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Chapter 2: Tutorials
Tutorials
Tutorials
Below you will find a list of tutorials that will help you get started using Illustrator quickly. Before going through the
tutorials, it’s helpful to know how to create and save documents. (See “To create a new document” on page 34 and
“Saving and exporting artwork” on page 334.)
In addition to these tutorials, Adobe provides a variety of resources for learning Illustrator. (See “Learning resources”
on page 6.)
For more advanced tutorials, go to Adobe Studio at
http://studio.adobe.com. (A one-time registration is required.)
See also
“Design a quick logo or web button” on page 12
“Discover the power of compound shapes” on page 15
“Paint illustrations with graphic styles” on page 19
“Create headline type with a twist” on page 22
“Play with hand-painted effects” on page 25
Design a quick logo or web button
Adobe Illustrator provides a variety of tools for creating basic geometric shapes, as well as hundreds of professionally
designed symbols. Follow along and learn how to use shapes and symbols as building blocks for artwork.
1. Draw a shape.
Hold down the mouse on a shape tool in the toolbox, and select the shape tool you want to use. Then drag in the
document window to draw the shape.
We selected the Ellipse tool and held down the Shift key while dragging to draw a circle. Holding down the Shift key
tells Illustrator to constrain proportions. For example, you can use the Shift key with the Rectangle tool to draw a
square.
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