Illustrator CS6: Basics for Windows 10

Adobe Illustrator is one of the mainstays of any professional digital graphic designer's toolkit. Join internationally-acclaimed author and MPV trainer Iain Anderson from exotic Brisbane, Australia, as he cheerfully and expertly guides you through the basics of what you need to know to get working with Adobe Illustrator CS6. Iain kicks off this Illustrator tutorial by showing you how to work with basic Lines and Shapes, but quickly delves deeper by demonstrating the advanced attributes of Strokes, Fills and Gradients. In a very short time, you will have a thorough understanding of the intrinsic power of these components. While creating drawing objects is important, anyone who has used a traditional eraser shield knows how important precise erasing techniques can be. Iain shows you his favorite Illustrator tricks and shows you the tools you need for accurate erasing and deleting. With these methods, you will be able to partially or completely erase and edit drawing objects with ease and confidence. To cap the tutorial off nicely, Iain puts it all together in a "mini-project" that shows you how to apply everything you've learned up to this point by producing a simple but professional logo design. Table of Contents: 1. Overview 2. Introducing the Interface 3. Document Setup Basics 4. Basic Tools 5. Lines 6. Shapes 7. Fills 8. Strokes 9. Advanced Strokes 10. Gradients 11. Recap 12. the Pen Tool and Bezier Paths 13. Pen Tips & Tricks 14. Erasing and Deleting 15. Grouping and Layers - Part 1 16. Grouping and Layers - Part 2 17. Transforming with Tools 18. Advanced Transforms 19. Text Basics 20. Type on a Path 21. Converting to Outlines 22. Make a Logo Recap 23. Saving and Exporting.