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Creative Cloud Tutorials - Get to Know Illustrator

I. Get to Know Illustrator

March 16, 2018

常常我會太投入完成老闆給的任務，而忘記自我進修了，一定要勉強自己每天先自修一下，才能不斷累積進步。只想先學會AI修圖的基本，但是每次進入AI都像走進迷宮，讓我一直抗拒它，Creative Cloud Tutorials (點入標題，可連到課程連結） 給很多基本的課程，就從這裡開始。

1. Illustrator Workspace

  • View > Fit All in Window
  • Top: Menu Bar
  • Left: Tool Bar
  • Right: Panels
  • Essentials: Reset Essentials to original state
Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

2. Zoom and Pan

  • Hand Tool: to pan across (上下左右移動） a document
  • Zoom Tool: Zoom in -> Click; Zoom out -> [option] & Click
Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

3. Create a new document

  • File > New
4. Save your work
  • File > Save or File > Save As
  • Format:
    • .ai – Adobe Illustrator
    • .eps  – Illustrator EPS
    • .ait – Illustrator Template
    • .pad – Adobe PDF
    • .svgz – SVG Compressed
    • .svg – SVG
 

II. Create and edit shapes

April 13, 2018

  • Draw simple shapes
  • Adobe Illustrator 會斷圖
Illustrator Image Broken Up

May 2, 2018

不恥下問真的是必要的，這個斷圖問題，今天鼓起勇氣向Support Chat尋問，找到答案了，原來是我沒更新作業系統。目前我是macOS High Sierra Version 10.13.3，有V.10.13.4版本待更新我沒做，導至Graphic Cards Drivers outdated了。

Support Chat要我在Rocket Symbol那點一下，uncheck the GPU Performance就把問題解決了。

在連通Chat之前，我也找到答案：https://forums.adobe.com/message/10315187#10315187

解決答案是：

Illustrator > Preferences > General > Performance > uncheck GPU Performance

May 3, 2018

AI Practice - Create Lines

II-2 Create lines

  • Line Segment Tool
  • Scale Tool > Reshape Tool
AI Practice - Combine Shapes

II-3 Combine shapes

  • Shape Builder Tool – to combine shapes by dragging them
  • Shape Builder Tool – to remove shape by pressing Option + Click the shape