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Pluralsight

Illustrator CC Technical Drawing

via Pluralsight

Overview

In this course, you'll learn how to create technical drawings with the Pen & Shape Builder Tools. Required Software: Adobe Illustrator.

Learning how to create technical drawings can be a great addition to your Illustrator tool set. Throughout this course, Illustrator CC Technical Drawing, you'll learn techniques that make technical drawing very easy by using photography, the pen tool, and the shape builder tools. You'll also learn how you can speed things up with the Appearance and Graphic Styles panels. You'll explore best practices for organizing your layers and how to save time by not duplicating effort in the drawing process. Finally, you'll finish up by learning how to translate a grayscale drawing to color and bitmap. This will ensure you know how to get any kind of drawing for any kind of intended media use. By the end of this course, you'll be able to take any photo and break it into manageable sections that can quickly and easily be translated to a technical drawing using the drawing methods learned here. Required Software: Adobe Illustrator.

Syllabus

  • Course Overview 1min
  • Organizing and Outlining Your Drawing 45mins
  • Fast Detailing Techniques 55mins
  • Color Changes for Publication Needs 21mins

Taught by

Laura Hawk

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