle to be. Click to create the corner. Move your cursor (do not click-and-drag) to...
Using the Selection Tool and Reordering Objects in Illustrator
This tutorial will show you how to resize, rotate, and rearrange shapes.Selection ToolThe selection tool is used for moving objects around a document and can also be used for resizing, rotating, and reordering them. The icon for the tool is the black arrow at the top...
Using The Shape Tools and Applying Color in Illustrator
This tutorial will show you how to draw shapes, add color to them, and remove the outline.Create a Shape Select the Rectangle Tool by clicking on it towards the top of the Tool Panel or by pressing the 'm' key on your keyboard. NOTE: You can access other shapes by...
Changing the Opacity of Objects in Illustrator
This tutorial will show you how to change the opacity of objects in Illustrator.The opacity of all objects in Illustrator can be changed to create transparency. We're going to show you how to do it with a shape, which applies to any kind of object in...
Identifying and Using Basic Tools In Adobe Illustrator
This tutorial will show you how to use Illustrator's basic tools and where to find them in Illustrator's toolbar. If the toolbar shown here looks different from yours, you may need to switch to the Essentials workspace in Illustrator.Printable version...
Starting a New Illustrator Project
This tutorial shows you how to set the dimensions of your Adobe Illustrator project.Starting a New Project Launch Adobe Illustrator. Select one of the options for a new document or Select More Presets if you don't see what you need or if you need a custom size. If you...
Using Adobe Stock in an Illustrator Project
This tutorial will show you how to find and use Adobe Stock images in IllustratorAdobe Stock can be searched for and licensed directly in an Adobe Illustrator project. To license images, you will need to request access to Penn State's Adobe Stock account if you do not...
Looking to Apply Illustrator to Making Projects?
Adobe Illustrator unlocks a whole host of options for creating assets to use within making projects. Find out how to get up and running with Adobe Illustrator and the Cricut Maker tool via our Illustrator & Cricut resource.