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Adobe Illustrator Nuggets For Surface Designers: Level Up Your Art Skills

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This class is designed for Illustrator users with a special focus on surface design. Esther Covers some of the essential functions that designers use, and she also goes the extra mile to walk through alternative methods to achieve similar results. This class is great for someone who has some basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, and wants to grow in fluency.

Some of the functions covered:

  • Setting up optimal workspace
  • Global Edit (selection tool)
  • Effortless color picking
  • Selection by lasso, magic wand, same attributes and beyond
  • Making compound shapes (shaper tool, pathfinder, etc)
  • Creating Custom Actions
  • Precise Alignment
  • Puppet Warp Tool
  • Recolor
  • Smoothing curves
  • Curvature tool
  • and much more

Resources:

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

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If you are a beginner in Illustrator, you are welcome to check out two other beginner friendly classes Esther offers

Syllabus

  • Class Trailer
  • Setting Up, Colors, and Other Hidden Gems
  • All About Shapes
  • Silky Smooth Paths
  • Thoughtful Curves
  • Selections (aka Herding Cats)
  • Actions and POD Export Tips
  • Thank you
  • Bonus

Taught by

Esther Nariyoshi

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